CNN Site Map (Galleries) for August - 2020
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- 2020-08-31People wearing face masks hug at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art as it reopens to members on August 27.
- 2020-08-31Cruise ship tours: Most major cruise ships around the world are largely out of action in the wake of the coronavirus, with some moored off the coast of southwest England. Local resident Paul Derham has started offering boat tours to go check them out.
- 2020-08-30"Mulan" was supposed to be a big deal in the movie theaters, but the pandemic shut that down. Don't despair, however, as the eagerly awaited live-action film is coming to Disney+ in September. Here's some of what else is streaming that
- 2020-08-29Actor Chadwick Boseman poses for a portrait in 2013.
- 2020-08-28Demonstrators gather at the Lincoln Memorial on Friday, August 28, in Washington.
- 2020-08-28A man with a gun takes aim at another person during protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Tuesday, August 25. Two people were killed in the protests, which were sparked by a police shooting caught on video on Sunday.
- 2020-08-28President Donald Trump is joined by first lady Melania Trump and three of his children — from left, Donald Jr., Tiffany and Barron — after his nomination acceptance speech on Thursday, August 27.
- 2020-08-27Colleen Flanigan is a socio-ecological artist based in California, whose work captures both the beauty of the ocean and the urgent need to protect it.
- 2020-08-26"Refuge: America's Wildest Places": Ian Shive's forthcoming book focuses on America's national wildlife refuges. This one is the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes National Wildlife Refuge in Guadalupe, California.
- 2020-08-26This artist's illustration shows a young Purussaurus attacking a ground sloth in Amazonia 13 million years ago.
- 2020-08-25Return to the sea: The MSC Grandiosa is one of the first cruise ships to be returning to the sea since the industry's global shut down due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
- 2020-08-25All-American summer: Summer camps have been a fixture of US life since the late 19th century. This is New Hampshire's Singing Eagle Lodge circa 1958.
- 2020-08-24Nessebar: During July and August, visitors from nearby Sunny Beach flock to this tiny ancient town that sits at the end of a narrow isthmus.
- 2020-08-21Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden joins hands with his running mate, US Sen. Kamala Harris, after the Democratic National Convention on Thursday, August 20. They are joined on stage by Biden's wife, Jill, and Harris' husband, Douglas Emh
- 2020-08-21Stunning bridge: This eyecatching new bridge offers amazing views of the Vøringsfossen waterfall in Norway.
- 2020-08-21Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden joins hands with his running mate, US Sen. Kamala Harris, after the Democratic National Convention on Thursday, August 20. They are joined on stage by Biden's wife, Jill, and Harris' husband, Douglas Emh
- 2020-08-20Classic rojak: Meaning "mixed" in Malay, rojak is a traditional salad of fruits and vegetables commonly found in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. It usually features pineapples, jicama (Chinese turnip), prawn paste and tamarind and is topped w
- 2020-08-20Despite its serene setting, Spike Island in Cork harbor, Ireland, was once a place no man would choose to visit. Indeed, the island's dark past as a Victorian prison is part of the reason it attracts visitors today.
- 2020-08-19Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack speaks during the state roll call vote on the second night of the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday.
- 2020-08-18Kuta Beach: A woman walks along Bali's normally packed Kuta Beach on August 15, 2020. The island remains closed to international tourists, though officials hope to reopen on September 11, 2020.
- 2020-08-18Suffragettes celebrate the passage of the 19th Amendment, which gave American women the right to vote in 1920.
- 2020-08-18Transparent toilets: Designed by Shigeru Ban Architects, a Pritzker Prize-winning architecture firm, two new sets of transparent toilets have been installed in two Tokyo parks.
- 2020-08-18Sinking city: Amsterdam is facing some huge infrastructural challenges after years of unheeded warnings regarding its crumbling structures.
- 2020-08-17The MV Wakashio is split into two parts near Mauritius' Blue Bay Marine Park on Sunday, August 16.
- 2020-08-17Jump on in: Photographer Brad Walls takes stylish, enveloping shots of swimming pools from above. Pictured here: a private pool in Sydney, Australia.
- 2020-08-17In the Dubai desert, Norwegian startup Desert Control is working on an innovation -- made from just water and clay -- that turns desert sand into farmland. Scroll through to see more state-of-the-art farming technologies.
- 2020-08-17Internal focus: UK-based studio Gresham Yacht Design has turned conventional superyacht creation on its head by devising the interior of its latest yacht concept Thor Explore first.
- 2020-08-14Margot Fraser, importer to the US of Birkenstock Footprint Sandals.
- 2020-08-14Wild food innovator Roushanna Gray forages in the rock pools along the coastline of the Western Cape. Gray is teaching others how to bring nature to the table.
- 2020-08-14Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, calls US Sen. Kamala Harris from his Delaware home to inform her that she was his choice for vice president on Tuesday, August 11. She is the first Black woman and the first person of Indian desc
- 2020-08-14World's first drive-in haunted house: A Japanese company has created an experience that follows social distancing guidelines yet remains absolutely terrifying -- a drive-in haunted house.
- 2020-08-13Dale Voigt poses as famed Hollywood filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock.
- 2020-08-13Aerial refueling: Refueling in mid-air -- as with these two Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 Hornets -- is standard procedure in military aviation.
- 2020-08-13Japan's first castle hotel: Ozu Castle in Ehime prefecture's Ozu Town is currently the only castle keep in Japan to allow travelers to stay overnight.
- 2020-08-13Here are nine school year essentials for students returning during the coronavirus pandemic.
- 2020-08-12Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, walks out with his running mate, US Sen. Kamala Harris, on Wednesday, August 12.
- 2020-08-12Obama is the latest in a string of left-handed US presidents. At least four out of the past seven commanders in chief have been southpaws.
- 2020-08-12China's Panjin Red Beach Wetland: Dubbed "China's most romantic leisure coastline," the 6,667-hectare mudflat in the Red Beach National Scenic Corridor is blanketed in red every fall, thanks to the presence of a unique type of seepweed
- 2020-08-09A mushroom cloud is seen over Nagasaki, Japan, after the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the city on August 9, 1945. It came three days after a bomb was dropped over Hiroshima, Japan.
- 2020-08-09The Bobbitt worm or sand striker (Eunice aphroditois) is an aquatic predatory bristle worm that ranges from 4 inches to 10 feet long and dwells in burrows it creates in the ocean floor. It lives mainly in the Pacific Ocean but can also be found in the Ind
- 2020-08-07This aerial photo, taken Wednesday, August 5, shows the aftermath of a massive explosion in Beirut, Lebanon. At least 137 people were killed and thousands were injured in the Tuesday blast, which blew out windows in buildings across the city and could be
- 2020-08-06Nigerian born, New York based Iké Udé has been described as a master of portraiture, having created portraits of the world's most internationally recognized celebrities including actress and filmmaker Isabella Rossellini, shoe designer Manolo Blahnik
- 2020-08-06Carhop dining: The popularity of carhop dining evolved in America in tandem with the popularity of the automobile itself, predating the fast-food drive-through and reaching a peak in the years following World War II.
- 2020-08-06Hot chocolate in the Philippines: In Filipino cuisine, chocolate has a rich, delicious history that started with hot chocolate -- also called sikwate or tsokolate de batirol, depending on the region. It has recently evolved into new culinary techniques an
- 2020-08-05Chilean explorer and photographer Cristian Donoso followed in the footsteps of early 20th century missionary, Alberto de Agostini, to recreate his images of Patagonia's glaciers taken over a century ago. His photographs reveal how climate change has
- 2020-08-04Tram of the future: Inspired by Covid-19 concerns, Hong Kong-based designers have set to work reimagining the city's most iconic modes of transportation, including its historic trams. Italian designer Andrea Ponti of the Ponti Design Studio came up w
- 2020-08-03The sun's glint beams off a partly cloudy South Pacific as the International Space Station's orbital track took it halfway between Australia and South America on July 18.
- 2020-08-03US Sen. Amy Klobuchar poses for a portrait in Washington in January 2019. She has been in Congress since 2007.
- 2020-08-01Greece magic: This is what it's like to visit Greece right now. Around the Peloponnese region, beaches are uncrowded and people are enjoying relaxing vacations.
- 2020-08-01Here are some of the world's largest hydroelectric dams, ranked by the installed generation capacity of their power stations.
The Three Gorges Dam in China.
Installed generation capacity: 22,500 megawatts.
- 2020-08-01Workers hold up a layout plan of the Three Gorges Dam project by the Yangtze river in Hubei province in September 1995. Scroll through the gallery for images of the Three Gorges Dam, through the years.