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EU helps cities tighten screws on Airbnb, holiday rentals
European cities will gain more leeway to curb short-term rentals such as Airbnb under plans aimed at bringing down housing costs in tourism hotspots put forward by the EU Wednesday.
EU to help cities tighten screws on Airbnb, holiday rentals
European cities will gain more leeway to curb short-term rentals such as Airbnb under plans to bring down housing costs in tourism hotspots that the European Union is to unveil Wednesday.
Australian World Cup star Volpato fined over positive cocaine test
Australian World Cup star Cristian Volpato has been fined after failing a roadside test for cocaine, police and media reports said Wednesday.
'Hell': Father of surfers killed in Mexico testifies at trial
The father of two Australian surfers killed in Mexico two years ago testified in court Tuesday that his life had been turned into hell, as the high-profile trial continued into its second day.
Global Study: Nursing Shortages Require Workforce Policy Solutions, Not Recruitment Campaigns Alone
Why people choose nursing, and why they leave, comes down to the same factors
Hong Kong's first post-colonial leader Tung Chee-hwa dies aged 89
Hong Kong's first post-colonial leader Tung Chee-hwa has died aged 89, his office said Wednesday.
NY failed to disclose what it knew on 'toxic air' after 9/11
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced on Tuesday the release of tens of thousands of documents showing the city did not disclose all it knew about air toxicity after 9/11.
French police hunt Renoir thieves after lightning museum heist
French police on Tuesday hunted for two thieves who escaped with two Renoir paintings from a museum, after abandoning two others as they fled, in a burglary that reignited concerns about the protection of France's cultural heritage.
Argentina files lawsuit against oil firms operating off Falklands
Argentina has announced legal action against companies with links to an Israeli-British oil project near the Falkland Islands, as Buenos Aires escalates its claim over the disputed territory.
Trial opens in France over deadliest Channel migrant crossing disaster
Fourteen people suspected of links to trafficking networks went on trial in France on Tuesday over the loss of at least 31 people including a seven-year-old child in the Channel in 2021, the deadliest accident involving asylum seekers trying to reach the English coast.
Flights resume gradually in Indonesia after volcanic eruption
Major airports in Indonesia reopened on Tuesday days after a volcanic eruption had grounded flights, with authorities saying normal operations would resume gradually.
France tries 14 over deadliest Channel migrant crossing disaster
Fourteen people are to go on trial in France on Tuesday over the loss of 31 people including a seven-year-old child in 2021, in the deadliest small-boat crossing accident recorded in the Channel.
'The ber months': Christmas arrives early in the Philippines
At a city block-sized market in the Philippine capital, a platoon of plastic Santa Claus figures parachute from the ceiling of a shop already stacked high with Christmas decor despite the holiday being fully four months away.
TripGift Launches Its Next-Generation Global Travel Value Platform
The 103-currency platform brings together global travel gift cards, rewards, incentives, programmable promotional vouchers and travel redemption across more than 180 countries.
Flight data recorders recovered from Amazon cargo plane crash
Officials have recovered the flight data recorders from an Amazon cargo plane that overran the runway in Miami and slammed into two vehicles, killing five people, authorities said Monday.
Jakarta airport and others reopen after volcanic ash crisis
Indonesia's main airport and several other air travel hubs reopened early Tuesday after days of closure due to ash from a volcanic eruption, the Transport Ministry said.
Tokyo's Shinjuku to ban more than half of vacation rentals
Tokyo tourist hotspot Shinjuku will impose a ban on more than half of its holiday rentals including homes on Airbnb, an official said Monday, after a surge in complaints about visitors.
Five dead, five injured after Amazon cargo plane overshoots Miami runway
At least five people were killed when an Amazon cargo plane overshot a runway after it landed Sunday at Miami International Airport, crashed into vehicles and caught fire, officials said.
Amazon cargo plane overshoots Miami runway, hits vehicles, catches fire
An Amazon cargo plane overshot a runway as it landed Sunday in Miami, crashing into vehicles and catching fire, officials said.
'Truly scared': Blazes outpace firefighters in Indonesian Borneo
Toiling around the clock, haggard Indonesian firefighters on Borneo island cannot keep up with the blazes devouring landscapes and shrouding communities in a cloying haze.
Sobering reality: Curbs on alcohol in northeast Syria cause discontent
At his shop in northeast Syria, Ayaz Ibrahim wiped the dust off bottles of alcohol he said had become too pricey for customers following new regulations from the Islamist authorities.
'Like a jewel': Japan's luxury ice revered by bars worldwide
In the historic Japanese city of Kanazawa, craftsmen painstakingly shape and slice blocks of ice destined to chill negronis in some of the world's trendiest bars.
Commemoration held for late Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic
A commemoration was held Saturday in Belgrade for war criminal Ratko Mladic two days ahead of his burial, attended by dozens of former military personnel, family members and officials.
Ethiopian Miss World contestant spotlights pain of sister's murder
Preparing to take the stage representing Ethiopia at the Miss World pageant, Ruth Yirgalem Weldesilasie thinks of her sister, who was abducted and murdered ahead of the contest.
Nepal tunnel rescue revives hopes 10 days after flood
Rescuers in Nepal pulled a Chinese national alive on Saturday from a tunnel buried by debris, as emergency response teams dug with new vigour in the search for missing people 10 days after catastrophic flooding.
How haze from Indonesian fires impacts Southeast Asia
Thick smog has blanketed parts of Indonesia as the vast archipelago for weeks battles to contain fires that have burned large swathes of Borneo and Sumatra.
Tetris distances itself from controversial White House 'arcade' games
Tetris said on Friday that it did not give permission for the White House to use the game's iconic imagery for a controversial online arcade that the Trump administration released on Thursday.
Mistrial declared in case of US woman who killed her three children
A judge declared a mistrial Friday after a jury was unable to reach a unanimous verdict in the high-profile case of an American woman who killed her three young children.
Judge declares mistrial in case of US woman who killed her children
A judge declared a mistrial on Friday in the high-profile trial of an American woman who killed her three young children after a jury was unable to reach a unanimous verdict in a case that cast a spotlight on maternal mental heath.
Edgar Davids art thief misses sentencing after being 'knocked out by luggage'
A thief who pawned former Dutch international footballer Edgar Davids's £188,000 ($254,000) collection of modern art failed to turn up to a London court to be sentenced on Friday, claiming she had been struck with a bag on her way to the airport.
Argentina to return Nazi-looted painting to Jewish collector's heir
Argentina is set to return an 18th-century painting stolen by Nazis from a Dutch Jewish art collector to the rightful owner's heir, a judge said Friday.
Russia rights group boss fears post-election crackdown
The head of Memorial, Russia's Nobel Peace Prize-winning rights group, has told AFP she fears a fresh crackdown after September's legislative elections, with more people arrested and sent to fight in Ukraine.