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By Lisa Morrow, CNN Nihat Aram stands at the door of Turan Erkek Kuaförü, where he’s worked for 20 years, waiting for his next customer. In the barbershop behind him, down a few stairs, square black chairs are positioned in front of an immaculately clean white counter, inset with individual washbasins for each customer. The

By Karla Cripps, CNN Officials in Thailand have just reopened one of the country’s most famous attractions. Maya Bay, a beautiful cove made famous by “The Beach” — a 2000 film starring Leonardo DiCaprio — began welcoming tourists on January 1, 2022 for the first time in more than three years. The popular destination has

By Kay Jones and Amanda Jackson, CNN A Southwest Airlines employee was taken to a Dallas hospital Saturday after being assaulted by a passenger at Love Field Airport, according to the airline and the Dallas Police Department. The female passenger “verbally and physically” assaulted the female operations agent shortly after being asked to get off

Rob Hodgetts, CNN Some miss the thrill of it. Some miss breathing in crisp, pure air on a sparkling mountainside. Others yearn for a cold drink on a sun-drenched terrace, or a cozy meal by a roaring fire after a day on the slopes. Whatever draws people to the mountains, winter holidays in Europe have

By Sana Noor Haq, CNN Top chef Daniel Humm will leave his post at London’s prestigious Claridge’s after the Mayfair hotel turned down his decision to serve an entirely plant-based menu. Humm opened the hotel’s Davies and Brook restaurant in 2019, and has since earned a Michelin star for the eclectic global-inspired menu. “We wish

By Sana Noor Haq, CNN The Isles of Scilly have been voted the most scenic destination of outstanding natural beauty in the UK, according to a survey by the users of the consumer champion platform Which?. Located about 30 miles off the Cornish coast, in southwest England, the paradisiacal archipelago is known for its oceanic

Francesca Street, CNN After nearly 20 months of closed borders, the US finally opened to vaccinated international visitors on Monday, November 8. But transatlantic travel remains an ever changing landscape, with this week also seeing more European destinations added to the CDC’s highest risk travel category. And as European Covid cases continue to climb, one

Oscar Holland, CNN and Ben Wedeman, CNN At a museum in Brescia, northern Italy, Shanghai-born artist Badiucao is making final adjustments to an exhibition that has enraged Chinese officials. Images of President Xi Jinping and Winnie the Pooh — a tongue-in-cheek comparison now widely censored on Chinese social media — hang alongside a tribute to

Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN It’s set to be one of the largest private residence yachts in the world when it launches in 2024, but what does a luxury apartment on board the 728 foot Somnio actually look like? Interior renderings of the $600 million vessel have just been unveiled, offering a glimpse inside what’s being described

Amy Woodyatt and Lianne Kolirin, CNN Paintings by the anonymous street artist Banksy sell for millions of dollars. But in just moments one of his most recent creations was destroyed by none other than Hollywood actor Christopher Walken. Banksy’s latest offering, titled “The Rat,” appears at the end of the final episode of “The Outlaws,”

Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN Photographer Juergen Teller’s latest book, “Donkey Man and Other Stories,” is a 608-page tome of pictures taken over the course of three decades. The staggering story behind the title and cover image — a self-portrait of the German photographer laying naked across the back of a donkey — is told 50

Julia Buckley, CNN Overtourism is regularly blamed for choking historic cities, covering world-famous sights in trash, and killing local life in tourist hotspots across the world. Now tourists having sex is said to be behind the gradual destruction of a beach and nature reserve in Europe. The Dunas de Maspalomas Special Nature Reserve, on the

Oscar Holland, CNN The idea of a “15-minute city,” in which residents can all reach work and leisure facilities within a quarter-hour walk — or cycle — of their homes, has gained significant traction among urban planners during the Covid-19 pandemic. Now, a group of architects is planning an even more ambitious neighborhood in South

Jack Guy, CNN A lost and previously unheard song featuring Beatles duo George Harrison and Ringo Starr has been played for the first time. “Radhe Shaam,” written and produced by journalist Suresh Joshi, was recorded in 1968, but the master tape had been in Joshi’s loft since then, he told BBC Radio Merseyside host Tony

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN London’s famous river is more exciting than we thought. Seahorses, eels, seals — and venomous sharks — have all been discovered in the Thames, the results of a “health check” have shown. A survey by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) revealed “positive news” for wildlife, and ecosystem recovery, the society