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Five-story building collapses in Lebanon

A five-story building collapsed in Lebanon, on the morning of Sunday, February 11. Furthermore, the collapse took place in the Sahra Chouaifet area, in the city of Choueifat. Hassan Zeaiter, the own...

Aerial footage shows progress made in Saudi Arabia’s “The Line”

“The Line” is part of Saudi Arabia’s Neom project, and new aerial pictures show the progress made to its construction. Furthermore, The Line is a city structure that will extend in a straight line m...

Under-construction Boise Airport hangar collapses in Idaho

An airplane hangar collapsed on January 21, while being constructed in Idaho’s Boise Airport. Furthermore, the collapse took place around 5 p.m., and the reasons behind it are still unknown. A cran...

World’s tallest residential clock tower to be constructed in Dubai

It was recently announced that Dubai is going to be home to the world's tallest residential clock tower, and world’s second tallest clock tower overall, behind the Makkah Clock Royal Tower. Further...

Historic church collapses in Connecticut

A historic church collapsed in New London, Connecticut, on Thursday, January 25. Furthermore, the collapsed building was the First Congregational Church, a Gothic Revival-style church that was built...

First potentially carbon-neutral asphalt replacement successfully trialed in Lancashire

Aggregate Industries recently partnered with the Lancashire County Council and trialed a new carbon-neutral asphalt replacement solution on Lancashire’s M65 slip road. Furthermore, the milestone eve...

Sodium-ion batteries and what seems to be their rise in 2024

Discussion about sodium-ion batteries, and whether they can over throne lithium-ion ones, has been going on for quite some time now, but some major breakthroughs at the beginning of 2024 make their c...

$4.7 billion contract awarded for the construction of Neom’s artificial lake

The contract for the construction of a $4.7 billion artificial lake, part of Saudi Arabia’s Neom project, was recently signed. Furthermore, the 2.8 km long lake is going to be formed by three new dam...

Construction of 134-story skyscraper proposed in Oklahoma City

Update: On January the 19th, the developers announced a revised height of 1,907 feet for the planned skyscraper, which would make it the nation's tallest building if constructed. 1907 was chosen to s...

Plans for Tencent’s new 500,000 m² headquarters unveiled

The winning design for Tencent’s new 500,000 m² headquarters was unveiled on Thursday, December 7, following an international design competition. Tencent is a Chinese tech giant which was founded in...

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