Following is a summary of current odd news briefs.
Mexican beauty queen, Romanian-Dutch man arrested after chase across Europe over $1.7 million wine theft
A former Mexican beauty queen and a Romanian-Dutch accomplice have been arrested in Croatia over the theft of $1.7 million worth of prestige bottles of wine in Spain after a nine-month chase across Europe, police said on Wednesday. In a statement, Spanish national police said that on Oct. 27, 2021, in the western city of Caceres, 45 wine bottles worth a total of 1.65 million euros, including one “unique” 19th-century vintage worth 310,000 euros, were spirited out in a meticulously planned theft from the cellars of the famous hotel-restaurant El Atrio.
Italy’s oldest student graduates again aged 98
Giuseppe Paterno, who is 98, has become Italy’s oldest graduate – again. Paterno has added a master’s in history and philosophy from the University of Palermo to an initial degree in the same subjects he earned there two years ago.
(With inputs from agencies.)
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