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Maryland partial building collapse: 3 firefighters dead, 1 in serious condition

Three firefighters died and one was in serious condition when a building partially collapsed in Baltimore on Monday, Fire Chief Niles Ford said at a news conference. The firefighters responded to a...

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Southern Japan 6.6 magnitude earthquake: 13 injuries, no tsunami warning

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 hit southwestern Japan early on Saturday (January 22) morning, injuring 13 people, the authorities and local media said. Roads, buildings and water pipes were da...

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Bennerley Viaduct reopens to public after five decades and £1.7m repairs

Bennerley Viaduct, a Victorian railway bridge which runs between Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire, has been in disrepair since 1968, and was the only UK structure on the 2020 World Monuments Watch list...

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6.6-magnitude earthquake shakes Indonesia’s capital: buildings collapsed, no tsunami alert

Parts of Indonesia’s main island of Java were shaken by a powerful earthquake of 6.6-magnitude on Friday. The quake caused damage to buildings and houses while it sent people into the streets. Accord...

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Ireland: Bridge collapses in Wexford after heavy flooding

A bridge collapsed at Wilton Bree, Wexford, Ireland and another bridge at Kilcarbry in Enniscorthy was "severely damaged". The Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works...

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5.4 magnitude shallow earthquake hits southwestern China

At least 22 people have been injured after a shallow earthquake in southwestern China that also shook the popular tourist city of Lijiang. The quake struck on Sunday afternoon on the border between Y...

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New solution promises 90% cost reduction in concrete 3D printing materials

Concrete 3D printing of building shells has grown considerably in the last few years, with more and more building shells being 3D printed, even buildings with up to 3 floors and windmill towers. Howe...

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Building collapse after explosion in Pakistan: at least 15 fatalities

A building collapsed following an explosion that caused by a gas leak in a drain in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi on Saturday. At least 15 people died and 16 were injured because of the coll...

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Four people killed after ramp bridge partially collapses in China's Hubei province

Four people were killed and eight others injured when a part of a ramp bridge in Ezhou City, central China's Hubei Province, tilted on one side on Saturday afternoon, as the local emergency managemen...

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Merdeka 118: world’s Second Tallest Building Tops Out in Malaysia

In downtown Kuala Lumpur, the capital city of Malaysia, Merdeka 118 topped out at 678.9 metres tall and 118 storeys which construction started 5 years ago. It becomes the second-tallest building in t...

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