CNN Site Map (Galleries) for August - 2022
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- 2022-08-31A ground-breaking expedition: The Maldives is famous for its stunning seas, making it the ultimate getaway for scuba divers. But little is known about what lies far below the surface. A new expedition plans to remedy that.
- 2022-08-31Princess Diana poses for a portrait in 1990. She would have been 60 years old on July 1, 2021.
- 2022-08-31In the late 1990s, Serena and Venus Williams turned heads in their matching beaded braid hairstyles. The embellished cornrows were often challenged by rule makers, but the beads (as pictured here at the 1998 Roland Garros French Open) sent an important me
- 2022-08-31Pool project: Triathlete Jeremy, who has asked for his full name not to be used, was stunned when he was given a tour of a home in Courgent, a town located in the Île-de-France region, and viewed its neglected swimming pool.
- 2022-08-30Volcano-inspired concept: Renderings of Forge, a new superyacht concept Forge from Anthony Glasson of design studio M51, which is designed to resemble the silhouette of a volcano on the water.
- 2022-08-30"Blonde": Ana de Armas and director Andrew Dominik take on this adaptation of a Joyce Carol Oates novel that presents a fictionalized look at the life of the late Marilyn Monroe. The film debuts on Netflix on Sept. 23. It's just one of the
- 2022-08-29Sliding doors: Privacy panels, like these door-equipped seats by manufacturer Safran, have become very popular for airlines offering business class.
- 2022-08-29US soldiers fire artillery in Afghanistan's Kandahar province in June 2011. Operation Enduring Freedom was launched in October 2001 to stop the Taliban regime from providing a safe haven to al Qaeda and to stop al Qaeda's use of Afghanistan as a
- 2022-08-26People walk through rows of destroyed Russian military equipment that have been turned into an open-air museum in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Tuesday, August 23.
- 2022-08-26A male model wears a patterned skirt at Comme Des Garçons' Fall-Winter 2020/21 menswear show. Scroll through the gallery to see more male skirts, past and present.
- 2022-08-26Ride on: The tickets cost 9 euros (about $9) and give unlimited regional travel in Germany for one calendar month.
- 2022-08-26Rock hard, Hard Rock: Since the first Hard Rock Cafe opened in 1971, branches have opened everywhere from Tokyo to Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt (pictured). Click on to learn more.
- 2022-08-25The world's coolest streets for 2022: Time Out has selected some of the hippest addresses in the world. Among them is Jumeirah Beach Road in Dubai, which is no. 23 on the list. Click through the gallery to see if your neighborhood made the list.
- 2022-08-25On a beautiful mountain in Taiwan, Rossi Fang captured this photo of the warm sun melting the frozen mountain world of the night before.
- 2022-08-24Chasing sounds: Libby Green and Marcel Gnauk, seen here in La Reunion in 2020, met randomly on a promenade in Nice, France seven years ago. They've since built a career traveling the world and recording sounds on their high-end microphones.
- 2022-08-23In tropical and subtropical waters, between 200 and 500 feet deep, lies the reef twilight zone, or mesophotic coral ecosystem. Very little light penetrates these depths and the realm has long been a mystery to humans. But scientists like Luiz Rocha are sh
- 2022-08-23Nam khao, Laos: This dish features crispy, deep-fried rice balls made with a base of red curry paste, coconut flakes and egg. The fried rice is then crumbled up and mixed with sausage, tempura, peanuts, onion, chili and more, and served with fresh lettuce
- 2022-08-23Tea time: Turkey is one of the world's biggest consumers of tea. Much of it is grown in the country's lush hills of Rize province, close to the Black Sea.
- 2022-08-22Tiny world: No, this isn't a real airport -- it's a tiny working model. Welcome to Miniatur Wunderland in Hamburg, Germany, the largest model railway and model airport in the world.
- 2022-08-22Julie Andrews poses for a portrait circa 1970.
- 2022-08-21Mexico City: The Palacio de Bellas Artes is a jewel in Mexico City's cultural crown. Construction started in 1904 and was finished in 1934. Inside are a concert hall, large theater and the Museo Nacional de Arquitectura. It also features murals by Di
- 2022-08-191. Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, Alaska: America's least-visited national park contains no roads or trails. It's a true wilderness experience.
- 2022-08-19US President Joe Biden hands Sen. Joe Manchin the pen used to sign the Inflation Reduction Act at the White House on Tuesday, August 16. Also pictured from left are Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Majority Whip Rep. Jim Clyburn, Rep. Frank Pal
- 2022-08-19'Où est la gare?': Back in 1981, travelers like these boys in Paris had to consult a metro map to figure out how to get around.
- 2022-08-19Hotel's life aquatic: It began as luxury accommodation for divers visiting Australia's Great Barrier Reef, but the world's first floating hotel languished off the coast of North Korea for years. According to recent South Korea intelligence
- 2022-08-19The fruiting body of a parasitic fungus erupts from the body of a fly.
- 2022-08-19Tapi Tapi is an ice cream innovator in Cape Town. It uses ingredients from across the continent in unique flavor combinations such as this: salty kapenta fish, toffee and scotch bonnet chilli. The final ice cream is blitzed.
- 2022-08-19Across the African continent, innovative transport systems, telecoms operations and smart cities are being developed to boost economies and increase trade opportunities. Scroll through the gallery to learn more.
The Kazungula Bridge -- The 923-meter long
- 2022-08-19An aerial view of Lake Powell and the Glen Canyon Dam in Page, Arizona, on April 20. The Department of the Interior said on August 16 it is prepared to take action to limit the water releases from Lake Powell to prevent it from plunging below 3,525 feet a
- 2022-08-18Starting a journey: In the summer of 1969, 20-year-old Sheila Nutt was selected to be one of the first Black flight attendants on Pan American World Airways. Nutt was a former Miss Philadelphia pageant runner-up, who heard the airlines were hiring while c
- 2022-08-18Beautiful escape: Kayak tours of Abu Dhabi's Jubail Mangrove Park offer a peaceful break from the hot deserts and cityscapes of the emirate.
- 2022-08-18Alentejo, Portugal: Miles of uninterrupted beach in the Portuguese region of Alentejo entice visitors looking for a less crowded alternative to the Algarve beaches farther south.
- 2022-08-18Swiss video artist Pipilotti Rist has created a new oasis in the middle of Hong Kong. Her first solo exhibition in the city opens with her famous video, light and sound installation, "Pixel Forest." It's one of nearly 50 works on show throu
- 2022-08-17Princess Diana poses for a portrait in 1990. She would have been 60 years old on July 1, 2021.
- 2022-08-17Hotel romance: Ida Skibenes and Hanna Aardal were coworkers and best friends. The Norwegian pals were coincidentally assigned a hotel room together on a company retreat at the Solstrand Hotel and their relationship developed.
- 2022-08-17US Rep. Liz Cheney talks to reporters after House Republicans voted her out as chairwoman of the House Republican Conference in May 2021. Cheney was the highest-ranking Republican woman in Congress.
- 2022-08-15Actress Anne Heche poses for a portrait in 2015.
- 2022-08-15Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, better known as Mahatma Gandhi, with independence activists during the Dandi March -- a non-violent act of civil disobedience on April 6, 1930. Gandhi would become widely known as the man credited with securing India's ind
- 2022-08-14Laying low: The Loire in France has almost disappeared in places.
- 2022-08-13The supermoon — also called the sturgeon moon — rises as a jetliner approaches John F. Kennedy International airport on August 11 in New York City.
- 2022-08-12As the climate warms, eating sustainable foods and a plant-based diet are ways to curb carbon emissions. Innovative food alternatives can help consumers to do their part for the planet while still enjoying the tastes and textures of the food they love --
- 2022-08-11Former US President Donald Trump gestures as he departs Trump Tower in New York on Wednesday, August 10. He was on his way to a scheduled deposition, where he invoked his Fifth Amendment rights and declined to answer questions from the New York attorney g
- 2022-08-11Steering clear: Tourists are afraid of visiting cities like Riga because of its proximity to Ukraine.
- 2022-08-11Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis waves before speaking at a rally in Orlando in 2020.
- 2022-08-11Vietnam: Now that the country is welcoming tourists back, new hotels and resorts like the Alma Resort Cam Ranh (pictured) are great places to explore. Click through to see more.
- 2022-08-11A large billboard advertising the "Fair and Lovely" skin lightening cream in Jessore, Bangladesh in 2010. Several major skincare manufacturers, including Unilever who produce Fair and Lovely, have since pledged to revise their branding and produ
- 2022-08-10Artist Dennis Osadebe's "Nigerian Dream" (2020) was featured in his January 2020 Cape Town exhibition "I like History, but I love fiction" at the Christopher Moller Gallery. The series weaves together the historical art traditions
- 2022-08-09Olivia Newton-John waves goodbye in the 1978 movie "Grease."
- 2022-08-09Olivia Newton-John, wearing a fur hat and jacket, outside the Savoy Hotel in London, circa 1970.
- 2022-08-09Hostile environment: Tour company Visit Ukraine.Today has launched a website inviting foreign visitors to travel to the country and see how it is coping since the Russian invasion.
- 2022-08-08Google Equiano is a subsea internet cable running from Portugal to South Africa, with 20 times the bandwidth of the previous cable serving the west coast of Africa. It has the potential to increase internet speeds five-fold in some countries and reduce d
- 2022-08-08Sagamihara: In Japan, a small town has become a surprising tourist attraction thanks to a love of retro vending machines. Click through to learn more.
- 2022-08-05US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, left, bows to Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen after receiving Taiwan's highest civilian honor on Wednesday, August 3. Tsai thanked Pelosi for visiting and praised her long commitment to democracy and human rights.
- 2022-08-05New jewel: A rendering of the Stella del Sud concept created by Italian studio Gabriele Teruzzi Yachts & Design, which was was inspired by the famous Cartier 128 carat diamond it takes its name from.
- 2022-08-04From fast-food worker and Nixon-supporter Jeff to polished 1980s department store staffer Claudia, Nadia Lee Cohen is a chameleon in her body of work "Hello, My Name Is."
Pictured: Jeff.
- 2022-08-04Fish sauce: It is more than an ingredient -- it is the very soul of Vietnamese cooking. Click through to learn more.
- 2022-08-03House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen arrive for a meeting in Taipei, Taiwan, on Wednesday, August 3. Pelosi said her visit -- the first by a sitting US speaker in 25 years -- was intended to make it "unequivocally clear&quo
- 2022-08-03Teresa Reynolds sits exhausted as members of her community clean debris from flood-ravaged homes in Hindman, Kentucky, on Saturday, July 30.
- 2022-08-03Italian hideaway: Massoud Ahmadi and Shelley Spencer, from Montgomery County in the US state of Maryland, bought and renovated an abandoned home in the Italian town of Sambuca di Sicilia.
- 2022-08-02Pollution can be art, too. Two Ohio University professors -- artist John Sabraw (pictured) and environmental engineer Guy Riefler -- have teamed up with local NGO Rural Action to create artist-grade paints from iron oxide extracted from a mining pollutant
- 2022-08-02In "Then & Now," Doug Inglish recreates portraits of young male models. Scroll through the gallery for more.
- 2022-08-01Sand, sea, sun, cycling: Abu Dhabi has been designated a Bike City by sport cycling's governing body UCI. Though hotter than most cycling destinations, it has some unique bike-related attractions.
- 2022-08-01Switching to renewable energy is key to tackling the climate crisis, but wind and solar energy rely heavily on the weather, creating an inconsistent power supply. Nant de Drance is part of a new generation of "water batteries" which could accele
- 2022-08-01Resurrecting paradise: Maya Bay, a beautiful cove in Thailand's Andaman Sea, began welcoming tourists on January 1, 2022 for the first time since 2018 following a massive rejuvenation program. Today, boats are forbidden from entering the bay.