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La Foce: A Renaissance painting come to life

The La Foce estate is the showpiece of one aristocratic family's generations-long effort to revitalize an area in Italy's Val d'Orcia region that was impoverished in the early 20th century. Seth Doane reports on how a farmer-entrepreneur...

CBS News

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Protesters push back against Quebec’s proposed rent hike formula

Housing advocates in Quebec are protesting a proposed formula for calculating annual rent increases, arguing it favours landlords and fails to tackle the province’s housing crisis. Groups are calling for stronger tenant protections and l...

CBC News

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Circular architecture gives new life to old building parts

What to do with doors, floors, or windows when a building is torn down? Usually, they are scrapped. But a group of young German architects is on a mission to salvage scrap building parts for use in new projects.

DW News

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Notre-Dame surpasses Eiffel Tower as most-visited monument in France

The Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris is more popular than ever. Since its reopening nine months ago, it has become the most-visited monument in France. The cathedral has brought in over 8 million visitors this year, surpassing the Louvre an...

France 24

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Netanyahu signs West Bank settlement expansion plan

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signed an agreement to push ahead with a controversial settlement expansion plan that would cut across land that the Palestinians seek for a state. "There will never be a Palestinian state. This ...

France 24

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What are the main concerns of the EU’s urban residents?

Some 51% of the bloc's city dwellers are worried about the availability of affordable housing. However, that is is not their only worry.

Euronews

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Housing market shifts create buyer opportunities

Small investors are making up a larger share of home purchases this year and signs of a more balanced market could mean an opening for the average consumer.

Scripps News

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Plan to turn Istanbul train station into arts center prompts backlash

It is one of the most beautiful and oldest train stations in Turkey. Haydarpasa Station is struggling to find a new life. After the fire that devastated it in 2010, rehabilitation projects are multiplying, but they are not always support...

France 24

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Eco-friendly homes offer climate resilience in Senegal

In Matam, Senegal, where extreme heat persists almost year-round, an association collaborating with the Senegalese community in France is building eco-friendly homes using traditional designs to keep interiors cool without relying on ele...

France 24

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Iraq’s drought reveals hidden ancient ruins

In Iraq, people have been struggling to cope with one of the worst droughts on record. Yet the dry conditions have proved to be a boon for one sector: archaeology. Excavation teams have been able to unearth ancient ruins that were once s...

France 24

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Philippines to build shelters in towns at risk from volcanoes

Thousands of families in the Philippines have returned to their homes near Mount Kan-la-on Kanlaon months after fleeing an eruption. The government now wants to build shelters in every town in the country, to minimise disruption.

Al Jazeera

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Which EU countries lead in second-home ownership?

In one European country, almost half of all homeowners have a second property. Across the bloc, the appeal tends more to be one of leisure than investment.

Euronews

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Retired metalworker builds 30-metre-high Eiffel Tower replica

A grandfather and grandson duo, Jean-Claude Fassler, 77, and Kilian Antenat, 22, have spent eight years crafting a 1/10 scale replica of the Eiffel Tower, faithfully recreating Gustave Eiffel’s original 1889 design in its authentic red c...

France 24

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World's tallest bridge completes load test in South West China

The Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge in southwest China's Guizhou Province, set to become the world's tallest bridge, had completed a key load test as of Monday.

Africanews

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Rating Trump's golden White House makeover

Construction is set to begin next month on a massive 90,000-square-foot ballroom at the White House — part of Donald Trump’s bid to leave a golden imprint on 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. For The National, CBC’s Eli Glasner breaks down the pres...

CBC News

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Swedish wooden church successfully relocated

The over-century-old Kiruna Church in northern Sweden has completed its 5 km relocation to avoid damage from ground instability caused by iron-ore mining.

France 24

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Sweden moves entire church across Kiruna city for mine expansion

How do you move a 110-year-old church? Very carefully and very slowly according to crews in Sweden who are attempting to do just that. It’s part of a massive effort to relocate an entire town, before it’s swallowed up by a nearby mine.

Al Jazeera

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This Swedish church is moving 3 miles down the road

The Kiruna Church is being moved along a 5-kilometer (3-mile) route east to a new city center as part of the town’s relocation. It’s happening because the world’s largest underground iron-ore mine is threatening to swallow the town.

France 24

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Swedish Arctic town to move iconic church to expand iron ore mine

A 113-year-old church in Kiruna, in northern Sweden, will embark on a two-day relocation starting on Tuesday (August 19) to a new site nearly two miles away to make way for the expansion of the world's biggest underground iron ore mine.

Reuters

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Transforming shipping containers into livable shelters

Meet Brian Stark, the architect behind Arizona's eco-friendly affordable housing solution, where he turns old shipping containers into shelters for unhoused people.

CBS America

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America's largest landlord settles with DOJ on price-fixing claims

Greystar and the US Department of Justice have reached a deal in order to settle price-fixing claims.

Scripps Local

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Dubai's booming housing market shrugs off ghosts of 2009

The Dubai real estate market has been booming since 2020, with some observers wondering if it is a bubble ready to burst, while others point to stringent lending rules and maturing market regulation.

Bloomberg

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Golden Gate Bridge construction to last 10 years

A project to make the Golden Gate Bridge more earthquake resilient begins in January, and will continue for 10 years.

Fox News

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Spain’s housing crisis pushing residents to the brink

Millions across Europe are being priced out of housing, with Spain at the heart of the crisis. Skyrocketing rents and property speculation are pushing residents to the brink.

Euronews

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Sanctions fuelling record growth in Moscow's luxury property market

Despite three years of war in Ukraine and sweeping sanctions, Russia's luxury property market is soaring to record heights. High-end developments are popping up across Moscow as international restrictions keep Russian wealth locked insid...

Al Jazeera

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High interest rates, low inventory sends house sales to historic lows

Home sales across the U.S have slowed, slumping to historic lows due that experts are blaming on high mortgage rates and limited inventory. Experts note that while the current slowdown is challenging for buyers and sellers, it could help...

CBS America

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Elon Musk's Boring Company to begin building Nashville tunnel

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee announced plans for an underground tunnel that will connect key locations in Nashville. Spearheading the project will be Elon Musk's Boring Company. CBS News correspondent Nicole Valdes has more.

CBS News

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A potential answer to home rebuilding costs

A CBS News analysis found that the cost of home construction supplies has increased by 47% since 2016. One company says it can rebuild homes in a matter of weeks, for lower costs.

CBS America

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Tenants of Fort Worth apartment building begging for answers

A month after a huge fire damaged about two dozen apartments at a Fort Worth complex, tenants of an undamaged separate part of the building say they need answers now.

Fox News

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What the latest downturn in the housing market means for buyers

In May, there were 34% more sellers than buyers nationally, according to the real estate company Redfin. That is the highest rate since Redfin started gathering data in 2013. Kelly O'Grady reports.

CBS America