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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Seismic isolation: engineers launch a new building system to protect houses in an earthquake

A University of Canterbury team, led by Civil and Natural Resources Engineering Professor Tim Sullivan and postdoctoral fellow Tom Francis, tested a prototype of the system last year. The results w...

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Proposal for Oakland residential tower: it would be city’s tallest building

Plans have been submitted for an East Bay housing high rise that, if built, will become Oakland's tallest building. The proposal for the development, named Town Tower, was submitted by real estate...

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Brazil’s Amazon: bridge collapses, at least three fatalities and 15 missing

At least three people have been confirmed dead, with as many as 15 missing after a bridge collapsed as some vehicles were travelling across it in the northern Brazilian state of Amazonas, firefighter...

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