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
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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
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Jacqui Palumbo, CNN With millions of refugees from Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq fleeing their homes over the last decade, images of despair — of people huddled on boats, of bodies washed ashore — also migrated across newspaper front pages and down news feeds. But in Mardin, Turkey, a city close to the Syrian border where
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN “Saturday Night Live” player Beck Bennett announced his departure from the show on Monday, leaving behind his his impressions of Russian President Vladimir Putin and former Vice President Mike Pence. “Love you, SNL Gonna miss you so much Thank you for 8 years of remarkable people and incredible experiences that completely
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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.
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN “Dancing with the Stars” contestant Cody Rigsby has tested positive with a breakthrough case of Covid-19. Rigsby’s diagnosis comes days after his partner Cheryl Burke revealed she had tested positive and would be unable to perform live since she would be in quarantine. The two appeared on “Good Morning America” on
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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
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By Chloe Melas, CNN “The Last of Us” first look is here. The forthcoming HBO series is based on a popular video game franchise and stars Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey, who play Joel and Ellie. (Like CNN, HBO is part of WarnerMedia.) The series takes place 20 years after civilization has been destroyed and
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN Cheryl Burke has tested positive with a breakthrough case of Covid-19, she revealed on Instagram. The news comes before “The Dancing with the Stars” pro was set to return to the show on Monday for her second dance with Peloton instructor Cody Rigsby. “The PCR test came back, and it came
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Like many of us, Kelly Rowland’s 6-year-old son Titan has an itch to travel. “He recently asked me were we going to be able to go some place really cool with snow,” Rowland told CNN. “So, I think I’m going to have to start fixing my mind on what are
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Singer Kelly Price has broken her silence after her family said she was missing following her announcement she had contracted Covid-19. In a video interview with TMZ, the Grammy-nominated R&B and gospel singer said she almost didn’t survive her bout with the virus. “At some point, they lost me,” she
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By Toyin Owoseje, CNN The Rolling Stones have marked their first concert without late drummer Charlie Watts with an emotional onstage tribute. Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood honored their bandmate of nearly six decades as they finally kicked off their pandemic-delayed “No Filter” tour at The Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis,
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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,
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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,
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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
Continue Reading 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
Continue Reading By Chloe Melas Britney Spears is just days away from a court hearing that could determine the fate of her court-ordered conservatorship. In “Toxic: Britney Spears’ Battle For Freedom,” a CNN special report which debuted Sunday, some of singer’s friends and former employees spoke out about the singer’s conservatorship and shed light on what life
Continue Reading By Chloe Melas, CNN The fight over Britney Spears’ 13-year conservatorship returns to court in Los Angeles on Wednesday. Judge Brenda Penny is expected to consider several petitions filed since the last hearing in the case on July 14. Jamie Spears, the singer’s father, has served as her conservator since 2008. Earlier this month, he
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN Broadway is back and the 74th Tony Awards were presented Sunday after a long delay due to the pandemic. The event honored productions from the 2019-2020 Broadway season. See the full list of nominees below with winners indicated in bold. Best Musical “Jagged Little Pill” “Moulin Rouge: The Musical” *WINNER “Tina:
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN The 74th Tony Awards will honor the shows from the 2019 – 2020 Broadway season, before the coronavirus pandemic shuttered all performances. But after 18 months, Broadway is back in business and ready to celebrate. Here’s how to watch: Where and when it will air The show will air on Sunday
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