This cruise line just canceled its latest ship launch
Julia Buckley, CNN As summer heats up, the travel industry is struggling to cope — and one company has seen the writing on the wall, canceling…
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British tourist sentenced to 15 years in Iraq for stealing antiquities
Aqeel Najim, CNN A 66-year-old British man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison in Iraq after he was found guilty of stealing antiquities while…
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CNN Melanie Swan, CNN The UAE may have only just celebrated its 50th anniversary of independence but Abu Dhabi has a centuries-old past. The largest…
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Lianne Kolirin, CNN Paula Rego, the acclaimed Portuguese-born British artist, has died at age 87. In a statement posted to Twitter, the Victoria Miro…
Continue ReadingThe man who bought an entire village in Italy
Silvia Marchetti, CNN Italy has in recent years sold off hundreds of dilapidated homes for next to nothing, thanks to schemes to attract new…
Continue ReadingInspired by sacred music, an artist’s ‘Black Chapel’ is opening in London
Jacqui Palumbo, CNN A striking meditative temple made of painted black wood has been built in London’s Hyde Park as part of a prestigious…
Continue ReadingThe world’s most expensive cities for 2022
By Lilit Marcus, CNN Global mobility company ECA International has released its annual list of the world’s most expensive cities to live in,…
Continue Reading‘Napalm Girl’ at 50: The story of the Vietnam War’s defining photo
Oscar Holland, CNN The horrifying photograph of children fleeing a deadly napalm attack has become a defining image not only of the Vietnam War but…
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WABC Oscar Holland, CNN The horrifying photograph of children fleeing a deadly napalm attack has become a defining image not only of the Vietnam War…
Continue ReadingThis photographer’s surreal images explore the complexity of Asian American identity
Harmeet Kaur, CNN There are those who take photos and those who make photos, to paraphrase the legendary photographer Ansel Adams. Michelle Watt is…
Continue ReadingTravel is back. And so are the influencers
By Melissa Mahtani, CNN Love them or loathe them, as the travel world re-opens, influencers are back on the move. That’s welcome news for some…
Continue Reading‘Inundated with American travelers’: End of testing rule opens summer travel floodgates
CNN Blane Bachelor, CNN Just as summer heats up, the US is lifting its long-standing requirement for all travelers entering the country to present a…
Continue ReadingRyanair under fire for asking South Africans to prove nationality with Afrikaans test
Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN Ryanair has come under fire for asking South African travelers to take an Afrikaans test to prove their nationality…
Continue ReadingAn ‘unburnable’ copy of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ sells for $130,000 at auction
Megan C. Hills Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” has often provoked controversy, facing book bans over the decades…
Continue ReadingThe big city takeover of Texas barbecue
By Forrest Brown, CNN Once every four years, influential Texas Monthly magazine comes out with one of its most highly anticipated cover stories. And…
Continue ReadingThis landlocked country has been named Europe’s best for bathing
By Maureen O’Hare, CNN The quality of Europe’s bathing waters has improved dramatically in recent decades, and a new report released this…
Continue ReadingAbu Dhabi archaeology: The ancient wonders found in the Arabian desert
Melanie Swan, CNN The UAE may have only just celebrated its 50th anniversary of independence but Abu Dhabi has a centuries-old past. The largest of…
Continue ReadingBorobudur: World’s largest Buddhist temple to get more expensive
Heather Chen, CNN Visiting the world’s largest Buddhist temple is about to get expensive. Borobudur, one of Indonesia’s most popular…
Continue ReadingFashion highlights from the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
Megan C. Hills Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations were full of lavish pageantry to mark the British monarch’s…
Continue ReadingMan breaks into Dallas Museum of Art and damages several artworks, including 2,000-year-old Greek vases
Zoe Sottile, CNN Several ancient works of art at the Dallas Museum of Art, including Greek vessels crafted thousands of years ago, were damaged by an…
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