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CNN By Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — The votes are in for New Zealand’s Bird of the Century poll and the winner by a significant margin, getting more than 290,000 votes, is the Australasian crested grebe, better known as the pūteketeke or the ‘puking’ bird championed by comedian and talk show host John Oliver. “It began

By Maureen O’Hare and Katie Bo Lillis, CNN (CNN) — A Boeing 747 en route from New York JFK to Liege, Belgium, was forced to turn around on November 9 after a horse got loose in the cargo hold. The horse, which partially escaped its stall while airborne, had to be euthanized due to the

By Francesca Street, CNN (CNN) — The first time Jasmijn van Waalwijk van Doorn accompanied her pilot father, Jorrit van Waalwijk van Doorn, to work was a day to remember. It was 2006. Eight-year-old Jasmijn joined Jorrit on a KLM flight traveling from their home country of the Netherlands to Uganda. Pilot Jorrit flew the

By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — A signature white, ruffled shirt once owned by Prince is expected to fetch thousands of dollars in an online auction this week. The soft, silk garment, which he wore during his performance of “Purple Rain” at the 12th Annual American Music Awards in 1985, is one of a huge

By Flo Cornall, CNN (CNN) — A wooly coat and a head of human hair have more in common than you think; not only do they help retain body heat, they’re both made from keratin protein fibers. Now, a Dutch startup is questioning why one is worn and the other wasted. Human Material Loop hopes

By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Playing till the summer sun sets is a reasonable expectation for most golfers, but run it by a Norwegian player and they may respond with a look of bewilderment. Because for those teeing up in the Scandinavian country’s northern regions, that could mean playing for months on end without

By Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — The votes are in for New Zealand’s Bird of the Century poll and the winner by a significant margin, getting more than 290,000 votes, is the Australasian crested grebe, better known as the pūteketeke or the ‘puking’ bird championed by comedian and talk show host John Oliver. “It began as

By Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — A new hotel in Indonesia is trying to nab the title of being the “world’s skinniest.” But its creator says the project isn’t just about trying to set a world record – it’s about getting international attention for the small town he calls home. Ary Indra grew up in

By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — Kate Beckinsale wore a bejeweled mini dress over the weekend to celebrate Leonardo DiCaprio’s 49th birthday in Los Angeles, and a photograph of the black frock, which featured a colossal blue-gemstone-like accessory belted around her waist, has since made its rounds across the Internet. Though the look seems to

By Miquel Ros, CNN (CNN) — Spotting the tiny Elektra Trainer aircraft from far off was never going to be an easy task. Despite its bright orange fuselage, the small two-seater airplane was barely visible – a tiny dark speck against a cloudy sky that was getting darker by the minute. On top of that,

By Lilit Marcus, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — “You have pretty hair,” my colleague said. “Is it your natural color?” “I…. don’t know?” I responded. That wasn’t supposed to be a funny answer. It was the truth. Three years ago, I went through treatment for cancer. The disease took many things from me — one

By Thomas Page, CNN (CNN) — Oliver Akinfeleye remembers Burna Boy’s first show in New York. The location was Palladium Times Square, the year was 2017. Akinfeleye, an American Nigerian photographer known professionally as DrDrummerD, or Drummer, was close to the stage, ready to capture every moment of the Afrobeats star’s intimate show in front

By Mayumi Maruyama, CNN (CNN) — Some little kids dream of building a treehouse. But one Japanese man turned his childhood dream into an adult reality. Growing up in Tokyo, Satoru Kikugawa frequently visited the family summer home in the countryside, where he learned to appreciate nature. A Japanese children’s book called “I Want a Big

By Suyin Haynes, CNN (CNN) — Calida Rawles has been thinking a lot about light and darkness, in her artwork and beyond. “It feels like a very dark moment in our history, and it can become very overwhelming and anxiety-building,” the Los Angeles-based painter said in an interview with CNN, referring in particular to her

By Ananda Pellerin, CNN (CNN) — Madder, cochineal, Mauveine; these words may be unfamiliar but they’re the names of dyes made from a plant, an insect and a chemical that have shaped our world. While indigo is arguably the most recognized dye — the plant which colored King Tutankhamun’s burial shrouds and more recently makes

By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — You can add Taylor Swift to the list of things like wars, storms and other natural disasters that can prompt an airline to waive a change fee. LATAM Airlines, the largest airline in South America, announced Saturday it was waiving its change fees for customers who wanted

By Issy Ronald, Caitlin Danaher and Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — Iceland has declared a state of emergency and more than 3,000 residents have been urged to evacuate the small, coastal town of Grindavík as the country’s authorities anticipate the imminent eruption of a volcano in its southwestern peninsula. Scientists monitoring the situation, including those at the Icelandic

Silvia Marchetti, CNN (CNN) — The pandemic’s enforced period of no travel led an American couple to rethink their life and retire to sunny southern Italy. Seventysomethings Glenda and Randy Tuminello from Spokane, Washington, retired in December 2022 to Polignano a Mare, a dazzling white, cliffside town in the Puglia region, renowned for its stunning

By Maev Kennedy (CNN) — Young Derich Born’s cheekbones were not always sharp enough to peel apples. New research and conservation work on the 1533 portrait by Hans Holbein the Younger has revealed that the painter made repeated small changes, each time giving Born even more chiseled features. The dazzling result bears an inscription on

By Silvia Marchetti, CNN (CNN) — Could you survive a vacation without your mobile phone, resisting the compulsion to check emails, make a call, post a tweet or rely on the power of the all-mighty internet to get around in a foreign country? Imagine not knowing how to tell the waiter what dish you want