CNN Site Map (Galleries) for August - 2021
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- 2021-08-31Norwegian photographer Audun Rikardsen's image of a slick of dead and dying herrings was used as evidence in a court case against the owner of a fishing boat.
- 2021-08-31City of the Two Seas: Located in the instep of Italy's "boot," Taranto's heritage dates all the way back to the Spartans, who founded it in the 8th century BCE.
- 2021-08-31Bofiyu (Esenbeckia cornuta) -- This endangered species from the citrus family is now restricted to a small area of dry forest in northern Peru, which is under further threat from overgrazing. It is one of 100 seeds and fruits that were specially selected
- 2021-08-29Sanya, Hainan province: According to the 2021 Hurun Report, Sanya -- a tropical playground on the island of Hainan south of mainland China -- is the most popular destination among wealthy domestic travelers these days. Click on to see more popular Chinese
- 2021-08-27The Yara Birkeland is what its builders call the world's first zero-emission, autonomous cargo ship. The ship is scheduled to make its first journey between two Norwegian towns before the end of the year. Click through to see more forms of transport
- 2021-08-27An injured person arrives at a hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan, after a suicide bomb went off at a busy gathering area outside the city's international airport on Thursday, August 26. Afghan civilians and US service members were killed in the attack.
- 2021-08-27An injured person arrives at a hospital after a suicide bomb attack caused casualties on Thursday, August 26, outside the international airport in Kabul, Afghanistan.
- 2021-08-27Water surrounds homes just east of downtown New Orleans the day after Hurricane Katrina made landfall in August 2005.
- 2021-08-27Natural beauty: Al Thakira's mangrove reserves are among Qatar's most treasured natural sites.
- 2021-08-27Jessie the scent detection dog and her team are searching for De Winton's golden mole, a tiny mammal lost to science for 84 years. The mole is part of conservation group Re:wild's top 25 'Most Wanted Lost Species' list. South Africa&ap
- 2021-08-26A sight to see: The vending machine adds a new thing to the list of Rome's top sights.
- 2021-08-26Robots are revolutionizing the healthcare industry with increased precision and diagnostics power. Changi General Hospital, pictured, employs more than 50 robots to help care for patients. Scroll through to see more innovative robots reinventing healthcar
- 2021-08-25Architectural marvel: A rendering of SEE, a new superyacht concept by Gill Schmid Design in collaboration with Lateral Naval Architects.
- 2021-08-25Aaliyah rose to fame with a laid-back, edgy style. Scroll through the gallery to see some of her best looks from the 1990s and early 2000s.
- 2021-08-24People walk across a washed-out road in Waverly, Tennessee, on Sunday, August 22.
- 2021-08-24The crew: In 1955, five Chinese fishermen and an American vice-consul set sail for the US from Taiwan's Keelung Harbour on a Chinese junk boat. Pictured, left to right, are Paul Chow, Hu "Huloo" Loo-chi, Calvin Mehlert, Reno Chen, Marco Chu
- 2021-08-23Streets in Helmetta, New Jersey, are flooded on Sunday, August 22.
- 2021-08-22A large crowd gathers in Central Park for the "We Love NYC: The Homecoming Concert."
- 2021-08-21New deal: The town of Maenza is joining Italy's €1 house sell-off to breathe new life into crumbling old buildings. It's the first community in Rome's Latium region to offer the deal.
- 2021-08-20A funeral procession is held for an earthquake victim in L'Asile, Haiti, on Wednesday, August 18.
- 2021-08-20Transatlantic romance: American Kyrie Huf (left) and Brit Natasha Fisher fell in love after meeting at a high school band camp in rural Pennsylvania in 2011. They married in August 2017 at Niagara Falls.
- 2021-08-20Taliban fighters sit inside the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Sunday, August 15. The Taliban retook control of Afghanistan on Sunday, nearly two decades after they were driven out of the capital by US troops. They entered the presidential
- 2021-08-18Caño Cristales: Colombia's stunning "River of Five Colors" is located in Serranía de la Macarena national park, in the province of Meta.
- 2021-08-18Arctic adventure: This visualization illustrates the North Pole expeditions Swedish startup OceanSky Cruises wants to launch by 2023.
- 2021-08-18Ghanaian artist Kojo Marfo poses with one of the pieces from his sold-out solo exhibition, "Dreaming of Identity," which opened this summer at JD Malat Gallery, London.
- 2021-08-17Firefighters battle a wildfire near Avila, Spain, on August 16.
- 2021-08-17Underwater oasis: The newly opened Museum of Underwater Sculpture in Cyprus consists of 93 sculptures by renowned artist Jason deCaires Taylor.
- 2021-08-16Nigerian artist Jacqueline Suowari makes larger-than-life portraits using an ordinary ballpoint pen.
- 2021-08-14Hamad International Airport: Opened in 2014, Qatar's airport has quickly established itself as the best in the Middle East and has challenged other global aviation hubs.
- 2021-08-13A cinematic entrance: The players emerged from the cornfields into the new stadium in Dyersville, Iowa.
- 2021-08-13A woman reacts as a wildfire approaches her house in the village of Gouves, on the island of Evia, Greece, on Sunday, August 8. Thousands of residents have been forced to flee Evia, which is about 100 miles north of Athens. In pictures: Europe battles wil
- 2021-08-12The dairy industry is estimated to have emitted 1.7 billion metric tons of CO₂ equivalent in 2015, and food-tech companies have seen an opportunity to create alternative products. California-based Perfect Day uses a fermentation process to create milk pro
- 2021-08-11Former South African President Jacob Zuma appears in a courtroom in Durban, South Africa, in April 2018. He has pleaded not guilty to multiple charges of fraud, racketeering and corruption relating to an arms deal in the late 1990s.
- 2021-08-11Inflight opulence: Back when flying was a high-class luxury activity, inflight dining was a world away from today's plastic-wrapped sandwiches.
- 2021-08-11Dubai is building its first institutional art collection. But instead of buying art, the works will be loaned by collectors. Scroll through to see some of the pieces that have already been chosen.
- 2021-08-10As noise pollution becomes more prevalent, non-profit Quiet Parks International is on a mission to find and protect the last quiet places on Earth. It is currently exploring 260 sites worldwide -- including Boundary Waters Canoe Area in Minnesota (picture
- 2021-08-10Belize's Mennonites largely shun modern technology, though some young people now have phones and cameras. Scroll through to see more of photographer Jake Michaels' images of the secluded colonies.
- 2021-08-09World's best airports, 2021: The annual Skytrax World Airport Awards have been revealed. Upgraded food court options helped Hong Kong Airport land in 10th place in the 'World's Best Airport' category. Click through to see the rest of t
- 2021-08-08Tokyo Olympics 2020 Venues: Although the Olympic Games were closed to spectators this summer, the good news is that many of the venues -- like Japan National Stadium, pictured -- will remain accessible well after the events are over. Click through to see
- 2021-08-07Lindsay Weir: Big sister to Sam, former mathlete and aspiring freak, no one in the history of teendom has ever rocked an army jacket better than Lindsay Weir. There are plenty of reasons to revisit all 18 episodes of Judd Apatow's touchingly funny &q
- 2021-08-07Transatlantic crossing: American divorcee Jeannette Saquet met Scottish widower Graham McFarlane on board the Queen Mary 2 ocean liner in January 2017. Here they are on a repeat trip on the vessel in 2018.
- 2021-08-06US gymnast Simone Biles is congratulated by coach Cecile Canqueteau-Landi as it became evident that Biles would win an Olympic medal in the balance beam final on Tuesday, August 3. Biles had pulled out of several events earlier in Tokyo, citing mental hea
- 2021-08-05Created over three years, "Shame" is a series of 165 paintings by South African artist Penny Siopis, depicting scenes of regret, guilt and disappointment. Now, nearly two decades after she began the series, she has revisited "Shame" in
- 2021-08-04Hubble captured an image of three galaxies in a tug-of-war millions of light-years from Earth. This system is known as Arp 195 and was included in the Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies.
- 2021-08-02This aerial photo, taken on August 5, 2020, shows the aftermath of the massive explosion in Beirut, Lebanon.