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…
France moves homeless people out of Paris as city prepares for next summer’s Olympics
Paris CNN — It’s 6.30 a.m. on a late summer morning in Paris. Amid the rumbling coming from the Stalingrad Métro station, in the northeast of the French capital, hundreds…
UN’s World Food Programme forced to cut food assistance from 10 million people
CNN — As of September, 10 million Afghans have lost assistance from the UN’s World Food Programme this year, the organization announced this week. They had to cut food assistance…
Brno: Eight people die after fire breaks out in Czech city
CNN — Eight people have died in the city of Brno, the Czech Republic, after a large fire broke out early on Thursday in a structure thought to be used…
Karachi: 13 killed in crush while waiting for food donations in Pakistan
CNN — At least 13 people were killed and 10 others injured Friday in a crush among people waiting for Ramadan food donations in Pakistan’s largest city Karachi, local police…
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…
London is handing out free meals for all primary school children
London CNN — London’s mayor has announced an emergency program to provide free meals for all children attending state primary schools in the capital, adding to a string of fresh…
South Korea’s middle aged men are dying ‘lonely deaths’
CNN — South Korea has a problem: thousands of people, many middle aged and isolated, are dying alone each year, often going undiscovered for days or weeks. This is “godoksa,”…