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(CNN) — A suburban London street has been renamed in honor of late musician Freddie Mercury. However, Mercury, born Farrokh Bulsara, did not grow up on that street. The Bulsara family lived nearby at 22 Gladstone Avenue, which is marked with one of the round blue plaques that the UK uses to commemorate places that

Judges in the closely-watched case at London’s Court of Appeal said the UK government, which threw its support behind the proposal, had failed to take into account what impact the move would have on Britain’s commitments under the Paris Agreement. The decision could scupper plans to expand one of the world’s busiest airports, and was

(CNN) — You’ve seen your friends’ photos, you’ve watched the Lord of the Rings trilogy and you’re desperate to experience New Zealand for yourself. But considering that the Land of the Long White Cloud is about the same size as the UK, how will you decide what to see? Here’s our insider’s guide to Aotearoa’s

Steamboat Springs, Colorado (CNN) — If you are a bit of an exhibitionist and can handle the exposed snowy shuffle from the snow-covered chairs down to the pool, this is the wintery night time soak for you. A small mountain town known for its ski resort and multiple springs, Steamboat got its name from one

(CNN) — The novel coronavirus may have originated in Wuhan, China, but it’s since spread to more than 30 countries across the world. During a press briefing on Monday, Angelo Borrelli, head of the country’s Civil Protection agency, confirmed that five people have died and at least 219 others have been infected with coronavirus in

(CNN) — An American woman has returned a beer stein she stole 55 years ago during a trip to Germany, saying she felt too guilty to keep it. Celeste Sweeney, who hails from Maryland, took the stein from the Hofbräuhaus brewery in Munich in 1965. Sweeney said she was traveling through Europe with her sister

In a series of videos posted to the royals’ Instagram page on Monday, the family’s social media team toured a few of the building’s ornate rooms and hallways, which have been turned into construction sites as part of the £369 million ($458 million) project. They also shared a newspaper clipping dating back to 1954 and

(CNN) — Basic economy is fine if you’re a solo airline passenger willing to roll the dice on a middle seat. For families, the lowest airfare class can be problematic. Without seat assignments — which increasingly come with a fee attached — children may end up separated from their parents. That’s unacceptable, says Consumer Reports’

The International Emergency Response Coordination Center first received an alert about a medical emergency Saturday morning, according to Alaska State Troopers. “Searchers from Tri-Valley Fire Department and AST responded on snow machines and located the group approximately 13 miles in from the Stampede Road trailhead,” AST said in a statement. One of the hikers was

(CNN) — United Airlines had to swap out Boeing 777 aircraft for a Saturday flight from Newark to Hawaii, resulting in a reduction of business class seats. These aren’t the passengers an airline wants to annoy. So the airline offered miles to passengers willing to sit in a lower class of seating on the Boeing

“Operation Hailstone” in February 1944 was a decisive victory for the US. But it came at a cost to American forces — 40 service members were killed and more than 20 aircraft were lost. Many families had no answers on their loved ones’ exact whereabouts for generations. Now Project Recover, a nonprofit that searches for

(CNN) — Docents at the Penn Museum in Philadelphia have not always reflected its diverse, vibrant collection. The museum’s Ellen Owens and Kevin Schott found a way to change that. “Both of us had been thinking about how we can diversify our guide pool,” Owens told CNN. They used a grant to create a new

Natalia Taylor posted a series of photos on her Instagram that made it seem like she had traveled to a far-off exotic destination. There she was lounging in a fancy bathtub. In another, she posed in front of a floral print mirror. “The queen has arrived,” she wrote in the caption. Her location: Bali, Indonesia.

(CNN) — First-time flyers are typically nervous, anxious or downright excited. Not Fred. After months of training, the miniature service horse’s first flight was a breeze. Freckle Butt Fred, as he’s formally known, flew last week for the very first time as a service animal for his owner Ronica Froese of Croton, Michigan. The dual-certified

(CNN) — Think your driver’s license is enough to get you through airport security in the United States and onto your domestic flight? Maybe not. Some two-thirds of US state driver’s licenses are not compliant with a post-9/11 security law set to go into affect on October 1. Those who are not compliant will not

(CNN) — Some passengers and crew are still aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship following its 14-day coronavirus quarantine in Japan, but the ship has not seen its last days at sea. On April 29, following what Carnival Corp. (Princess Cruises’ parent company) says will be a full sanitation process, the 116,000-ton vessel will resume

(CNN) — Ash Wednesday is fast approaching (Wednesday, February 26). So you know what that means. It’s Carnival time around the world as people, most particularly folks in areas with strong Roman Catholic traditions, get their party on before the more solemn, introspective days of Lent commence. Venice, Italy, draws huge crowds annually with its

In response to this unwelcome resergence, the French government launched an anti-bedbug campaign Thursday, which includes a dedicated website and an information hotline. “We can all be affected,” reads the website, which provides information on “strict measures” to prevent the spread of the small, flattened insects, which are about the same size as an apple

(CNN) — When airliners have passed their twilight years — on average, after 26 years of service — many end up in the tumbleweed-strewn “plane boneyards” of California, Arizona and New Mexico. Sure, the pilots’ seats will probably end up taking pride of place in somebody’s man cave, and there are other aeronautical curios that

(CNN) — Sky climbers seem ubiquitous. They top Everest, Denali, Kilimanjaro, anything with a peak, and then prattle on about it forever. Yawn. Trade in the ice, frostbite and oxygen deprivation, bold travelers, for more elemental experiences, with bizarre histories, desert bandits, bubbling fires, searing heat, deadly chemicals, eerie shapes and strange life, as well