Julia Buckley, CNN As Saudi Arabia continues to develop as a tourist destination, it’s making plans for big things — specifically, one of the world’s biggest airports. The King Salman International Airport, due to be built in capital Riyadh, will have no fewer than six parallel runways, allowing 185 million passengers to pass through annually
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Leah Asmelash, CNN The prestigious annual Fashion Awards are back on Monday night, and one of the most hotly anticipated categories is the model of the year prize. Five top industry names — Adut Akech, Bella Hadid, Paloma Elsesser, Quannah Chasinghorse, and Lila Moss — have been nominated for the award, which recognizes the most
Continue ReadingYasmeen E. Awaja, CNN In the shimmering heat of the Saudi desert, it could be dismissed as a mirage — but photographer Khaled Al Enazi. has the pictures to prove he really did spot a giant fish-shaped rock emerging from the sands. Al Enazi captured images of the unusual formation using a drone while recording
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By Karla Cripps, CNN For the first time in 10 years, there’s now a nonstop flight between North America and the capital of one of the world’s most popular tourist destinations, Thailand. On December 1 at 11 p.m. local time, Air Canada flight AC65 took off from Vancouver International Airport to begin the 15-hour and
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald, CNN A Helena’s tree frog, camouflaged against bark except for its glowing golden eyes, has been named as the overall winner of this year’s British Ecological Society photography competition, organizers have announced. A close-up of pink-tipped daisy petals, a terrestrial hermit crab using a plastic bottle cap as its new home and
Continue ReadingPantone’s 2023 Color of the Year revealed — and it’s unexpectedly bright
CNN Faith Karimi, CNN Pantone has spoken. The color that will shape the year ahead is — drum roll, please — Viva Magenta. The global color authority reveals its Color of the Year every December, and its 2023 choice, announced Thursday, is a vibrant relative of the red family. Described as “a nuanced crimson tone”
Continue ReadingFaith Karimi, CNN Pantone has spoken. The color that will shape the year ahead is — drum roll, please — Viva Magenta. The global color authority reveals its Color of the Year every December, and its 2023 choice, announced Thursday, is a vibrant relative of the red family. Described as “a nuanced crimson tone” that
Continue ReadingBy Hafsa Khalil, CNN The Great Escape always brings prisoner-of-war Steve McQueen to mind, but perhaps the real masters of breaking out are five lions who absconded from their enclosure at a Sydney zoo last month. Taronga Zoo said on Thursday that new CCTV footage reveals how four cubs and an adult male escaped their
Continue ReadingBy Lilit Marcus, CNN It seems like every month when household bills come due, we grumble about how the cost of living has gone up again. But it’s not just anecdotal. According to this year’s Worldwide Cost of Living Index, released by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), the average cost of living is up 8.1%
Continue ReadingJacqui Palumbo, CNN After cutting up a $30,000 Damien Hirst print, getting into a (now settled) legal entanglement with Nike over custom Satan sneakers and sending Grimes to the Met Gala with a sword made from melted-down guns, Brooklyn art collective MSCHF last week dared the wealthiest attendees of Art Basel Miami Beach to reveal
Continue ReadingTop image: Smells the cat at home in Brooklyn. (Photo from TSA) CNN’s Julia Buckley contributed to this article.
By Forrest Brown, CNN Turns out Smells the cat has a lot to be thankful for. First, there was his news-making rescue by Transportation Security Administration officers, who saw the outline of the poor feline in a suitcase as it rolled through an airport X-ray security check earlier in November. The ginger cat — who
Continue ReadingSmells the cat presented with a Thanksgiving spread after TSA rescue from suitcase
CNN, GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS, TWITTER, @TSA, SOLDOTNA PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS By Forrest Brown, CNN Turns out Smells the cat has a lot to be thankful for. First, there was his news-making rescue by Transportation Security Administration officers, who saw the outline of the poor feline in a suitcase as it rolled through an airport X-ray security
Continue ReadingBy Jack Guy, CNN A playful polar bear cub, two nuzzling red foxes and golden snub-nosed monkeys huddled together are among the shortlisted images for the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award 2022. The pictures “spotlight important stories of nature from across the globe” and were chosen from 38,575 entries across 93 countries,
Continue ReadingJulia Buckley, CNN Usually it’s the tourists behaving badly in Italy, but this time three men accused of crimes outside the Colosseum are locals. The men have been arrested on suspicion of extortion after dressing up as gladiators and centurions and demanding money from tourists for their self-styled “imperial selfies” — which they had asked
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Joseph Ataman, Marguerite Lacroix and Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Freshly baked news: the baguette, the long, crusty loaf bread that is a delicious staple of French life, has been awarded special protected status, placing it in a culinary pantheon alongside other regional food delicacies from around the world. The “artisanal know-how and culture of the baguette”
Continue ReadingFaith Karimi, CNN Ellen Pompeo still remembers swooning over the beach house the first time she saw it. There was something special about the modernist structure, perched on a blufftop overlooking the ocean in Malibu, California. But there was one major hurdle: The cost. At the time, “Grey’s Anatomy” — the ABC medical drama series
Continue ReadingBy Marnie Hunter, CNN The best new cruise ship of 2022 holds 3,099 guests and 1,506 crew. A 24-hour butler serves its most luxurious suites, and there’s a three-level race track and slides that are 10-stories tall. The award goes to Norwegian Prima, named the best new ship in the Ocean category of the Cruise
Continue ReadingTop image: The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting on December 1, 2021. (Photo by Anthony Behar/Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images)
By Marnie Hunter, CNN The kickoff to the Christmas season in New York City isn’t complete without the annual tree lighting at Rockefeller Center. That tradition is scheduled for Wednesday evening, November 30. The ticketed VIP tree-lighting experience — with prime viewing, canapes and cocktails — is sold out, but spectators in New York can
Continue ReadingCatherine E. Shoichet, CNN There’s a well-known saying that everything is bigger in Texas. But so far, that hasn’t been the case for the state capital’s skyline. That could change soon, said Brad Wilkins of architecture firm HKS, during an interview with CNN. Wilkins has worked on some of the world’s tallest buildings — including
Continue ReadingLianne Kolirin, CNN Conservators working at a castle in northwestern England have managed to rescue some unusual medieval stone carvings that were in danger of being destroyed by the elements. Built in 1092 by William II, Carlisle Castle was historically the most besieged castle in England, according to conservation charity English Heritage. In 1315, Scottish
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