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Rob Picheta and Hada Messia, CNN A bronze statue depicting a scantily-clad female character from a 19th century poem has sparked debate in Italy, with some politicians calling the figure “an offense to women” and demanding it be removed. The likeness portrays a woman from the poem “The Gleaner of Sapri” by Luigi Mercantini. It

Steph Dyson, CNN The water is cold and shouting echoes across the river. As the boat approaches the rapids, a roar goes up to hold still, before a shout of “PADDLE” and the six rafters dig into the tumbling waters in an impressively synchronized display. As they are released by the rapids with barely a

Francesca Street, CNN It hasn’t been a great year for airlines, thanks to Covid’s impact on the aviation industry, but for one Middle East carrier it’s just got a lot better. Qatar Airways has taken the top spot in the latest ranking of the world’s best airlines by Skytrax, a review body that also produces

Megan C. Hills, CNN Amid more than 100 paintings and sculptures up for sale at an auction in Copenhagen, Denmark, there lies an unlikely item of pop memorabilia: a long-lost tape containing an unreleased John Lennon song. Expected to fetch up to 300,000 Danish krone ($47,000) at Tuesday’s sale, the white cassette tape also features

By Marnie Hunter, CNN Norway on Monday moved into the highest-risk category on the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s list of travel advisories for destinations around the world. The Scandinavian country moved up to “Level 4: Covid-19 Very High” just as the country relaxed most of its domestic Covid-related restrictions over the weekend.

By Lianne Kolirin, CNN A beer festival held in an English churchyard has provoked a wave of controversy after pictures emerged of visitors reveling among the graves. Locals in the northeastern town of Stockton-on-Tees flocked to the 1,000-year-old St. Mary’s Church for the St. Mary’s Norton Beer Festival, which took place over four days and

Dan Hodge, CNN and Amanda Sealy, CNN Patience. Understanding. Tranquility. This is what Tokyo-based “ultra-technologists” teamLab wants visitors to experience when they enter its new artwork, entitled “Floating Flower Garden; Flowers and I are of the Same Root, the Garden and I are One.” But this immersive installation marks a departure for the world-renowned collective,

By Alaa Elassar, CNN A fire damaged the Susan B. Anthony Museum and House in New York on Sunday, before firefighters put out the blaze and rescued artifacts inside. The Rochester Fire Department (RFD) responded around 1:00 a.m. to an automatic fire alarm at the residence that once belonged to Anthony, a leader of the

By Faith Karimi, CNN It looks like a dreamy life of freedom on the open road: golden sunsets, cozy bunks and endless photo ops amidst stunning views of nature. A growing cult of nomads are taking long road trips — sometimes for months — in tricked-out camper vans, often documenting their travel highlights on Instagram

Leah Dolan, CNN From September 27 to October 5, the streets of Paris will once again come alive with models, designers and editors as fashion week prepares to take over the capital. There are more than 100 brands on the official Paris Fashion Week schedule — and while only around a third of designers are

By Al Goodman, CNN Eruptions from the Cumbre Vieja volcano on the Canary Island of La Palma have intensified, as flights are suspended and officials ordered additional evacuations — bringing the total number of evacuees to almost 6,000 people. “According to the records of the volcanic surveillance that has been carried out since the beginning

Silvia Marchetti, CNN For nearly 33 years he lived a hermit life on a beautiful island in the Mediterranean, where he was the sole inhabitant. Mauro Morandi, known as Italy’s Robinson Crusoe after developing a loyal online following, was caretaker of the Sardinian island of Budelli, embracing silence, solitude, and the peacefulness of nature while

By Al Goodman, CNN Officials on the Spanish island of La Palma have ordered more evacuations on the sixth consecutive day of eruptions from the Cumbre Vieja volcano. Flights to and from the island have been canceled because of volcanic ash. Emergency services for the Canary Islands ordered the evacuation of two towns, and part

Toyin Owoseje, CNN Looking for a new home and not too worried by things that go bump in the night? You could be in luck. The purportedly haunted Rhode Island farmhouse that inspired the 2013 horror movie “The Conjuring” has just gone on the market for $1.2 million. According to real estate agent Mott &

Francesca Street, CNN Dorte Poulsen was sunbathing in her parents’ backyard in her home in Copenhagen. It was 1983, and she was 19, just back from a gap year where she’d backpacked solo around South America and Israel. Right then, she was enjoying doing nothing, but her sunny basking was interrupted by the phone ringing.