Visibility was so poor that 37 flights — including at least one international journey — were diverted from the city’s Indira Gandhi International Airport, a senior airport official told CNN. Pollution indexes saw air quality in the Indian capital climb to “hazardous” levels in the city on Sunday. Delhi’s Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted that
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(CNN) — After 48 years, El Al is retiring its 747 fleet — and to say goodbye, Israel’s national carrier used a flight tracker to “draw” the plane in the skies over the Mediterranean Sea. Departing from Rome at 10am local time on Sunday, the Boeing 747 Jumbo took a one-time flightpath to create the
Stéphane Simon’s “In Memory of Me” series was intended to comment on the culture of selfie-taking. Works by French sculptor Stéphane Simon, which show nude, classical-style figures taking selfies, were being displayed in Paris during UNESCO’s European Heritage Days event in September. But officials decided to cover the offending parts of the artworks with underwear,
Editor’s Note — HMS Urge, shown here in harbor, set out from Malta for Egypt in April 1942. (CNN) — The wreck of a British submarine that went missing during World War II with 44 people on boardhas been found off the coast of Malta. HMS Urge — part of Britain’s 10th Submarine Flotilla —
(CNN) — Over the past few years, numerous towns in Italy have resorted to selling homes for just over a dollar in a bid to revitalize their dwindling communities. Zungoli near Naples and Sicily’s Sambuca were the most recent Italian destinations to get in on the act, launching schemes promoting dilapidated properties for just over
(CNN) — Once upon a time, air travel was glamorous. In the 1950s, air travel’s so-called golden age, flying was an occasion. Passengers dressed up, flight attendants served meals on china, standard seats were roomier, and everything about the experience felt dignified. Sixty years ago, air travel was a glamorous concept. Mondadori/Getty Images Today flying
Bloody Sunday is the name for the day in 1972 on which British soldiers shot unarmed protesters in Derry, Northern Ireland, during the Troubles — resulting in 14 deaths. The Irish band U2 famously wrote about the horrors of that day in a song called “Sunday Bloody Sunday”. An image of the ad, for a
Slinfold, England (CNN) — We’ve all been there: you board your flight and get settled in, only to find out there’s an issue with the airplane and you’ve got to wait until the new part arrives before you can jet off. Eventually, the airplane’s ready to go, albeit about an hour later than planned. But
People in the area are being evacuated, said a police spokesperson, though it is unclear how many evacuees there are or how big the fire is. The blaze started near the main hall of the UNESCO World Heritage Site, according to the fire department in Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan’s national broadcaster NHK reported. Shuri
New York will ban restaurants and grocery stores from selling foie gras, after the bill passed the city council Wednesday. Mayor Bill de Blasio’s office confirmed to CNN in an email that he will sign the bill into law. The ban comes amid increasing scrutiny on foie gras. The bill calls the luxury good a
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