Houses of Parliament (Great Britain) Fast Facts
CNN — Here’s some background information about Great Britain’s Houses of Parliament, located on the Thames River in London. The meeting place of Great Britain’s bicameral legislature – composed of…
Construction workers find remains of Munich’s main synagogue, destroyed by Nazis
CNN — Remnants of Munich’s main synagogue, which was demolished by the Nazis in June 1938, have resurfaced – much to the amazement of the city’s Jewish community. Construction workers…
Police and protesters injured in clashes at French-Italian tunnel site
Paris CNN — A dozen police officers and several protesters were injured Saturday in clashes at the construction site of an Alpine railway tunnel connecting France and Italy. Around 2,000…
British man climbs 72 floors up the outside of South Korea’s Lotte Tower in Seoul
Seoul, South Korea CNN — A British man made it more than halfway up the exterior of the world’s fifth tallest building Monday before he was stopped and handed to…
Turkey earthquake: Nearlly 200 arrested for alleged poor building construction
Istanbul, Turkey CNN — Nearly 200 people have been arrested for alleged poor building construction following the catastrophic earthquake that struck Turkey earlier this month, Turkey’s Justice Ministry said. About…
Turkey cracks down on building contractors as earthquake death toll reaches grim milestone
CNN — Turkish authorities have arrested or detained a number of property developers as the death toll from last week’s catastrophic earthquake soared past 36,000. The 7.8-magnitude quake that struck…
Indonesia needs earthquake-proof houses. Building them is a huge challenge
CNN — A deadly earthquake that reduced buildings to rubble in West Java, Indonesia has once again exposed the dangers of living in poorly built homes in one of the…
Egypt faces acute water shortage, but it’s still building a giant ‘Green River’ in the desert
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