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Favela photos reveal truth beyond stereotypes
By Karla Pequenino, CNN
Poverty, crime and danger are common words used to describe Rio de Janeiro's hilltop slums, known as favelas. In a new project called Favelagrafia, nine photographers from Rio's favelas, were chosen to capture what everyday life really looks like.
Patek Phillipe wristwatch sells for $11M
By Georgia McCafferty and Stephy Chung, CNN
A rare, stainless steel Patek Philippe Reference 1518 wristwatch sold for just over $11 million at the weekend (CHF 11,002,000), making it the most expensive wristwatch ever to be sold at auction.
The world's tallest religious skyscraper
By Betty Wood, The Spaces
Work is underway on the world's tallest religious skyscraper: a 700-foot-tall Hindu temple in India.
The famous pop star you've never heard of
By Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN
Her videos on YouTube are viewed by millions, American fashion designers Alexander Wang and Jeremy Scott regard her as their friend and muse, and Method Man features in her latest music video "LIFTED".
Cuckoo clocks go from kitsch to cool
By Allyssia Alleyne, CNN
Corny, kitschy, quaint: the humble cuckoo clock can be described in a lot of ways, but cool certainly isn't the first word that comes to mind.
A race against time to turn ice floes into art
By Georgia McCafferty, CNN
Surfer turned street artist Sean Yoro has created hauntingly beautiful portraits on icebergs in Iceland and remote waterside walls, navigating his aquatic locations on a paddle board.
