News Major League players among dead in nightclub collapse Two former Major League Baseball players and a provincial governor are among the rising toll of dead following the collapse of a nightclub roof in the Caribbean nation of the…
News This was the only Bangkok building to collapse. Authorities are asking why Thai prime minister Ms Paetongtarn Shinawatra yesterday announced a thorough investigation into the approval, design, and materials involved in a 32-storey, under-construction office tower in Bangkok that disintegrated in Friday’s…
News Police to charge Chinese nationals after catastrophic Bangkok collapse While the hunt for survivors continues in Bangkok at the site of the under-construction office building that disintegrated in Friday’s earthquake, police say they’ll charge four Chinese nationals who worked…
News Dozens trapped in Bangkok high-rise obliterated by earthquake Three construction workers are dead and dozens are missing in the rubble of a collapsed high-rise building under construction in Bangkok. The disaster occurred around 1.40pm local time and followed…
News ‘68 US bridges should be evaluated’ in wake of Baltimore collapse The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has recommended that 68 bridges across 19 states should be evaluated after the collapse of Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore last year.…
News German builders applaud proposed €500bn infrastructure fund German builders have welcomed plans announced yesterday by the likely new German governing coalition to set up a €500bn special fund to address the country’s failing infrastructure. It came after…
News Maryland unveils design concept for new Baltimore bridge Maryland Governor Wes Moore and the Maryland Department of Transportation this month unveiled the design concept for the new Francis Scott Key Bridge that will replace the one knocked over…
News Protests continue in Serbia two months after fatal station collapse Cities in Serbia have been rocked by daily protests demanding accountability since the collapse of a concrete awning at a train station in Novi Sad on 1 November killed 15…
News Ex-minister among 12 arrested after Serbian train station collapse A Serbian court on Saturday ordered 10 people, including a former minister, to be detained for up to 30 days over the collapse of a concrete awning at Novi Sad…
News Protests in Serbia after station roof collapse kills 14 A partial roof collapse at a recently renovated train station in the Serbian city of Novi Sad on Friday killed 14 people and seriously injured three. A six-year-old girl was…
News Singapore firms pay $102m to US over Baltimore bridge collapse Two Singaporean companies who owned the ship that rammed into and brought down Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge have agreed to pay just under $102m to settle a claim filed…
News Palestinians exposed to deadly levels of asbestos in ruined Gaza, expert warns An international expert has warned that Israel’s war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip over the past year has exposed many of the 2.1 million people trapped there to deadly…
News Kiewit picked to rebuild Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge American construction company Kiewit has won a $73m contract from the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) to design and build a replacement for the I-695 Francis Scott Key Bridge. This collapsed…
News EU releases €2bn more to help quake-hit Italy rebuild The European Investment Bank (EIB) has agreed a further €2bn to help rebuild areas in central Italy damaged by earthquakes in 2016 and 2017. Half the money will be a…
News 15 dead, many missing after highway bridge collapse in China Rescuers have now found the bodies of 15 people who died when a highway bridge collapsed in flash floods in northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, Xinhua reports. Many are still missing…
News Skanska to salvage remains of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge Skanska has won a $50m recovery and salvage contract from the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) for the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which collapsed on 26 March after being hit by…
News Tender launched to rebuild collapsed Baltimore Francis Scott Key Bridge The Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) has issued a request for proposals for design-and-build teams to reconstruct the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which collapsed on 26 March after being hit by…
News Webuild offers cable-stayed design to replace Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge Italian contractor Webuild has put forward a proposal to rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, which collapsed on the 26 March after being hit by a container ship.…