Clothed troublemakers are banned from nudist beaches in Germany
If something's worth doing, it's worth doing right — and public nudity is no exception.
Beach wardens in Rostock, Germany, now have the power to issue bans to people wearing clothing on its naturist-only beaches.
The new regulation is because city offices 'received numerous complaints from people who felt harassed in the naturist (or nudist) areas,' Rostock Tourism's Moritz Naumann told CNN, and it's intended only to be used in 'case of conflict.'
There's etiquette on nude beaches that should be followed.
Common infractions include staring, taking photos and unwanted comments, experts including Stéphane Deschênes, president of the International Naturist Federation (INF-FNI), told CNN last year in our guide to nude beach etiquette.
Rostock has 15 kilometers of beach (about nine miles), divided into naturist-only, mixed and textile-only — so all guests' needs are covered, even if their bits and bobs aren't.
Naturism has traditionally been hugely popular in Germany (read more in our story on Free Body Culture), but the movement is waning among younger generations.
Naumann tells CNN that city authorities have observed that 'the number of people practicing it today is decreasing. Therefore, we have reduced the number of naturist beaches from 37 to 27 blocks with the new regulation.'
There are, however, still plenty of sandy spots where you can disrobe freely around the world. Here are 24 of the world's best nude beaches, from California to New Zealand.
If you're just about sunshine, soft white sand and crystal-clear waters, and not so bothered about the textile-free element, Tripadvisor recently announced its users' favorite beaches for 2025. A stretch of Greek coastline took the No.1 spot.
Following the Delta Air Lines crash at Toronto Pearson International Airport on February 17, there were two notable Delta incidents this week. A flight from Los Angeles on February 22 was forced to make an emergency landing after smoke was detected on board, and two days later a flight departing from Atlanta had to return to the airport because of 'haze' inside the plane.
A diverted American Airlines flight from New York to New Delhi landed safely in Rome on February 23 after a security concern.
Then there was a close call at Chicago's Midway International Airport on Tuesday when a Southwest Airlines plane was forced to abort its landing after a private jet entered a runway without authorization.
While a spate of recent aviation disasters have had flyers concerned, experts say air travel is still the safest form of transportation.
More than 1.4 billion people traveled internationally in 2024, and data also shows there were fewer airline incidents in January than any other January on record.
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For roughly a quarter of the world's population, Ramadan is expected to begin this weekend.
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As an environmental journalist, I'm aware the dams and generators built to serve the West's major cities have reshaped communities and ecosystems. But sitting here in L.A., that's all a thought exercise. For the people and places at the other ends of the aqueducts and power lines, the consequences are extremely tangible. Take the raft guide who steered me and my friends down the Taylor. He was in his early 20s and living his best life, having moved to Colorado to be a ski bum before falling for rafting. His goofy, carefree vibes belied a wealth of knowledge. When I asked him about drought, he rattled off cubic-feet-per-second river flows. (They're low this year.) He mentioned a water board meeting happening that night. Then our raft snagged on some rocks. 'Here we gooooo!' he called, flipping us back around. I kept asking him about water, my friends long since having accepted that I'll use our hiking trips for newspaper fodder. 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