Hong Kong court backs same-sex married couples on equal housing rights
CNN — A Hong Kong court has dismissed a government bid to deny same-sex married couples the right to rent and own public housing, saying that it was “discriminatory in…
Milan fire: Six people killed at retirement home
Reuters — An overnight fire in a retirement home in Milan killed six people and injured around 80, including three who are in a critical condition, Italian authorities said on…
Moscow buildings hit by drones in rare attack on Russian capital
CNN — Russia is blaming Ukraine for launching a drone attack on Moscow early Tuesday which reportedly left two people injured and several buildings damaged, a rare incident in the…
Naked sunbather: German landlord wins right to keep sunbathe nude
Berlin CNN — A German landlord has won the right to sunbathe naked in the courtyard of his Frankfurt building, in spite of complaints from his tenants. The landlord, who…
Thousands protest in Portugal over ‘huge’ housing crisis
Lisbon Reuters — Thousands of people took to the streets of Lisbon and other cities across Portugal on Saturday in protest against soaring rents and house prices at a time…
Hong Kong asks: what to do with 40,000 empty Covid quarantine units in a housing shortage?
Hong Kong CNN — Behind the gleaming skyscrapers and multimillion-dollar homes that have made this city the world’s most expensive property market lies a far less attractive parallel reality: one…