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By Gareth Harris Hundreds of people helped clean and restore a sculpture of a seated Black woman by the US artist Tschabalala Self, which was vandalized on May 15. The ten-foot-tall bronze work entitled “Seated,” from 2022 — which has been temporarily installed outside the De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill-on-Sea on England’s south coast

By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — A Ukrainian fitness influencer claims she has been banned from Cannes Film Festival after pouring fake blood on herself in the middle of the Promenade de la Croisette. After ascending the carpeted staircase, Ilona Chernobai removed a bag of red liquid hidden beneath her dress and ripped it open

By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — A US zoo has apologized after video showing a kiwi named Paora being handled by humans sparked outrage in New Zealand, where the species is the national bird. The protests began after video footage of so-called “kiwi encounters” at Zoo Miami were posted on social media, showing the flightless

Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — The bedchamber sword of Tipu Sultan, an 18th-century king famous for the commanding role he played in wars in southern India, has sold for £14 million ($17.4 million) at auction in London. The sale price Tuesday was seven times the estimate, breaking the record for an Indian and Islamic object

By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — Three-time Grammy award-winning artist Dua Lipa has co-designed a new collection for Versace, titled “La Vacanza,” or “the holiday.” Lipa and Donatella Versace, the label’s creative director since 1997, began working together in 2018 after the pop sensation wore a daring leotard and denim jacket combination for her first

Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — Our nationwide fascination with #BamaRush all started with OOTDs. That’s Outfits of the Day, for the uninitiated. Every day of sorority recruitment at the University of Alabama in 2021, collegiate women showed off their Golden Goose sneakers, fluttery shorts from the Pants Store and Kendra Scott pendants. There were chunky

By Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Paris (CNN) — A ban on short domestic flights for journeys that can be completed in two-and-a-half hours by train was signed into law in France on Tuesday. Clement Beaune, France’s transport minister, heralded the decree. “This is an essential step and a strong symbol in the policy of reducing greenhouse

By Nicole Mowbray, CNN (CNN) — It’s Cannes Film Festival, and although the south of France been uncharacteristically “raining and freezing cold,” the weather has not dulled Irina Shayk’s excitement to be back. Stepping onto the famed Croisette red carpet for the first time since 2018, the supermodel has made headlines with a succession of

Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — A 15th century Chinese box which went unnoticed for decades has sold for £288,000 (about $358,000), smashing its expected price at auction. The box was bought for just £19 ($24) in 1946 and was expected to fetch between £6,000 and £10,000 ($7,400 and $12,400) when it went under the hammer

Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — A wristwatch once owned by China’s last emperor, Aisin-Gioro Puyi, has sold for $6.2 million at a sale in Hong Kong. The eye-watering price tag is partly due to the rarity of the Patek Philippe Reference 96 Quantieme Lune, one of just eight known to exist. But according to Phillips

Zakiyah Ebrahim, CNN Nieuwoudtville, South Africa (CNN) — For most of the year, the vast and rugged terrain of the Namaqualand region of the Karoo, South Africa, is desolate and dry. Few travelers venture this far, deterred by the long distances and because most prefer to explore the country’s greener, more scenically dramatic regions. But

Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Even in a land known for gargantuan, record-breaking infrastructure, this project is turning heads. At 15 miles long (24 kilometers), eight lanes wide and featuring artificial islands and an undersea tunnel, China’s $6.7 billion Shenzhen-Zhongshan Bridge is nothing if not ambitious. To much fanfare in the country’s state

By Marnie Hunter, CNN (CNN) — The Transportation Security Administration has announced an expansion of TSA PreCheck access just as the busy summer travel season is about to kick off. The agency said Monday that teenagers from 13 to 17 may accompany parents or guardians who are enrolled in PreCheck through security screening when they are traveling on the

Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — The 76th edition of Cannes Film Festival is drawing to a close, and outfits worn on the Promenade de la Croisette have been as surprising as ever. For more than seven decades, the hallowed red carpet has welcomed time-honored starlets and fashion icons such as Brigitte Bardot, Elizabeth Taylor, Princess

Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — An electric guitar smashed up and signed by the late Nirvana front man Kurt Cobain has sold for almost 10 times its estimated value. The black, left-handed Fender Stratocaster went for $595,000 when it was auctioned at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York City over the weekend. The instrument

By Sandra MacGregor, CNN (CNN) — It’s hard not to feel a little sorry for the Ecuadorian capital of Quito. Often viewed by travelers as an inconvenient layover en route to the Galapagos Islands, the city is an underappreciated metropolis as rich in history and singular attractions as Ecuador’s acclaimed archipelago. Travelers willing to give

By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — A former soldier who lost both his legs in an explosion in Afghanistan has made history by conquering Everest. Hari Budha Magar, a former corporal in the British Army’s Gurkha regiment, reached the summit of the world’s highest mountain on Friday afternoon. The news was announced on Magar’s Instagram