An oval-shaped object with the image of a lion standing on all fours that had been purchased by a market trader for 10 shekels has been identified as a royal seal dating back to the Iron Age. The unusual object was spotted by Ben Gurion University Prof Yigal Ronen at…
This Tokyo shop has created a bizarre niche market by paying people to take 3D pictures of their face and then selling a realistic full-face mask of their image. The Kamenya Omoto (Omoto Mask Shop) is based in the Japanese capital Tokyo and specialises in masks. The shop also offers…
The family of this 20-year-old Turkish woman have urged other youngsters to not "think they are immune" after she died of COVID-19. Burcu Usanmaz’ relatives managed to stay clear of the disease, and believe she probably caught it at the local shopping centre or market. The young woman worked for…
When Central European News was launched I spent some time sending stories into the void before our small agency finally hit global recognition thanks to Fucking, an Austrian town just north of Salzburg, and a godsend to subs everywhere.Locals were for some reason surprised to find US servicemen had been…
A man is offering second opinions on “any topic” on an online marketplace for less than GBP 3 per opinion. Samuel Xie, 38, offers his unique service on the Singaporean online marketplace Carousell. Under the user ID ruykn.xu, Xie simply asks would-be customers: “Need a second opinion from an unbiased…