Hong Kong CNN — China will launch a fleet of special “silver trains” specially built for the comfort and safety of elderly people to encourage its rapidly ageing population to travel –…
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United Regional Jet slides off taxiway at an icy St. Louis Lambert Airport
CNN — A plane carrying 27 passengers, including crew, slid off the taxiway before coming to a stop at St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL) late Wednesday morning, according to a news…
Travelers claim this TikTok seatbelt hack makes it easier to sleep on the plane. Experts say it’s ‘extremely dangerous’
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Travelers claim this TikTok seatbelt hack makes it easier to sleep on the plane. Experts say it’s ‘extremely dangerous’
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Man ransacks altar at St. Peter’s Basilica, knocking over candelabra worth thousands of dollars
Rome CNN — A man has caused minor damage at St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican after jumping onto the main altar and knocking over 19th-century candelabra, worth several thousand dollars. Video…
Most flights don’t want you joining the Mile-High Club. This company encourages it
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SS United States is finally set to leave Philly for Florida — and its final resting place
Philadelphia CNN — The SS United States is nearly on the move — again. After months of delays, the first leg of the ship’s journey to her new underwater home off the…
Hidden World War II tunnels to open to public
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A New Zealand mountain has been granted personhood. Here’s why that matters
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people was recognized as a legal person on Thursday after a new law granted it all the…
Osaka bans public smoking ahead of Expo 2025
Tokyo, Japan CNN — One of Japan’s biggest cities is “beautifying” itself ahead of hosting the World Expo — not by planting flowers, but by banning cigarettes. Osaka will soon host Expo…