July 11, 2025 Paris swimmers enjoy dip in Seine River after a century of polluted waters Paris has re-opened the River Seine for public swimming for the first time since 1923.
July 11, 2025 Statue of Liberty mural intentionally placed in migrant city stirs up controversy A controversial new mural titled "The Statue of Liberty's Silent Protest" in Roubaix, France, is generating heated responses worldwide and sparking debates about immigration.
July 9, 2025 Deadly shipwreck uncovered by former military pilot who spotted one historic clue A single broken plate helped a crew identify the SS Nantes shipwreck after 140 years, revealing the remnants of the vessel which sank in the English Channel in 1888.
July 8, 2025 Massive bee swarm sends three people to hospital in critical condition, 24 injured Twenty-four people were injured during a 30-minute bee attack in the French alpine town of Aurillac, with three victims initially in critical condition now improving.
July 7, 2025 1,000-year-old medieval sword emerges from Dutch river after chance discovery: 'Barely corroded' A medieval sword with rare gold-copper symbols was discovered by construction workers in the Netherlands, according to officials. It is now on display at a Dutch museum.
July 5, 2025 Ghost town brought back to life is now a thriving tourist magnet thanks to street murals A small town in Italy has transformed itself from a declining community to vibrant tourist destination with 140 colorful murals, bringing new businesses through an annual street art festival.
July 5, 2025 Archaeologist solves 'jigsaw puzzle' of Ancient Roman fragments hidden for nearly two millennia London researchers recently reconstructed large Roman plaster collection, revealing vibrant frescoes hidden for 1,800 years from a high-status building demolished before 200 A.D.
July 3, 2025 Rare Christian cross among spectacular 1,000-year-old Viking treasures found by metal detectorists Archaeologists recently unearthed a 1,000-year-old Viking treasure hoard on Baltic shores, featuring silver artifacts, Arabic coins and a cross pendant signaling early Christianization.
July 2, 2025 Sinkhole in historic city reveals medieval hospital hiding just beneath street level Medieval hospital ruins were recently found beneath a street in York, England, during sinkhole repairs, uncovering part of the historic St. Leonard's Hospital complex.
July 1, 2025 Rare 'tsunami' roll cloud hovers over beachgoers in popular destination spot Portugal visitors witnessed a rare roll cloud phenomenon after an extreme heat wave, with beachgoers comparing the horizontal tube-shaped arcus cloud to a tsunami from a movie.