Tourists get a bird’s eye view of Trevi Fountain during restoration works
By Barbie Nadeau and Antonia Mortensen, CNN Rome (CNN) — Rome’s baroque Trevi Fountain opened Saturday morning with selfie-takers lining a…
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Young Chinese are ditching planes to travel long distances by bus and train. Meet the ‘iron butt’ travelers
By Chris Lau and Joyce Jiang, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Lin En could have easily reached his destination in six hours had he caught a flight. But…
Continue ReadingThis small suburban school was named the world’s best new building
By Oscar Holland, CNN Singapore (CNN) — A humble suburban school in Australia has fended off competition from skyscrapers, museums and airport…
Continue ReadingNotre-Dame’s bells ring out for the first time since the devastating 2019 fire
By Caroline Baum and Rosa Rahimi, CNN (CNN) — More than five years since a catastrophic fire destroyed large parts of the Notre-Dame cathedral…
Continue ReadingNotre-Dame’s bells ring out for the first time since the devastating 2019 fire
CNN By Caroline Baum and Rosa Rahimi, CNN (CNN) — More than five years since a catastrophic fire destroyed large parts of the Notre-Dame…
Continue ReadingAI robot’s portrait of Alan Turing that ‘challenges what it is to be human’ sets record, selling for $1.08 million
By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — An AI robot’s painting of British computer scientist and codebreaker Alan Turing has sold for $1.08 million,…
Continue ReadingHer wife died and she went on a cruise. Then she met a fellow passenger who changed her life forever
By Francesca Street, CNN (CNN) — It was 5.30 in the morning and Royal Caribbean’s Voyager of the Seas cruise ship was floating off the coast…
Continue ReadingHow a drab Soviet metropolis became Central Asia’s capital of cool
By Joe Yogerst, CNN Almaty, Kazakhstan (CNN) — Several cities around the globe have reinvented themselves in recent years, but none more…
Continue Reading‘Very rare’ 77-year-old piece of cake from Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip’s wedding sells for $2,800
By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — A “very rare” 77-year-old slice of the cake served at Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip’s wedding sold for…
Continue ReadingRare pair of Ming Dynasty jars smash auction estimate, selling for $12.5 million
By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — A pair of rare Ming Dynasty fish jars dating from the 16th century have sold for £9.6 million ($12.5 million) at…
Continue ReadingFor some Americans living in Europe, relief from some of the smaller stresses of US life makes for a more relaxed existence
By Terry Ward, CNN (CNN) — A lower cost of living. Affordable health care. Enhanced quality of life. Better bread. By now, many Americans are…
Continue ReadingAirline lost your bag? Tracking it might be about to get easier
By Julia Buckley, CNN (CNN) — Lost luggage is one of the major woes of the modern travel era, with rates of mishandled bags still up since the…
Continue ReadingCliffside café in China serves death-defying $56 coffee with a view of Taiwan
By Lilit Marcus and Joyce Jiang, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Ye Kunkun spent 398 yuan (about $56) on a special iced Americano at a rural café in…
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‘The saddest thing I’ve seen in Italy’: Tiny Trevi Fountain stand-in pool draws scorn
CNN By Barbie Latza Nadeau and Antonia Mortensen, CNN Rome (CNN) — When the city of Rome constructed what looks like a backyard swimming pool…
Continue ReadingRaccoon drops from ceiling at LaGuardia Airport and goes on the run
By Sara Smart and Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — Travelers at LaGuardia Airport in New York got quite the wake-up call on Monday morning…
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Raccoon drops from ceiling at LaGuardia Airport and goes on the run
CNN By Sara Smart and Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — Travelers at LaGuardia Airport in New York got quite the wake-up call on Monday morning…
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Endangered pygmy hippo born in Scottish zoo
CNN By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — Her name is as Scottish as it gets, but little Haggis is a long way from her natural home. The forests and…
Continue Reading‘Poignant’ postcard from excited Titanic passenger up for auction
By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — A postcard written by a first-class passenger on the Titanic will go up for auction later this month. Richard…
Continue ReadingEndangered pygmy hippo born in Scottish zoo
By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — Her name is as Scottish as it gets, but little Haggis is a long way from her natural home. The forests and…
Continue ReadingChanel showcases dreamy resort collection in Hong Kong
By Stephy Chung, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Chanel presented its Cruise 2024-2025 collection in Hong Kong on Tuesday, with a mix of light tweed…
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