Read more about the article NIGERIA CALLING: American Producer Scammed Out Of USD 3 Million In Online Fraud
Photo shows Lori Etta Taub, undated photo. She was allegedly scammed USD 3 million by a person living in Istanbul, Turkey. (@loritaub/CEN)
Crime

NIGERIA CALLING: American Producer Scammed Out Of USD 3 Million In Online Fraud

An American film producer has been conned out of GBP 2.5 million by a Nigerian fraudster who promised to invest the money, according to reports in Turkish media. Photo shows Lori Etta Taub, undated photo. She was allegedly scammed USD 3 million by a person living in Istanbul, Turkey. (@loritaub/CEN)…

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December 29, 2022
Read more about the article LOST AND IMPOUND: Customs Police Seize More Than 150 Mayan Treasures From American Travellers
Picture shows some of the pre-Hispanic Mayan pieces seized by police, undated. Stephanie Allison Jolluck, 49, and Giorgio Salvador Rossilli, 62, were arrested transporting 166 pieces Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala, on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. (@PNCdeGuatemala/Newsflash)
Archaeology / Crime / History

LOST AND IMPOUND: Customs Police Seize More Than 150 Mayan Treasures From American Travellers

Two Americans have been arrested in Guatemala with 166 pre-Hispanic Mayan pieces in their vehicle and face artefact trafficking charges. Picture shows some of the pre-Hispanic Mayan pieces seized by police, undated. Stephanie Allison Jolluck, 49, and Giorgio Salvador Rossilli, 62, were arrested transporting 166 pieces Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala, on…

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November 15, 2022
Read more about the article American Anti-Tank Guided Missile Takes Out Russian Tank In Ukraine
Picture shows a Russian tank before being destroyed by the American ATGM BGM-71 TOW in Ukraine in undated footage. The BGM-71 TOW is an American anti-tank missile. (@AFUStratCom/Newsflash)
Ukraine

American Anti-Tank Guided Missile Takes Out Russian Tank In Ukraine

This footage shows an American anti-tank guided missile taking out a Russian tank in Ukraine. The images show the anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) system, a BGM-71 TOW according to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, targeting the Russian tank. The crosshair, clearly visible on the screen of a computer operating the ATGM,…

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October 21, 2022
Read more about the article MUSH-BOOM: Man Discovers American World War II Grenade While Picking Mushrooms In German Forest
Image shows an American World War II hand grenade, undated photo. It was discovered by a mushroom collector in a forest area in the municipality of Gleichen, in Lower Saxony, Germany in October 2022. (Polizeiinspektion Gottingen/Newsflash)
History

MUSH-BOOM: Man Discovers American World War II Grenade While Picking Mushrooms In German Forest

A man has discovered an American World War II hand grenade while picking mushrooms in a German forest. The incident took place in the municipality of Gleichen, in the district of Goettingen, in the north-western German state of Lower Saxony. The Goettingen police said in a statement on Friday, 14th…

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October 17, 2022
Read more about the article GAMER CHIMPS: Primates Master Hunting For Hidden Fruit In VR Video Game Study Led By UK And US Researchers
One of the chimpanzees that participated in the study at the Leipzig Zoo in Germany. (Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology/Newsflash)
General News

GAMER CHIMPS: Primates Master Hunting For Hidden Fruit In VR Video Game Study Led By UK And US Researchers

British and American researchers have found that chimpanzees can master hunting for hidden fruit in a virtual reality video game. The study, led by Matthias Allritz and Josep Call from the University of St Andrews in the UK and Francine Dolins at the University of Michigan-Dearborn in the US, found…

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June 29, 2022