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Amarachi Orie, CNN Amsterdam is asking young British men to “stay away” if they plan to visit the city to cut loose and “go wild”. The Netherlands’ capital’s new online campaign to tackle nuisance tourism launched this week and targets visitors between the ages of 18 and 35, the city’s local authority announced in a

Francesca Street, CNN Jemma Gregory stumbled across Denise Warner’s podcast more or less by chance. It was 2006. Jemma, a student in Brisbane, Australia in her 20s, was looking for a LGBTQ+ listen on her “old school” chunky iPod. “It was when Apple had just started promoting podcasts on iTunes like, way, way back in

By Gregory Wallace and Pete Muntean, CNN Travel is so busy this spring break season at Miami International Airport that officials are advising flyers to give themselves an extra hour — arriving three hours, rather than two — before a domestic flight. Miami International is the fastest-growing airport in the United States, setting monthly passenger

By Janelle Davis, CNN You’ll no doubt be hungry after watching “Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico.” Every episode is full of mouthwatering regional specialties prepared by chefs all over the country. For those wanting to follow in Eva Longoria’s footsteps, below is a guide to the restaurants and locations she visited. Veracruz: Cradle of Mexican

By Rebekah Riess and Paradise Afshar, CNN A Delta Air Lines passenger was arrested after opening one of the plane’s doors and sliding down an emergency exit slide as the plane prepared for takeoff from Los Angeles to Seattle Saturday, officials said. The incident on Delta Flight 1714 took place around 10:40 a.m. local time,

Jamiel Lynch, CNN and Rachel Burnstein, CNN A charter school principal in Tallahassee, Florida, did not follow procedure before a lesson on Michelangelo’s statue of David was given to sixth graders, school board Chair Barney Bishop III told CNN. Due to this and other issues, she was asked earlier this week to either resign or

By Tricia Escobedo, CNN Pans clattered in the background as Eva Longoria searched for her earbuds so she could talk while cooking lunch for her family in the kitchen of their Mexico City home. “There’s not a wasted moment that happens in my day,” Longoria said. That includes gearing up for the March 26 premiere

Elinda Labropoulou The Vatican has returned three fragments of the Parthenon sculptures kept by the Vatican for centuries to Greece. The decision to return the 2,500-year-old marbles was announced by Pope Francis last year, who described the decision as a gesture of friendship. One of the fragments depicts the head of a boy, another the

Jacqui Palumbo, CNN New York officials have returned more than $20 million worth of ancient artifacts to Greece, including an “extraordinarily rare” gold coin commemorating the assassination of Julius Caesar which set auction records in 2020 as the most expensive coin ever sold. The repatriation ceremony took place on Tuesday at the Greek Consulate in

Jacqui Palumbo, CNN The Beyhive may still be waiting for “Renaissance” visuals, but a surprise couture collection directly inspired by the album’s songs, courtesy of Balmain, might scratch that itch (for now). The French luxury brand’s creative director, Olivier Rousteing, released a lookbook Friday of showstopping designs made in collaboration with Beyoncé. The collection’s theme:

By Chris Lau and Kocha Olarn, CNN Some thrill seekers describe bungee jumping as a near-death experience, but few come quite as close as one man who managed to survive his cord snapping in Thailand. Footage of the terrifying ordeal went viral this week after the 39-year-old tourist from Hong Kong went public with his

Ashley Strickland, CNN Before composer Ludwig van Beethoven died on March 27, 1827, it was his wish that his ailments be studied and shared so “as far as possible at least the world will be reconciled to me after my death.” Now, researchers have taken steps to partially honor that request by analyzing Beethoven’s DNA

By Lilit Marcus, CNN Just two weeks after announcing plans to build the world’s largest spokeless Ferris wheel, Seoul’s city government has shared its intention to construct urban ‘floating’ swimming zones along the South Korean capital’s Han River. Seoul mayor Oh Se-hoon announced that an art pier and public swimming pool are planned for Ichon

Oscar Holland, CNN Disused electrical wires woven into a bustier dress and windscreen wipers forming a velvet fishtail gown. Fashion designer Jeremy Scott’s latest project sees him transform scrap auto parts into striking couture — or “car-ture,” as he dubbed it. Unveiled Wednesday in Seoul, South Korea, the capsule collection arose from a collaboration with

By Caolán Magee, CNN What does a musician with five Grammy Awards and two World Music Awards need to round off her list of achievements? A high-tech Swiss train named after her, of course. The new Golden Pass Express train, which runs from Montreux on Lake Geneva to Interlaken in central Switzerland, has been named