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In Belgium, a "ghost town" determined to be reborn

In Belgium, a "ghost town" determined to be reborn

Libya tries to contain its anarchic urbanization

Libya tries to contain its anarchic urbanization

Nice airport ends 2021 with traffic "above expectations"

Nice airport ends 2021 with traffic "above expectations"

Attendance at Paris airports better than in 2020, but still low

Attendance at Paris airports better than in 2020, but still low

Second worker death on the Grand Paris Express site

Second worker death on the Grand Paris Express site

Top 10 most read news on Batinfo in 2021

Top 10 most read news on Batinfo in 2021

Diverse | 17/01/22
In the United States, underprivileged tenants target deadly fires The two accidental and spectacular fires that have killed dozens of people in recent days in New York and Philadelphia are indicative of the dilapidated state of public housing and the housing crisis in major American cities.
Diverse | 14/01/22
Castex inaugurates two new metro stations in tribute to women Prime Minister Jean Castex inaugurated two new metro stations on Thursday in Montrouge and Bagneux (Hauts-de-Seine) which bear the names of singer Barbara and resistance fighter Lucie Aubrac.
Diverse | 14/01/22
Famous Spanish architect Ricardo Bofill dies “Star architect”, very renowned but sometimes criticized in France, the Spaniard Ricardo Bofill, who died Friday at the age of 82 from complications linked to Covid-19, signed hundreds of achievements around the world, with the obsession of putting the being human in the center of space.
Diverse | 14/01/22
The World Bank sanctions ADP and Bouygues for irregularities in the markets The World Bank has sanctioned entities of the French groups ADP and Bouygues for irregular practices during the negotiation of markets, in particular those of airports in Madagascar, we learned Friday from concordant sources.
Diverse | 12/01/22
The fatal fire in Marseille with no proven link with the condition of the building, according to the prosecution The fire that caused the death of a child on Wednesday morning in an indebted and degraded private condominium in Marseille does not seem to be linked to the state of the building, said the Marseille prosecutor's office.
Diverse | 10/01/22
UK developers ordered to replace dangerous coatings after Grenfell fire The British government on Monday called on property developers to pay to replace dangerous coatings of the type implicated in the deadly Grenfell Tower fire in London in 2017, seeking to settle a politically sensitive issue.
Diverse | 04/01/22
14 dead on construction site after landslide in China A landslide at a construction site has left at least 14 people dead in southwestern China, state media reported on Tuesday (January 4th).
Diverse | 31/12/21
Hundreds of homes destroyed by fires in Colorado Hundreds of homes were destroyed Thursday, December 31 by fires in Colorado, a state in the western United States battered by strong winds and facing a historic drought, according to the authorities.
Unusual | 24/12/21
Near Madrid, the "cathedral" in recycled materials, built by a former monk For sixty years, only animated by his faith, Justo Gallego built with his own hands a "cathedral" near Madrid. A still unfinished temple, made of materials destined for waste, of which he will never see the end of the construction.
Diverse | 23/12/21
A Pakistani network which would have laundered several million euros resulting from the work hidden in the construction industry, dismantled A network set up by Pakistanis which would have made it possible to launder "several million euros" to supply cleaning or construction companies working illegally, was dismantled last week, AFP learned from the judicial police .
Diverse | 23/12/21
SNCF wants to develop shops in its stations by focusing on diversity and quality SNCF intends to continue developing shops to "bring warmth" to its stations and earn money, but it wants to emphasize diversity and quality, Raphaël Poli, CEO of SNCF Retail & Connexions.
Diverse | 20/12/21
Three workers killed in crane fall in Italy Three workers were killed Saturday (December 18) in Turin, northern Italy, as a crane they were installing on a construction site tipped over, also injuring two people in a nearby street, reported Italian media.
Diverse | 20/12/21
Death of the British architect Richard Rogers, co-creator of the Pompidou center in Paris British architect Richard Rogers, who with Renzo Piano created the Georges Pompidou center in Paris, died Saturday evening, according to media citing a spokesperson and his son.
Diverse | 08/12/21
Death of the architect Gérard Grandval, creator of the "Choux" of Créteil Gérard Grandval, French architect winner of the Prix de Rome, notably known for having designed the atypical large ensemble of "Choux" in Créteil (Val-de-Marne) died Thursday December 2 at the age of 91 years, announced his family on Instagram.
Diverse | 07/12/21
Collapse of a building in Sanary-sur-mer after an explosion which could be due to a gas leak "It was like a big explosion", "I thought it was a plane that had fallen": in the small Provencal port of Sanary-sur-Mer (Var), neighbors are in shock after the collapse of a building in the old city center that left at least one dead.
Diverse | 03/12/21
Covid19: new restrictions soon? Jean Castex announced that a new Health Defense Council would be held on Monday, December 6 in order to "see whether it is necessary to take additional measures" in the face of the fifth wave of coronavirus, which he described on Thursday December 2 as " worrying ".
Diverse | 18/11/21
Explosion rue de Trévise: the persistent mistrust of the victims "We are all very tired": their compensation has never seemed so close but the victims of the explosion in the rue de Trévise, in January 2019, maintain a great mistrust vis-à-vis the mayor of Paris, which must pay them 20 million euros.
Diverse | 17/11/21
Earthquake near the Groningen gas field in the Netherlands, the most intense since 2019 A magnitude 3,2 earthquake hit the northern Netherlands on Tuesday, among the strongest on record in the region that frequently experiences earthquakes due to the exploitation of a natural gas field, announced the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI).
Diverse | 02/11/21
At least seven dead, dozens of workers stranded after building collapse in Nigeria Nigerian rescue services on Tuesday extracted two survivors from the rubble of the skyscraper under construction that collapsed Monday in Lagos, the economic capital of Nigeria, killing at least seven and trapping dozens of workers.
Diverse | 01/11/21
In Morocco, street art is redesigning urban space "Street art is like a sport", launches the young muralist Omar Lhamzi. Recently, a new generation of Moroccan artists has taken over public space to draw its universe on a large scale, and to change the face of cities like Rabat or Casablanca.