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Sydney Opera House turns 50 and here are 7 visualized rejected proposals

The iconic Sydney Opera House was inaugurated exactly 50 years ago, on October 20, 1973, by Queen Elizabeth II, and here are presented 7 visualized proposals that were rejected during the internation...

Underwater tunnels in Greece's road network

The idea of underwater tunnels in Greece has been the topic of discussion between the government and its citizens for more than thirty years. In the 1990s, the Greek government started a series of co...

A 5.5 magnitude earthquake struck southern Iran

A 5.5 magnitude earthquake struck the southern region of Hormozgan Province in Iran on Tuesday morning. The incident caused tremors to be felt in nearby provinces. The quake's epicenter was estimated...

Burundi, Africa church collapse: 4 children are dead

Four children are dead due to a church building collapse in Burundi during a violent storm. The tragedy occurred on Sunday morning, causing injuries to at least 15 additional people. More specifical...

First power produced at the world’s largest offshore wind farm

Dogger Bank Wind Farm is scheduled to have a power generation capacity of 3.6 GW upon entering full commercial operation in 2026, making it the world’s largest offshore wind farm. Furthermore, the D...

Broadway Subway Project’s TBM breaks through Oak-VGH Station in Vancouver, Canada

The first of the two tunnel-boring machines (TBM) digging through the Broadway Subway Project broke through the Oak-VGH Station in Vancouver on October 12, 2023. The news came on Friday, as the Gove...

Under-construction flyover collapses in India

The girder of an under-construction flyover in Chiplun, India, collapsed on Monday, October the 16th, while the incident was caught on video. It is worth noting that not much information about the e...

Prof. J. G. Zornberg’s lecture “Geosynthetic Applications in Railways and Roadways” available on YouTube

Prof. J. G. Zornberg, from the University of Texas at Austin, gave his lecture “Geosynthetic Applications in Railways and Roadways” on the 5th of October in Athens, Greece, during the 9th Panhellenic...

Torch Tower Tokyo, a $4.8bn development, will be Japan’s tallest skyscraper

The construction of what will soon become the tallest building in Japan was recently begun. The building, known as the Torch Tower skyscraper, will cost $4.8 billion and will stand at a height of 390...

A landmark bridge in Grimsby, expected to reopen in December, will remain closed due to extensive deterioration

A £5 million restoration project on the Corporation Road Bridge, mainly concerning a landmark bridge, began in February and was scheduled for completion by December. However, during the grit-blasting...

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