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02/06/2012 01:50 PM

Pakistan factory blast toll rises to 11

At least 11 factory workers, most of them women, were killed when a three-storeyed building collapsed due to a factory blast in Pakistan's Lahore city, said rescue teams and health officials.

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02/06/2012 03:10 AM

Two die in Pakistan building collapse

Two people were killed when a three-storied building collapsed early Monday in Pakistan's Lahore city. At least 50 others were feared trapped in the rubble of the collapsed structure, a media report s

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02/06/2012 01:40 AM

Sushma Swaraj says Mayawati has wasted public money on statues

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj has accused Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati of wasting Rs. 6 billion of the public's money in building parks and statues across the state to eul

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02/06/2012 11:44 PM

Price gap between buying and building a home widens

A recovery in the residential building market is unlikely until the price gap between new and existing houses narrows. This is because better value for money purchases are available on existing ...

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02/06/2012 11:41 PM

New 62km road to link Abu Dhabi-Dubai by 2014

The Department of Transport (DoT) has invited bids for the construction of a new 62km-long Abu Dhabi-Dubai dual carriageway, it was announced here on ...

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02/06/2012 11:41 PM

Siemens wins Saudi turbines order

Siemens Energy has won a Dh3.67-billion order to supply 18 turbines and generators for the 4,000 megawatt Qurayyah Independent Power Plant (IPP) in Saudi Arabia, considered one of the world's ...

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02/06/2012 11:28 PM

Construction industry must raise the safety game

Construction Week reported on the death of three workers and injuries sustained by 11 others when a section of scaffolding collapsed at the Princess Noura bint Abdul Rahman University in ...

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02/06/2012 10:45 PM

Construction activity falls in January

Australian construction activity contracted in January for the 20th consecutive month, but the rate of decline is beginning to slow, a report shows.The Australian Industry Group-Housing Industry ...

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02/06/2012 10:40 PM

Small St. Paul copper theft causes pricey damage to building

Theft of copper and the ensuing damage to a vacant St. Paul warehouse cost about $55,000, said a police incident report. It's unknown how much copper was taken, but it's believed to be a ...

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02/06/2012 07:43 PM

Airport launching construction projects on its north side

Construction begin this month on the north side of San Diego international Airport property on a 21,000 square foot receiving and distribution center that, when completed, will take as many as 75 ...

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Pakistan factory blast toll rises to 11

Two die in Pakistan building collapse

Sushma Swaraj says Mayawati has wasted public money on statues

Price gap between buying and building a home widens

New 62km road to link Abu Dhabi-Dubai by 2014

Siemens wins Saudi turbines order

Construction industry must raise the safety game

Construction activity falls in January

Small St. Paul copper theft causes pricey damage to building

Airport launching construction projects on its north side