Construction

Billionaire Adani to buy Holcim’s India cement biz for $10.5bn
Swiss firm Holcim has been selling non-core cement assets to focus instead on energy-efficient construction companies.
Published On 16 May 2022
The perilous road to recovery in Madagascar’s cyclone-hit east
Al Jazeera travelled along Madagascar’s ravaged coast, where residents feel left behind weeks after deadly storms.
Published On 5 Apr 2022
US home construction falls 1.6% amid supply chain bottleneck
Low interest rates have lured buyers into the market but rising costs for materials have pushed prices up.
Published On 19 Oct 2021
US issues Nord Stream 2-related sanctions on Russians
US President Joe Biden’s administration sanctioned a Russian insurer named in the New Nord Stream 2 report.
Published On 20 Aug 2021

Markets shuddered on Thursday over rising concerns over China’s economy, the Delta variant and Federal Reserve tapering.

Teams combing through debris after budget hotel in the eastern city of Suzhou collapsed on Monday afternoon.

The deceased include a Puerto Rican artist and Costa Rica-born accountant as search and rescue efforts continue.

High lumber prices and shortages of material and labour have builders struggling to boost the production of new homes.

But Riyadh authority says contractors ‘have been paid in a timely manner’ as construction nears completion.

Sudan’s irrigation minister discusses continuing tensions with Ethiopia over the Renaissance Dam’s construction.

Billionaire Gautam Adani is investing in airports, data centres and defence, seen by India’s Modi as economically vital.

In its heyday in the 1980s, the Trump Plaza casino was a playground for the rich and famous.

Residents of a Harare suburb say they bought their plots legally 10 years ago, but now their homes have been flattened.

With shops closing and people working from home, urban centres are emptying out while demand for parks is growing.

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