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By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — The photograph could have been taken at any birthday party: three girls in dresses standing side-by-side in a living room, balloons and streamers strung up around an entryway. The subjects could be friends or sisters, each with long brown hair that falls past their waists. But with their faces

By Karla Cripps, CNN (CNN) — Travelers booking seats on what’s currently the world’s longest nonstop commercial flight will have more luxurious options to choose from in the not-so-distant future. Singapore Airlines (SIA) — voted the world’s second-best airline in 2024 by Skytrax —recently revealed a multi-year 1.1 billion Singapore dollars (around $821 million) program

By Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — Several Australian airlines have canceled flights to and from the popular Indonesian vacation island of Bali after an erupting volcano gushed a column of hot ash miles into the sky. Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki, on the remote island of Flores, has been active since a series of eruptions last Monday

By John Towfighi, CNN (CNN) — It’s a forlorn scene: after a long flight, you watch as each and every passenger departs the baggage area while you stand idle, waiting for your suitcase to appear on the belt. A walk to customer service takes place soon after. Many people have experienced landing at one destination,

By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — An award-winning university building that won a prestigious architecture prize is set to be demolished less than 30 years after it was built, sparking widespread criticism. The Centenary Building was built for Salford University in northern England and won the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Stirling Prize, which

By Jemal Polson, CNN (CNN) — White sand beaches, Atlantic Ocean views and a whole lot of skin — this is the 2025 Pirelli Calendar. The latest edition of “The Cal,” published annually by the Italian tire manufacturer as an exclusive perk for its clients, features an array of stars from the worlds of TV,

By Maureen O’Hare, CNN London (CNN) — Britain, birthplace of rail transport, will get its first ever luxury sleeper train touring England and Wales next summer. The Britannic Explorer, A Belmond Train, UK will set off from London in July 2025 on three routes through the picturesque hills, valleys and coastlines of Cornwall, the Lake

By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — In the Australian city Geelong, just south of Melbourne, thousands are lining up for the rare chance to see – and smell – an unusual plant. “It’s rank,” one visitor told CNN affiliate Nine News, coughing and gagging through his hand. “It smells like dead possum,” a child said

By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — While some might be growing weary of celebrity method dressing — the styling phenomenon that sees actors match their red carpet garb to their latest movie role — character-based fashion shows no sign of stopping. Last year, Margot Robbie and her stylist Andrew Mukamal made sure the press tour

By Francesca Street, CNN (CNN) — The city of Lisbon, known for its picturesque cobbled streets, eye-catching colorful buildings and mouth-watering Portuguese custard tarts, has become an increasingly popular vacation destination in recent years. But as overall monthly overnight stays in Portugal reached an all time high in August, some Lisbon residents are becoming frustrated

By Jack Guy and Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN (CNN) — Authorities at Pompeii in southern Italy are introducing a daily limit of 20,000 visitors as part of efforts to protect the ancient site. The measure, which will come into force from November 15, will see the introduction of personalized tickets bearing the name of each

By Justin Calderón, CNN Tirana (CNN) — Walk by the home of Albania’s former communist dictator Enver Hoxha in central Tirana and you may not even know it. There is no sign to mark its historical significance. The two-story residence, humble by dictator standards, looks like it’s being remodeled instead of preserved, its wide windows

By Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — Limited Too’s colorful, girly clothing defined childhood for many American Millennials. Now, the brand is back — this time, for adults. The brand, which first shuttered back in 2008 amid economic woes, came back this summer at department store chain Kohl’s. The new lines featured all the classic pieces

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By Barbie Nadeau and Antonia Mortensen, CNN Rome (CNN) — Rome’s baroque Trevi Fountain opened Saturday morning with selfie-takers lining a newly installed metal walkway, as workers start the painstaking process of carefully cleaning the 18th-century masterpiece. The walkway, made of building scaffolding and covered with a vinyl rug, can hold 130 people at a

By Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — This week in travel news: why true crime buffs are heading to Beverly Hills, a look at the world’s only Michelin-starred ice cream restaurant and the reaction to a “makeunder” of one of Italy’s star attractions. Gawking at the Menendez mansion A new Netflix series about Lyle and Erik

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 during a trip earlier this year, the 23-year-old opted for a bus ride that took three days to cross from Xinjiang, in China’s northwest, to Astana, Kazakhstan’s

By Oscar Holland, CNN Singapore (CNN) — A humble suburban school in Australia has fended off competition from skyscrapers, museums and airport terminals to be named World Building of the Year 2024. Darlington Public School, in the Sydney suburb of Chippendale, beat more than 220 other shortlisted designs to win the coveted annual prize at

By Caroline Baum and Rosa Rahimi, CNN (CNN) — More than five years since a catastrophic fire destroyed large parts of the Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris, the bells of the historic church have rung once more. On Friday morning, eight of the cathedral’s bells tolled for the first time since April 2019, according to Alexandre

CNN By Caroline Baum and Rosa Rahimi, CNN (CNN) — More than five years since a catastrophic fire destroyed large parts of the Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris, the bells of the historic church have rung once more. On Friday morning, eight of the cathedral’s bells tolled for the first time since April 2019, according to