Odd News Roundup: Spanish high court backs man's right to walk naked in the street; Roman sewer works reveal statue of emperor posing as Hercules

It emerged, face first, as a bulldozer was tearing through old pipelines that needed replacing. In a statement, the region's high court said it had struck down an appeal against a lower court decision to annul fines handed out to the man for being naked in the streets of Aldaia, a town on the outskirts of the regional capital.

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Roman sewer works reveal statue of emperor posing as Hercules

A life-sized statue of a Roman emperor posing as the classical hero Hercules has been discovered during sewer repair works near the Appia Antica (Appian Way), ancient Rome's first highway. It emerged, face first, as a bulldozer was tearing through old pipelines that needed replacing. An archaeologist overseeing the work immediately intervened.

Spanish high court backs man's right to walk naked in the street

A Spanish high court has ruled in favour of a man who was fined for walking naked through the streets of a town in the region of Valencia and later tried to attend a court hearing in the nude. In a statement, the region's high court said it had struck down an appeal against a lower court decision to annul fines handed out to the man for being naked in the streets of Aldaia, a town on the outskirts of the regional capital.

(With inputs from agencies.)