Climber can keep $84,000-worth of jewels he found on Mont Blanc
By Jack Guy, CNN A climber who found a trove of precious stones on Mont Blanc has been given half of the 150,000-euro ($168,700) haul to keep after…
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New York billionaire Michael Steinhardt surrenders $70 million of stolen ancient art
Jack Guy, CNN US billionaire Michael Steinhardt has surrendered 180 stolen relics worth an estimated $70 million and agreed to an…
Continue ReadingThe real life ‘Aristocats’ of St. Petersburg’s Hermitage Museum
By Cai Pigliucci, CNN While you’re strolling the grand halls of the State Hermitage Museum, in St. Petersburg, Russia, you might hear the faint…
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What it’s like traveling to Japan amid the Omicron variant
By Selina Wang, CNN Like so many people around the world, my life was massively upended by the pandemic. After getting legally married in 2019, my…
Continue ReadingWikipedia’s first ever edit sells as NFT for $750K
Jack Guy, CNN Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales has auctioned off a non-fungible token (NFT) of the first edit ever made on the site. Wales typed the…
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17 Covid-19 cases identified on New Orleans-bound cruise ship
By Gregory Lemos and Amanda Jackson, CNN The Covid-19 positive case count among crew and passengers aboard the Norwegian Cruise Line ship Breakaway…
Continue Reading 17 Covid-19 cases identified on New Orleans-bound cruise ship
By Gregory Lemos and Amanda Jackson, CNN The Covid-19 positive case count among crew and passengers aboard the Norwegian Cruise Line ship Breakaway…
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Europe’s tastiest cheeses
Julia Buckley, CNN It is a truth universally acknowledged that (almost) everyone loves cheese. And it’s a truth almost as universally…
Continue ReadingThese dogs with jobs are the new calendar stars of 2022
Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Sam is an artist shiba inu from Berlin in a plaid button-down shirt who poses with his easel. Bertha is a microdosing king poodle…
Continue ReadingRunny-nosed hippos test positive for Covid-19 in Belgium
By Dalal Mawad and Caitlin Hu, CNN Two hippos at a zoo in Antwerp, Belgium, have tested positive for Covid-19, in what is believed to be the first…
Continue ReadingStolen yogini goddess statue, once on sale at Sotheby’s, to be returned to India
Sana Noor Haq, CNN A stolen yogini statue, which was once on sale at Sotheby’s auction house in London, will be returned to the High Commission…
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Op-ed: Virgil Abloh dissolved ‘barriers of entry’ with joy and optimism
Dr Samuel Ross I first met Virgil Abloh in the summer of 2012. Our relationship began with a series of Instagram interactions and a rapid email…
Continue ReadingUnimaru: The art museum between North and South Korea where the curator wears a bulletproof vest
By Lilit Marcus and Gawon Bae, CNN Art has always had the power to be dangerous. But a newly opened art museum is taking that to another level.…
Continue ReadingA man jumped out of taxiing airplane at Phoenix’s Sky Harbor International Airport
By Melissa Alonso and Alaa Elassar, CNN A 30-year-old man jumped out of an airplane as it was taxiing at Phoenix’s Sky Harbor International…
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Anger simmers over Omicron travel bans in southern Africa
By Zaina Adamu and Stephanie Busari, CNN African leaders are hitting back against travel bans imposed over the Omicron variant, accusing wealthy…
Continue Reading Anger simmers over Omicron travel bans in southern Africa
By Zaina Adamu and Stephanie Busari, CNN African leaders are hitting back against travel bans imposed over the Omicron variant, accusing wealthy…
Continue ReadingSouth Africa Covid-19 cases have nearly quadrupled since Tuesday, with Omicron fueling the surge
By Duarte Mendonça, CNN South Africa’s Covid-19 cases have nearly quadrupled in the last four days, underscoring concerns around how…
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The baby dragons of Slovenia
John Malathronas, CNN Postojna Cave, situated one hour’s drive southwest of Ljubljana, Slovenia’s capital, is so vast, it has its own…
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World’s second tallest building tops out in Malaysia
Oscar Holland, CNN The spire of a soaring 118-story skyscraper has topped out at over 2,227 feet above Malaysia’s capital, Kuala Lumpur. Set to…
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‘The higher the better’: Why platform heels are back in fashion
Megan C. Hills, CNN Heels are making a serious comeback, with stars leading the post-lockdown trend for towering footwear. Beyoncé donned a pair of…
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Latest US travel rules: What you need to know about the changes prompted by Omicron
By Marnie Hunter and Forrest Brown, CNN Just when we thought US travel rules were starting to stabilize, along came Omicron. The dominoes fell…
Continue Reading Latest US travel rules: What you need to know about the changes prompted by Omicron
By Marnie Hunter and Forrest Brown, CNN Just when we thought US travel rules were starting to stabilize, along came Omicron. The dominoes fell…
Continue ReadingThe secret underground bunker which helped win World War II
By Maureen O’Hare, CNN Some 73 feet below the traffic and bustle of London’s Piccadilly lies a silent warren of corridors and pitch-black…
Continue ReadingTips on buying a cheap house in Italy from those who’ve done it
Silvia Marchetti, CNN Buying a cheap property in Italy is an attractive prospect for many travelers, particularly with the ever-growing number of…
Continue ReadingArt collective claims 2021 Turner Prize with Irish pub installation
Oscar Holland, CNN A group of 11 artists and activists has claimed the prestigious Turner Prize after transforming a gallery space into an Irish pub.…
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The world’s tastiest dumplings
Julia Buckley and CNN Travel staff How to define a dumpling? In its most basic sense, it’s a pocket of dough filled with some form of savory or…
Continue Reading‘Virgil was here:’ Inside Virgil Abloh’s final show for Louis Vuitton
Nick Remsen, CNN When news of Virgil Abloh’s death broke on Sunday, many speculated that Louis Vuitton’s presentation of his…
Continue ReadingBarcelona’s Sagrada Familia topped with a huge, 12-pointed star
Jack Guy, CNN A huge, 12-pointed star has been installed on top of one of the towers of Antoni Gaudí’s famous Sagrada Familia cathedral in…
Continue Reading New US travel rules: What you need to know about the changes prompted by Omicron
By Marnie Hunter and Forrest Brown, CNN Just when we thought US travel rules were starting to stabilize, along comes Omicron. The dominoes fell…
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Rockefeller Christmas tree lighting set for Wednesday evening: Your guide to the event
By Forrest Brown,CNN It’s almost an understatement to say that winter holiday traditions are a big deal in New York City. And after last…
Continue ReadingCDC moves an African nation and a central European country into its ‘very high’ risk travel category
By Marnie Hunter and Forrest Brown, CNN The central European country of Poland and the central African nation of Niger were among four new additions…
Continue ReadingMan suspected of discharging firearm at Atlanta airport turns himself in
By Melissa Alonso, CNN The man who fled after a gunshot set off a panic inside the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport more than a week…
Continue ReadingA letter up for auction shows that Catherine the Great was an early advocate of inoculation
Harmeet Kaur, CNN A letter set to go up for auction this week shows that ruler Catherine the Great was one of the early proponents of inoculation…
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CDC expanding surveillance at 4 major US airports to look for Omicron
By CNN Staff The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expanding surveillance at four major international airports to keep an eye out for…
Continue Reading CDC expanding surveillance at 4 major US airports to look for Omicron
By CNN Staff The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expanding surveillance at four major international airports to keep an eye out for…
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Josephine Baker becomes first Black woman honored at the Pantheon in Paris
Joseph Ataman, CNN Black, American-born, a woman, and arguably best known for her exotic dancing: Josephine Baker hardly fits the profile of…
Continue ReadingGucci family hits out at portrayal in ‘House of Gucci’ movie
Nicola Ruotolo and Amy Woodyatt, CNN The heirs of former Gucci fashion house chairman Aldo Gucci have hit out at Ridley Scott’s “House of…
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You get lost in the wilderness. Do you know how to survive?
Kristen Rogers, CNN After camping in Oregon in May, Harry Burleigh spontaneously decided to venture off on a trail before returning home. What he…
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Travel bans are an ‘illusion of protection’ like ‘locking a screen door,’ CNN medical analyst says
By Marnie Hunter, Naomi Thomas and Karla Cripps, CNN Governments are trying to buy time with a rash of new travel restrictions as they figure out the…
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The best Christmas markets taking place in 2022
By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN There’s nothing quite like a festive market to bring out the Christmas spirit in people. While these events can…
Continue ReadingPeruvian mummy that’s at least 800 years old found by archeologists in Lima
By Jeevan Ravindran, CNN A mummy estimated to be between 800 and 1,200 years old has been unearthed by archeologists in Peru, at a site near the…
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These are the world’s most expensive cities in 2021
By Maureen O’Hare, CNN All over the world, it’s been a tough year on wallets. Supply-chain blockages and changing consumer demand have…
Continue ReadingCDC moves an African nation and a central European country into its ‘very high’ risk travel category
By Marnie Hunter and Forrest Brown, CNN The central European country of Poland and the central African nation of Niger were among four new additions…
Continue ReadingSleeping in cars, teaching on Zoom and several cancellations: These travelers are stranded over restrictions tied to the Omicron variant
By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN When Mick Sturla left for vacation to South Africa, he had no idea his eight-day stay at a safari lodge would turn into a…
Continue ReadingSleeping in cars, teaching on Zoom and several cancellations: These travelers are stranded over restrictions tied to the Omicron variant
By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN When Mick Sturla left for vacation to South Africa, he had no idea his eight-day stay at a safari lodge would turn into a…
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How the new Covid-19 variant impacts your travel plans
Karla Cripps, CNN The discovery of a new variant of the Covid-19 virus has left governments around the world scrambling, leading to a steady stream…
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Kanye West leads tributes to Virgil Abloh with moving Sunday Service cover of Adele’s ‘Easy on Me’
Toyin Owoseje, CNN Kanye West honored his late friend, barrier-breaking designer Virgil Abloh, by dedicating the latest installment of his Sunday…
Continue Reading Travel bans are an ‘illusion of protection’ like ‘locking a screen door,’ CNN medical analyst says
By Marnie Hunter, Naomi Thomas and Karla Cripps, CNN Governments are trying to buy time with a rash of new travel restrictions as they figure out the…
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Pub-goers snowed in for three days at UK’s highest inn
By Jack Guy, CNN Dozens of people have been snowed in at the highest pub in the United Kingdom for three nights after the country was hit by Storm…
Continue Reading How the new Covid-19 variant impacts your travel plans
Karla Cripps, CNN The discovery of a new variant of the Covid-19 virus has left governments around the world scrambling, leading to a steady stream…
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