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Indians demand return of Koh-i-Noor diamond after Queen Elizabeth II's funeral
The National News   21 September 2022   India  
The Imperial Crown of India was made for King George V. Getty Images
<p>Indians are calling for the return of Koh-i-Noor, the world&rsquo;s most expensive diamond, after the death of Queen Elizabeth II last week.<br />The 105.6-carat oval-shaped Koh-i-Noor, which means &ldquo;mountain of light&rdquo; in Persian and is worth ...
Two-legged dinosaur from Zimbabwe is the oldest ever found in Africa
Artistic reconstruction of Mbiresaurus raathi, which has been discovered in Zimbabwe/ Andrey Atuchin
<p>The remains of a new species of plant-eating dinosaur has been unearthed in northern Zimbabwe. It is part of a huge assemblage of fossils from the Late Triassic that could help us understand how the period&rsquo;s climate influenced the dispersal of early ...
Portuguese man accidentally uncovers a 25-metre-long dinosaur skeleton in his own backyard
abc.net.au   27 August 2022   Portugal  
Researchers recently spent 10 days examining the fossil.(Twitter: Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon)
<p>A 25-metre fossilised dinosaur skeleton was the last thing a Portugal man expected to uncover in his own backyard in 2017, but now researchers believe he may have stumbled upon the largest of its kind in Europe. <br />While carrying out construction five ...
License for the construction of 200-meter-high skyscraper in Athens Riviera issued
<p>&Tau;he first license for the construction of a skyscraper in Greece was issued late on Tuesday, Development and Investments Minister Adonis Georgiadis said on Wednesday.<br />Speaking to Skai TV, Minister Georgiadis said that the construction of the 198.85 ...
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Opening soon: Delhi to Kashmir route, comprising world’s tallest railway bridge
Mint   08 August 2022   India  
A view of the almost-complete Chenab bridge, in Reasi on Thursday. With 88% completion of deck launching, Chenab bridge will soon bring all-weather rail connectivity to Kashmir. (ANI Photo) (Shilpa Thakur
<p>The Central government and Indian Railways will soon open the Delhi to Kashmir rail route for public travel since the project is nearing completion and the railway bridge over the Chenab River in the district of Reasi on the Baramulla railway line is also ...
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In pictures: 40 years of the Kessock Bridge
BBC NEWS   05 August 2022   UK   Scotland  
One of the bridge's construction crew won a bet by hitting a golf ball between the two spans (Scottish Roads Archive)
<p>The Kessock Bridge in the Highlands is 40 years old.<br />"One of the beauties of being a civil engineer is you are often building things which are of benefit to the area in which you are building them," says Ken Wilson, who helped to supervise the construction ...
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Kentucky flooding death toll rises to 30 as governor says hundreds remain unaccounted for
CNN   01 August 2022   USA   Kentucky  
Debris surrounds a badly damaged home near Jackson, Kentucky, on July 31, 2022.
<p>Rescue workers searching for hundreds of missing people in flood-stricken Kentucky have been hampered by the devastation left behind -- unable to access areas left isolated after floodwater washed away bridges and inundated communities, with even more rainfall ...
Oh my days! Midnight comes a fraction sooner as Earth spins faster
The Guardian   01 August 2022   World  
A single spin of the Earth marks out a day and drives the cycle of sunrise and sunset. Photograph: Janez Volmajer/Alamy
<p>If time feels tighter than ever of late, blame it on the revolution. On 29 June this year, Earth racked up an unusual record: its shortest day since the 1960s, when scientists began measuring the planet&rsquo;s rotation with high-precision atomic clocks.<br ...
Silvertown Tunnel cutter head lowered into shaft
Construction Enquirer   01 August 2022   UK  
<p>The Silvertown Tunnel project reached another major milestone last week as the cutter head for the Tunnel Boring Machine was lowered into the shaft</p>
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Croatia opens long-awaited bridge bypassing Bosnia
Aljazeera   26 July 2022   Croatia   Dubrovnik  
<p>Croatia has opened a long-awaited bridge linking its southern Adriatic coast, including the popular tourist destination of Dubrovnik, with the rest of the country, bypassing a narrow strip of Bosnian territory.<br />The 2.4km (1.5-mile) span reaches out ...
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