CNN Site Map (Galleries) for April - 2021
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- 2021-04-30Two decades on: It's been 20 years since Dennis Tito, the world's first space tourist, pictured here flying into the ISS, went to space. Only a handful of people have followed in Tito's footsteps, but companies like SpaceX and Virgin Galact
- 2021-04-30Netflix has announced the third season of the comedy "Master of None" is happening in May. The first look of the new season teases a storyline with Denise (played by Emmy Award winner Lena Waithe) and her relationship with partner Alicia (played
- 2021-04-30There's a whole host of authors from Africa who have made a splash on the international stage. Scroll through the gallery to see just a few of the award-winning stars you should look out for.
Maaza Mengiste's novel "The Shadow King" w
- 2021-04-30US President Joe Biden addresses a joint session of Congress on Wednesday, April 28. But because of Covid-19 restrictions, only a limited number of lawmakers were in the House chamber. Biden's speech focused on the administration's accomplishmen
- 2021-04-29President Joe Biden addresses a joint session of Congress in front of Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday, April 28. "Madam speaker, madam vice president. No president has ever said those words from this podium. N
- 2021-04-29Recently rediscovered 'Coffea stenophylla' is a rare type of coffee that grows exclusively in West Africa. Native to Sierra Leone, it hasn't been seen there since 1954. However, a discovery by researchers 2018 has led to hopes it may hit co
- 2021-04-29Southern Thai food: The food of southern Thailand has a reputation for being spicy. But as writer/photographer Austin Bush discovered during research into his upcoming book, there are so many other flavors at play. Pictured is a dish of bitter beans stir-
- 2021-04-28Protesters make the three-finger salute of resistance during an anti-coup demonstration in Yangon, Myanmar, on Tuesday, April 27.
- 2021-04-27Ciel Tower is being built in Dubai. Set to become the world's tallest hotel, it's the work of architecture and engineering firm NORR.
- 2021-04-27The anonymous South African visual artist known as Xopher Wallace -- shown here in his signature morphsuit, goggles and sweatshirt -- aims to inspire people to live their dreams while awake, through his "Sleepwalker" series.
- 2021-04-27Beachside romance: Gianna Mazzeo and Sebastian Guggenberger met on the beaches of Byron Bay in 2003. Here they are on a return trip a few years later.
- 2021-04-26Angela Bassett walks the Oscars red carpet outside Union Station in Los Angeles. Bassett voiced one of the characters in "Soul," which won the Oscar this year for best animated feature film.
- 2021-04-26Best picture: "Nomadland"
- 2021-04-26Sky Pool: A very special new swimming pool opens next month in London.
- 2021-04-26From left, producer Peter Spears, actress Frances McDormand, director Chloé Zhao, producer Mollye Asher and producer Dan Janvey pose with their Oscars in the press room after their film "Nomadland" won best picture on Sunday, April 25.
- 2021-04-26Place des Vosges: Photographer Jeffrey Milstein's straight-down images of Paris were taken on two rarely granted flights directly over the city. They're featured in his new book "Paris: From the Air."
- 2021-04-25Honey hued: Castiglione di Sicilia basks in the Sicilian sun.
- 2021-04-23Caitlyn Jenner accepts the Arthur Ashe Courage Award during the ESPYs in Los Angeles on Wednesday, July 15, 2015. In her first speech since identifying as transgender, she said she wants to "reshape the landscape of how trans issues are viewed."
- 2021-04-23"ONYX" is photographer Adrienne Raquel's first solo museum show.
- 2021-04-23Feeling supersonic: California startup Exosonic is developing a supersonic jet as VIP transport for the US Executive Branch.
- 2021-04-23Nigerian artist Laolu created a visual language of symbols, called "The Muundo," that appear in his artwork for this year's Draw the Line malaria awareness campaign. This symbol represents pregnant women, who are particularly vulnerable to
- 2021-04-23A man reacts outside the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on April 20 after former police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty in the death of George Floyd. See more reactions from the trial's outcome
- 2021-04-23The artist known as Laolu (pictured here in 2018) moved to New York City in 2013 to pursue an art career after quitting his job as a human rights attorney in Nigeria. Since then, his signature designs have been in demand with celebrities and global brands
- 2021-04-221. Guangzhou (CAN). Baiyun International Airport in Guangzhou, China, was the world's busiest airport in 2020, according to preliminary figures from Airports Council International. Click through the gallery for photos of the rest of the top 10:
- 2021-04-22Topless and Nude Sunbathing: UK swimwear brand Pour Moi has created this new map after researching where topless and nude sunbathing is allowed around the world.
- 2021-04-22This autumn 2020 image provided by Kensington Palace shows the 2020 Christmas card of Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, with their children, Prince George, left, Prince Louis, center, and Princess Charl
- 2021-04-22The Anti-Atlas Mountains, Morocco: The swirling hues of the Anti-Atlas Mountains were captured by ASTER (Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer) on NASA's Terra satellite. Formed roughly 80 million years ago, the mountains for
- 2021-04-21Designed by celebrated architect I.M. Pei and opened in 1978, Dallas City Hall is one of two Brutalist buildings captured by photographer Arthur Drooker. Scroll through to see more images from his new book, "City Hall."
- 2021-04-21Nuclear flight: For just over $100, passengers can now book themselves on a panoramic flight over the scene of the world's worst nuclear disaster.
- 2021-04-21Out on a limb: Locals claim that Marco Polo was born on the island of Korčula, now part of Croatia, rather than Venice itself.
- 2021-04-21A man reacts outside the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis on Tuesday, April 20, after former police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty in the death of George Floyd.
- 2021-04-20Former Vice President Walter Mondale on "Face The Nation" on March 7, 1982.
- 2021-04-17People hold their phones up while protesting outside the Brooklyn Center Police Department on Friday, April 16.
- 2021-04-16Extinct across Central Europe since the 1800s, the Eurasian lynx has returned to several countries, including Switzerland, France, Italy, Austria and Germany, thanks to a series of reintroduction programs that began in the 1970s. However, the fragmentatio
- 2021-04-16Unexpected encounter: A chance discovery of a World War II postcard at a Los Angeles thrift store sparked a continent-spanning journey for Leora Krygier.
- 2021-04-16Tears run down the face of a protester in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, the Minneapolis suburb where 20-year-old Daunte Wright was fatally shot by a police officer on Sunday, April 11. Wright, a Black man, was killed during a routine traffic stop. Police ha
- 2021-04-16Coffee plantation visit: Colombia is known for its high quality coffee. A visit to a coffee plantation is a must.
- 2021-04-16Cuba's president Raul Castro observes a welcoming ceremony at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in 2016.
- 2021-04-15Airport encounter: Irja Uotila met Jesús Estrella Jurado at Mexico City Airport in August 1991. The two were put in touch by a mutual friend when Irja was traveling to Mexico and they quickly hit it off. Here they are in Taxco, Mexico in September 1995.
- 2021-04-15Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball's color barrier in 1947, when he took the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers on Opening Day.
- 2021-04-15The Pepper Thai Cookbook: On bookstore shelves now, Vilailuck "Pepper" Teigen's new cookbook is an 80-recipe collection filled with gorgeous photos and touching anecdotes highlighting her experiences in Thailand and the US.
- 2021-04-15© Craig Easton, United Kingdom, Photographer of the Year, Professional competition, Portraiture, Sony World Photography Awards 2021
- 2021-04-14Aéropostale: Flying was a dangerous business in the 1920s, but that didn't stop the hero pilots of French airline Aeropostale.
- 2021-04-14The UAE has announced a moon mission that will use an unusually small rover, with just four wheels and a weight of 10 kilograms (22 pounds).
- 2021-04-14Watches that belonged to Bernie Madoff are seen before an auction in New York in November 2009. Some of Madoff's property has been auctioned off over the years, compensating the victims of his $20 billion Ponzi scheme -- the largest financial fraud i
- 2021-04-13A crowd gathers at the Brooklyn Center Police Department in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, on April 12 for a No Justice No Peace rally.
- 2021-04-13Dior was one of a handful of international brands showing at Shanghai Fashion Week.
- 2021-04-12Everglades Jetport: Conceived at the end of the 1960s, Florida's Everglades Jetport was supposed to be an airport five times the size of New York's JFK and handling supersonic airliners.
- 2021-04-12Innovative design: Renderings of this new floating hotel concept from Turkish design team Hayri Atak Architectural Design Studio (HAADS) indicate that it's in a league of its own when it comes to eco-consciousness.
- 2021-04-09Britain's Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, poses in his military dress uniform circa 1990.
- 2021-04-09Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, the first human to fly into space, was launched in a Vostok 1 space capsule on April 12, 1961. He spent 108 minutes orbiting the Earth before parachuting back to firm ground.
- 2021-04-09Britain's Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, poses in his military dress uniform circa 1990.
- 2021-04-09Storm trooper: Sharon, from North Carolina, lives in a home that's been hurricane-battered for 60 years.
- 2021-04-09Lightning strikes near the intersection of Chicago Avenue and 38th Street, also known as George Floyd Square, in Minneapolis on Tuesday, April 6. The trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin started in Minneapolis last week, 10 months after Floyd&apos
- 2021-04-08Member's only: The Society of Women Geographers was formed by a group of trailblazing women who were banned from joining the Explorers Club, which did not admit women.
- 2021-04-08Eddie Fong: Some 55 years ago, Eddie Fong gave up his life in Hong Kong and joined an American in his quest to sail across the Pacific to California on a Chinese junk boat. A model of that junk boat now sits in Fong's living room.
- 2021-04-07Latronico: Two towns in Italy have begun listing cheap homes online to attract new residents and reverse population declines. One of them is Latronico in Italy's southern Basilicata region.
- 2021-04-06Baylor's MaCio Teague, left, and Flo Thamba celebrate after the Bears defeated Gonzaga in Monday night's NCAA title game.
- 2021-04-06Mars parallels: A rare rain event occurred in Chile's Atacama Desert in 2017. NASA's ARADS (Atacama Rover Astrobiology Drilling Studies) team studied microorganisms in 2018 that may have thrived in soils wet by the rain. They also tested a rover
- 2021-04-06Lava spews out of a volcano on Iceland's Reykjanes peninsula on March 28. The volcano erupted nine days earlier.
- 2021-04-05Stanford players celebrate after the final buzzer sounded in Sunday's championship game with Arizona. The Cardinal won 54-53 for the third title in school history.
- 2021-04-05Rescuers remove parts of the derailed train on Saturday, April 3.
- 2021-04-02Easter in Italy is celebrated on Sunday and Monday. The Monday celebration, called Pasquetta, is often an outdoor picnic. This picnic spread includes salami, olives, insalata russa, fava beans and pecorino Romano.
- 2021-04-02Fans stand for the National Anthem at the New York Yankees' home opener on Thursday, April 1.
- 2021-04-02Dubai opens up: The UAE has for years been opening up its once-strict residency and tourist visa rules, but has accelerated its changes in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.
- 2021-04-02A man waves an Egyptian flag as the Ever Given container ship was refloated in Egypt's Suez Canal on Monday, March 29. The ship was stuck in the canal for almost a week, halting marine traffic in what is one of the busiest waterways in the world.
- 2021-04-02Abu Simbel: The Ramses II complex south of Aswan and the site of two temples built by the longest reigning Egyptian pharaoh Rameses II, also known as Rameses the Great (reign 1279--13 BCE)
- 2021-04-01Salt and slide: Images showing an apparently snowy landscape in Egypt, such as these by photographer Mohamed Wardany, have been causing a stir. In fact they depict gigantic piles of salt.