Thai tycoon surrenders over deadly skyscraper collapse
Bangkok (AFP) - A Thai construction tycoon turned himself in on Friday to face charges of alleged negligence over the ...
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Tag: natural disasters
Myanmar garment manufacturers warn US tariffs imperil quake recovery
Yangon (AFP) - Myanmar's garment manufacturers have warned that US tariffs threaten to hobble the country's recovery from a devastating ...
Chinese developer under scrutiny over Bangkok tower quake collapse
Bangkok (AFP) - A Chinese construction company is facing questions over the deadly collapse of a Bangkok skyscraper -- the ...
‘Heartbreaking’ floods swamp Australia’s cattle country
Sydney (AFP) - Whole herds of cattle have drowned in vast inland floods sweeping across the Australian outback, officials said ...
Los Angeles wildfires cost Lloyd’s of London $2.3 bn
London (AFP) - Insurance market Lloyd's of London on Monday said it had taken a financial hit totalling about $2. ...
Cyclone death toll rises to four on La Reunion
Saint-Denis de la Reunion (AFP) - At least four people have died in the Indian Ocean island of La Reunion ...
Los Angeles wildfires costliest in history: Munich Re
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - German reinsurance giant Munich Re said Wednesday that last month's huge wildfires in Los Angeles had ...
In fire-ravaged Los Angeles, a long road of rebuilding
New York (AFP) - After the loss of more than 10,000 homes in last month's Los Angeles fires, the region ...
Two years on, construction jungle emerges from Antioch’s quake-hit ruins
Antakya (Turkey) (AFP) - Whenever Sema Genc enters a room, the first place she looks is the ceiling: would it ...
Spain govt to cover full cost of repairing flood-damaged buildings
Valencia (Spain) (AFP) - Spain's central government will cover the full cost of rebuilding schools, libraries and other municipal buildings ...
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