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By Issy Ronald and Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — It is an otherworldly scene. A paper nautilus floats on a piece of ocean debris after a volcanic eruption in the Philippines, its orange eye bright against the black water, its parchment-like shell curled in a perfect spiral, with specks of light falling like raindrops on

By Ranjan Pal, CNN Tharangambadi, India (CNN) — In the long history of colonial rule in Asia, the shadow of Denmark does not loom large. It would be fair to say that few Indians and even fewer Danes are aware that this northern European nation had a foothold in India from 1620 to 1845. That foothold

By Zahid Mahmood, Benjamin Brown, James Frater and Sahar Akbarzai, CNN (CNN) — A luxury cruise ship that ran aground off Greenland’s eastern coastline earlier this week has been successfully freed, Denmark’s military Joint Arctic Command said on Thursday. The Ocean Explorer – carrying 206 passengers and crew – ran aground in Alpefjord on Monday.

Julia Buckley, CNN (CNN) — Venice has finally revealed the details for its entrance fee, making it the first city in the world to charge daytripper visitors. Starting in spring 2024, visitors to the floating city will have to pay 5 euros ($5.40) to enter on peak days if they’re not staying the night. But

Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — A Picasso masterpiece entitled “Femme à la montre” fetched more than $139 million on Wednesday, becoming the second most valuable work by the artist ever sold at auction. The 1932 oil painting took center-stage at a two-day event at Sotheby’s in New York, at the sale of late philanthropist Emily

By Francesca Street, CNN (CNN) — Ruben Flowers stumbled across the photo by accident. It was early 2023 and he was thumbing through photo albums at his grandmother’s house. Suddenly, there it was: a snapshot from 1994, taken in an airplane flight deck, depicting him as a toddler, sitting next to his pilot dad. In

By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — Ariana Grande has revealed she’s taken a hiatus from lip fillers and Botox injections in recent years. Grande’s comments came during a video made for Vogue about her beauty secrets, during which she got candid — and emotional — about how her relationship with beauty has shifted over time.

By Richard Quest and Joe Minihane, CNN (CNN) — There are cities, there are capitals and then there is Cairo. Chaotic, enchanting and magnificent, the Egyptian capital is awe inspiring and home to a raw energy that’s all its own. A city of a thousand minarets, it has more history, more myths and more oomph

By Jacqui Palumbo and Alex Rees, CNN New York City (CNN) — Swarming crowds and extravagant locations are par for the course at New York Fashion Week. But sometimes it’s the smallest venues that leave the biggest impression. On Monday, a packed rooftop show hosted by convicted felon Anna Delvey became one of the more

Oscar Holland and Christy Choi, CNN; Photo editor: Jennifer Arnow, CNN (CNN) — Hollywood’s red carpets have been eerily quiet amid the ongoing actors’ and writers’ strikes, but the music industry was out in full force at this year’s Video Music Awards (VMAs). Since it was first broadcast almost four decades ago, MTV’s annual awards

By Gregory Wallace, CNN (CNN) — The air traffic controller shortage will continue to cause travel disruptions not only next year, but for at least the next five years, airline industry executives said Tuesday. The flight system is “suffering” they said, citing the 3,000-person controller shortage that Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg revealed in a CNN

By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — If the 1950s had red lipstick and pin curls, and the 1990s had brown gloss and “tightliner,” then the 2010s was all about fluffy brows and dewy skin. Between 2014 and 2019, many beauty enthusiasts’ preferences shifted: High coverage foundation was largely displaced by multi-step skincare routines, brow gel

By Kathleen Bangs, CNN (CNN) — It’s one thing standing in line to watch the blockbuster film “Oppenheimer.” It’s another thing entirely queueing up in a remote desert to experience the location of the film’s most pivotal scene. But if you’re a fan of atomic history and can swing central New Mexico this October, your

By Zoe Whitfield, CNN (CNN) — “Photographing a rapper was not on my agenda,” said Michel Haddi, the French-Algerian photographer whose new project is a heavyweight monograph dedicated to the late Tupac Shakur. “But when I moved to America it was different,” he continued. “(Rap) became my culture.” During a career spanning more than 30

By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — It turns out that luxury London hotels are like buses. You wait ages for one to open, and then two, or in this case several, come at once. After being beset by delays due to the Covid-19 pandemic, 1 Hotel Mayfair, the first London location for the 1 Hotels

By Thomas Page, CNN (CNN) — At the foot of a dune in a nameless corner of the Sahara Desert, a woman falls to the ground. Ahead, a caravan of wandering souls snakes away. She calls for help and a young man – a boy, really, aged by what he’s seen and done – peels

By Jacopo Prisco, CNN CNN —Unsure what to pack from your wardrobe for a vacation to Japan? If you’re flying with Japan Airlines, the answer could be nothing at all. Japan’s flag carrier has started a year-long trial of a service that allows travelers to book a set of clothes — covering different sartorial styles and

By Joe Yogerst, CNN (CNN) — National parks are really into big things, especially super-large landmarks. Sagarmatha National Park in Nepal safeguards the southern slopes of Mt Everest, the world’s highest peak at 8,849 meters (29,032 feet). Venezuela’s Canaima National Park is home to Angel Falls, the world’s tallest waterfall at 979 meters (3,212 feet).

CNN Jack Guy and Inke Kappeler, CNN (CNN) — A famed Russian conductor allowed climate protesters who disrupted a performance at a classical music festival in Switzerland to address the crowd, despite grumbling from some members of the audience. Vladimir Jurowski, director of the Bavarian State Opera, “made a deal” on Friday with two protesters

By Nimi Princewill, CNN Abuja, Nigeria (CNN) — The United Arab Emirates has lifted a year-long visa ban imposed on Nigerian travelers, authorities in the West African country said Monday. The restriction placed by the UAE last October was lifted following negotiations between Nigeria’s new President Bola Tinubu and UAE leader Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Both men met earlier