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Story by Reuters Sydney will end its Covid-19 quarantine for fully vaccinated international travelers from November 1, New South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet said on Friday, October 15 foreshadowing the full return of overseas travel after more than 19 months. Australia closed its international borders in March 2020 in response to the pandemic, allowing entry

By Maureen O’Hare, CNN When it comes to instantly recognizable cinematic universes, “The French Dispatch” director Wes Anderson has it nailed. Now the auteur known for his distinctively hued vintage whimsy has entered into a chef’s-kiss-perfect design partnership with luxury travel company Belmond. Anderson has redesigned the 1950s-era Cygnus carriage aboard the world-famous Belmond British

Francesca Street, CNN When Airbus announced plans to cease production of its A380 aircraft back in 2019, heartbroken aviation fans found solace in the fact that the superjumbo wasn’t set to stop flying anytime soon. Production on this much-loved aircraft was due to continue for another couple years, and plenty of airlines had active A380s

Megan C. Hills, CNN Luxury brand Coach announced that it will no longer destroy damaged or “unsaleable” goods returned to its stores, after a viral TikTok video claimed the label intentionally “slashed” unwanted items for tax purposes. Without directly referencing the allegations, the American brand wrote on Instagram Tuesday that it had “ceased” destroying in-store

By Christina Zdanowicz, CNN A larger-than-life marble statue of civil rights pioneer Mary McLeod Bethune is replacing one of a Confederate general in the US Capitol’s Statuary Hall. The daughter of former slaves, Bethune became an influential Black educator and civil and women’s rights leader. She opened a boarding school for Black children in 1904,

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Iron Age Europeans enjoyed foods that are still part of our diet today — like blue cheese and beer — new research studying ancient poop has shown. As a rule, human fecal matter doesn’t tend to last for thousands of years, except in a few specific places such as dry caves,

Julia Buckley, CNN Over a decade ago, when Francesco Galietti had to travel from his native Rome to Milan for work, he used to fly the nearly 400-mile route. Today, he takes the train. Galietti — CEO of Rome-based political risk consultancy Policy Sonar — is not alone. Figures released in 2019 by Italy state

Celine Alkhaldi, CNN Residents of Kabul can read the writing on the wall. “Don’t trust the propaganda of the enemy” says one freshly painted sign. The message replaced a mural of US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad and Taliban leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar shaking hands, marking the signing of the 2020 agreement to withdraw American troops

Leah Dolan, CNN Canadian artist Cassils has been set alight on stage, wrestled a 2,000-pound block of clay in the pitch dark and trained as a bodybuilder on a cocktail of steroids, raw eggs and protein. If art exists to hold a mirror up to humanity, then Cassils’ performances speak to the extremes we can

By Simran Vaswani, CNN From Hollywood blockbusters to Wong Kar-wai movies, neon signs have been an iconic representation of Hong Kong. First introduced in the 1920s, these signs flourished in the later half of the 20th century amid the city’s economization. Restaurants, hotels, nightclubs, pawn shops and even mah jong parlors hung up neon lights

By Pete Muntean, David Williams and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN Authorities determined there was no criminality at play in an incident Saturday when a passenger was detained after reports of suspicious behavior, prompting the flight arriving at New York City’s LaGuardia Airport to be deplaned on the tarmac, a spokesperson for the Port Authority of New

By Marnie Hunter, CNN Samantha Mathew’s carry-on “personal item” on international flights is often very personal indeed — her wedding dress. “We generally just kind of stuff it into a vacuum seal bag … and it comes out basically looking brand-new,” said Mathew, who goes by Sam. Or nearly. By her calculation, the dress has

Jeevan Ravindran, CNN Olivier Rousteing, the creative director of French luxury fashion house Balmain, has revealed he sustained serious injuries after a fireplace exploded at his home in Paris last year. Writing on Instagram Saturday, the 36-year-old said he had been “hiding this for too long” but was “finally ready to share” his experience, adding

By Forrest Brown, CNN You’re out for a hike on a glorious fall day. Suddenly, you spot a bear. And the bear has spotted you, too. Would you know what to do next? Beth Pratt sure would. She was once on the Old Gardiner Road Trail in Yellowstone National Park, enjoying her run in wild

CNN staff If you’re planning to travel to Singapore, here’s what you’ll need to know and expect if you want to visit during the Covid-19 pandemic. The basics Like many countries in the region, Singapore has abandoned its “zero Covid” strategy in favor of a more progressive approach. The city-state is currently easing out of

Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN, Nick Remsen, CNN, Samantha Tse, CNN | Photo edit by Natalie Yubas “Back to business” might have been the way to describe the latest edition of Paris Fashion Week if the clothing on display hadn’t been so wonderfully inappropriate for most traditional workplaces. Locking in a trend that began to take

Silvia Marchetti, CNN With no crowds even before the pandemic, pretty villages, proximity to Rome, access to ski slopes and incredible scenery, the Italian region of Abruzzo has a lot to offer as a destination. Until very recently, however, it hasn’t had what many people are turning to Italy in search of — houses on

Eric Cheung and Hannah Ritchie, CNN The University of Hong Kong will remove the famous “Pillar of Shame” sculpture memorializing victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre from its campus, a letter written by its legal team said Friday. The letter came from Mayer Brown LLP — a London-based international law firm acting on behalf

By Marnie Hunter, CNN A 25-year-old woman from Illinois has been sentenced to four days in federal custody for staying too close to a grizzly bear and her cubs at Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. Samantha Dehring pleaded guilty on October 6 to “willfully remaining, approaching, and photographing wildlife within 100 yards,” according to a

Julia Buckley, CNN There’s a week to go before the world’s newest airline launches, and it’s promising to bring some dolce vita back to the skies. From October 15, ITA — Italia Trasporto Aereo — will be the new state-owned carrier for Italy, following the closure of bankrupt Alitalia on October 14. It’s been a

Megan C. HIlls, CNN Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex have each forged their own stylish paths as members of the royal family, commanding the attention of the fashion press and causing the garments they’re photographed wearing to sell out. While their wardrobes are very different — with Kate adopting classic

Megan C. Hills, CNN At first glance, the three names beside a series of surreal high-contrast paintings, moody black and white photographs and Jackson Pollock-esque splatters might not jump out among over 70 artists appearing at a London art fair next week. But fans of K-pop may recognize at least one of them: Henry Lau,

By David Williams, CNN The First Baptist Church in Williamsburg, Virginia, is as old as America, having been founded by free and enslaved Blacks in 1776. At that time, it was illegal for African Americans to gather, so the congregation initially met outside in secret until they were allowed to use a small building that

Rob Picheta, CNN The Nobel Prize in literature has been awarded to the novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah, for his “uncompromising and passionate” portrayals of the effects of colonialism. Gurnah was born in Tanzania in 1948 but moved to England at a young age. He has written 10 novels, many of which focus on the refugee experience.

Francesca Street, CNN A foodie hub in the Danish capital that’s seen new businesses thrive even in the depths of the pandemic has been crowned the world’s coolest neighborhood by Time Out. Nørrebro, Copenhagen topped the global media brand’s 2021 list, which was compiled via a survey of some 27,000 people living in cities across