CNN, SENATE TV, TWITTER | @SPEAKERPELOSI, TAIWAN MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, TAIWAN POOL, TAIWAN PARLIAMENT Oscar Holland, CNN Nancy Pelosi’s plane may have landed in Taiwan under the cover of night, but her arrival was, in every other way, orchestrated to be visible. Descending onto the asphalt at Taipei Songshan Airport on Tuesday evening, the
Continue ReadingOscar Holland, CNN Nancy Pelosi’s plane may have landed in Taiwan under the cover of night, but her arrival was, in every other way, orchestrated to be visible. Descending onto the asphalt at Taipei Songshan Airport on Tuesday evening, the US House speaker shone out from the darkness in a pink pantsuit. Amid a sea
Continue ReadingMegan C. Hills, CNN Stories of buried treasure and ancient shipwrecks have captivated for centuries, from pirate tales to Hollywood blockbusters. For one team of explorers, however, legend became reality when they uncovered a trove of artifacts from a 350-year-old sunken Spanish galleon — including coins, gemstones and priceless jewels once belonging to seafaring knights.
Continue ReadingFrancesca Street, CNN British flight attendant Kris Major has worked in aviation for over two decades. He’s seen the industry suffer and recover in the wake of 9/11, SARS and foot and mouth disease. Now, Major’s on the front line of what he reckons is the worst aviation crisis yet: the 2022 summer of travel
Continue ReadingCNN, CNN BUSINESS Francesca Street, CNN British flight attendant Kris Major has worked in aviation for over two decades. He’s seen the industry suffer and recover in the wake of 9/11, SARS and foot and mouth disease. Now, Major’s on the front line of what he reckons is the worst aviation crisis yet: the 2022
Continue ReadingCNN, WBBM Francesca Street, CNN British flight attendant Kris Major has worked in aviation for over two decades. He’s seen the industry suffer and recover in the wake of 9/11, SARS and foot and mouth disease. Now, Major’s on the front line of what he reckons is the worst aviation crisis yet: the 2022 summer
Continue ReadingJustin Gamble, CNN An Airbnb listing for “an 1830s slave cabin” has been removed from the rental site after a TikTok video about the property went viral. The Panther Burn Cottage located on Belmont Plantation in Greenville, Mississippi, has been removed by Airbnb, and the company apologized for the listing on Monday. The owner has
Continue ReadingTamara Hardingham-Gill and Sarah Diab, CNN A snorkeler has sustained a leg injury after apparently being “bitten by a shark” while snorkeling off the coast of Cornwall in southwestern England. The unnamed woman was rescued by Her Majesty’s Coastguard after the incident, believed to be the first shark attack of this kind in British waters
Continue ReadingCNN By Maureen O’Hare, CNN This week in travel, we look at innovative new transport concepts, the reopening of Thailand’s most famous beach, and flight attendants speak out about the airport chaos gripping Europe and America. Blue sky thinking Someone warn the Fresh Prince and DJ Jazzy Jeff: If NASA has its way, booms might
Continue ReadingYasmeen E. Awaja, CNN A fantasy video showing a gigantic flying hotel that can stay in the sky for years on end has caused a sensation online, despite being beyond the realms of current technology and in breach of the laws of physics. Nevertheless, Yemeni engineer Hashem Al-Ghaili, who created the Sky Cruise concept video
Continue ReadingRachel Fadem, CNN A young man poses shirtless, jeans hung low around the waist. His hands, which are placed delicately atop his head, accentuate his ribs and the curve of his back as he stares deep into the lens. Next to this portrait is another photo of an older man striking precisely the same pose.
Continue ReadingCNN, WRAL By Amir Vera and Jamiel Lynch, CNN The co-pilot who fell to his death after getting off an aircraft mid-flight in North Carolina may have been sick and was described as “visibly upset” prior to exiting the plane without a parachute, according to a preliminary report from the National Transportation and Safety Board.
Continue ReadingBy Tina Burnside and Paradise Afshar, CNN The body of a man who got off an aircraft mid-flight during an emergency landing Friday near Raleigh, North Carolina, has been recovered, authorities said. Around 2:40 p.m. ET, a twin-engine CASA CN-212 Aviocar landed in the grass at Raleigh-Durham International Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration told CNN
Continue ReadingBy Reuters The RG420 cannabis cafe opened just four days ago in Khao San, an area of Bangkok popular with backpackers – and already it’s crammed with customers. Several such outlets have sprung up across the capital since Thailand decriminalized the plant in June, a few weeks before it dropped COVID-linked controls on foreign visitors.
Continue ReadingSujata Assomull More than a dozen leading designers showcased their creations at India Couture Week (ICW), offering a glimpse — among much else — at the bridalwear trends shaping one of the world’s largest wedding markets. The annual event’s 15th edition, which concluded in the capital New Delhi this weekend, was the first staged on
Continue ReadingTamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN A passenger traveling from Bali, Indonesia to Australia has found themselves paying a hefty price for a McDonald’s breakfast. The unnamed traveler was handed a fine of 2,664 Australian dollars ($1,874) after two undeclared egg and beef sausage McMuffins and a ham croissant were found in their luggage on arriving at Darwin
Continue ReadingCNN Story by Karla Cripps, CNN. Videos by Hazel Pfeifer and Nicolas Axelrod, CNN It’s just past 7 a.m. on a February morning in Maya Bay, several weeks after authorities reopened what is one of Thailand’s most popular tourist attractions to the world for the first time since June 2018 following a massive rehabilitation program.
Continue ReadingStory by Karla Cripps, CNN. Videos by Hazel Pfeifer and Nicolas Axelrod, CNN It’s just past 7 a.m. on a February morning in Maya Bay, several weeks after authorities reopened what is one of Thailand’s most popular tourist attractions to the world for the first time since June 2018 following a massive rehabilitation program. A
Continue ReadingCNN Story by Karla Cripps, CNN. Videos by Hazel Pfeifer and Nicolas Axelrod, CNN It’s just past 7 a.m. on a February morning in Maya Bay, several weeks after authorities reopened what is one of Thailand’s most popular tourist attractions to the world for the first time since June 2018 following a massive rehabilitation program.
Continue ReadingBy Yong Xiong and Alex Stambaugh, CNN The gambling hub of Macao will allow bars, restaurants, salons, gyms and entertainment venues to reopen on Tuesday, August 2, lifting a citywide Covid-19 lockdown that lasted more than a month. Authorities said the decision came after nine consecutive days without reported community infections within the special administration
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