Chinese tourists flock to ‘Flaming Mountains’ despite heat wave
Reuters Tourists flocked to China’s scenic Flaming Mountains this week to experience searing high temperatures amid punishing heat waves that…
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Missing for decades, a stolen 15th-century letter from Christopher Columbus heads home to Italy
By Christy Choi, CNN (CNN) — The United States has returned a stolen 15th-century letter by Christopher Columbus to Italy, US Immigration and…
Continue Reading$2 billion Disneyland-sized ‘Americana-themed’ park and resort planned along Route 66
By Marnie Hunter, CNN (CNN) — There’s another stop coming along Route 66 in northeast Oklahoma. The $2 billion American Heartland Theme Park…
Continue ReadingIn Greta Gerwig’s ‘Barbie,’ Ken’s clothes are his key to emancipation
By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — For the last 62 years, Ken has been the original accessory — designed only to match or complement his predestined…
Continue ReadingWhat’s driving sunscreen’s big boom
By Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — The sunscreen boom is upon us. In 2020, the global value of sun care products was $10.7 billion. Already a…
Continue ReadingTraveling to a heat wave zone: Here’s what tourists need to know
CNN By CNN Travel staff (CNN) — Scorching hot temperatures have been breaking records and wreaking havoc across some of the world’s most…
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By CNN Travel staff (CNN) — Scorching hot temperatures have been breaking records and wreaking havoc across some of the world’s most popular…
Continue ReadingIt’s not just the heatwave. There’s now another reason your summer vacation might be ruined
By Blane Bachelor, CNN (CNN) — Following last summer’s chaos of canceled flights, mountains of lost luggage and other disruptions, many…
Continue ReadingAsia’s best bars for 2023 announced
By Lilit Marcus, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Asia comprises about 30% of the world’s land mass. But there seems to be one consensus about which…
Continue ReadingMale grooming is booming. Here’s why
By Teo van den Broeke, CNN (CNN) — Men’s grooming is booming. According to data gathered by market insight company Statista this year, the…
Continue ReadingChina’s ancient Silk Road murals face a new threat – climate change
By Alex Stambaugh and Nectar Gan, CNN (CNN) — Ancient Buddhist murals and statues in caves along China’s Silk Road are under “direct…
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CNN By CNN Travel staff (CNN) — Scorching hot temperatures have been breaking records and wreaking havoc across some of the world’s most…
Continue ReadingAt least 1 person was treated for ‘heat-related discomfort’ in a plane at a Las Vegas airport
By Gregory Wallace and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — First responders treated at least one person for “heat-related discomfort” in a Delta…
Continue ReadingThe controversial history of Barbie’s classic stiletto mule heels
By Marie Lodi, CNN (CNN) — When the trailer for Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” movie was first released, Google Trend searches for fluffy mules…
Continue ReadingThe Hermès Birkin bag: Everything you need to know about the world’s most coveted tote
By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — What fits your personal belongings and can cost a full year’s salary — or two, or three? In the 1990s, you…
Continue ReadingRussian tour operators beg Crimea vacationers not to cancel trips following bridge attack
By Mick Krever, Anna Chernova, and Olga Voitovych, CNN (CNN) — Russian tour operators are pleading with vacationers to Crimea not to make…
Continue ReadingThe world’s most powerful passport for 2023 revealed
By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — The jiggling and jostling atop the global passport rankings for 2023 just got a little more interesting.…
Continue ReadingWhat it’s like to be an American living in Paris
By Ulrike Lemmin-Woolfrey, CNN (CNN) — “Paris is always a good idea,” as Audrey Hepburn tried to persuade Humphrey Bogart in the 1954 film…
Continue ReadingThe world’s new largest office building is bigger than the Pentagon
By Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — The Belgian city of Antwerp may be known as the world’s diamond trading hub, while most rough stones are mined…
Continue ReadingThe world’s new largest office building is bigger than the Pentagon
CNN By Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — The Belgian city of Antwerp may be known as the world’s diamond trading hub, while most rough stones are…
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