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By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — An American silver coin dating back to the 17th century, before the United States was founded, has sold for a record-breaking $2.52 million at auction, eight years after it was discovered in an old cabinet in Amsterdam. The threepence coin was struck in 1652 in Boston just weeks after

By Silvia Marchetti, CNN (CNN) — While many communities around the world have been wondering what to make of Donald Trump’s presidential re-election, a village on the Italian island of Sardinia has sniffed a potential opportunity. Like many other places in rural Italy, Ollolai has long been trying to persuade outsiders to move in to

By Leah Dolan, CNN London (CNN) — Despite usually lasting less than 15 minutes, the modern runway show often demands months of preparation, hundreds of thousands of dollars and an army of highly skilled technicians, set builders and tailors. Yet these fleeting displays have the power to cement a designer’s legacy. Even if you’re not

By Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — Pioneering travel guidebook writer Arthur Frommer has died at the age of 95, according to a statement from the media brand he founded. His daughter, Pauline Frommer, confirmed that her father died on November 18, “at his home, surrounded by loved ones.” Born in Virginia in 1929, Arthur Frommer

By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Vladimir Shklyarov, a world-renowned Russian ballet star, has died after falling from the fifth floor of a building on Saturday. His death was confirmed by the Mariinsky Theater, a venue in the city of St. Petersburg where Shklyarov was the highest-ranking dancer. “This is a huge loss for the

By Jen Rose Smith, CNN (CNN) — If a steaming bowl of soup strikes you as the ultimate in old-fashioned comfort, you’ve got plenty of company. Soup is one of the world’s oldest and most universal foods, said Janet Clarkson, author of the book “Soup: A Global History.” “Every culture has some kind of soup,”

By Billy Stockwell, CNN (CNN) — A gold watch gifted to the captain of a ship which rescued more than 700 passengers and crew from the Titanic has sold for a record-breaking £1.56 million ($1.97 million). The 18-carat Tiffany & Co. pocket watch was given to Captain Arthur Rostron by the widows of three wealthy

By Barbie Latza Nadeau, Antonia Mortensen and Alessandro Gentili, CNN (CNN) — There’s nothing quite like the mouthwatering taste of real Prosciutto di Parma, known the world over as Parma ham. The Italian delicacy, which generates an annual turnover of $1.6 billion, is prized by Italians and enjoys a protected status — only meat cured

By Jessie Yeung and Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — Victoria Kjær Theilvig of Denmark has been crowned Miss Universe 2024, becoming the first Dane to ever win the competition. The 21-year-old, a competitive dancer, entrepreneur, and aspiring lawyer, beat more than 120 other contestants to win the annual beauty pageant in Mexico City on Saturday

By Julia Buckley, CNN (CNN) — He’s the mythical Celtic warlord who held out against the Anglo Saxon invasion of what would come to be called England. His right-hand man was a wizard, he was handed his famous sword by a deity, and he was a romantic — and chivalrous — hero. Oh, and he

By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In travel news this week: crackdowns on overtourism in Florence and Pompeii, new developments in the world of long-haul and ultralong-haul flights, plus the California couple who moved to France, where things did not go as they hoped. Launch of the Airbus A321XLR It’s slim, it’s sleek, it has

By Paradise Afshar, CNN (CNN) — Dallas police are investigating after a Southwest Airlines flight was struck by a bullet as it was preparing to depart from Dallas Love Field Airport in Texas Friday evening, authorities said. The bullet apparently struck the right side of the plane just under the flight deck as the plane

By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome (CNN) — The ancient Colosseum in Rome has witnessed some historic battles, with toga-clad crowds once packing the gigantic venue to watch gladiators slug it out against opponents including lions and baboons. But, apparently, its fighting days aren’t over. The 2,000-year-old venue is now the scene of a new

By Francesca Street, CNN (CNN) — Ambika Mathur was sitting on her parents’ couch, watching “Emily in Paris” and feeling sorry for herself. It was summer 2022. Ambika, a California-based model, was feeling “kind of stagnant.” She’d just broken up with her long-term partner and moved back in with her parents at the age of

By Paradise Afshar and Caroll Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — A Miami-bound Scandinavian Airlines flight was forced to return to Europe on Thursday after encountering severe turbulence over Greenland, according to the airline. No severe injuries were reported among passengers or crew on flight SK957, the airline said in a statement to CNN Friday. There were

By Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration says an air traffic controller’s instructions kept an American Airlines flight from hitting mountains near Honolulu International Airport in Hawaii. The agency is investigating the incident on American flight 298 just after takeoff, bound for Los Angeles early Wednesday morning. Open-source flight tracking data from