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Editor’s Note: This CNN Travel series is, or was, sponsored by the country it highlights. CNN retains full editorial control over subject matter, reporting and frequency of the articles and videos within the sponsorship, in compliance with our policy. CNN  —  Polish pilot Lukasz Czepiela made aviation history on Tuesday, becoming the first person to land a plane on the helipad of the iconic Burj Al Arab Jumeirah hotel in Dubai. Czepiela was able to bring his specially adapted light aircraft to a stop in just 21 meters (68 feet), landing on a platform only 27 meters (89 feet) wide, 212 meters (696 feet) above the ground on top of the 56-story building. “The biggest challenge was the lack of any external points of reference, which is usually found at an airport where you have hundreds of meters of runway,” he told sponsors Red Bull. The stunt had been in…

CNN  —  You might be able to make an educated guess of two of the three idols Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says he has – basketball star Michael Jordan and golf great Tiger Woods. That makes sense given Guardiola is also a sporting great. The third just might prove a little trickier. Following Manchester City’s thumping victory over RB Leipzig, the Spanish manager revealed that Julia Roberts is that third idol. “Julia Roberts years ago came to Manchester – not in the 1990s when Alex (Ferguson) was winning titles and titles and titles,” Guardiola told reporters on Tuesday. “She came in the period where we were better than United, in these four or five years, right?” Since Guardiola’s appointment, City has won four Premier League titles, while United last won an English top-flight title back in 2012. “And she went to visit Manchester United,” continued Guardiola as he warmed…

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN  —  A plant-eating sauropod that lumbered around what’s now China some 162 million years ago had a neck that was about 10 feet longer than a typical school bus — and the longest of any known dinosaur. The creature’s 49.5-foot-long (15.1-meter) neck would have allowed it to stand in one spot and hoover up the surrounding vegetation — maximizing the amount of food it consumed while conserving energy. The fossilized remains of the dinosaur, called Mamenchisaurus sinocanadorum, were discovered in 1987 in China’s northwestern region of Xinjiang and first described in a 1993 scientific paper. The dinosaur was named after the joint Chinese-Canadian team that unearthed the fossil. In a fresh analysis of the fossil published in the Journal of Systematic Palaeontology on Wednesday, paleontologists used computerized topography scanning…

A man has been saved from gushing flood waters in the swollen Los Angeles River in a dramatic rescue. The man was trapped in the river and held on to a concrete barrier wall as a rescuer from Los Angeles Fire Department was lowered down from a helicopter. The rescue worker then secured the man to a cable before the pair were hoisted back up to the helicopter.The man, 51, was taken to hospital to be treated for hypothermia. Source

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'The police are at the gate': Hear what Khan said while chaos was ongoing outside Supporters of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan clashed with police seeking to arrest him outside his home on Tuesday, even as the longtime politician told CNN that he was "mentally prepared to spend the night in a cell." CNN's Sophia Saifi talks to the former prime minister. Source

Caelan Doris and Dan Sheehan were both forced off in the first-half of Ireland's attritional win over Scotland but have been passed fit to start in the Grand Slam contestVenue: Aviva Stadium, Dublin Date: Saturday, 18 March Kick-off: 17:00 GMTCoverage: Listen on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Radio Ulster; follow live text commentary on the BBC Sport website and appCaelan Doris and Dan Sheehan have been passed fit to start for Grand Slam-chasing Ireland in Saturday's Six Nations game against England in Dublin.A further change for the Aviva Stadium game sees scrum-half Jamison Gibson-Park taking over from Conor Murray.Henshaw, Baird and Gibson-Park all came on as replacements last weekend.Given the two enforced changes, Ireland coach Andy Farrell made clear his delight that Doris and Sheehan are available.Doris has had a sensational Six Nations for Ireland at number eight with his carrying ability and breakdown work both key components of…

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