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Leah Dolan, CNN Plump, plush and — for want of a better word — squishy fittings have dominated homes and Instagram feeds alike since the 1970s design revival began approximately two years ago. Vogue anointed puffy furniture “2021’s most delightful home trend” last May, while the New York Times offered up the pervasiveness of squidgy

By Pete Muntean, Greg Wallace and Jamiel Lynch, CNN Eight people were injured when an American Airlines flight from Tampa, Florida, to Nashville, Tennessee, hit “unexpected turbulence” on Wednesday, according to the airline. The plane, an Embraer 170 operated by American regional carrier Envoy Air, was diverted to Birmingham, Alabama, where it landed safely, American

By Reuters Kyrgyzstan is seeking to attract more tourists by promoting its traditional kumis – fermented mare’s milk – which locals drink and bathe in and say is good for their health. The move comes as interest in fermented and probiotic drinks is soaring in many countries. The importance of kumis to Kyrgyz culture is

By Kathleen Magramo, CNN An An, the world’s oldest male giant panda in captivity, died Thursday following health problems at age 35. The panda was euthanized to prevent further suffering, Hong Kong’s Ocean Park said in a statement. His “cleverness and playfulness” would be dearly missed, the park’s chairman Paulo Pong said. An An was

By Maureen O’Hare, CNN Take a closer look at the plane on the top of this story. Notice anything different about one of its engines? This Airbus A380, the world’s largest passenger jet, has been recruited as a demonstrator to trial new cutting-edge open fan engine architecture which could help cut carbon emissions by up

By Maureen O’Hare, CNN A trio of Asian passports offer their holders greater global travel freedom than those of any other countries, according to a new quarterly report released by London-based global citizenship and residence advisory firm Henley & Partners. Japan has pushed ahead of Singapore and South Korea to offer its citizens visa-free or

By Jessie Yeung and Yong Xiong, CNN Dinosaur footprints dating back 100 million years have been discovered in southwestern China after a sharp-eyed diner spotted them in a restaurant’s outdoor courtyard. Several stone pits at the restaurant in Leshan, Sichuan province, contained the footprints of two sauropods, a type of dinosaur that lived during the

By Maureen O’Hare, CNN It’s another good year for Copenhagen as, for the second year in a row, a restaurant in the Danish capital has been named the best on the planet at the World’s 50 Best Restaurants awards. Geranium serves a meat-free, seasonally based Scandi menu in the unusual environs of the eighth floor

By Nectar Gan, CNN More than 2,000 tourists have become stranded in a resort town in southern China after authorities imposed a snap lockdown to curb a coronavirus flare-up, as the country’s stringent zero-Covid policy continues to upend businesses and daily life. The city of Beihai, a popular summer holiday destination known for its white-sand

Casey Barber When it’s hot and sticky in the summer, consider it a sign that the universe is giving you an excuse to eat more ice cream. You can get instant gratification by grabbing a cone at your local scoop shop, but why not take the time to make your favorite flavor at home? “It