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Warsaw: the EU’s tallest building completed

Work has been completed on the exterior of the 310m-tall Varso Tower in Warsaw, the tallest building in the EU. The tower is designed by Foster + Partners and takes the crown from another of its crea...

India’s Morbi bridge collapse

More than 50 children are among 135 people killed in Sunday’s bridge collapse in India’s Gujarat state, according to a list of victims published by state authorities on Wednesday. Investigators ar...

Floods and landslides in Colombia: 15.000 people affected, hundreds of homes damaged

Floods caused material damages in Puerto Colombia, Atlántico Department from 23 October where 35 homes were destroyed, 274 damaged and 1,545 residents affected or displaced. Heavy rain caused streams...

Michigan: world’s longest timber-towered suspension bridge is now open

The world’s longest timber-towered suspension bridge is now open to sightseers in northern Michigan. For those willing to ride a chairlift to the mountain top and pay a fee of around $25, the bridge...

Kishtwar landslide: four killed, six injured

A landslide hit an under-construction tunnel of a power project. The death toll reached four on Sunday, as three more bodies were recovered from the debris. At least six were rescued in injured condi...

Ηistoric downtown LaPorte building collapsed: investigators trying to determine the cause

Part of a three-story building more than a century old in downtown LaPorte collapsed Wednesday night. Fortunately, authorities said nobody was inside when about one-third of the front of the structur...

Floods and landslides in Philippines: at least 45 fatalities

The Philippines has significantly revised down the death toll from a tropical storm ravaging the country, saying only 45 people have been killed. The civil defence office had earlier reported 72 dead...

6.4-magnitude earthquake in Philippines: at least 26 injuries

At least 26 people were injured by a magnitude 6.4 earthquake that rocked the northern Philippines, forcing the closure of an international airport, sending panicked residents into the streets and ca...

North America's tallest timber building in Toronto, Canada

Icon Architects unveiled the design of a 90 meters tall timber tower in Toronto, Canada, which would become, once completed, North America's tallest building made of wood. Named the "191-199 College...

Maharashtra's longest road tunnel to be completed soon

Maharashtra's longest road tunnel between Igatpuri and Kasara is nearing completion. It is built as part of the Nagpur Mumbai Super Communication Expressway (NMSCE), also known as Samruddhi Mahamarg....

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