Peter Yeung, CNN Atop a terrifyingly steep mountain in northeastern Turkey, the village of Haremtepe resembles an island surrounded by a vast ocean of green: verdant, bushy rows of tea plantations continue as far as the misty skies fleetingly allow to be seen. Dozens of local tea pickers, almost entirely hidden among the hillside’s deep
Continue Reading Sana Noor Haq and Kathleen Benoza, CNN Japan’s first female photojournalist Tsuneko Sasamoto, who captured the lives of civilians under the country’s tumultuous Showa era, has died at the age of 107. Sasamoto passed away on August 15 in the beachside city of Kamakura, south of Tokyo, the Japan Professional Photographers Society, of which Sasamoto
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey Ana de Armas grew emotional at the premiere of her Marilyn Monroe biopic, “Blonde,” at the Venice Film Festival. The film landed a 14-minute standing ovation on Thursday, where de Armas was seen wiping tears from her face and hugging her costar, Adrien Brody. The actress stars as Monroe in the movie,
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey The “Knives Out” sequel is coming. The follow up to the 2019 hit film is called “Glass Onion,” and once again stars Daniel Craig as private detective Benoit Blanc. “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” will follow Blanc as he investigates a new mystery in Greece. Starring alongside Craig will be Kathryn
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Snoop Dogg is expanding his empire to include something for the kids. The rapper/actor/entrepreneur has entered the world of children’s programming with the new animated kids series “Doggyland – Kids Songs & Nursery Rhymes” on YouTube and YouTube Kids. Snoop Dogg partnered with Claude Brooks, the Emmy-nominated producer and creator
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Emily Carey is 19 years old and she says she loves social media. But being a teen on the apps hits differently when you are on “House of The Dragon” and your comments about your role cause a backlash. Carey talked to News.com.au about what happened following some comments she
Continue Reading Kate Springer, CNN Bubbling cauldrons of noodle soup, flaky flatbreads, kaleidoscopic desserts — when it comes to street food, Asia delivers big on variety and flavor. This vast region sprawls across equatorial tropics and mountain ranges, volcanic islands and frenetic megacities, so it’s no surprise that diversity abounds. Yet there are many similarities, too. With
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Scott Disick was in a single vehicle collision in Calabasas, California on Sunday, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Deputies said alcohol was not a factor in the crash and Disick was the only occupant in the car. “It was determined the primary cause of the traffic collision
Continue Reading By Scottie Andrew, CNN Even the biggest pop star in the world is uncomfortable when his private relationships go public. Harry Styles, former One Direction teen idol and current solo superstar, reflected on his highly publicized and dissected private life in a new interview with Rolling Stone. In it, he addressed everything from accusations of
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Gamers and action lovers unite. HBO Max just released a teaser look at some of its upcoming projects, including the eagerly awaited series “The Last of Us.” Based on the popular video game of the same name, the show stars Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey as a smuggler and the
Continue Reading By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Quaden Bayles, an indigenous Australian boy who won the support of celebrities and well-wishers around the globe after being bullied because of his disability, has landed a role in the new “Mad Max” movie. Oscar-winning director George Miller has cast the now 11-year-old in a small role in the movie “Furiosa,”
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Casey Affleck has a message for his new sister-in-law. Over the weekend, the Academy Award-winning actor posted what appeared to be a throwback photo on his verified Instagram account of himself with his older brother Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez, writing in the caption “Good things are worth waiting for.”
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Priyanka Chopra Jonas clearly enjoys being a mom. On Sunday she posted two photos on her verified Instagram account, which showed the actress spending time with her husband Nick Jonas’ baby daughter, Malti. In the first image, Chopra Jonas is holding the infant, whose face is turned from the camera
Continue Reading Francesca Street, CNN There’s a low rumbling sound of aircraft landing and engines whirring. Bags are loaded onto planes. In the terminal, people sip coffee, wait for their flight and reunite with loved ones in arrivals. An Emirates A380 readies for takeoff, accelerating before soaring into the clouds. A crowd of onlookers gasps in delight
Continue Reading By Brian Lowry, CNN Medieval-style medicine obviously had its limits. But a pivotal moment in the “House of the Dragon” premiere will likely resonate for many in a way that goes beyond the realm of fantasy and touches upon real-world concerns about women’s reproductive rights. In the opening chapter of the HBO series, the queen,
Continue Reading By Brian Lowry, CNN Medieval-style medicine obviously had its limits. But a pivotal moment in the “House of the Dragon” premiere will likely resonate for many in a way that goes beyond the realm of fantasy and touches upon real-world concerns about women’s reproductive rights. In the opening chapter of the HBO series, the queen,
Continue Reading By Toyin Owoseje, CNN It was a “Modern Family” reunion when Sarah Hyland tied the knot with her longtime partner, Wells Adams, over the weekend. The 31-year-old actress was flanked by her on-screen family, including Sofia Vergara, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Ariel Winter and Nolan Gould, as she said “I do” to the “Bachelor in Paradise”
Continue Reading By Emma Tucker, CNN An all-Black female crew operated an American Airlines flight from Dallas to Phoenix in honor of Bessie Coleman, the first Black woman to earn a pilot’s license in 1921. The airline hosted the Bessie Coleman Aviation All-Stars tour this week to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Coleman performing the first public
Continue Reading Jacopo Prisco, CNN It was once an exclusive five-star resort floating directly over Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. For years, it sat dilapidated in a North Korean port, a 20-minute drive from the Demilitarized Zone, the restricted area that separates the two Koreas. For the world’s first floating hotel, that’s the last stop in a bizarre
Continue Reading By Zoe Sottile, CNN The Paradise Wildlife Park’s newest resident isn’t just adorable — it’s also a crucial addition to its species’ endangered population. The Hertfordshire zoo in the United Kingdom welcomed a newborn red panda in July, according to a news release. The tiny cub is currently called “Red Panda” while the zoo waits
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