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By Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — Imagine jumping on a train in southwestern China, traveling some 2,000 miles and arriving in Singapore – less…
Continue ReadingBy Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — Imagine jumping on a train in southwestern China, traveling some 2,000 miles and arriving in Singapore – less…
Continue ReadingBy Rebecca Cairns, CNN (CNN) — With its soft gray lines and sleek, curving exterior, Project Hive looks less like a school and more like a…
Continue ReadingBy Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — Colorful paintings of daily life in ancient Egypt have been discovered in a tomb dating back more than 4,300…
Continue ReadingBy Chris Menrad, CNN (CNN) — How did an innovative exhibition house, designed in New York City in 1931 — and only meant to stand for seven…
Continue ReadingBy Jack Guy and Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — The Sagrada Familia in Barcelona will finally be finished in 2026, more than 140 years after…
Continue ReadingBy Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — Oxygen? Check. Crampons? Check. Poop bags?… Check. Those hoping to climb Everest this year will have to make…
Continue ReadingBy Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — Writer and illustrator Laurent de Brunhoff, who continued his father’s legacy by producing dozens of original…
Continue ReadingBy Xiaofei Xu, CNN Paris (CNN) — The army of waiters who are the lifeblood of the French capital’s many cafés often get a bad rap, accused…
Continue ReadingBy David Williams and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Heath Barnes opened his book on the upper decks of the Bahamas-bound Carnival Freedom…
Continue ReadingBy Silvia Marchetti, CNN (CNN) — Italy’s one-euro-home sales have been attracting a lot of interest over the past few years, with dozens…
Continue ReadingBy Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — Martin Greenfield, a tailor who dressed six US presidents, countless A-list actors and professional athletes, died…
Continue ReadingBy Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In our travel round-up this week: love stories of missed flights and strong connections, the Greek island…
Continue ReadingBy Guy Kesteven, CNN (CNN) — Rome might not have built ancient history’s biggest empire – a shout out to Genghis for that one – but it…
Continue ReadingBy Colleen Kelsey, CNN (CNN) — Writing in 1863, the French poet and critic Charles Baudelaire turned his eye to a striking faction of Parisian…
Continue ReadingBy Francesca Street, CNN (CNN) — If she can avoid it, Saphia never travels by airplane. Saphia researches the climate crisis for a living –…
Continue ReadingBy Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — More than 4,000 culturally significant items, including textiles, ceramics, and clothing, have been…
Continue ReadingBy Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — Diamonds are forever – especially for Emily Ratajkowski, who has chosen to turn her engagement ring into…
Continue ReadingBy Feride Yalav-Heckeroth, CNN (CNN) — Just off the D515 state highway to Kuşadası, a meandering asphalted road cuts through the pine trees…
Continue ReadingBy Nectar Gan, CNN (CNN) — A Netflix adaptation of wildly popular Chinese sci-fi novel “The Three-Body Problem” has split opinions in China…
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Whitfield, CNN (CNN) — Within hours of the Russian invasion in February 2022, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky invoked martial…
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