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By Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN (CNN) — In the early 1990s, on his first day of work at a fine-dining restaurant, rookie chef Simon Rogan was led out of the kitchen’s back door. Waiting for him in the alley were a box of oyster shells and a piece of sandpaper. “(The chef) wanted me to

By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — Alice Hawkins has never photographed her idol, Dolly Parton, but she has photographed many Dollys. One Dolly is on horseback, red heels in stirrups and blonde curls piled high on her head. In another image, two Dollys link their arms around each other’s waists, fingers fanning out with long

CNN By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — There’s a brand new spotless superstar on the scene at a Tennessee zoo. She doesn’t have a name yet, but she’s already made a big splash among her herd – she’s a giraffe without patches. The 6-foot wonder was born sans spots on July 31 at Bright’s Zoo,

By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — There’s a brand new spotless superstar on the scene at a Tennessee zoo. She doesn’t have a name yet, but she’s already made a big splash among her herd – she’s a giraffe without patches. The 6-foot wonder was born sans spots on July 31 at Bright’s Zoo, a

By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — Few social scenarios will spark a debate more heated than wedding guest etiquette. Should dresses always be floor-length? Are plunging necklines considered inappropriate? And perhaps the single-most asked question: Can you ever wear white? Every June since 2014, Google searches querying the choice to wear white as a wedding

Mihir Melwani, CNN (CNN) — Air travel between the Hermit Kingdom and the Middle Kingdom is possible once again. Air Koryo flight JS151 from Pyongyang, North Korea’s capital, arrived at Beijing’s PEK airport on Tuesday at 9:17 a.m. local time, according to the Beijing Capital International Airport website. This is the first known international commercial

By Richard Quest and Joe Minihane, CNN (CNN) — Antalya is a city bathed in sunlight and baked in history. Standing on Turkey’s beautiful Turquoise Coast, it is the hidden jewel of the Mediterranean. A place where luxury hotels, vast beaches, striking ruins and quiet villages create something that’s truly unique. The city is the

By Lilit Marcus and Yoonjung Seo, CNN (CNN) — Flights between North Korea and Russia are set to resume for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic. Air Koryo, North Korea’s national airline, is operating four flights between Pyongyang and Vladivostok, in southeast Russia, this month for the first time since 2020, a Vladivostok airport

By Anne Quito, CNN (CNN) — It’s been another hellish summer. A double whammy of the human-caused climate crisis and the arrival of El Niño has fueled soaring temperatures that have made this year downright deadly. July 2023 has been declared the world’s hottest month on record. In a recent address, UN Secretary-General António Guterres

By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In travel news this week, misbehaving tourists in Europe, the German couple who moved to Italy to open a restaurant and city vacation ideas from Seoul to Bratislava. Law and order Europe’s top landmarks were besieged by troublemaking tourists this week. In Paris, drunken Americans were trapped overnight up

By Tara Subramaniam, CNN (CNN) — When England take the field at Sunday’s Women’s World Cup final, the team won’t look the same as the one that won the European championship last July. The difference? No white shorts. They are not alone. While some teams still donned light shorts at this year’s tournament, including Zambia

By Lianne Kolirin, CNN London (CNN) — A British farm has urged visitors to stop posing naked for photographs in its field of sunflowers. The owners of Stoke Fruit Farm on Hayling Island, off England’s south coast, issued the unusual request on social media, having noticed a growing number of visitors stripping naked to pose

By Francesca Street, CNN (CNN) — When Larissa Santos opened her front door and saw Rachel Bush for the first time, she was immediately flooded with emotions. Larissa felt “pulled” to Rachel, who was standing expectantly on Larissa’s doorstep. Larissa also suddenly felt “very, very nervous” as she introduced herself to the stranger on her

By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — When Belgian designer Martin Margiela first released the split-toe Tabi silhouette in 1988, he dipped the soles in red paint and sheathed the runway in white gauze; ensuring the cloven footprints left a haunting mark. “It’s for a tiny group of women, and not everyone will like it,” Margiela

By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — Isabelle Lux, a 32-year-old content creator from Palm Beach, Florida, said she was terrified while sitting in the chair waiting for her ‘Barbie Botox’ — 40 units of the neurotoxin injected into each trapezius, the muscle holding up her neck. She was looking to slim her shoulders in preparation

By Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — Oman has unveiled ambitious plans for a new 100,000-person “smart” city outside its capital, Muscat. Set across 14.8 square kilometers (5.7 square miles), Sultan Haitham City will be roughly equivalent in size to Beverly Hills — but with almost three times as many residents. The plan, which was shared

By Miquel Ros, CNN (CNN) — Driving through the tiny village of Nahwa in the United Arab Emirate of Sharjah, you’d be hard-pressed to notice anything unusual. The local architecture and landscape looks pretty similar to that found all over the Hajar mountains, a rocky ridge that runs all along the eastern seaboard of the

By Christy Choi, CNN (CNN) — A group of investors is suing Sotheby’s Holdings Inc. and others over a 2021 auction and promotion of Bored Ape Yacht Club non-fungible tokens (NFTs) following a collapse in prices for the celebrity-endorsed collectibles. The four named plaintiffs in the class action lawsuit allege that the auction house “misleadingly

By Radina Gigova, CNN (CNN) — An employee at the British Museum has been dismissed — and the Metropolitan Police has launched an investigation — after a number of items from the museum’s collection were found to be “missing, stolen or damaged,” the museum said in a statement Wednesday. “The British Museum has launched an

By Joseph Ataman, CNN Paris (CNN) — Two American men were discovered on Monday after spending a drunken night up the Eiffel Tower, the monument’s management told CNN on Wednesday. The two men, who had Sunday evening tickets for Paris’ famous iron tower, were “allegedly trapped there due to their excessive alcohol consumption,” the Paris

By Jessie Yeung, Angus Watson and Elizabeth Yee, CNN (CNN) — Four Australian surfers who were saved after 38 hours at sea have spoken publicly for the first time after their miraculous rescue, thanking those involved in the operation, as the search continues for one more person still missing. Australians Steph Weisse, Will Teagle, Jordan

Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — Gold coins dating back more than 2,000 years have been found by metal detectorists in Wales, making them the first hoard of Iron Age gold coins to have been discovered in the country. The 15 coins, which have been declared treasure, are known as staters. They were found the Welsh

By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — Beige, boring and a bit too complicated — in the 1990s, personal computers had about as much charisma as an underwhelming date. Compaq and IBM dominated the market, churning out homogenous boxy monitors, keyboards and modems. But, out of the (Bondi) blue in August 1998, soon after its cofounder Steve Jobs

By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — Poetry, prose and now songwriting: Ghent University in Belgium is launching a new literature course dedicated to the literary merit of Taylor Swift’s discography. This fall, “Literature: Taylor’s Version” — a nod to the artist’s re-recorded album titles — will be available to students, curated by assistant professor Elly

By Tara Subramaniam, Angus Watson and Akanksha Sharma, CNN (CNN) — Four Australian surfers who went missing after their boat was struck by a storm in a remote part of Indonesia have been rescued after more than 38 hours at sea, according to parents of the missing tourists. Australians Steph Weisse, Will Teagle, Jordan Short

By Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — In one Instagram photo, a family of four – dad, mom, brother, sister – pose in New Orleans sporting layers of green and purple Mardi Gras bead necklaces. In another, the foursome squeezes onto a hotel couch as Mom and Dad clink champagne glasses, all smiling at the camera.

By Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — A pilot who nearly landed a private jet on top of a commercial jetliner on Friday apparently noticed the other plane still on the runway, and investigators say collision was avoided by less than 100 feet. The head of the National Transportation Safety Board tells CNN that a Cessna Citation coming in for