Cold War warning sirens are sounding across France. Here’s why
Paris (CNN) — It’s a typical Wednesday lunchtime in Paris, the streets buzzing with tourists, terraces packed with tables, when the wail of an air raid siren fills the air.
Its groan tears across the city for nearly two minutes, reaching a crescendo above the midday traffic before dying away.
It’s a strange occurrence. But what’s stranger still is that aside from a few confused tourists, no one seems to notice.
In France, on the first Wednesday of every month,...
The photographer documenting Australia’s abandoned places
(CNN) — Brett Patman never set out to be a photographer.
He began his working career as a tradesman, working inside some of Australia’s factories, power stations and other industrial sites. But photography had always been his side passion.
“I bought my camera in 2011 and I didn’t know what to do,” Patman explains. “I was just starting out like taking photos of the skyline and the city and just standard postcard photos that everyone’s seen a million...
How To Drive In Wine Country: The Virginia Edition
As a wine tourism destination, Tuscany is hard to beat. Whether you’re driving through the landscape, wandering the streets of Florence or Siena, or soaking in the region’s epic architecture and art, there are multitudes of sensory pleasures to complement your wine experience.
Sometimes, though, a wine destination closer to home is the right fit at the right time. For wine enthusiasts on the East Coast, Virginia wine country could very well be the right choice. Here are some...
The dramatic cruise with an extraordinary art collection
Viking Cruises and the Norwegian artist Edvard Munch – currently the subject of a major summer exhibition at the Courtauld Gallery in London – are shipmates of sorts. The Norwegian-owned cruise line owns the digital rights to Munch’s entire oeuvre, displays the largest private collection of his artworks outside Oslo on its ocean vessels – and on the seven-night Viking Shores & Fjords cruise I took from Amsterdam to Bergen offers guests...
Vermont ski resort to change ‘insensitive’ name
(CNN) — A popular Vermont ski resort originally known as Suicide Six has announced that it will change its “insensitive” name in the weeks to come.
“Our resort team embraces the increasing awareness surrounding mental health and shares the growing concerns about the insensitive nature of the historical name. The feelings that the word ‘suicide’ evokes can have a significant impact on many in our community,” the note read.
The post continued:...
$1 Curry Dinner!! Night Market STREET FOOD Tour! | Trang (ตรัง), Thailand
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TRANG, THAILAND (ตรัง) – Welcome to Trang in Southern Thailand! The city is just big enough to have plenty of things to do and lots of delicious food, but not too big to be overwhelming. Along with the day market, restaurants, and street food stalls, Trang is home to a number of Thai night markets – where you’ll find an assortment of things, but mostly delicious...
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Duty-Free Retail Continues To Attract Highly Coveted Scotch Whiskies—And Set Records
Earlier this month at Dubai International Airport (DXB), a full collection of The Macallan Six Pillars was sold to a private collector for a new record price of $816,748, the highest price ever paid at retail for the exclusive set.
The sale took place at Le Clos, wholly owned by Maritime and Mercantile International (MMI), a subsidiary of Emirates Group. Le Clos is a luxury retailer of wine and spirit whose expert buying teams hand select every product.
According to whisky intelligence...
China cuts quarantine time for international travelers in big step toward easing Covid controls
For more than two years, overseas travelers have had to quarantine upon arrival in China because of Covid restrictions. Pictured here at Beijing International Airport on June 18, 2022, are passengers waiting to be taken to quarantine-designated destinations.
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BEIJING — China cut the quarantine period for international travelers on Tuesday, a big step toward loosening Covid controls that have persisted for more than two years.
Overseas travelers will...
Dow Plunges Nearly 500 Points, Recession Fears Resume As Consumer Confidence Hits New Low
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Stocks fell for a second day in a row on Tuesday as markets failed to build on last week’s strong rebound from 2022 lows, with investors once again selling off shares amid looming recession fears and new economic data showing that consumer confidence plunged to a 16-month low.
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Stocks erased earlier gains and finished lower: The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.6%, nearly 500 points, while the S&P 500 lost 2% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite 3%....
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