Risk Takers: The 20 leaders pushing global business forward
Writers Clare Duffy, Matt Egan, Rishi Iyengar, Nathaniel Meyersohn, Sara Ashley O’Brien, Frank Pallotta, Julianne…
Month: September 2019
Asian markets mostly rise on trade optimism
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index (HSI) gained 0.2%, after US President Trump suggested a trade…
This startup is planning a flying taxi service that costs about the same as normal taxis
Munich-based startup Lilium unveiled its five-seater electric air taxi prototype on Thursday. The Lilium Jet,…
How Singapore is using technology to solve its water shortage
That kind of consumption is piling pressure on the Asian city state to address growing…
This startup helps you find any place on the planet without an address
That’s the argument of London startup what3words, which says such addresses are expensive to provide,…
US cities are losing 36 million trees a year. Here’s why it matters and how you can stop it
But tree cover in US cities is shrinking. A study published last year by the…
Rising seas are turning Miami’s high ground into hot property
In Miami these days, it’s all about elevation, elevation, elevation.And long before melted ice caps…
Could rich people be the answer to the climate crisis?
The more stuff you own, and the more you travel, the more fossils fuels are…
Striking photos capture Hong Kong’s crowded cemeteries
Endless rows of stone slabs line Hong Kong’s hillsides. Just a few spots of green…
The story of North Korea’s ‘Hotel of Doom’
In 1987, ground was broken on a grand new hotel in North Korea’s capital, Pyongyang….
What ancient statues really looked like
Artists in classical cultures such as Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece and Rome were known to paint…
A short history of the fashion show
Written by CNN StaffWhether onstage or online, today’s fashion shows are bigger than ever —…
Why the best racehorses go for tens of millions
Written by Matthew Ponsford, CNNHow much is the world’s most expensive horse worth? It’s a…
Hidden designs in famous logos
There is an arrow hidden in the FedEx logo. (If you’ve never noticed, go take…
Beijing’s vast new airport officially opens
Beijing (CNN) — Beijing’s massive new Daxing International Airport is officially open for business —…
Biggest ever superyacht fleet invades Monaco
(CNN) — Ever wanted to see what more than $4,000,000,000 looks like when it’s floating…
The best places to visit in Italy in the fall
(CNN) — Why travel to Italy in the fall? The better question is: “Why not?”…
Comedy wildlife photo award finalists revealed
(CNN) — There are some joke tellers that only a few people find funny, but…
World’s 50 best foods
(CNN) — “There is no love sincerer than the love of food,” George Bernard Shaw…
Italy region will pay you $27,000 to move there
(CNN) — When Italian villages began selling houses for $1, it seemed too good to…
