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Mass evacuations ordered as highest alert is issued for Bali volcano
About 100,000 residents living near Bali’s Mount Agung volcano were ordered to evacuate, as the first major eruption in 54 years could be “imminent”. About 100,000 residents living near Bali’s Mount...
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New eco-construction approaches towards sustainability
Universities and Institutions collaborate on the development of reusable building components Universities and Institutions collaborate on the development of reusable building componentsOn October 27,...
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Aftershocks continue after the rare M5.4 quakes in South Korea
At least 58 aftershocks have been recorded after the two destructive M5.4 seismic events that struck the southeastern part of the Republic of Korea on September 12 and November 15, 2017, while concern...
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One of the biggest dome structures in the US was demolished in a controlled implosion (video)
On Monday, November 20th, the Georgia Dome – an 80,000-capacity stadium that opened in 1992 and hosted events in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, was torn down. More than 2,000kg of explosives were used for...
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Pipeline leaks 210,000 gallons of oil in South Dakota, USA
A total of 210,000 gallons of oil leaked from the Keystone Pipeline in South Dakota, USA, on Thursday November 16, according to TransCanada, the pipeline's operator. A total of 210,000 gallons of oil...
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‘Nail houses’ in China: Construction put to a halt
Construction work in China is taking place at a frenzied pace the last few years, but since all that new infrastructure requires space, in many occasions buildings have to be torn down and residents t...
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Severe flash floods hit Western Attica, Greece: 15 killed, several missing (video)
Flash floods turned roads into torrents of mud and debris on the Western outskirts of Athens on Wednesday, November 15, killing at least 15 people, inundating homes and blocking a section of a major h...
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Iran-Iraq border earthquake is the deadliest of 2017 (video)
The death toll from the magnitude 7.3 earthquake that hit Iran's mountainous border with Iraq on Sunday, has now been raised to at least 530 people, according to Iranian officials. The death toll fro...
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Mudslide in Colombia results in 3 dead and 32 injured (video)
The mudslide swept through the mountainous town of Corinto, in Colombia's south-west Cauca province, on Tuesday, November 7. The mudslide swept through the mountainous town of Corinto, in Colombia's...
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UN’s report: Record amount of renewable energy capacity added in 2016
Largely due to rapidly falling costs of clean energy, global renewable energy capacity jumped 8% last year despite a 23% drop in investment Largely due to rapidly falling costs of clean energy, globa...
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