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☆ ‘We are not Disneyland’: Outrage in Rome over Airbnb ‘gladiator’ battles at the Colosseum
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Barbie Latza Nadeau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Rome CNN —The ancient Colosseum in Rome has witnessed some historic battles, with toga-clad crowds once packing the gigantic venue to watch gladiators slug it out against opponents including lions and baboons. On one side of the arena is holiday rental giant Airbnb and the Colosseum Archaeological Park, which oversees the ruined structure, which is one of Rome’s most visited attractions. You will become a gladiator,” promises the AirBnB advertisement. “A publicity stunt by Airbnb which, after having effectively taken possession of the historic center, completely distorting it and turning it into a large tourist park, now wants to ridicule the Colosseum,” he said Friday. Federico Mollicone, a member of her party who heads the Lower House of Parliament’s Culture Commission said he applauds the innovative idea.

Persons: ”, Ridley Scott, “, Massimiliano Smeriglio, ” Smeriglio, Smeriglio isn’t, Erica Battaglia, Vatican’s, Trevi, Enzo Foschi, ” Airbnb, Giorgia, Brothers, Italy, Federico Mollicone Organizations: Rome CNN, Paramount, CNN, Rome’s Culture, UNESCO, Democratic Party, overtourism, Italian, Culture Commission, Culture, Ministry of Culture Locations: Rome, Eternal

☆ Scientists discover the world’s largest coral — so big it can be seen from space
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Laura Paddison | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The world’s largest coral has just been discovered in the southwest Pacific Ocean, scientists announced Wednesday. It’s three times larger than the previous record-breaker in American Samoa, according to Pristine Seas, and longer than a blue whale, the planet’s biggest animal. Steve Spence/National Geographic Pristine SeasA diver swims alongside the mega coral, which is made up of nearly 1 billion polyps. “Making a discovery of this significance is the ultimate dream,” said Paul Rose, a National Geographic Pristine Seas expedition leader. Yet while the mega coral remains vulnerable, he believes its health and longevity do provide a glimmer of hope.

Persons: CNN CNN —, “, ”, Enric Sala, Manu San Félix, It’s “, Steve Spence, Féliz, it’s, Paul Rose, Dennis Marita, Sala, Derek Manzello, Manzello, Emily Darling, Darling, ” Sala Organizations: CNN CNN, National Geographic, Geographic, Ministry of Culture, Tourism, National Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration, International Union for Conservation, Reef, CNN, Wildlife Conservation Society, COP29, UN Locations: Ocean, Solomon Islands, American Samoa, Solomon, Indonesia, Philippines, Baku, Azerbaijan

☆ Mongolia has attracted 700,000 visitors in 2024, says tourism minister
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Monica Pitrelli | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailMongolia has attracted 700,000 visitors in 2024, says tourism ministerMongolia has attracted some 700,000 international visitors this year, Nomin Chinbat, Ministry of Culture, Sport, Tourism, and Youth, told "Squawk Box Asia." The country is looking to expand the tourism season into the winter to meet its goal to attract one million travelers, she said.

Persons: Nomin Chinbat Organizations: Mongolia, Ministry of Culture, Tourism Locations: Mongolia

☆ China’s censorship is among the toughest in the world. So why did it let Kanye West play?
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-12 | by ( Chris Lau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Hong Kong CNN —It seemed like an unlikely stage for Kanye West to unveil his new music. Music fans cheer during Kanye West's Vultures Listening Experience at Wuyuan River Stadium on September 15, 2024. One of the fastest-growing in the world, China’s music market became the fifth-largest market globally in 2022, according to IFPI, a trade body for the recorded music industry. China’s recorded music revenues grew 28.4% in 2022 from the year prior, compared with the global market rise of 9%, IFPI said. Bieber “engaged in a series of bad behaviors, both in his social life and during a previous performance in China,” China’s Ministry of Culture announced in 2015, without going into details.

Persons: –, Ye –, Ye, ”, Luo Yunfei, Xi Jinping, China “, Chen Dan, Mariah Carey, John Legend, Charlie Puth, Chen, Kanye, ” Chen, “, Ye’s, China’s, Hung Ho, fung, Bon, Jovi’s, Lama, Justin Bieber, Jay, Lady Gaga, Bieber “, Culture “, Ho, Johns Hopkins, it’s Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Kanye, Communist Party, German, Adidas, Sports, Chinese Communist Party, China News Service, University of, Travelers, Xinhua, Kanye West, Visual China, Johns Hopkins University ., Oasis, China’s Ministry of Culture, Ministry, Culture, China, Nanjing University, China Daily, University of Richmond Locations: Hong Kong, China, Hainan, Hainan’s, Haikou, Beijing, Shanghai, “, Tokyo, British, Asia, Nanjing, Johns

☆ China's Golden Week holiday signals persistent consumer caution
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Evelyn Cheng | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Passengers line up to check in at Chengdu Tianfu International Airport on October 6, 2024 as China's week-long National Day holiday draws to a close. China News Service | China News Service | Getty ImagesBEIJING — China's Golden Week holiday affirmed a trend in more cautious spending, while consumers put greater emphasis on experiences. The Golden Week holiday in China commemorates the founding of the People's Republic of China on Oct. 1. "The Golden Week consumption could still suggest a modest recovery versus August, in our view, due to trade-in subsidies (for appliances and autos) and consumption vouchers issued by the local governments," Peng said. During Golden Week, mainland China recorded 765 million domestic trips, up from both the prior year and before the pandemic, according to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Trip.com, Kenneth Chow, Oliver Wyman, Chow, It's, Christine Peng, Peng Organizations: Chengdu Tianfu International, China News Service, Getty, BEIJING, China Film Administration, Consumers, CNBC, UBS, Ministry of Culture, Tourism Locations: Chengdu, China, People's Republic of China, Greater China, Japan, Thailand

☆ China's economic woes dampen 'Golden Week' holiday travel
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Anniek Bao | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Passengers arrive at the Beijing railway station on the first day of peak travel ahead of the National Day holidays in China's capital city on Sept. 29, 2023. China is expecting to see more travelers during Golden Week, but the country's persistent economic woes will likely continue to weigh on overall spending this holiday season. Prices for both domestic and outbound flights during the National Day period declined compared to last year, according to report by Trip.com released last month. During the Golden Week holiday last year, China saw domestic tourism revenue reach 753 billion yuan ($107.37 billion). By comparison, a single-day record of 20.7 million trips were made on May 1, the start of China's Labor Day holiday.

Persons: Shaun Rein, Rein, Trip.com, Alicia Garcia Herrero Organizations: Golden, Authorities, Ministry of Transport, China Market Research Group, Ministry of Culture, National Railway Administration, China's Labor, Tourism Locations: Beijing, China's, China, Tourism

☆ Women in Iran going without hijabs as 2nd anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death approaches
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-14 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Ap-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

The country’s new reformist President Masoud Pezeshkian campaigned on a promise to halt the harassment of women by morality police. In Iran, the hijab — and the all-encompassing black chador worn by some — has long been a political symbol as well. There have been scattered videos of women and young girls being roughed up by officers in the time since. Surveillance cameras search for women uncovered in vehicles to fine and impound their cars. The government has gone as far as use aerial drones to monitor the 2024 Tehran International Book Fair and Kish Island for uncovered women, the U.N. said.

Persons: Mahsa Amini, there’s, Masoud Pezeshkian, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, ”, Amini, Khamenei, Ebrahim Raisi, Pezeshkian, Hamid Zarrinjouei, “, Mohammad Movahedi Azad, Movahedi Azad, Ham Mihan, hadn’t, Simin Kazemi Organizations: United Nations, Tehran Sharif University, Metro, Pezeshkian, Iran’s, Iran’s Ministry of Culture Locations: it’s, Iran, Tehran, Tehran Sharif, Kish

☆ Sümela, Turkey: The ancient monastery hanging from a cliff
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-14 | by ( Joe Yogerst | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN retains full editorial control over subject matter, reporting and frequency of the articles and videos within the sponsorship, in compliance with our policyCNN —If its ancient walls could talk, Sümela Monastery in eastern Turkey would have quite a few stories to tell. “The Virgin Mary is a holy person for the Muslim people also. “The sultans considered Sümela a sacred place and helped the monastery by giving the monks donations and more land,” he adds. Sümela was popular with Christian and Muslim pilgrims, and an active Greek Orthodox monastery, until the early 20th century. Many of the Greeks living in the Pontic Alps and nearby Black Sea coast chose to relocate to Greece, including the monks of Sümela Monastery.

Persons: “ We’ve, Levent Alniak, Senol Aktaş, Virgin Mary, Sümela, Jesus, Mary, St, Ignatius, Öznur, who’s, Sümela’s, Barnabas, Sophronios, Luke the, ” Alniak, Soumela Organizations: CNN, Ottomans, Turkish, Rock Church, Turkey’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism, van, Turkish Airlines, Ramada Plaza, Radisson Locations: Sümela, Turkey, Roman, Trabzon province, “, Sofia, Istanbul, Ottoman, Black, Greece, Sümela Monastery, Altindere, Nea Sumela, Constantinople, Altındere, Trabzon, Coşandere

☆ Taiwan is making a TV show about a Chinese invasion. And it’s hitting close to home
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-04 | by ( Nectar Gan | Eric Cheung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

The 17-minute trailer hit close to home in Taiwan, making headlines in local media and garnering more than a million views on YouTube. But Hsin-mei Cheng, the showrunner of “Zero Day,” worried that her fellow Taiwan citizens have grown “too numb” to the danger of an impending conflict. Hsin-mei Cheng, the showrunner of "Zero Day," says she hopes the show can serve as a wakeup call to the people of Taiwan. Cheng also assembled a team of 10 directors, each responsible for an episode in “Zero Day” that tells an independent story. In “Zero Day,” Chinese infiltration and cognitive warfare takes on many forms – from the lure of money and power to the threat of violence.

Persons: ”, China’s, Xi Jinping, Cheng, “, Mei Cheng, Nancy Pelosi’s, Robert Tsao, Lo Ging, Howard Yu, ” Cheng, Lo, Chapman, Hong Kong’s, –, livestreaming, influencers, Beijing’s, Howard Yu Su Tzu, yun, Lee Yen, China – Organizations: Taipei CNN, China’s People’s Liberation Army, PLA, Communist Party, YouTube, CNN, Presidential, Taiwan’s Ministry of Culture, Netflix, Chinese Communist Party, Taiwan’s Institute for National Defense and Security Research, Kuomintang Locations: Hong Kong, Taipei, Taiwan, dramatize, China, Ukraine, Beijing, Kinmen

☆ South Korea stung by introduction at Paris Olympics opening ceremony as North Korea
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( Ben Burrows | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

South Korea is seeking a meeting with International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach after its 143 athletes were wrongly introduced as North Korean during the opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics. AdvertisementThe formal name of South Korea is the Republic of Korea. North Korea, which has 16 athletes as part of its first delegation since 2016, was properly introduced later in the program in French and English. South Korea and North Korea have been established as separate entities since 1948 and have been in conflict after the Korean War of the early 1950s. In 2012, organizers in London blamed “human error” after a flag of South Korea was displayed alongside North Korea’s women’s team ahead of a game in the soccer tournament.

Persons: Thomas Bach, ”, Mark Adams, “, Jang Mi Ran, Bach, Richard Pelham Organizations: Olympic Committee, Paris Olympics, IOC, South Korean, Democratic, The Athletic, Korea’s Ministry of Culture, Tourism, of Foreign Affairs, Korean Olympic Committee, Korea Sports Federation, Korea’s women’s, Getty Locations: Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, North Korea, South Korea, Republic of Korea, “, Paris, Korean, London

☆ Stunning ancient Roman mosaic found submerged in the sea off Naples
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A mosaic from the floor of an ancient Roman villa has been uncovered on the seabed in the waters off Naples. A diver works on the submerged mosaic floor. The aim is to try to reconstitute an entire section of the floor, according to the post. The floor would have been laid toward the end of the Roman Empire, “shortly before bradyseism brought these wonders to the bottom of the sea,” he said. The last major eruption of Campi Flegrei was in 1538, and it created a new mountain in the bay.

Persons: Julius Caesar, Emperor Nero, Josi Gerardo Della Ragione, “, bradyseism, ”, Campi, Flegrei Organizations: CNN, Italian Ministry of Culture, Local, Facebook, National, of Geophysics Locations: Naples, Baiae, Empire, Roman, Capri, Ischia

☆ Remains of ancient Papal palace believed to have been found in Rome
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Story Reuters | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Rome Reuters —The remains of what appears to be a medieval palace where popes lived before they made the Vatican their home have been excavated in Rome prior to renovations for the 2025 Catholic Holy Year, or Jubilee, the Italian Culture Ministry said on Wednesday. The walls of the complex may have protected the Patriarchio, a monumental basilica envisaged by Emperor Constantine in the square outside the Archbasilica of St John Lateran. Italian Ministry of Culture/Reuters“This is an extraordinarily important find for the city of Rome and its medieval history, as no extensive archaeological excavations have ever been carried out in the square in modern times,” the ministry said. The area around St John Lateran is being spruced up ahead of the Jubilee, a year-long event starting in December that is expected to attract more than 30 million pilgrims and tourists to the Italian capital. During a Jubilee, Catholics can obtain special indulgences, or remission of their sins, if they fulfill certain conditions and do good works or make pilgrimages.

Persons: Rome, St John Lateran, Emperor Constantine, Emperor Caligula Organizations: Rome Reuters, Italian Culture Ministry, Ministry of Culture, Reuters, CNN Locations: Rome, Roman, Avignon, France, St

☆ Cambodia welcomes the Met’s repatriation of centuries-old statues looted during past turmoil
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-05 | by ( Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The items repatriated from New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art arrived Wednesday and were displayed to journalists and VIPs on Thursday at the National Museum in the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh. Fourteen rare Angkor era sculptures tied to a controversial art dealer and collector were returned to Cambodia from New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art earlier this week. Cambodia claims that other items illegally trafficked from the country are still at the Metropolitan Museum, as well as at other museums and in the hands of private collectors. Heng Sinith/APThe pieces returned to Cambodia from the Met were looted during a long period of civil war and instability in Cambodia, which was ruled by the brutal communist Khmer Rouge regime in the 1970s. “At last, the Uma can be reunified to achieve its full magnificence as one complete statue,” it said.

Persons: Phoeurng Sackona, ”, Heng Sinith, ” Sackona, “, Douglas Latchford, Uma, Koh Ker Organizations: Phnom Penh AP, New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Museum, Cambodia’s Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts, United, US Department of Homeland Security, Metropolitan Museum, New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, Ministry, National Museum of Cambodia Locations: Phnom Penh, Cambodia, New, United States, New York, Khmer, Syria, Iraq, Nazi, Europe, Khmer Rouge

☆ Discovery of a Bronze Age dye workshop reveals secrets of history’s most precious pigment
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Taylor Nicioli | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Tyrian purple was a highly prized pigment developed in the Bronze Age, and it retained its status into the late medieval period. Several pottery fragments had residue of Tyrian purple pigment, the research team revealed. The well-preserved pigment could be used to dye textiles today, lead study author Dr. Lydia Berger said. Once collected, the snails had to be kept alive until the purple dye makers were ready to crush them and extract the mollusk’s mucus glands. The process came with a fishy odor, one that the researchers recognized when they came across the purple pigment residue in the recent excavation at Kolonna, she added.

Persons: Lydia Berger, Berger, ”, Maria Melo, Dye, Melo, Rena Veropoulidou, Veropoulidou, Julius Caesar, Jesus Christ, ” Veropoulidou, “ Organizations: CNN, Paris Lodron University of Salzburg, University of Michigan, Nova University of Lisbon, Hellenic Ministry of Culture, CPA Media Locations: Byzantine Empire, Aegina, Austria, Tyre, Lebanon, Phoenicia, Portugal, Kolonna, Greece, Rome

☆ Want to train like a K-pop star in South Korea? A new visa will make it easier
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-19 | by ( Kathleen Magramo | Yoonjung Seo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —South Korea will soon launch a new visa for foreign nationals who dream of training like a K-pop idol, in a bid to boost its tourism industry back to pre-pandemic levels. The “K-Culture Training Visa” will be open to foreigners who want to train in K-pop dancing, choreography and modeling, the finance ministry announced on Monday. K-pop is already the most-cited reason for visiting the country, according to the MCST, with particularly strong interest from overseas fans from Southeast Asia, Europe and the US. Tourists visit the statue of Sejong the Great of the Joseon Dynasty at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul, South Korea on February 21, 2024. South Korea has also made it easier for digital nomads to stay and work in the country, implementing its “workation” visa at the start of this year.

Persons: –, Lee Jung, jae, Sejong the, Kim Jae Organizations: CNN, Ministry of Culture, Tourism, Korean, Tourists, Getty Locations: South Korea, Seoul, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Philippines, Korean, Europe, Korea

☆ Famous scenic waterfall in China goes viral after video appears to show water coming from pipe
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Rosa Rahimi | Xiaofei Xu | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A famous waterfall in China has drawn even more attention than usual – after a video revealed that its majestic falls may be artificially supplied by a water pipe. The Yuntai Waterfall is located in Yuntai Mountain Park, a major tourist attraction in China’s north-central Henan province. A screenshot from a video showing the pipes in Yuntai Waterfall. From WeiboYuntai Mountain Park’s management responded to the video, explaining how changes in the dry season necessitated the extra boost to the falls. The Huangguoshu Waterfall, located in China’s southwestern Guizhou province also suffered in the dry season.

Persons: ”, “ Organizations: CNN, country’s Ministry of Culture, Weibo Locations: China, China’s, Henan, Waterfall, Weibo, Guizhou

☆ A blue painted shrine is the latest discovery in Pompeii ‘treasure chest’
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Antonia Mortensen | Jessie Gretener | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Milan, Italy CNN —Archaeologists have unearthed an intricately decorated blue room, interpreted as an ancient Roman shrine known as a sacrarium, during recent excavations in central Pompeii in Italy. Italian Ministry of CultureThe walls of the room feature female figures that are said to depict the four seasons of the year, as well as allegories of agriculture and shepherding. The new discovery came amid excavations in the Regio IX area of central Pompeii, a residential area that is currently one of the most active excavation sites for new findings. The project aims to improve the structure of the area, making the “protection of the vast Pompeiian heritage… more effective and sustainable,” the culture ministry said. Italian Ministry of CultureLast week, it was reported that archaeologists in Pompeii had uncovered children’s sketches depicting violent scenes of gladiators and hunters battling animals.

Persons: Gennaro Sangiuliano Organizations: Italy CNN —, of Culture, Italian Ministry of, Italian Ministry of Culture Locations: Milan, Italy, Pompeii, Regio IX

☆ Lost Caravaggio goes on display after almost being sold at auction for just $1,600
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A lost Caravaggio painting that was almost mistakenly sold at auction for a bargain price has gone on display at the Prado Museum in Madrid, Spain, after being rescued and restored. The oil on canvas work depicts Jesus wearing a crown of thorns with blood running down his face and onto his chest. Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, better known simply as Caravaggio, is known for his visceral depictions of violence. “Ecce Homo” will be displayed at the Prado Museum until October 13. Both the previous owner and the buyer were keen for the painting to go on public display at the Prado, said Coll.

Persons: Jesus, Pontius Pilate, Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, Susana Vera, Caravaggio, ”, King Philip IV’s, Evaristo Pérez de Castro, José de, Jorge Coll, Coll Organizations: CNN, Prado Museum, Real Academia de Bellas Artes de, Prado, Spain’s Ministry of Culture, Colnaghi Locations: Madrid, Spain, Italian, Judea, Rome, Naples, Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, José de Ribera

☆ Bollywood and Indian politics: Influence of Modi and BJP on world’s largest film industry
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Jessie Yeung | Rhea Mogul | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +16 min

And most of these are Hindi films, meaning Bollywood holds an outsized influence on the country’s culture, identity and economy. A screengrab from the 2022 Bollywood film "The Kashmir Files." CNN reached out to several people from the film industry for this story, some of whom declined to be interviewed due to sensitivities around the topic. It encouraged some Bollywood filmmakers to “(lean) into the caricature of the Muslim villain,” he says. These films are growing fast; outside Bollywood, earnings from the South Indian media and entertainment industry have nearly doubled year on year, according to a 2023 report by the Confederation of Indian Industry.

Persons: India’s, Narendra Modi, Indranil Mukherjee, ”, Raja Sen, “ It’s, Modi, Tanul Thakur, …, Veer Savarkar, –, ” Adah Sharma, Pandits, Vivek Agnihotri, ” Sudipto Sen, Debashree Mukherjee, it’s, Thakur, Sen, Darab Farooqui, Sonu Mehta, Farooqui, “, she’s, Aamir Khan, ” Farooqui, Jawaharlal Nehru, Mukherjee, Yash Chopra, ” That’s, ” Thakur, ” Sen, “ We’ve, ’, Dharmendra, Noemi Cassanelli, “ Something’s Organizations: India CNN —, Bharatiya Janata Party, BJP, Observers, Hollywood, Republican, Modi’s, Getty, CNN, Ministry of Culture, of, Netflix, Columbia, Social Democratic Party of India, Hindustan Times, Columbia University, Journalists, Confederation of Indian Industry Locations: Mumbai, India, Kerala, Kashmir, Jammu, Columbia University’s, Middle Eastern, South, Jaipur, New Delhi, Pakistan, United States, Tamil Nadu

☆ Tourism in China surges during May Day holiday but travelers turn frugal
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-06 | by ( Laura He | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Hong Kong CNN —China has reported a surge in tourism during the just concluded Labor Day holiday, but travelers cut back on their spending, in a sign that consumption in world’s second largest economy remains sluggish. That was 28% more than the number of trips taken during the Labor Day holiday period in 2019, which lasted only four days. This year’s Labor Day tourism revenue was 166.89 billion yuan ($23.6 billion), only 13.5% higher than the 2019 level. Passengers at Nanjing Railway Station in East China's Jiangsu province on May 5, the last day of the Labor Day holiday. On Monday, a private sector survey showed that the Caixin/S&P Global services PMI fell to 52.5 in April from 52.7 in the previous month.

Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Labor, Tourists, Ministry of Culture, Tourism, Passengers, Nanjing Railway, PMI, TD Securities, P Global, National Bureau, Statistics Locations: China, Hong Kong, Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu

☆ Chechnya bans all music deemed too fast or too slow
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-08 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Authorities in the Russian Republic of Chechnya have announced a ban on music that they consider too fast or slow. The ban will mean that many songs in musical styles such as pop and techno will be banned. Chechnya sits in the North Caucasus region between the Caspian Sea and the Black Sea. Kadyrov has been leader since 2007 and has used his time in office to stifle any form of dissent. The pro-Kremlin leader has also subdued the Chechen separatist movement that fought for independence from Russia for almost two decades.

Persons: Culture Musa Dadayev, Chechen Republic “, Chechen Republic Ramzan Akhmatovich Kadyrov, ” Dadayev, Dadayev, Kadyrov, Mike Pompeo, ” Organizations: CNN, Authorities, TASS, of Culture, United, Kremlin, US State Department Locations: Russian Republic, Chechnya, Culture, Russian, Chechen Republic, North Caucasus, Russia’s, Georgia, United Nations, Chechen, Russia

☆ ‘It’s a dolphin!’: Researchers uncover unusual ancient fossil in the Amazon
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-30 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The newly identified dolphin species lived in a freshwater lake in the Peruvian Amazon 16 million years ago. This composite image captures the phases of a total solar eclipse as they unfolded in El Molle, Chile, in July 2019. Stan HondaOn April 8, astrophotographer Stan Honda will be stationed in Fredericksburg, Texas, armed with four cameras to document the total solar eclipse. Mark your Apple iCal or Outlook, Google, or Office365 calendar with the date of the upcoming total solar eclipse, which CNN will be covering live. UnearthedThe remains of a decorative wall can be seen at the site of an ancient home renovation in Pompeii.

Persons: Dr, Austin Gallagher, Gallagher, Pebanista yacuruna, Jaime Bran, ”, Aldo Benites, Emperor Wu, couldn’t, Wu, Stan Honda, Honda, Apple, George Washington, Samuel, Washington, Francesca Giarelli, Everest, —, Ashley Strickland, Katie Hunt Organizations: CNN, University of Zurich, Honda, Google, Italy Ministry of Culture, Red River Archaeology, CNN Space, Science Locations: Bahamas, Peruvian, Peru’s Loreto, Switzerland, China, Mongolia, El Molle, Chile, Fredericksburg , Texas, Mount Vernon , Virginia, Samuel’s Harewood, Charles Town, West Virginia, Harewood, Red, English, Oxfordshire, Cairo

☆ Home renovation frozen in time reveals Roman building technique
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Barbie Latza Nadeau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Rome CNN —Archaeologists excavating the site of Pompeii have uncovered an ancient building site, revealing Roman construction techniques used by builders at the time, according to the Italian Ministry of Culture. The ancient Roman city of Pompeii was home to up to 20,000 people before it was destroyed in the 79 AD eruption, which was visible from more than 40 kilometers (25 miles) away. Archaeologists have found what would have been an active construction site - perhaps more accurately described as a home renovation, according to Massimo Osanna, the general director of the site, in a press statement released Monday. Archaeologists say the site reveals the secrets as to how Roman structures have proven to be so durable. Courtesy Italy Ministry of CultureThe latest findings paint a fuller picture of how ancient Romans lived.

Persons: Rome, Massimo Osanna, ” Osanna, Achilles, Skyros, Gabriel Zuchtriegel, Caracalla, ”, Zuchtriegel, Gennaro Sangiuliano Organizations: Rome CNN —, Italian Ministry of Culture, Archaeologists, Italy Ministry of, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT Locations: Pompeii, Italy, cocciopesto

☆ In Russia, There Is Something Putin Can’t Control - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Joy Neumeyer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Today, Bulgakov’s formula is being put to the test once again in Russia, where a new film adaptation of the book has caused a scandal. “The Master and Margarita” captured the surreal atmosphere of dark forces and mysterious disappearances in the 1930s Soviet Union. In the invasion’s wake, President Vladimir Putin has made sweeping attempts to restrict creative expression. Ahead of a presidential election expected to extend his tenure by six more years, Mr. Putin appears politically impregnable. Yet try all he might, he can’t control culture.

Persons: Margarita, ” Mikhail Bulgakov’s, Margarita ”, They’ve, Vladimir Putin, ”, —, Putin Organizations: Ministry of Culture Locations: Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union, American, Ukraine

☆ Gold and sacrificial victims found in tomb of ancient leader, archaeologists say
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Taylor Nicioli | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Researchers found the ancient tomb in El Caño Archaeological Park, a site in Coclé province known as a hotbed for pre-Columbian discoveries, particularly lavish burial chambers. The civilization of the region surrounding El Caño at the time treated the site as sacred and worshipped their “ancestors,” referring to those remembered for having done important things. The grave is the ninth tomb excavated by researchers at the El Caño Archaeological Park, which is known for its richness in archaeological discoveries and lavish burial chambers. Ancient burial practicesThe archaeologists found the body of the supposed religious leader buried face down and on top of the body of a woman, the release stated. There have been two attempts — the most recent in 2021 — to figure out whom the various tombs found at the El Caño site once belonged to, Mayo said.

Persons: Julia Mayo, ” Mayo, Fundación El, Mayo, El Caño, ”, Nicole Smith, Smith, Guzmán, Ana María Navas Méndez, Caño, Gúzman, —, ” Navas Méndez Organizations: CNN, Panama’s Ministry of Culture, El Caño Foundation, El, Smithsonian Tropical Research, Sierra, Illinois State University Locations: Panama, El, Coclé, Panama City, America, Quimbaya, Colombia, South America, ” City

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