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By Jessie Yeung, CNN Authorities in China have imposed a de facto international travel ban, forbidding citizens from going overseas for “non-essential” reasons, as the government ramps up efforts to enforce its zero-Covid policy. In a statement Thursday, the Chinese National Immigration Administration said it would tighten its reviewing process on issuing travel documents such

Leah Dolan, CNN ASMR — short for autonomous sensory meridian response — is a physical sensation that has dominated a corner of the internet for the best part of a decade. It has a dedicated following, with more than 14 million monthly searches on YouTube, and has launched entire careers, where digital creators ever so

Julia Buckley, CNN Everyone who travels to Italy knows the drill. A day of culture and maybe a little shopping, followed by aperitivo and piles of pasta for dinner. Or, possibly a pizza — or even risotto. Because that’s what they eat in Italy, right? The people of Lake Trasimeno would beg to differ. The

Oscar Holland, CNN For modeling agent Chelsea Bonner, securing catwalk spots for plus-sized women at Australian Fashion Week has always been difficult. “The challenge every season, to get one, two or three models over a size 12 onto a fashion week runway, is enormous,” she said on the phone from Sydney. “The amount of time

Jacqui Palumbo, CNN The largest white diamond to ever come up for auction has been sold for 21,681,000 CHF ($21.9 million) at Christie’s in Geneva. The 228.31-carat, pear-shaped gemstone — dubbed “The Rock” — originated from South Africa, where some of the largest diamonds in the world have been found, including the pear-shaped “Star of

By Francesca Street, CNN The airports are crowded, the flights are packed and air travel in the US and beyond is back in full swing. But the return to the skies in the wake of the pandemic hasn’t been entirely smooth: passengers seem more badly behaved than ever, flight cancellations feel increasingly commonplace and airlines

Oscar Holland, CNN Actor Deepika Padukone has been appointed Louis Vuitton’s first ever Indian brand ambassador, the French luxury house announced Tuesday. The 36-year-old Bollywood star’s role was unveiled as part of a new handbag campaign, which sees her joining Emma Stone and Chinese actor Zhou Dongyu in a series of promotional shots. As well

By Cheri Mossburg, CNN Mike Tyson will not face criminal charges over an incident caught on video last month that appeared to show the former heavyweight boxer hitting another plane passenger multiple times. San Mateo County, California, District Attorney Stephen Wagstaffe told CNN he decided not to file misdemeanor battery charges against Tyson based on

Leah Dolan Inside the gilded halls of the Palais de l’Élysée, master sommelier Carlton McCoy meets chef de partie Francis Oge — the man tasked with feeding French President Emmanuel Macron. Oge, who has served four presidents, is a master of fine dining. From his delicately pinstriped mille-feuille to his sculptural beef Wellingtons, precision and

Tim Lister, CNN | Olga Voitovych and Kostan Nechyporenko Last Friday, the historic home of Ukraine’s treasured poet and philosopher Hryhorii Skovoroda was destroyed by a Russian artillery strike, along with a museum of his work. Skovoroda’s home was in a tiny village not far from Kharkiv — nowhere near any obvious military targets such

Story by Reuters A Nepali sherpa scaled Mount Everest for a record 26th time, beating his own previous record set last year, a government official said on Sunday. Kami Rita Sherpa, 52, scaled the 8,848.86-meter (29,031.69-foot) mountain on Saturday along the traditional southeast ridge route leading 10 other Sherpa climbers. “Kami Rita has broken his

By Forrest Brown, CNN Jeffrey Heim woke up on May 30, 2021, with one thing on his mind: Sharks. Specifically, shark teeth. They’re his passion and his business. An unsuccessful attempt the day before to find any of them only fueled his obsession to find some on his next outing, he told CNN Travel recently.

By Maureen O’Hare, CNN In this week’s travel news roundup, we look at space hotels through the ages, Sicily’s new “Little America” and a new glass-bottomed bridge in Vietnam that might just be the world’s longest. Connection restored CNN Travel often covers beautiful and touching moments between passengers on life’s journey. But every so often,

Xu Xiaofei, CNN Fois gras, the French culinary jewel that is as delicious as it is controversial, is a staple of upscale restaurants across the country. But now it’s vanishing from menus during an “unprecedented” crisis that has seen some manufacturers begin to consider reducing portions. At the heart of the problem is a bird

Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN | Illustrations by Leanza Abucayan If the thought of retiring your comfortable sweats and choosing a new outfit to leave the house in each morning is an intimidating prospect, you’re in good company. For the better part of the pandemic, I’ve lived in a pair of stretchy, soft wool trousers in

By Wayne Chang, CNN Taiwan’s Southern Cross-Island Highway has reopened to the public following a 13-year closure. The alpine highway, which was popular with tourists as well as locals due to its route through rural, scenic parts of the island, was devastated by a typhoon in 2009. More than 90% of the road was damaged

By Brad Parks, CNN A United Airlines passenger was taken into custody Thursday morning at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport after opening an aircraft door and walking out onto the wing of the plane while it was taxiing. “A male subject was onboard a plane that was approaching the gate when he pulled the emergency exit

Amarachi Orie, CNN A vase kept in a kitchen in England could sell for £150,000 ($186,000) after it was revealed to be a rare 18th century Chinese artifact which was created for the Qianlong Emperor. The vase was purchased by a surgeon in the 1980s for a few hundred pounds, according to UK-based auction house

Ashley Strickland, CNN Massive Native American drawings — which remained unseen in an Alabama cave for more than 1,000 years — have been unveiled by a team of scientists. It’s the largest known cave art ever discovered in North America. The art was practically invisible until researchers investigated the cave and used 3D scans to

Sana Noor Haq, CNN Gianni Versace‘s former townhouse in Manhattan has gone on sale for $70 million. The late fashion designer bought the seven-bedroom mansion in 1995 and fully refurbished the interior, according to the Sotheby’s International Realty listing. The mansion, built in 1950, offers the buyer the chance to “live like royalty” and “own

Silvia Marchetti, CNN There’s a place on the Italian island of Sicily where you’re increasingly likely to hear an American accent wafting down its narrow streets instead of the local language. Sambuca di Sicilia, which gained a reputation as one of the first places in the country to sell off old houses for next to

Francesca Street, CNN Sitting atop one of the world’s most famous cabarets is a scarlet red windmill. And inside the windmill lies a secret room, hitherto unseen by the public. Next month, a select number of travelers will take a peek inside, as the Moulin Rouge partners with Airbnb to give a handful of guests

By Forrest Brown, CNN It’s the size of a pinto bean. It’s the color of brown coffee. And it’s rough and roundish. But in the end, a diamond is a diamond. The largest diamond of the year has been discovered at Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas, the park announced in a news release

Megan C. Hills and Scottie Andrew, CNN The Met Gala returned to its typical first Monday in May date this week, and celebrities honored this year’s theme of “gilded glamour” with cinched waists, trailing coattails and tulle aplenty. Some A-list attendees, though, interpreted the theme through the lens of marginalized people whose labor made the

Megan C. Hills, CNN As the Met Gala red carpet drew to a close on Monday night, Kim Kardashian arrived fashionably late in a sparkling skin-tight gown once worn by Marilyn Monroe. Adorned with over 6,000 handsewn crystals, the pre-loved dress was worn by Monroe when she famously sang “Happy Birthday” to President John F.

Jack Guy, Vasco Cotovio, Rodrigo Pedroso and Francesca Street, CNN The Brazilian town of Encantado has a towering new statue of Jesus Christ that rivals the height of Rio de Janeiro’s famous “Christ the Redeemer” statue. The Cristo Protetor de Encantado has been in the works since 2019. Recent drone photos show it looks more

Oscar Holland, CNN | Ziyu Zhang, CNN Winter Olympian Eileen Gu set Chinese social media alight after she attended Monday evening’s notoriously exclusive Met Gala in a figure-hugging Louis Vuitton mini-dress. Appearing on the red carpet just days after leaving China for the US, where she is due to begin college this fall, the freestyle

Oscar Holland, CNN Contributors: Jacqui Palumbo, Nick Remsen Photo editors: Austin Steele, Jennifer Arnow The Met Gala is fashion’s big night out — and celebrities are known for saving their most striking outfits for its often-theatrical red carpet. Stars across industries including TV, film, politics and sport did not disappoint, bringing exaggerated silhouettes, elegant accessories

By Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN Taiwan’s first-ever gourmet dining train has just hit the tracks — and this stunning creation is earning fast fans not just for its food, but for its appearance, too. Called the Moving Kitchen, it’s the latest addition to “The Future,” a special excursion train. The unveiling of the Moving Kitchen

By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Tracy Peck was running errands Saturday when she got a series of texts and calls that shocked her — first from her tennis coach, then from her best friend. “Have you seen the CNN story?” both of them told her. “That has to be you.” At first, Peck brushed it

Marianna Cerini “The amazing thing about Anna is the average person knows who she is,” designer Tom Ford tells fashion journalist Amy Odell in the first pages of “Anna,” a new biography of American Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour out this week. “You show them a picture and they say, ‘That’s Anna Wintour from Vogue.’” Wintour,

Francesca Street, CNN Waking up in a chic hotel room with a view of the solar system could be the future of travel, at least if space company Orbital Assembly has anything to say about it. The US-based company has revealed new information and concepts for its space hotel idea, designs for which have been

Oscar Holland, CNN Dior hosted a fashion show in South Korea for the very first time on Saturday, presenting its latest collection to a star-studded audience in Seoul. The French fashion giant transformed the prestigious Ewha Womans University into a runway, sending skateboarders down a sloping central ramp before models appeared in waves of yellow

By Lilit Marcus, CNN Qantas has taken an important step toward launching Project Sunrise, its long-dreamed-of goal to establish direct flights between Australia and the cities of New York and London. The airline has ordered 12 Airbus A350-1000s planes, with hopes that the ultra-long-haul routes can begin operating in 2025. In total, there will be

Lauren Said-Moorhouse, Isa Soares, Madalena Araujo, Oleksandra Ochman, CNN; Photographs by Serhii Korovayny/Redux for CNN With the audience waiting eagerly in its seats, a familiar message echoes through the hall, reminding patrons to turn off phones and immerse themselves in the experience. It’s immediately followed by a more abnormal announcement. “Dear guest, our event will

By Zoe Sottile, CNN Google knows where to get its kicks… The search engine’s latest Google Doodle celebrates the historic cross-country highway Route 66. The artwork is an animated video composed of over 100 paintings and sketches by Google art director Matthew Cruickshank while on a road trip. Route 66 was built in 1926 and

Jacqui Palumbo, CNN When Mariane Ibrahim opened her elegant, new three-story art gallery in Paris last September, she became one of the few Black gallerists to set up shop in the French capital and dedicate the space to contemporary art from Africa and its diaspora. Located in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, among other noted

By Karla Cripps, CNN With pandemic travel restrictions easing in much of the region, the annual Asia’s 50 Best Bars ceremony took place in front of a live audience for the first time since 2019 on Thursday evening. A celebration of the region’s best bars and the people behind them, the 2022 event was held

By Forrest Brown, CNN The image is simply mesmerizing and deceptively simple: a street vendor cooking kekabs. But linger on it for a minute. There’s so much more. While visually arresting, the image stimulates all the senses the longer you look. You can smell the smoke. You can almost feel the heat of the grill.

Cat Bauer, CNN “Cicchetti is the glue that holds Venice together,” says mask maker Sergio Boldrin of Bottega dei Mascareri. “It is impossible to think of finishing work without stopping for a drink and a snack on the way home, meeting friends, catching up on the news of the day.” Ask a Venetian to define

Jacqui Palumbo When celebrities take to the Met Gala red carpet on May 2, there will likely be no shortage of corset boning and bustles. That’s because the dress code for this year’s event, hosted by the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute, is “Gilded Glamour and White Tie,” referencing the lavish era of American

Rhea Mogul, CNN | Esha Mitra, CNN and Manveena Suri, CNN “If you don’t leave from here, we will burn your houses,” a bearded Muslim man in a traditional skullcap cries as he rallies against Kashmir’s minority Hindus. The packed mosque erupts in rapturous support of his disturbing call. “Go away from here,” continues the

Lianne Kolirin, CNN Life in plastic is certainly looking fantastic for Margot Robbie, as Warner Bros. teased Barbie fans with a glimpse of its upcoming new movie. In a first image of the 2023 release, posted on social media, the Australian actress sports a big, sparkly smile as she grips the wheel of the shocking

By Mark Johanson, CNN Travelers to Antarctica always remember the first place they planted their feet on the frozen continent. For me, it was Portal Point, a narrow tip of land jutting westward from the Peninsula just north of the Antarctic Circle. Crackling sea ice had formed a thin cap of white atop water the

Quannah Chasinghorse Despite being into fashion since I was young, I never once thought that I could be a model. I am a proud member of the Hän Gwich’in and Sičangu/Oglala Lakota tribes in the US — but like most Indigenous teenagers, I grew up without any representation in pop culture. I didn’t feel confident

By Angie Orellana Hernandez, CNN. Recipe from Carmen Angel “You just healed my hand with an arepa con queso,” Mirabel Madrigal tells her mother, Julieta, in the movie “Encanto,” while holding a cheesy arepa — a round corn cake. “I healed your hand with love,” Julieta replies. “Encanto,” which won the Oscar for best animated

Oscar Holland, CNN From prehistoric Bhimbetka cave paintings to works by contemporary art stars like Atul Dodiya and Shilpa Gupta, India has a rich cultural heritage dating back over 10,000 years. So, it came as a surprise to one of the country’s leading collectors, the businessman and philanthropist Abhishek Poddar, that there was no single

Jacqui Palumbo, CNN When Hajar Benjida began photographing exotic dancers around the Atlanta area, she didn’t want to take typical images of them performing on stage. Instead, she photographed many of the women at home, including Cleo, who had recently given birth to a baby boy named Andy. One of Benjida’s striking images is composed

Lisa Morrow, CNN At the point where the sky ends, a giant man sleeps stretched along a mountainous ridge overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. At least that’s how it appears when seen from the old harbor of Kaş, on the south coast of Turkey. Legend has it a female giant lives over the water on the

Jacopo Prisco, CNN When David Yarrow snapped one of the most iconic sports photographs ever taken, he was, by his own admission, “merely a fan with a camera.” It was the final of the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico, and at age 20, he was sitting pitchside. Yarrow — who’s since made millions off