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Picture shows On the Run, in St. Clair, Missouri, USA, undated. A couple bought a winning Powerball ticket for the July 1, 2023 drawing here while they waited for a storm to pass. Note: Photo is a screenshot from Google Maps. (Google Maps/Newsflash)
17 July 2023
LIGHTNING STRIKE: Lucky Woman Buys USD 50,000 Winning Lottery Ticket While Sheltering From Storm

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A lucky woman has thanked Mother Nature after a lottery ticket she bought when she pulled...

Mark Black from the city of Roanoke, Virginia State, USA, poses in undated photo. He won USD 250,000 (GBP 192,166) on the lottery in July 2023. Note. Licensed content. (Virginia Lottery/Newsflash)
13 July 2023
TICKET OR LEAVE IT: 'Wrong Ticket' Lotto Fan Won USD 250K

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A lotto fan who was given the wrong ticket when he bought a USD 20 scratchcard has won an...

Schoenbrunn Zoo Director Stephan Hering-Hagenbeck, 55, poses in undated photo. The zoo located in the city of Vienna, Austria, stated it would concentrate on species conservation on Wednesday, 12th July 2023. Note: Licensed content. (Daniel Zupanc/Newsflash)
12 July 2023
ZOO MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS: Bosses Ban Animal Fans From Naming Newborns

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Zoo chiefs in Austria have banned members of the public from naming adorable newborns...

Megan Balmer poses in undated photo. She is Iowa's newest $2 million Powerball winner. Note: Lottery photo. (IALottery/Newsflash)
12 July 2023
SLEEPLESS NIGHTS: Lucky Woman Barely Sleeps After Winning USD 2 Million On The Lottery

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A lucky nurse in the USA said she barely slept after a Powerball ticket turned her into a...

Mark Stephenson from the town of Kenly, North Carolina State, USA, poses in undated photo. He won USD 100,000 (GBP 77,336) on the lottery in July 2023. Note: Licensed content. (North Carolina Education Lottery/Newsflash)
12 July 2023
SHORE THING: Man Scoops USD 100k On Lotto Driving Home From Beach House Buy

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A lotto fan won an astonishing USD 100,000 on a scratchcard he bought on his way home from...

Image shows the 52-year-old lucky winner from the city of Baltimore, Maryland State, USA, undated photo. She won USD 50,000 (GBP 38,788) on the lottery for the second time in July 2023. Note: Licensed content. (Maryland Lottery/Newsflash)
11 July 2023
DOUBLE STROKE OF GOOD LUCK: Woman Scoops USD 50,000 Prize Twice In Five Years

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A woman in the USA has had a stroke of good fortune after winning her second USD 50,000...

Photo shows Dawn Collis of Gastonia, North Carolina, USA, undated. She won USD one million prize after scratching her Jumbo Bucks lottery ticket. Note: Licensed photo (North Carolina Education Lottery/Newsflash)
11 July 2023
LUCKY NUMBER: Woman Becomes Millionaire After She Uncovers Million-Dollar Prize Under Wedding Date Number On Scratch Card

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A woman's wedding date has turned her into a millionaire after she uncovered the lucky...

Image shows the lucky couple, police officers and the eyewitness, who were involved in the ring search, undated photo. It happened in the city of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina State, USA, on Saturday, July 1, 2023. Note: Licensed content. (Myrtle Beach Police Department/Newsflash)
10 July 2023
ENGAGING TEAM: Man's Marriage Proposal Saved After People Help Find Ring Lost In Sand

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A good Samaritan and local police have saved a man's romantic offer of marriage to his...

Image shows one of the three children, undated photo. They committed robberies in the areas of Rieschweiler-Muehlbach and Pirmasens-Nord/Bibermuehle, Rhineland-Palatinate State, Germany. Note: Licensed content. (Police Rhineland-Palatinate/Newsflash)
10 July 2023
SMALL TIME: Terrifying Crime Spree Of Tiny Teen Gang

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These are the baby-faced members of a junior crime gang that has terrified a town with a...

Image shows an areal photo of the University Hospital Campus LKH, in the city of Salzburg, Austria, undated photo. A 50-year-old patient died in a sleep laboratory at the hospital in June 2023. Note: Licensed content. (SALK/Newsflash)
06 July 2023
REAL-LIFE NIGHTMARE: Man Dies During Sleep Test At Austrian Hospital

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Authorities in Austria have ordered an autopsy after a man died in a sleep lab last month...

Image shows the leg that was found by a fisherman, undated photo. He spotted it in a quarry pond in the town of Lichtenau, Baden-Wuerttemberg State, Germany, on Friday, June 30, 2023. Note: Private photo. (Newsflash)
06 July 2023
SHOE-DUNNIT: Angler Finds Severed Human Leg Still Wearing Shoe

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A murder case is being investigated in Germany after a horrified angler found a severed...

Police officer carries a baby in undated photo. A one-year-old who was left alone in a train from Munich main station was handed over to the federal police in Freising and taken to her parents. Note: Police photo. (Bundespolizei/Newsflash)
06 July 2023
LOST AND FOUND: Parents Forget One-Year-Old Daughter On Train In Germany

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This picture shows a police officer recovering an unusual item of lost luggage in the form...

Image shows the Dog & Fox Hotel in Wimbledon, London, UK, undated photo. Lilly Becker, 47, and her son Amadeus spent the night at the hotel when Boris Becker, 55, kicked them out of their home. Note: Photo is a screenshot from Google Maps. (Google Maps/Newsflash)
05 July 2023
BECK IN COURT: Boris Becker To Take Legal Action Against Ex-Wife Lilly For Detailing Abusive Relationship

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Pals of disgraced German tennis star Boris Becker say he is seriously considering legal...

Nick Miller, 31, from the city of Bernard, Iowa State, USA, poses in undated photo. He won USD 390,191 (GBP 307,357) on the lottery in June 2023. Note: Licensed content. (Iowa Lottery/Newsflash)
04 July 2023
DOUBLE LUCKY: Man Gets Engaged And Scoops Nearly USD 400,000 On Lottery In Less Than 12 Hours

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A lucky man in the USA has scooped a USD 400,000 lottery jackpot after he got engaged to...

Image shows the billboard disco forum VI award presented to Donna Summer in 1979, undated photo. It fetched USD 47,880 (GBP 37,776) at Christie's in June 2023. Note: Licensed content. (Christie's/Newsflash)
03 July 2023
HOT STUFF! Disco Queen Donna's Treasures Fetch Nearly USD 1 Million

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Disco diva Donna Summer had her final amazing million seller when treasures from her...

Bobby Gary from the town of Chapel Hill, North Carolina State, USA, poses in undated photo. He won USD 2 million (GBP 1.6 million) on the lottery in June 2023. Note: Licensed content. (North Carolina Education Lottery/Newsflash)
03 July 2023
FIND A PENNY, PICK IT UP: Lucky Bloke Scratches Off USD 2 Million Prize After Finding Lucky Coin With His Wedding Date

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A lucky bloke in the USA has become a millionaire after using a lucky coin containing his...