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Scottie Andrew, CNN They were suffragettes, leaders, artists and astronauts who transformed the US — even if you don’t know them by name. Now, they’ll be immortalized on American currency. The US Mint has announced the full list of five pioneering American women who will appear on the first run of the “American Women Quarters

Lianne Kolirin, CNN An “incredibly rare” 16th century dish depicting the biblical tale of Samson and Delilah, which was discovered tucked away in a drawer, has sold at auction for more than $1.7 million — 10 times its original estimate. The plate, which measures 27 centimeters (11 inches) in diameter, is believed to have been

Rob Picheta, CNN The Nobel Prize in literature has been awarded to the novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah, for his “uncompromising and passionate” portrayals of the effects of colonialism. Gurnah was born in Tanzania in 1948 but moved to England at a young age. He has written 10 novels, many of which focus on the refugee experience.

Francesca Street, CNN A foodie hub in the Danish capital that’s seen new businesses thrive even in the depths of the pandemic has been crowned the world’s coolest neighborhood by Time Out. Nørrebro, Copenhagen topped the global media brand’s 2021 list, which was compiled via a survey of some 27,000 people living in cities across

By Melissa Alonso, CNN Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday announced a nationwide Covid-19 vaccine mandate for rail and air travelers as well as staff. “Today we are fulfilling two of our main commitments — mandatory vaccination for federal employees and mandatory vaccination for travel,” Trudeau said. Canada will also have a vaccine mandate

By Jack Guy, CNN A 2,700-year-old toilet has been found during archaeological excavations of a former royal mansion in Jerusalem. Dating from the end of the 7th century BCE, the private toilet cubicle, was unearthed in the remains of the building, which overlooks the City of David archaeological site and the Temple Mount, according to

By Jack Guy, CNN Ndakasi, a mountain gorilla whose image went viral when she photobombed her caretaker’s selfie, has died at the age of 14. She died on September 26 after a prolonged illness, according to a statement published Tuesday by the Virunga National Park, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. “It is with heartfelt

Scott Reyburn Rare “autograph”-quality paintings by the Early Renaissance painter Sandro Botticelli have become the art trade’s equivalent of London buses. You wait and wait and wait, then four of them arrive one after the other. First, in July 2019, there were was the speculative “Portrait of a Young Man,” catalogued as “in the style

By Aya Elamroussi, CNN A woman suffered significant thermal burns from her shoulders to her feet while trying to save her dog who jumped into a hot spring at Yellowstone National Park, officials said Tuesday. The 20-year-old woman from Washington state was visiting the park in Wyoming Monday when she and her father exited their

By Sarah Dean Anti-Semitic graffiti has been found at the Auschwitz concentration camp complex, staff from the museum said in a statement on Tuesday, denouncing the incident as “an outrageous attack” on the memorial site. The vandalism, some of which was anti-Semitic, was sprayed in English and German on nine wooden barracks at the Auschwitz-Birkenau

By Maureen O’Hare, CNN The gentle clink of glasses, the low hum of conversation, the soft lights and appetite-whetting scents. All were sadly missed when restaurants around the world were forced to shut their doors in 2020 and 2021, the ovens cold and the owners and workers facing an uncertain future. The World’s 50 Best

By Pete Muntean and Gregory Wallace, CNN Unruly passenger incidents are rising again, new Federal Aviation Administration numbers show. FAA figures released Tuesday show more disruptions on commercial flights in the past week than any week in the past two and a half months. The FAA says there were 128 new incidents reported by flight

Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Bretman Rock has donned Playboy’s famed bunny ears and become the first out gay man to star on its cover. The 23-year-old Filipino beauty influencer, who rose to fame on YouTube before landing his own MTV show, is one of the few men to ever wear the Playboy ears, joining actors Ezra

By Marnie Hunter, CNN The alpine nation of Austria and the Caribbean island of Barbados were deemed “very high” risk travel destinations on Monday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The two locations join four other new additions to the Level 4 category on the CDC’s regularly updated list of travel advisories.

Jack Guy, CNN Redacted lines from letters between Marie-Antoinette and her alleged lover have been revealed for the first time, using advanced scientific techniques. The letters, exchanged by the doomed French queen and Count Axel von Fersen of Sweden during the French Revolution, were analyzed by a team of scientists from the Centre de Recherche

Francesca Street, CNN The UK plans to remove the seven countries remaining on its “red” travel list from November 1. This follows the UK introducing a new system for international travel earlier this month, in which testing requirements were loosened for many fully vaccinated travelers and destinations were designated either “red” or “green.” A week