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Toyin Owoseje, CNN Former supermodel Linda Evangelista says she has settled a lawsuit over cosmetic procedures which she claimed ruined her career. The 57-year-old Canadian fashion model sued cosmetic company Zeltiq Aesthetics, a unit of Allergan Aesthetics, for $50 million last year, alleging she became a recluse after a CoolSculpting treatment to reduce fat left

Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN It’s been almost 20 years since Concorde flew for the final time. While various companies have set about bringing supersonic travel back to life since then, we’re still yet to see this come to fruition. However, Colorado-based start up Boom Supersonic is taking some major leaps forward in its quest to make

By Heather Chen, CNN Australia’s largest music festival has turned into a mud pit, forcing organizers to cancel the first day of acts as concertgoers complained of quagmires and flooded tents. Fans had been excited about the return of Splendour in the Grass, a three-day festival featuring international acts like Liam Gallagher, Gorillaz, Tyler The

By Marnie Hunter, CNN Anyone who’s been to an airport recently can see that demand for travel is back in a big way. What’s not back with a vengeance are the resources needed to handle the crush of air travelers. Add summer weather to staffing issues at airports and airlines and you have a perfect

Leah Dolan, CNN Plump, plush and — for want of a better word — squishy fittings have dominated homes and Instagram feeds alike since the 1970s design revival began approximately two years ago. Vogue anointed puffy furniture “2021’s most delightful home trend” last May, while the New York Times offered up the pervasiveness of squidgy

By Pete Muntean, Greg Wallace and Jamiel Lynch, CNN Eight people were injured when an American Airlines flight from Tampa, Florida, to Nashville, Tennessee, hit “unexpected turbulence” on Wednesday, according to the airline. The plane, an Embraer 170 operated by American regional carrier Envoy Air, was diverted to Birmingham, Alabama, where it landed safely, American

By Kathleen Magramo, CNN An An, the world’s oldest male giant panda in captivity, died Thursday following health problems at age 35. The panda was euthanized to prevent further suffering, Hong Kong’s Ocean Park said in a statement. His “cleverness and playfulness” would be dearly missed, the park’s chairman Paulo Pong said. An An was

By Maureen O’Hare, CNN Take a closer look at the plane on the top of this story. Notice anything different about one of its engines? This Airbus A380, the world’s largest passenger jet, has been recruited as a demonstrator to trial new cutting-edge open fan engine architecture which could help cut carbon emissions by up

Leah Dolan, CNN This week, many of us have been dealing with the record-breaking temperatures beating down across Europe and parts of America. While the worrying heat may have you wishing you could draw the blinds, crank up the fan and lay as still as possible, there are jobs to work and paychecks to earn,

Silvia Marchetti, CNN Made up of over 1,000 kilometers of mostly oceanfront trails circling the island of Sardinia, the ‘Cammino 100 Torri’ — or 100 Towers Path — might not be Italy’s most famous hike, but it’s certainly of its most spectacular. This epic round-trip journey, filled with blood-red sunsets, ancient architecture and stunning beaches,

By Maureen O’Hare, CNN A trio of Asian passports offer their holders greater global travel freedom than those of any other countries, according to a new quarterly report released by London-based global citizenship and residence advisory firm Henley & Partners. Japan has pushed ahead of Singapore and South Korea to offer its citizens visa-free or

Oscar Holland, CNN Buzz Aldrin is auctioning off a trove of personal items and historic artifacts from his storied career — including the jacket he wore during the moon landing. The only space-flown garment from the Apollo 11 mission still in private hands, the coverall is expected to attract bids of up to $2 million,

By Jessie Yeung and Yong Xiong, CNN Dinosaur footprints dating back 100 million years have been discovered in southwestern China after a sharp-eyed diner spotted them in a restaurant’s outdoor courtyard. Several stone pits at the restaurant in Leshan, Sichuan province, contained the footprints of two sauropods, a type of dinosaur that lived during the

Jacqui Palumbo, CNN The head of one of the world’s most prestigious art exhibitions has resigned after this year’s show became embroiled in a scandal over antisemitic imagery. Sabine Schormann, managing director of Documenta, which takes place every five years in Kassel, Germany, stepped down on Saturday. A statement from the exhibition’s supervisory board expressed

Vasco Cotovio and Alex Hardie, CNN One of the United Kingdom’s largest airports suspended flights on Monday after high temperatures damaged a runway. Temperatures soared up to 37 degrees Celsius (about 99 degrees Fahrenheit) in some parts of the country. London Luton Airport announced the situation via Twitter and updated its status when the airport

By Nectar Gan, CNN More than 2,000 tourists have become stranded in a resort town in southern China after authorities imposed a snap lockdown to curb a coronavirus flare-up, as the country’s stringent zero-Covid policy continues to upend businesses and daily life. The city of Beihai, a popular summer holiday destination known for its white-sand

Zoe Sottile, CNN “Batman” superfans can step into the iconic costume from George Clooney’s turn as the superhero — complete with realistically molded nipples. Heritage Auctions is auctioning the notorious Batman costume worn by Clooney in the 1997 “Batman & Robin.” The film was a sequel to the popular “Batman Forever,” but was a box

Xiaofei Xu, CNN Summer is in full swing in Paris and the entrance square to the Louvre is busy with vendors selling water or Eiffel Tower souvenirs. Among them, US tourist Chris Walkley is enjoying his first visit to France, taking selfies with his girlfriend by the art museum’s glass pyramid. “Paris definitely lived up

By Zoe Sottile, CNN A pet cat who has spent a harrowing three weeks on the loose in Boston Logan International Airport was finally found and is set to be reunited with her family. The cat, fittingly named “Rowdy,” escaped her kennel after the arrival of her Lufthansa flight from Germany on June 24, according