Egypt bans Dutch archaeology team from Saqqara due to museum’s ‘Afrocentric’ exhibition
Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — A team of archaeologists from a Dutch museum has been banned from carrying out excavations in Egypt’s rich…
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Economy class airplane bunk beds get seal of approval as launch moves closer
By Francesca Street, CNN Hamburg, Germany (CNN) — Air New Zealand’s Skynest, the upcoming reimagined economy-class seating which promises…
Continue ReadingAustralia’s popular Fraser Island has reverted to its traditional name of K’gari
By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — Forget Fraser Island. The world’s largest sand island is now officially known by its traditional name,…
Continue Reading‘Man of a thousand faces’: Samuel Fosso, known for his iconic self-portraits of famous figures, wins prestigious photography prize
By Maheshpreet Kaur Narula, CNN (CNN) — At first glance, you may think you recognize some of these iconic photographs. The poses, clothing, and…
Continue ReadingPrehistoric cave paintings discovered in Spain using drones
Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Archaeologists in Spain have discovered prehistoric paintings in hard-to-reach caves in the east of the country using…
Continue ReadingAir India passengers who were stranded in Russia land in San Francisco
By Chris Liakos, Tara John, Michael Conte and Uliana Pavlova, CNN (CNN) — An Air India flight sent to the remote Russian city of Magadan to…
Continue ReadingWhy this morning-after portrait of Faye Dunaway became an iconic Hollywood moment
By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — In just 10 minutes, photographer Terry O’Neill snapped one of the most recognizable celebrity portraits of the…
Continue ReadingThe double-decker airplane seat is back. Here’s what it looks like now
By Francesca Street, CNN Hamburg, Germany (CNN) — Would you sit directly below another airplane passenger? It might not sound particularly…
Continue ReadingHong Kong’s famous rubber duck returns — and now there are two
CNN Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — A decade since it famously appeared in Victoria Harbour, Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman’s “Rubber Duck”…
Continue ReadingSpace-starved Singapore will end 180 years of horse racing to make way for housing
By Kathleen Magramo, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — The space starved island state of Singapore is bringing the curtain down on more than 180 years of…
Continue ReadingHong Kong’s famous rubber duck returns — and now there are two
Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — A decade since it famously appeared in Victoria Harbour, Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman’s “Rubber Duck”…
Continue ReadingThese chefs and restaurants are the 2023 James Beard Award winners
By Forrest Brown and Marnie Hunter, CNN (CNN) — A Philadelphia restaurant with an eight-course tasting menu, a Haitian restaurant in the…
Continue ReadingVienna finds off-kilter solution to controversy over statue of antisemitic mayor
Lianne Kolirin and Stephanie Halasz, CNN (CNN) — A statue of an antisemitic politician who is said to have inspired Adolf Hitler is to be…
Continue ReadingThis couple set off on a motorbike world tour with their beloved dog. Then tragedy struck
Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — Their shared love of travel was one of the main topics of conversation during their first date back in…
Continue Reading‘Barbie’ movie’s pink paint splurge led to global shortage, production designer says
CNN Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — Creating the perfect backdrop for the upcoming “Barbie” movie required so much pink paint that it led to a…
Continue Reading‘Barbie’ movie’s pink paint splurge led to global shortage, production designer says
Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — Creating the perfect backdrop for the upcoming “Barbie” movie required so much pink paint that it led to a…
Continue ReadingYellowstone urges visitors to protect wildlife after tourists put baby elk in their car and other incidents
Mitchell McCluskey, CNN (CNN) — Yellowstone National Park has urged visitors to protect wildlife after a string of incidents that have left…
Continue ReadingVaping helps fuel huge rise in bad behavior on planes
By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — There was the hope that when mask mandates on planes ended and people got used to traveling again,…
Continue ReadingThe beautiful Croatia coastline with fewer tourists
Mary Novakovich, CNN (CNN) — Mention Dalmatia, and Split and Dubrovnik usually spring to mind. But head to the northern stretch of this coastal…
Continue Reading‘Like entering a forest’: Inside Asia’s largest timber building
Oscar Holland, CNN Singapore (CNN) — Singapore has long billed itself as a “garden city,” a term coined in the 1960s by the country’s…
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