The Swiss city of Lucerne voted Sunday to limit short-term rentals, including on the Airbnb platform, to a maximum of 90 days a year.. With Sunday's vote, Lucerne will become the latest of a number of European cities that have taken steps to limit the effect of the Airbnb home rental platform on the housing market.
A charity monitoring migrant boats in the Mediterranean said Sunday some of the 47 people on a boat it had earlier warned Italian authorities was in distress off the coast of Libya had drowned. . According to different sources, dozens of people from this boat in distress have drowned," tweeted Alarm Phone Sunday.
Thousands of tonnes of garbage has piled up on streets across the French capital after a week of strike action by dustbin collectors against government pension reforms, city hall said Sunday.. City hall employees have for the last week been picking up rubbish in just half of Paris's districts.
Israeli soldiers shot dead three Palestinian gunmen in a pre-dawn firefight in the occupied West Bank, Israeli and Palestinian sources said Sunday, amid a surge in violence in the region.. The Israeli army said "gunmen opened fire" at an army position near the Jit junction, west of Nablus in the northern West Bank, with the soldiers responding with "live fire".
Iran's judiciary on Sunday confirmed a death sentence for a Swedish-Iranian dissident for "terrorism" more than two years since his disappearance at an airport in Turkey.. Three dual nationals including Chaab have been sentenced to death or executed over security-related charges since the start of the year, according to the judiciary.
Britain's technology and life sciences sectors are at "serious risk" following the closure of the Silicon Valley Bank, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt warned on Sunday.. "There is a serious risk to our technology and life sciences sectors, many of whom bank with this bank," Hunt said in an interview with British television channel Sky News.
Thousands of demonstrators staged fresh protests in Greece on Sunday as anger grows over the country's deadliest rail crash, ratcheting up pressure on the government over the tragedy.. The biggest protests over the crash so far came on Wednesday when tens of thousands demonstrated nationwide, with clashes erupting, while workers staged strikes.
Iran's judiciary on Sunday confirmed a death sentence for a Swedish-Iranian dissident for "terrorism" over two years since his disappearance at an airport in Turkey, the judiciary's Mizan Online website reported.. On Sunday, it was confirmed that Iran's Supreme Court had upheld the ruling.
Germany's Catholic Church has ended a landmark renewal project by agreeing a slew of reforms including blessing same-sex marriages and allowing female deacons, at the risk of angering the Vatican.. Deacons can assist priests during Mass, perform baptisms and bless marriages.
China retained its central bank chief Sunday in a surprise move, as the country appointed a cabinet focused on fighting economic headwinds.. China also retained two top economic officials -- commerce minister Wang Wentao and finance minister Liu Kun -- as well as National Health Commission director Ma Xiaowei, who oversaw the country's zero-Covid policy.
