'Too many Airbnbs': Spain's prime minister wants up to 100% property tax on foreign buyers
Spain proposes 100% tax on non-EU property buyers to combat housing crisis. Higher taxes also for short-term rentals. Plan faces opposition.
Spain proposes 100% tax on non-EU property buyers to combat housing crisis. Higher taxes also for short-term rentals. Plan faces opposition.
Pope Francis injured his arm in a fall, weeks after a chin bruise from another fall. His arm is in a sling but not fractured. Health concerns persist, but he won't resign.
Raoul Wallenberg saved Jews in WWII but disappeared after Soviet arrest. Jan 17: Clinton intern scandal broke online, Gilmore executed, Hawaii queen overthrown.
A ski lift accident at Astún, Spain, injured 30, 10 hospitalized (2 serious). 80 were trapped, later rescued. Cause unclear. PM expressed condolences.
A fire at a Turkish ski resort hotel killed 76, including many children. 9 arrested, investigation ongoing. Lack of fire alarms/escapes cited. Nation mourns.
Thai same-sex marriage is now legal, a historic first in SE Asia. Actor Porsch and partner Arm, plus others, celebrate after years of activism.
