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By Duarte Mendonça, CNN South Africa’s Covid-19 cases have nearly quadrupled in the last four days, underscoring concerns around how contagious the new coronavirus Omicron variant might be as the country enters its fourth wave of the pandemic. On Friday, South Africa reported on 16,055 new Covid-19 cases, up from 4,373 new cases on Tuesday.

John Malathronas, CNN Postojna Cave, situated one hour’s drive southwest of Ljubljana, Slovenia’s capital, is so vast, it has its own railway. And yet, one of the cave’s main attractions is something at the other end of the size spectrum — and completely unique to Postojna. Baby dragons! Postojna is, during normal travel times, one

Oscar Holland, CNN The spire of a soaring 118-story skyscraper has topped out at over 2,227 feet above Malaysia’s capital, Kuala Lumpur. Set to become the world’s second tallest building upon its completion next year, Merdeka 118 now stands higher than China’s 2,073-foot Shanghai Tower and is dwarfed only by the Burj Khalifa in Dubai.

Megan C. Hills, CNN Heels are making a serious comeback, with stars leading the post-lockdown trend for towering footwear. Beyoncé donned a pair of this year’s “it” shoe — six-inch hot pink Versace platform heels — to an event in August, spurring an internet frenzy over the item. (The $1,425 Medusa Aevitas worn by the

By Marnie Hunter and Forrest Brown, CNN Just when we thought US travel rules were starting to stabilize, along came Omicron. The dominoes fell quickly after South African health authorities informed the world of their discovery of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in late November. The Biden administration rolled out controversial travel bans on

Julia Buckley and CNN Travel staff How to define a dumpling? In its most basic sense, it’s a pocket of dough filled with some form of savory or sweet stuffing. And the easy ideas are surely the best, because dumplings are a popular food across the globe: both simple and complex, local and global, adaptable

Nick Remsen, CNN When news of Virgil Abloh’s death broke on Sunday, many speculated that Louis Vuitton’s presentation of his Spring-Summer 2022 collection in Miami, Florida — scheduled to take place just days later — would be canceled. But the French luxury label, for which he helmed menswear, said it would go on as per

Jack Guy, CNN A huge, 12-pointed star has been installed on top of one of the towers of Antoni Gaudí’s famous Sagrada Familia cathedral in Barcelona. The star, which measures 24.6 feet and weighs 5.5 tons, was maneuvered onto the Virgin Mary tower on Monday, according to a statement from the foundation that runs the

By Forrest Brown,CNN It’s almost an understatement to say that winter holiday traditions are a big deal in New York City. And after last year’s subdued events, they’re an even bigger deal now. Last week’s main attraction was the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. This week, another holiday light promises to shine brighter in 2021

By CNN Staff The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expanding surveillance at four major international airports to keep an eye out for the Omicron variant of coronavirus in travelers, the agency’s director said Tuesday. Dr. Rochelle Walensky told a White House Covid-19 briefing that the CDC is expanding surveillance with XpresCheck, a

By Marnie Hunter and Forrest Brown, CNN The central European country of Poland and the central African nation of Niger were among four new additions to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s “very high” risk travel category on Tuesday. The weekly update, which was delayed by the Thanksgiving holiday from its usual release

By Melissa Alonso, CNN The man who fled after a gunshot set off a panic inside the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport more than a week ago has turned himself in, according to the Atlanta Police Department. Kenny Wells, 42, “has turned himself in to the Clayton County Jail,” a police department news release said. “Wells

Harmeet Kaur, CNN A letter set to go up for auction this week shows that ruler Catherine the Great was one of the early proponents of inoculation against disease. The letter provides a glimpse into the empress’ concern about the smallpox epidemic, which was devastating Europe at the time. In correspondence with a Russian army

Kristen Rogers, CNN After camping in Oregon in May, Harry Burleigh spontaneously decided to venture off on a trail before returning home. What he expected would be a quick, out-and-back hike took a dramatic turn for the worse when he lost his way — the start of the 17 days he had to survive in