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$4.8M of summer road maintenance projects set to begin soon throughout Lawrence

Lawrence Journal World 30 May 2020

Before each project starts, notices will be mailed to residents who are directly affected by the construction, according to the release ... More information about all the road projects, including an interactive map, is available on the city’s website at lawrenceks.org/construction....

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We need a vision for housing that will last into next century

Irish Independent 30 May 2020

The slow pace of construction has masked the fact that lower urban standards are baked-in for the next generation ... An outbreak of the SARs virus in Hong Kong in 2003 was traced to apartment plumbing and ventilation, leading to warnings from the World Health Organisation about shortcuts in design, construction and maintenance ... ....

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Trump says US terminating relationship with WHO; takes steps against China

Moneycontrol 30 May 2020

US President Donald Trump on Friday said that America is terminating its relationship with the World Health Organization as he blamed it and China for the deaths and destruction caused by the COVID-19 pandemic across the globe ... The world needs answers from China on the virus, he said....

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'You can't ask people to die': Coronavirus woes deepen Argentina's crisis

BBC News 30 May 2020

"The problem is how do we get out of this?"A changed world. "[Argentina] wants to pay what they owe to the extent they are able to pay but you can't ask people to die to pay creditors," says Professor Joseph Stiglitz, one of more than 100 economists from across the world who wrote a letter calling for a constructive approach to the negotiation....

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Pandemic allows communities to reimagine themselves

Bangor Daily News 30 May 2020

Click here for the latest coronavirus news, which the BDN has made free for the public ... “This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity, not just for Main Street in Rockland but around the world, to try to reinvision aspects of how society is constructed.” ... This is a time for communities and businesses to experiment and innovate, Ball said ... .......

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Deere Board elects John Stone as President, Worldwide Construction & Forestry and Power Systems

News-Press Now 29 May 2020

He will be responsible for the overall management and performance of the company's construction and forestry operations throughout the world and for the continued success of the Wirtgen organization ... "His firm grasp of the vital importance of technology will be of great benefit as he assumes leadership of our construction equipment operations."....

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MEIL completes 3,767 MW pumping capacity for Kaleshwaram lift irrigation project

Business Line 29 May 2020

MEIL completed the construction of 15 pumping stations with a total capacity of 3,840 MW that could lift two TMCs of water per day ... “Not only in terms of each machine, but even in terms of total capacity, it is the world’s largest pump house ... Given the size and capacity, Kaleshwaram Project has now become the world’s largest lift irrigation project....

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Court rejects bid to revive cancelled US pipeline program

The Philadelphia Tribune 29 May 2020

Environmental groups contend the program, known as Nationwide Permit 12, leaves companies unaccountable for damage done to water bodies during construction ... Now, more than ever, the world needs trustworthy reporting—but good journalism isn’t free....

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Carmageddon IV: The COVID-ining

Houston Press 29 May 2020

Mountain goats in Wales. Pumas in Santiago. Fox cubs in Toronto ... It's perhaps the only welcome sight in a world on lockdown. In Houston, however, construction remains ongoing on numerous area freeways ... Case in point ... This is part of the continuing construction to re-build the entire interchange, one of the most ridiculous and dangerous in the state....

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Explore Buffalo Building Profile: Tales of Two Armories

Buffalo Rising 29 May 2020

The physical presence of the soldiers was made even more known to the public with construction of these armories of grand scale ... Inside, there is a grand drill hall called the Great Court (one of the largest enclosed drill halls in the world at the time of construction) a mess hall, a parlor and a social club....

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Around 2 BILLION people may lose their jobs in the next couple of months due ...

Russia Today 29 May 2020

According to BCG analysis, more than 80 percent of all the layoffs in the world are likely to occur in the non-food retail sector, manufacturing, hotel and restaurant business, tourism and construction. “We expect that the world’s unemployment rate will start returning to balance by the end of 2020....

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World Bank approves 500 mln USD to help Philippines mitigate impact of COVID-19 pandemic

Xinhua 29 May 2020

MANILA, May 29 (Xinhua) -- The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors on Thursday approved a 500-million-U.S ... "The COVID-19 pandemic has badly hurt millions of poor and vulnerable Filipino families, particularly daily wage earners," said Achim Fock, World Bank Acting Country Director for Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand....

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Building More Sustainably: How Construction Can Change

Forbes 29 May 2020

With construction workers returning to work after lockdowns halted all but the most essential building for months in many parts of the world, we should all think about how the industry can and should exist more sustainably ... ....