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Building boom puts 300,000 people in the path of potential Himalayan disasters
The construction of tourism facilities, housing, and infrastructure has surged in parts of Nepal and India's Uttarakhand.
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Two rescued after Nairobi building collapse with five still missing
Police have launched a manhunt for the building's owner and contractor after the multi-storey building collapsed while still under construction.
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Building collapse in Nairobi search for survivors under way
In tonight's programme, scramble to get through rubble to trapped survivors after a more than 10 storeys building being built in Nairobi goes down. Also, Kenya says that there's been a second Ebola death. Earlier this week it had logged 9 cases so far, all traced back to its first Ebola patient who died earlier this month. And in finally the 11th edition of the iconic contemporary art festival Also known as Africa taking place in Paris, we speak to Cape Verde's artist Amadeo Carvalho.
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Several people missing after multistorey building collapses in Kenya
Officials say building in Nairobi's Eastleigh area had no occupation certificate, but ground floor was in use.
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Many feared trapped after Kenya building collapse
Many people are feared trapped after a multi-storey building collapsed in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi.
Sports
Building Lionesses 2.0 - Wiegman's new challenge awaits
England head coach Sarina Wiegman has changed women's football in the country, so what does she face after signing a contract extension?
World
Why are Latin American countries building closer ties with Israel?
A wave of new Latin American leaders reverses measures meant to isolate Israel after its genocidal war on Gaza.
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How authoritarian states are building an international market for digital surveillance
Digital authoritarianism is not developing in isolation, but through the international exchange of technologies, standards, and practices.
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Sports
PSG on 'different level' - are they building greatest European dynasty?
Paris St-Germain are eyeing a third successive Champions League crown after dismantling Manchester City, but where do they rank against Europe's most dominant clubs?
Travel
Phu Quoc is Building Many More Hotel Rooms for a Regional Summit. Some Could Struggle Afterwards
Phu Quoc’s peak-season hotel occupancy has surged above 90%, but a massive supply boom will test whether the momentum can last. CBRE says room-night demand must grow about 10% a year through 2030 just to maintain current occupancy — a tougher task after APEC 2027.
Business
Not building third runway would be 'huge missed opportunity', warns Heathrow boss
Thomas Woldbye tells the Today progamme it would be "good to know" the government's position on the project, after comments made by the prime minister.
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Israeli attack destroys building in Gaza one year into ‘ceasefire’
An Israeli strike destroyed a residential building in the Al-Rimal neighbourhood in Gaza City.
Sports
Verstappen building major momentum as 'no-one very happy' at McLaren
Max Verstappen's revival might not be a serious issue for Kimi Antonelli but it is for McLaren, who had a bad Saturday in Singapore, writes Andrew Benson.
Business
Chrysler Building to get its crown restored after being sold
The distinctive Manhattan skyscraper will undergo a major renovation and provide a new supply of offices.
World
Two killed after building partially collapses in Turkiye’s Istanbul
Eight survivors rescued from the rubble as fears of further collapse slow operations in Istanbul’s Maltepe district.
Science
Watch: Moment a government building collapses into a river in Nepal amid floods
The municipality building in Baglung was left teetering on an unstable ledge due to floods before it fell into a river.
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Indian firm building $15bn Trump-announced steel mill has deep Russia ties
Russian cash helped Essar, the firm behind the steel factory, manage major debts. Now the group's investing in the US.
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Leo building on Francis' legacy while reincorporating 'more traditional elements of papal activity'
Erin Ogunkeye is pleased to welcome Miles Pattenden, historian of the Catholic Church at the University of Oxford. For Pattenden, Pope Leo XIV’s visit to France is part of a broader recalibration of the papacy. While Pope Francis placed particular emphasis on the Catholic Church’s peripheries and the needs of the Global South, Leo is subtly bringing the Church’s historic European heartlands back into focus. France is especially significant in this regard, given its deep historical relationship with Catholicism and its evolving relationship with Christianity, European identity, secularism and c
Travel
Building Systems That Take Everyone Into Account
Most sustainability commitments in travel measure what travel companies control directly. It's time to measure what they influence.
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Hotels, AI, and Building for Long-Term Economic Value
Every hotel company is telling owners and franchisees that AI will improve their business. Ballotti is showing them the numbers.