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Barcelona play final match at Camp Nou before revamp

It has been a theatre of dreams for some or a cauldron of nightmares for others. Now, after more than more than six decades, football drama finally ended at Barcelona's legendary Camp Nou with the stadium shutting for a major refit.

EuroNews

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Sneak peek inside Spain's 'Royal Gallery'

Great masterpieces will be exhibited in this state-of-the-art gallery, whose construction, over the last 25 years, has uncovered part of the Moorish wall with which the city was founded in the 9th century.

EuroNews

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Record-breaking tunnel between Denmark & Germany

The Fehmarn Belt Tunnel will link Denmark and Germany. It's an engineering masterpiece that is set to halve journey times between Hamburg and Copenhagen.

DW News

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The startup aiming to make satellites 're-usable'

While It’s become more cost-effective to launch satellites to orbit, bringing them back to Earth intact has proven much trickier. Until now.

EuroNews

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The demise of Singapore's last ice rink

On the third floor of the JCube mall in a west-side Singapore suburb, past the KFC and the IMAX theater, sits an Olympic-sized ice rink where hockey players gather. But in a few months time the mall will be bulldozed to make way for cond...

Bloomberg

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Brno: Blaze in abandoned building kills eight

Police and firefighters are investigating a fire which claimed the lives of eight people in the Czech Republic's second largest city, Brno.

EuroNews

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Developing a flood-resistant EV bike

In Indonesia, 76 million people live in a high-risk flood zone. Frequent flooding in parts of Indonesia has prompted a joint venture to produce the flood-resistant GESITS electric motorbike. However, battery technology for this motorbike...

DW News

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Russian nuclear plants escape sanctions

Construction work on a Russian nuclear power plant in Turkey marks a major milestone despite sanctions imposed by western allies after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

EuroNews

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International community urged to rebuild Ukraine

With each passing day, the bill for Russia's invasion of Ukraine rises. The estimated value has already exceeded the €400 billion mark – and it will not stop there.

EuroNews

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Ukraine reconstruction struggles amid corruption fears

Ukraine has tried to reassure financiers that the reconstruction of the country will go ahead and urged them to invest even before the war ends. But the country is still struggling to overcome its corrupt past.

Al Jazeera

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What the SpaceX explosion means for the Mars mission

The SpaceX Starship rocket is a critical part of NASA's plans. CBC’s science reporter Nicole Mortillaro explains why the explosion of the massive rocket isn’t hampering plans to send astronauts to Mars.

CBC News

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Failed SpaceX launch hailed a 'success'

SpaceX launched its next-generation Starship cruise vessel, but minutes into the flight, it veered off course and exploded. The company says the explosion isn’t a complete failure because it provided valuable data for future missions.

CBC News

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Ancient necropolis unearthed next to Paris train station

Just metres from a busy train station in the heart of Paris, scientists have uncovered 50 tombs in an ancient necropolis south of Lutetia, the precursor to the French capital, with numerous burials and offerings. The discovery offers a r...

France 24

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Boeing's production issues may hurt summer travel

Boeing's latest setback with production issues means airlines will have fewer planes than they expected this summer.

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Work to repair ancient mosque damaged on West Bank

Work is now under way to repair damage to the centuries-old Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem. There were violent confrontations in the compound when Israeli forces beat worshippers earlier this month.

Al Jazeera

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Bodies recovered from collapsed apartment

French rescue workers have found four bodies in the rubble of buildings in the southern city of Marseille that collapsed in an explosion, the mayor says. Judicial authorities will identify the victims, firefighters said in a statement on...

Al Jazeera

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People trapped in Marseille building

There are growing fears for eight people trapped under the rubble after an explosion that caused two residential buildings to collapse in the southern French city of Marseille. Rescue teams have spent the night at the scene attempting to...

Al Jazeera

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Building Indonesia's new capital city

Indonesia is building a new capital city on the island of Borneo to replace Jakarta. The government has pitched Nusantara as the world's first forest city that will serve as a haven for endangered species. They say the goal is to undo so...

Al Jazeera

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Gargoyles return to Notre Dame

The famous gargoyles of Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral are soon going to be perfectly restored. The last stage of the restoration in progress. Strange and grimacing creatures - gargoyles and chimeras - are part of the soul of the cathedra...

EuroNews

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NASA already building next space telescope

NASA's next big space telescope is under construction with help from ESA - and scientists hope it will answer questions about dark matter.

EuroNews

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In Depth: Confronting the ghosts of Bucha

Residents of Bucha, Ukraine, are trying to move forward while being haunted by memories of the atrocities they saw during the Russian occupation last year and the reality of an ongoing war.

CBC News

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Favela 'shack' wins house-of-the-year award

"The design of the house represents a constructive model that uses common materials in the slums, with an adequate implementation and attention to lighting and ventilation, resulting in a space with great environmental quality," accordin...

EuroNews

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Rebuilding China to prepare for earthquakes

90,000 were killed in China 15 years ago. Now entire towns and cities have been rebuilt to withstand future tremors.

Al Jazeera

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Six-story building damaged by quakes collapses in Sanliurfa

People have been pulled injured from under the rubble after a seriously weakened six-story building collapsed on Sunday in Turkey’s south-eastern city of Sanliurfa. The structure was damaged during last month's earthquakes and had been e...

Al Jazeera

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Turkey quake zone's construction 'amnesty'

As the focus in Turkey intensifies on how poor construction may have contributed to the devastation caused by February's deadly earthquake, a zoning amnesty once promoted by the country's president is coming under closer scrutiny.

Reuters

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Hidden corridor discovered in Great Pyramid

Egyptian antiquities officials have announced the discovery of a hidden nine meter-long corridor behind the main entrance of the Great Pyramid of Giza that they said could lead to further findings. The find was made under the Scan Pyrami...

Al Jazeera

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Amazon halts work on headquarters amid job cuts

Amazon.com Inc. is pausing construction on its sprawling second headquarters near Washington, a decision that coincides with the company's deepest ever job cuts and a reassessment of office needs to account for remote work.

Bloomberg

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Fire engulfs Hong Kong high-rise

A massive fire has engulfed a construction site in Hong Kong's popular shopping district. The blaze erupted at around 11pm on Thursday night local time at The Mariners’ Club redevelopment project. The redevelopment by the Empire Group wa...

Ticker News

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Russia vows to rebuild Mariupol after long battle

The Kremlin says it will rehabilitate 1 million square metres of Mariupol after besieging the city for more than 80 days and destroying many of the vibrant cultural landmarks of the once vibrant city.

Al Jazeera

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Turkey begins rebuilding for millions left homeless

Turkey has begun work to rebuild homes for 1.5 million people whose buildings were destroyed in a series of earthquakes. More than 50,000 people were killed in Turkey and Syria. With elections just months away, President Erdogan pledged ...

Al Jazeera