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Oscar Holland, CNN Singapore (CNN) — Singapore has long billed itself as a “garden city,” a term coined in the 1960s by the country’s founding father and former prime minister, Lee Kuan Yew. In the decades since, the island has embarked on extensive tree-planting programs and embraced so-called “biophilic” architecture, with greenery often seen creeping up urban facades
Continue Reading By Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Australia plans to triple the size of an ecologically important marine park and close off an area larger than Germany to fishing and mining, the government announced Monday, protecting millions of vulnerable seabirds and animals. The remote Macquarie Island Marine Park, located off Australia’s southeastern coast between Tasmania and
Continue Reading By Zenebou Sylla and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — A disruptive passenger on a Friday flight from Paris, France, to Detroit, Michigan, is facing criminal charges after his behavior caused the plane to be diverted to Canada, police said. Ahmed Omar Aden, 34, was acting in an “unruly manner” and was believed to be under
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Most would agree the 1988 film “Beetlejuice” is a classic. And two of the main creative forces behind the macabre and comedic movie – titular star Michael Keaton and visionary director Tim Burton – say they plan to stick closely to the iconic film as they tackle its long-awaited
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — As viewers are still reeling from the perilous series finale episode of ‘Succession,’ the show’s star, Brian Cox, says he still hasn’t watched it. “I haven’t seen the end of the show,” Cox, who played media magnate Logan Roy, said on Sunday during an appearance on BBC’s “Sunday with
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” wove an impressive web at the box office during the “Into the Spider-Verse” sequel’s opening weekend. Premiering on June 2, “Across the Spider-Verse” raked in $120.5 million domestically during its three-day opening, making it the second-biggest opening of the year behind the $146 million “The
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Taylor Swift kicked off the Chicago leg of her “Eras Tour” Friday night with a powerful Pride month message in support of the LGBTQ community. “I’m looking out tonight and I’m seeing so many incredible individuals who are living authentically and beautifully,” Swift said at Chicago’s Soldier Field, adding
Continue Reading By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — If politics doesn’t work out, US Rep. Maxwell Frost might just have a backup career as a rock star. The Gen-Z Florida congressman appeared on stage at Paramore’s concert Friday night at the Capital One Arena in Washington, DC. Videos by fans in the audience captured Frost, 26, singing
Continue Reading By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In CNN Travel’s latest news roundup, we bring you the world’s best airlines for 2023, city break inspiration from Texas to Mongolia to Ecuador and why China might have overstretched itself by building a 15-mile, $6.7 billion bridge. Feeling the squeeze Weight load and distribution is a delicate balance
Continue Reading By Megan Thomas, CNN (CNN) — Utensils down. After 17 years and 20 seasons, Padma Lakshmi has announced she will step aside as host and judge of the cooking competition series, “Top Chef.” “After much soul searching, I have made the difficult decision to leave Top Chef,” Lakshmi wrote in an Instagram post on Friday.
Continue Reading By Chloe Melas, CNN (CNN) — Brad Pitt is not backing down from his legal fight against his ex-wife Angelina Jolie over a French winery they once owned together.. In new legal documents filed Thursday by Pitt’s attorneys and obtained by CNN, the actor calls Jolie’s sale of her stake of Château Miraval in 2021
Continue Reading CNN Staff (CNN) — Emirates Airlines has officially gotten rid of its physical boarding pass for some of its travelers, opting for a digital-only version. Do you keep your old, paper boarding passes from memorable or important trips as mementos? Why do you keep them? We’d love to hear from you. Please share your answer
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Sam Smith and Madonna have teamed up for a new single. The two announced their upcoming collaboration, titled “Vulgar,” on social media, adding a picture of corsets and their initials, “S&M.” “VULGAR…………. new song out Friday June 9th @samsmith,” Madonna captioned it. In May, Smith had teased that there
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Robert De Niro sounds excited for his friend and former co-star Al Pacino to be joining him in the senior dad’s club. De Niro, who is 79, welcomed a daughter named Gia in April with girlfriend Tiffany Chen. During a press junket Wednesday for his Tribeca Film Festival,
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — LeBron James continues paving the way for his post-basketball media career, this time by producing a superstar origin story adapted from his book, “Shooting Stars,” about how his hoops heroism came with an assist from a close-knit group of friends. Basically “It takes a village to raise an
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar are pushing back on a new docuseries being billed as “exposing the truth beneath the wholesome Americana surface of reality tv’s favorite mega-family.” “Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets,” which debuted Friday on Prime Video, delves into both the lives and the beliefs
Continue Reading Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — After struggling with anxiety and depression for years, Christian Lewis, a former paratrooper from Wales, had hit an incredibly low point and realized he needed to make some drastic changes in his life. On the verge of becoming homeless for the second time, the single father made a “split-second decision”
Continue Reading Mariya Knight, CNN (CNN) — On the side of a building in Kyiv, the haggard face of a soldier stares into the distance. The mural, around five stories tall, is of captured Ukrainian soldier Oleksandr Matsiyevsky, executed by Russian forces last year after he shouted the words “Glory to Ukraine.” The mural is the work
Continue Reading By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — Don’t cry because “Succession” is over, smile because J. Smith Cameron wore an extravagant set of feather-trimmed pajamas to the finale watch-party. Earlier this week, while fans of the show (which is produced by Warner Bros. Discovery, parent company of CNN) were mourning the end of “Succession,” Smith Cameron
Continue Reading By Jessie Yeung and Sugam Pokharel, CNN (CNN) — Gelje Sherpa was on his way to the top of the world’s highest mountain when he spotted the climber clinging to the rope. They were in the “death zone,” an area near the summit of Mount Everest where temperatures are extremely low and where there isn’t
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