Tibet debuts its first bullet train service
The 270-mile railway between Lhasa and Nyingchi entered into service on June 25, giving all regions in mainland China access to high-speed train travel.
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Tibet’s first bullet train line enters service
By Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN For the first time, travelers in Tibet can enjoy the area’s mountainous views at high-speed. A 435-kilometer (250-mile) rail line connecting Tibetan capital Lhasa with the city of Nyingchi entered into service on June 25, giving all 31 provincial-level regions of mainland China access to high-speed train travel. 47 tunnels,
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Traveling to Disney Parks during Covid-19: What you need to know before you go
CNN Staff If you’re planning to travel to one of the Disney Parks & Resorts around the world, here’s what you’ll need to know and expect if you want to visit during the Covid-19 pandemic. The basics All Disney parks around the world except one are now open to visitors, though Covid-19 restrictions remain in
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‘Don’t come to Amsterdam.’ Dutch capital tells rowdy tourists to stay away
Isabelle Gerretsen, CNN Amsterdam’s well-known tolerance of recreational drugs and sex has long attracted tourists in search of the seedier side to the city of canals and cycle paths. But when border closures and lockdowns brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic emptied the Dutch capital of all visitors, many locals found the absence of the
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Singapore wants to stop counting Covid cases. Its roadmap could be a model for other countries
By Helen Regan, CNN As countries around the Asia-Pacific region tighten restrictions once again to curb potential breakouts of the Delta coronavirus variant, Singapore has laid out a new vision for life to return to normal. The roadmap, proposed by three members of Singapore’s Covid-19 task force, would scrap lockdowns and mass contact tracing and
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The countries welcoming US tourists now — and some resources for your visit
Forrest Brown, CNN Throughout the pandemic, US passport holders have seen an ever-morphing list of international travel options. The only constant has been change. But compared with the sparse selection in the spring and summer of 2020, the choices are now very plentiful. In the end, it’s up to you to decide whether travel to
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Find out which countries are welcoming US tourists back
Forrest Brown and Brekke Fletcher, CNN US passport holders have more international travel options now than at any point during the Covid-19 pandemic. Total US cases are nearing the 33.6 million mark since the pandemic started, but the rate of new cases has been slowing down recently. The United States is one of the world
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Britney Spears has been pushing her attorney to petition to end her conservatorship in days since hearing
By Chloe Melas, CNN In the week since Britney Spears’ bombshell court hearing in which she asked to terminate her nearly 13-year court-ordered conservatorship, CNN has learned from a source close to the singer’s family that she has “begged” her attorney, Samuel Ingham, III to file a petition to end the arrangement once and for
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Megan Fox’s kids crashed her ‘Today’ interview
By Lisa Respers France, CNN Megan Fox is a movie star, yes, but also a mom and like many a parent during a pandemic she’s been trying to juggle work with having children in the house. On Monday viewers of “Today” got to see that in action. The actress was on the morning show to
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Megan Fox’s sons stole the spotlight by sneaking their way through the background of her live interview on NBC’s “Today.”
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Britney Spears has been pushing her attorney to petition to end her conservatorship in days since hearing
By Chloe Melas, CNN In the week since Britney Spears’ bombshell court hearing in which she asked to terminate her nearly 13-year court-ordered conservatorship, CNN has learned from a source close to the singer’s family that she has “begged” her attorney, Samuel Ingham, III to file a petition to end the arrangement once and for
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Delia Fiallo, known as ‘the mother of the Latin American soap opera,’ dies at 96
By Abel Alvarado and Steve Amasy, CNN Cuban writer Delia Fiallo passed away early on Tuesday, a source close to the writer told CNN. The Televisa network reported the death earlier in the day, saying it had spoken with Fiallo’s daughter. The legendary writer was 96. The cause of her death was not immediately available.
Continue Reading Singapore wants to stop counting Covid cases. Its roadmap could be a model for other countries
By Helen Regan, CNN As countries around the Asia-Pacific region tighten restrictions once again to curb potential breakouts of the Delta coronavirus variant, Singapore has laid out a new vision for life to return to normal. The roadmap, proposed by three members of Singapore’s Covid-19 task force, would scrap lockdowns and mass contact tracing and
Continue Reading Delia Fiallo, known as ‘the mother of the Latin American soap opera,’ dies at 96
By Abel Alvarado, CNN Cuban writer Delia Fiallo passed away early on Tuesday, a source close to the writer told CNN. The Televisa network reported the death earlier in the day, saying it had spoken with Fiallo’s daughter. The legendary writer was 96. The cause of her death was not immediately available. Considered the “mother
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‘Zola’ stars and director on making one of the summer’s wildest films
By Lisa Respers France, CNN When A’Ziah “Zola” King posted 148 tweets about an epic trip she said she took to Florida with a fellow exotic dancer, that dancer’s boyfriend and a pimp back in 2015, who knew that it would turn into a must-see summer film? Actors Taylour Paige, Riley Keough and director Janicza
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Watch young Tony Soprano in action in trailer for ‘The Many Saints of Newark’
By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Move over, superheroes. This is the origin story TV fans have been waiting for. A new trailer for “The Many Saints of Newark, the film prequel to HBO’s “The Sopranos,” has been released, giving viewers their first taste of what life was like for young Tony Soprano before he was in,
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Fourteen years after the final episode of “The Sopranos,” James Gandolfini’s son will take over the role of Tony Soprano in a new movie about the mob boss’ backstory.
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Fourteen years after the final episode of “The Sopranos,” James Gandolfini’s son will take over the role of Tony Soprano in a new movie about the mob boss’ backstory.
Continue Reading ‘America: The Motion Picture’ works way too hard at being outrageous
Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Being outrageous can be harder than it looks, and “America: The Motion Picture” — an animated Netflix satire with a star-studded vocal cast — works way, way too hard at it. The result is a movie that’s loud and annoying more than truly provocative, peppered with pop-culture references that prove
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‘America: The Motion Picture’ works way too hard at being outrageous
Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Being outrageous can be harder than it looks, and “America: The Motion Picture” — an animated Netflix satire with a star-studded vocal cast — works way, way too hard at it. The result is a movie that’s loud and annoying more than truly provocative, peppered with pop-culture references that prove
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