2024-06-07
Apple offers biggest-ever iPhone discounts in China as annual ‘618’ shopping festival begins
Customers shop for iPhone15 series at Apple's flagship store in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, May 21, 2024. CFOTO/Future Publishing/Getty Images Hong Kong CNN Apple is offering unprecedented price cuts in China as big brands and retailer...
2024-06-07
Bargain-hungry Americans are flocking to Temu and making its Chinese owner very rich
PDD Holdings owns Chinese discount shopping app Pinduoduo and its international version, Temu. Chan Long Hei/Bloomberg/Getty Images Hong Kong CNN PDD Holdings, the owner of Temu and Pinduoduo, is blowing past market expectations with a massive surge...
2024-06-03
YouTube blocks Hong Kong protest anthem after court order
A group of musicians play 'Glory to Hong Kong,' during a flash mob protest at a shopping mall at Kowloon Tong, in Hong Kong, on September 18, 2019. Tyrone Siu/Reuters/File CNN YouTube has blocked access to a popular protest song in Hong Kong, a week...
2024-06-03
Caitlin Clark’s debut draws largest WNBA audience in two decades, beating NHL playoffs head-to-head
UNCASVILLE, CONNECTICUT - MAY 14: at Mohegan Sun Arena on May 14, 2024 in Uncasville, Connecticut. The Connecticut Sun defeated the Indiana Fever 92-71. Elsa/Getty Images CNN The Caitlin Clark era in the WNBA kicked off in a big way Tuesday night. T...
2024-05-30
No, the electric vehicle market isn’t crashing. It just needs recharging.
A car charges at a charging station in Lower Saxony, Germany's largest charging park for electric cars. Photo: Lars Penning/dpa (Photo by Lars Penning/picture alliance via Getty Images) Lars Penning/dpa/picture alliance/Getty Images New York CNN Whe...
2024-05-30
Chinese leader Xi meets Russia’s Lavrov as two partners tout strong ties
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov shakes hands with China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi during a meeting in Beijing on April 9, 2024. Russian Foreign Ministry/Handout/Reuters Hong Kong CNN Chinese leader Xi Jinping met with top Russian diplomat S...
2024-05-28
Ötzi the Iceman’s 61 tattoos weren’t made in the way archaeologists first thought
Ötzi the Iceman's remains are on display in a refrigerated cell at the South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology in Bolzano, Italy. South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology/Ochsenreiter Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with...
2024-05-28
4,000-year-old vial contains ancient red lipstick, archaeologists say
The vial holding the nearly 4,000-year-old cosmetic was made from a greenish chlorite, with carved decoration. M. Vidale/F. Zorzi Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientif...
2024-05-24
Stunning aerial photos of Hong Kong taken from a drone
Happy Valley "What I like most about working with drones is we can see things we normally don't have access to," photographer Andy Yeung tells CNN. Click on to see how the Hong Konger has managed to capture the familiar in an original light....
2024-05-24
How authentic is Hong Kong’s bamboo scaffolding pop-up bar?
Bamboo bar Tiger Beer's Labor Day weekend pop-up bar rewards those who climb one of its two mock scaffolding set-ups with free beer. Courtesy Strategic Communications Consultants Limited for Tiger Beer Is it authentic? The two struct...
2024-05-23
How the Channel Tunnel changed Europe forever
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2024-05-23
Paris bans e-scooters from sidewalks, citing rise in accidents
Electric scooters of providers Tier and Bird are pictured on April 1, 2019 in front of Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral in Paris. - The market for personal mobility devices (EDP for 'engins de deplacement personnel' in French), like electric scooters,...
2024-05-21
Want to eat less meat? Take a page from these cultures that already do
chickpea masala Courtesy Priyanka Naik CNN As the pandemic pokes holes in America’s meat supply chain, many people are thinking about eating less meat or even going vegetarian. Maybe you’re thinking about the safety of plant work...
2024-05-21
Ethiopia opens its secretive Imperial Palace for first time
Ethiopia's Imperial Palace: More than a century after it was built by Ethiopia's Emperor Menelik II, the hidden world of Ethiopia's Imperial Palace is being opened to the public for the first time. James Jeffrey Inauguration day: The palace was inau...
2024-05-20
Best places to visit in November 2019
November in Phoenix, Arizona: At the Desert Botanical Garden, you can marvel at the amazing variety of desert plant life -- flowers, cacti and more. You may also catch special art and butterfly exhibits. Click through the gallery for more photos of...
2024-05-20
9 of the best US Labor Day events for 2019
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2024-05-17
Budapest on film: 10 beautiful movie locations in the Hungarian capital
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2024-05-17
Best attractions in Budapest: What you can’t miss
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2024-05-16
Australian yachtsman rescued after spending hours clinging to a beacon in the ocean
From Caloundra Volunteer Coast Guard - QF4/Facebook CNN An Australian sailor has been rescued after being found clinging to a beacon in the Pacific Ocean. David Simpson, 64, was thrown from his boat when a strong wave hit the vessel near Caloundra,...
2024-05-16
Surviving a hotel quarantine … with kids
A hotel quarantine with kids: Julie Earle-Levine and her son Jack arrived in Australia and were given these bracelets to wear. Click through for more scenes featuring families traveling internationally during the pandemic. Courtesy Julie Earle-Levin...