Ndakasi, beloved mountain gorilla whose photobomb went viral, dies aged 14
By Jack Guy, CNN Ndakasi, a mountain gorilla whose image went viral when she photobombed her caretaker’s selfie, has died at the age of 14. She…
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One of the last privately-owned Botticelli masterpieces could fetch over $40M
Scott Reyburn Rare “autograph”-quality paintings by the Early Renaissance painter Sandro Botticelli have become the art trade’s…
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By Aya Elamroussi, CNN A woman suffered significant thermal burns from her shoulders to her feet while trying to save her dog who jumped into a hot…
Continue Reading Anti-Semitic graffiti found at Auschwitz, says museum
By Sarah Dean Anti-Semitic graffiti has been found at the Auschwitz concentration camp complex, staff from the museum said in a statement on Tuesday,…
Continue Reading Unruly passenger incidents rising again, FAA data shows
By Pete Muntean and Gregory Wallace, CNN Unruly passenger incidents are rising again, new Federal Aviation Administration numbers show. FAA figures…
Continue Reading Bretman Rock is Playboy’s first openly gay male cover star
Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Bretman Rock has donned Playboy’s famed bunny ears and become the first out gay man to star on its cover. The 23-year-old…
Continue Reading The world’s most powerful passports for 2021
By Maureen O’Hare, CNN The global gap in travel freedoms has never been wider, says the latest report by London-based global citizenship and…
Continue Reading From the Caribbean to the Alps: Six new destinations deemed ‘very high’ risk
By Marnie Hunter, CNN The alpine nation of Austria and the Caribbean island of Barbados were deemed “very high” risk travel destinations…
Continue Reading Why superbusiness minisuites are the future of luxury flying
After a long, golden sunset of being installed on fewer and fewer aircraft, the retirement of older aircraft caused by the COVID-19 pandemic means…
Continue Reading Censored letters between Marie-Antoinette and her rumored lover revealed in full with X-rays
Jack Guy, CNN Redacted lines from letters between Marie-Antoinette and her alleged lover have been revealed for the first time, using advanced…
Continue Reading UK travel: Remaining red list countries set to be removed
Francesca Street, CNN The UK plans to remove the seven countries remaining on its “red” travel list from November 1. This follows the UK…
Continue Reading Why superbusiness minisuites are the future of luxury flying
By John Walton, CNN After a long, golden sunset of being installed on fewer and fewer aircraft, the retirement of older aircraft caused by the…
Continue Reading Inside the Waldorf Astoria’s $1 billion makeover
Jacqui Palumbo, CNN This month marks 90 years since the Waldorf Astoria first opened its doors on New York’s Park Avenue in 1931, becoming the…
Continue Reading The husband-and-wife duo redefining cultural architecture in China
Oscar Holland, CNN With China experiencing a museum boom, and cities of all sizes building cultural venues at unprecedented speed, there is something…
Continue Reading Why everyone loves Fat Bear Week
By Leah Asmelash, CNN The leaves are changing color, there’s a slight crisp feeling in the air and the shelves are stocked with pumpkin spice…
Continue Reading The tradition traces back to the 1700s. These women are fighting to keep it alive through online retail.
By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN Many African cultures in the United States have been fighting to keep their traditions and unique way of life alive, and…
Continue Reading Chicago residents are fighting to save Navy Pier’s Crystal Gardens, one of the city’s only indoor green spaces
By Alaa Elassar, CNN Celine Wysgalla remembers the first time she stepped foot into Crystal Gardens as a 5-year-old, her tiny body overshadowed by…
Continue Reading New Zealand says foreign nationals must have coronavirus vaccination to enter country from November
By Hira Humayun, Wayne Chang and Jeevan Ravindran, CNN All foreign nationals entering New Zealand will need to be fully vaccinated from November 1,…
Continue Reading Woman finds 4.38-carat diamond at Arkansas’ Crater of Diamonds State Park
By Theresa Waldrop, CNN Noreen Wredberg and her husband, Michael, weren’t really expecting to find anything at Arkansas’ Crater of…
Continue Reading Anger over UK quarantine rules for fully vaccinated travelers from India and many African countries
By Nimi Princewill, CNN News that fully vaccinated travelers from India and many African countries will face mandatory quarantine in the UK, despite…
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Anger over UK quarantine rules for fully vaccinated travelers from India and many African countries
By Nimi Princewill, CNN News that fully vaccinated travelers from India and many African countries will face mandatory quarantine in the UK, despite…
Continue Reading Anger over UK quarantine rules for fully vaccinated travelers from India and many African countries
By Nimi Princewill, CNN News that fully vaccinated travelers from India and many African countries will face mandatory quarantine in the UK, despite…
Continue Reading Walt Disney World’s 50th anniversary: See historical pics and how WDW is celebrating
By Forrest Brown, CNN It changed acres and acres of orange groves. It changed Orlando. It changed Florida. It changed an already legendary company.…
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Richard Quest and Joe Minihane, CNN Once upon a time in Scandinavia, a country emerged where the Covid restrictions that many other nations are still…
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Richard Quest and Joe Minihane, CNN Once upon a time in Scandinavia, a country emerged where the Covid restrictions that many other nations are still…
Continue Reading The fairytale capital of the world
Richard Quest and Joe Minihane, CNN Once upon a time in Scandinavia, a country emerged where the Covid restrictions that many other nations are still…
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Richard Quest and Joe Minihane, CNN Once upon a time in Scandinavia, a country emerged where the Covid restrictions that many other nations are still…
Continue Reading The original ‘Scream’ house is on Airbnb — and you can book a stay on Halloween
By Scottie Andrew, CNN If you like scary movies — so much that you’d want to live inside of one for a night — you’re in luck…
Continue Reading Passenger on plane arriving at Miami airport opens emergency exit, walks onto wing
By Rebekah Riess and Theresa Waldrop, CNN A passenger on a flight from Colombia used an emergency exit and walked out onto the wing of the plane at…
Continue Reading Unapologetically unfiltered, Rick Owens is fashion’s ultimate antagonist
Nick Remsen, CNN Paris-based designer Rick Owens has been called many things in his long career. An antihero, a goth, fashion’s “prince…
Continue Reading 8 ways that getting jabbed gives you the travel edge
By Forrest Brown, CNN Stock traders seek it. Athletes crave it. And it’s something that can help tourists as they navigate the pandemic.…
Continue Reading His art is worth millions but George Condo is set on ‘eliminating’ his signature style
Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Each morning this past summer, artist George Condo arrived at his New York studio, turned on the same John Coltrane “Live…
Continue Reading Cave chamber closed for 40,000 years could hold the key to the lives of Neanderthals
By Jeevan Ravindran, CNN The discovery of a chamber at least 40,000 years old in a Gibraltar cave previously inhabited by Neanderthals could lead to…
Continue Reading Swimming with Hawaii’s spinner dolphins is now banned
By Amanda Jackson, CNN Hawaii residents and tourists will no longer be able to swim or get in close contact with Hawaiian spinner dolphins, according…
Continue Reading Limited edition Pokémon Oreo cookies are being listed for thousands on eBay
By Leah Asmelash, CNN How much would you pay for an Oreo cookie? For some, the answer could be thousands of dollars — as one hard-to-find Oreo…
Continue Reading A museum lent an artist $84K — so he kept the money and called it ‘art’
Jacqui Palumbo, CNN | Oscar Holland, CNN When an exhibition about the future of labor opened at a Danish art museum on Friday, visitors should have…
Continue Reading This little Scottish cafe was inspired by a meeting with the Dalai Lama. Now international donations have saved it
By Lianne Kolirin, CNN A Tibetan-style cafe set up in Edinburgh, Scotland after its owner’s chance encounter with the Dalai Lama has been saved…
Continue Reading Stars line the red carpet for long-awaited James Bond premiere
Lianne Kolirin and Leah Dolan CNN It may have been a long time coming, but Tuesday’s world premiere of the new James Bond film did not…
Continue Reading Stars line the red carpet for long-awaited James Bond premiere
Lianne Kolirin and Leah Dolan CNN It may have been a long time coming, but Tuesday’s world premiere of the new James Bond film did not…
Continue Reading Traveling the world as gay digital nomads
Francesca Street, CNN Ignacio Nieto Carvajal and Miguel Piñas RodrÃguez met by chance in a gay bar in Madrid, not long after Nieto Carvajal moved…
Continue Reading Fat Bear Week: It’s time to weigh in on Katmai National Park’s biggest bear
By Marnie Hunter, CNN Finally, it’s Fat Bear Week — a most welcome week of healthy competition among brown bears. Alaska’s Katmai…
Continue Reading Fat Bear Week: It’s time to weigh in on Katmai National Park’s biggest bear
By Marnie Hunter, CNN Finally, it’s Fat Bear Week — a most welcome week of healthy competition among brown bears. Alaska’s Katmai…
Continue Reading Covid-19 restrictions kept her family from attending her wedding, so she got married on the Canadian border
By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN When Covid-19 restrictions made it difficult for a Canadian bride to have her family at her US wedding, she did the next…
Continue Reading Covid-19 restrictions kept her family from attending her wedding, so she got married on the Canadian border
By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN When Covid-19 restrictions made it difficult for a Canadian bride to have her family at her US wedding, she did the next…
Continue Reading Recording of ‘unheard’ John Lennon song up for auction
Megan C. Hills, CNN Amid more than 100 paintings and sculptures up for sale at an auction in Copenhagen, Denmark, there lies an unlikely item of pop…
Continue Reading ‘World’s best airline’ for 2021 revealed by Skytrax
Francesca Street, CNN It hasn’t been a great year for airlines, thanks to Covid’s impact on the aviation industry, but for one Middle…
Continue Reading ‘An offense to women’: Scantily-clad statue sparks sexism debate in Italy
Rob Picheta and Hada Messia, CNN A bronze statue depicting a scantily-clad female character from a 19th century poem has sparked debate in Italy,…
Continue Reading Rivers that build peace: Rafting with ex-combatants in Colombia
Steph Dyson, CNN The water is cold and shouting echoes across the river. As the boat approaches the rapids, a roar goes up to hold still, before a…
Continue Reading ‘World’s best airline’ for 2021 revealed by Skytrax
Francesca Street, CNN It hasn’t been a great year for airlines, thanks to Covid’s impact on the aviation industry, but for one Middle…
Continue Reading Young refugees on the Syrian border were given cameras. This is what they saw
Jacqui Palumbo, CNN With millions of refugees from Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq fleeing their homes over the last decade, images of despair — of…
Continue Reading Scandinavian country moves into ‘very high’ risk category for travel
By Marnie Hunter, CNN Norway on Monday moved into the highest-risk category on the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s list of…
Continue Reading Alive with 13,000 ‘floating’ orchids, this is a garden like no other
Dan Hodge, CNN and Amanda Sealy, CNN Patience. Understanding. Tranquility. This is what Tokyo-based “ultra-technologists” teamLab wants…
Continue Reading Church’s beer festival sparks outrage after visitors pose with drinks on gravestones
By Lianne Kolirin, CNN A beer festival held in an English churchyard has provoked a wave of controversy after pictures emerged of visitors reveling…
Continue Reading Alive with 13,000 ‘floating’ orchids, this is a garden like no other
Dan Hodge, CNN and Amanda Sealy, CNN Patience. Understanding. Tranquility. This is what Tokyo-based “ultra-technologists” teamLab wants…
Continue Reading Fire officials are investigating a ‘suspicious’ blaze at the historic Susan B. Anthony House
By Alaa Elassar, CNN A fire damaged the Susan B. Anthony Museum and House in New York on Sunday, before firefighters put out the blaze and rescued…
Continue Reading Van life looks idyllic on social media. But for couples, it can be challenging
By Faith Karimi, CNN It looks like a dreamy life of freedom on the open road: golden sunsets, cozy bunks and endless photo ops amidst stunning views…
Continue Reading Paris Fashion Week 2021: How to watch the Spring-Summer 2022 shows
Leah Dolan, CNN From September 27 to October 5, the streets of Paris will once again come alive with models, designers and editors as fashion week…
Continue Reading Spanish volcano eruption intensifies and suspends flights
By Al Goodman, CNN Eruptions from the Cumbre Vieja volcano on the Canary Island of La Palma have intensified, as flights are suspended and officials…
Continue Reading What Italy’s famous hermit did next
Silvia Marchetti, CNN For nearly 33 years he lived a hermit life on a beautiful island in the Mediterranean, where he was the sole inhabitant. Mauro…
Continue Reading Spanish volcano activity in La Palma island intensifies, suspending flights and forcing more evacuations
By Al Goodman, CNN Officials on the Spanish island of La Palma have ordered more evacuations on the sixth consecutive day of eruptions from the…
Continue Reading Amateur divers discover ‘enormously valuable’ hoard of Roman coins
By Jack Guy, CNN Two amateur free divers have found one of the largest collections of Roman coins in Europe off the east coast of Spain. Luis Lens…
Continue Reading Rhode Island farmhouse that inspired horror movie ‘The Conjuring’ for sale for $1.2 million
Toyin Owoseje, CNN Looking for a new home and not too worried by things that go bump in the night? You could be in luck. The purportedly haunted…
Continue Reading The couple who fell in love in a Danish dungeon
Francesca Street, CNN Dorte Poulsen was sunbathing in her parents’ backyard in her home in Copenhagen. It was 1983, and she was 19, just back…
Continue Reading Luxury fashion giant Kering bans fur across all its businesses
Leah Dolan, CNN The fashion luxury conglomerate behind Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent, Alexander McQueen and Balenciaga has banned the use of animal fur…
Continue Reading The airplane concept with an ‘underwater’ cabin
Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN Private jet passengers could soon be able to travel through the air and “underwater” at the same time thanks…
Continue Reading Dead Salmon and Elephant’s Breath: How a British paint maker’s oddball colors redefined luxury
Leah Dolan, CNN “The wall col-ouuur is ‘Lulworth Blue,’” declares Aidy Bryant during the “Saturday Night Live” skit,…
Continue Reading New cruise ship to feature world’s first free-fall dry slide at sea and a three-level racetrack
By Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN Cruise fans in search of high-speed thrills have something to look forward to now that Norwegian Cruise Line has revealed…
Continue Reading Amateur divers discover ‘enormously valuable’ hoard of Roman coins
By Jack Guy, CNN Two amateur free divers have found one of the largest collections of Roman coins in Europe off the east coast of Spain. Luis Lens…
Continue Reading Black jewelers take center stage at groundbreaking exhibition
Megan C. Hills, CNN When Lorraine West told her mother about a new exhibition celebrating the work of Black jewelers, she burst into tears over the…
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Blane Bachelor, CNN The announcement that vaccinated foreign nationals will be allowed back into the US in November after an 18-month ban was welcome…
Continue Reading First day of fall: Why the equinox isn’t as equal as you might think
By Forrest Brown, CNN Twice a year, everyone on Earth is seemingly on equal footing — at least when it comes to the distribution of light and…
Continue Reading Frida Kahlo self-portrait fetches a record $34.9 million
Isabelle Jani-Friend, CNN A self-portrait by Frida Kahlo has become the most expensive work by a Latin American artist ever to sell at auction,…
Continue Reading Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam are leaving their zero-Covid policies behind, but they aren’t ready to open up, experts warn
By Jessie Yeung and Ben Westcott, CNN After months of lockdown, parts of Southeast Asia are leaving behind their “zero-Covid” policy and…
Continue Reading A Texas couple wore face masks at a restaurant to protect their immunocompromised infant. The owner asked them to leave
By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN A Texas couple who landed themselves a rare night out with friends says it was cut short when the restaurant kicked them out…
Continue Reading A Texas couple wore face masks at a restaurant to protect their immunocompromised infant. The owner asked them to leave
By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN A Texas couple who landed themselves a rare night out with friends says it was cut short when the restaurant kicked them out…
Continue Reading Here’s who will be able to get into the US more easily — and whose trip just got harder
By Marnie Hunter, CNN Another bit of welcome news for travelers clamoring to get into the United States came Tuesday with the announcement that land…
Continue Reading How Taiwan’s last ‘fire fishing’ boat is keeping tradition alive
Text by Gladys Tsai, CNN; Video by John Mees, CNN As night falls, a group of fishermen set sail off the coast of northern Taiwan, where they prepare…
Continue Reading Fashion editor Richard Buckley, husband of Tom Ford, dies at 72
Megan C. Hills, CNN Fashion editor Richard Buckley, the husband of designer Tom Ford, has died at the age of 72, according to a statement issued by…
Continue Reading Pair with trunk ‘full of KFC’ arrested while trying to enter locked-down Auckland, where restaurants remain shut
By Rhea Mogul, CNN Two alleged gang associates found with a car trunk “full of KFC” takeout were arrested as they tried to enter New…
Continue Reading How Taiwan’s last ‘fire fishing’ boat is keeping tradition alive
Text by Gladys Tsai, CNN; Video by John Mees, CNN As night falls, a group of fishermen set sail off the coast of northern Taiwan, where they prepare…
Continue Reading Antigua, Bermuda among popular destinations ranked ‘very high’ risk by CDC
By Marnie Hunter, CNN Antigua and Barbuda in the Caribbean and Bermuda in the Atlantic were added on Monday to the “very high” risk…
Continue Reading Woman found injured on Croatian island doesn’t know her name or how she got there
By Jack Guy, Allegra Goodwin and Antonia Mortensen, CNN A woman has been found in a remote part of a Croatian island with no memory of who she is or…
Continue Reading First-edition copy of US Constitution sells for record $43.2 million
Megan C. Hills, CNN An exceptionally rare first-edition printed copy of the US Constitution fetched $43.2 million in New York on Thursday, becoming…
Continue Reading Notre Dame cathedral in Paris will reopen in 2024, five years after disastrous fire
Joseph Ataman, CNN and Jeevan Ravindran, CNN The Notre Dame cathedral is on track to reopen to the public in 2024 as the cathedral has now been…
Continue Reading Thousands evacuated as volcano erupts on Spain’s La Palma island
By Al Goodman, Vasco Cotovio, Martin Goillandeau and Jeevan Ravindran, CNN The Cumbre Vieja volcano on Spain’s La Palma island is continuing to…
Continue Reading The windowless cabin design that could be the future of air travel
Francesca Street, CNN Looking out the cabin window and seeing cities and oceans from above is, for many of us, one of the joys of flying. But…
Continue Reading French slackliner crosses the Seine from the Eiffel Tower in breathtaking stunt
By Jeevan Ravindran, CNN Crowds lining the banks of the Seine and visiting the Eiffel Tower in Paris this weekend were treated to an unusual sight…
Continue Reading KNP Complex Fire reaches part of Sequoia National Park’s Giant Forest, threatening some of the world’s largest trees
By Dakin Andone, CNN The KNP Complex Fire in California has reached a “small area” of the Giant Forest in Sequoia National Park, home to…
Continue Reading What it’s like on Virgin’s adults-only cruise ship
Channon Hodge, CNN When you step into the Scarlet Lady cruise ship, you know immediately you’re on Richard Branson’s ship. There’s…
Continue Reading Boston’s ‘Skinny House,’ known as the narrowest home in the city, sold for more than $1.2 million
By Christina Maxouris, CNN It’s tiny, but mighty. Boston’s “Skinny House” — an iconic structure and must-see tourist…
Continue Reading Winnie the Pooh’s tree house for rent at this ‘Bearbnb’
By Theresa Waldrop If your childhood dream was to live like Winnie the Pooh, this is your chance to make it come true by staying at a replica of the…
Continue Reading Amber list scrapped as England overhauls travel rules
Barry Neild and Katharina Krebs, CNN The UK government announced Friday it is simplifying its controversial traffic light travel rules and removing…
Continue Reading Japanese school students sent a message in a bottle. 37 years later, it washed up in Hawaii
By Junko Ogura and Sara Spary, CNN A glass bottle containing a message from 1984 has washed up in Hawaii and been discovered by a 9-year-old girl…
Continue Reading Officials wrapped the world’s largest tree in protective foil to guard it against California wildfires
By Alisha Ebrahimji and Stephanie Elam, CNN The world’s largest tree has been wrapped in foil to protect it against flames from a fire raging…
Continue Reading The ‘world’s safest city’ for 2021 revealed
Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN Safety has long been a paramount concern for travelers when it comes to deciding which destination to visit. But the…
Continue Reading Piranhas and pink dolphins lure visitors to remote Lake Tarapoto
By Lucy Sherriff, CNN Pink dolphins, piranhas and black caiman. It sounds like the stuff of legend, but in fact they’re the inhabitants of a…
Continue Reading Rare photos show the early years of NASA’s space shuttle era
Jacopo Prisco, CNN NASA’s first space shuttle was meant to be named Constitution — a nod to the United States Bicentennial that year. But…
Continue Reading Dizzying glass box observatory to open high above New York
Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN Why settle for one sky-high attraction when you can have three inside one building? That certainly seems to be the…
Continue Reading Dizzying glass box observatory to open high above New York
Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN Why settle for one sky-high attraction when you can have three inside one building? That certainly seems to be the…
Continue Reading Dallas-Fort Worth Airport has amazing new way to build passenger gates
Jane Levere, CNN Airport gates are usually the last point of solid ground that fliers experience before taking to the skies, but at one US airport…
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