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| Sep.3 |
 Argentina |
 Argentina endorses $3B Andes tunnel| President Fernandez is promising to help build a 23-kilometer tunnel through the Andes into Chile | |
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| Aug.14 |
 Southern China |
 Rebuilding quake zone to cost $147B National Development and Reform Commission which calls for about 3,400 primary schools to be rebuilt in Sichuan, Gansu and Shaanxi provinces
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| Aug.12 |
 Iraq |
U.S. spent $85 billion on contracts in Iraq The United States in the last four years of the war is relying on contract employees at a greater rate than in any other war
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| Jun.25 |
 United Arab Emirates |
'Shape-shifting skyscraper' unveiled  Map of Dubai United Arab Emirates Ambitious plans to build a 420-meter 80-story Dynamic Towe, world's first building in motion, have been unveiled by architects
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| Jun.1 |
 Jerusalem |
Israel to build 884 homes in East Jerusalem| Israel has approved the construction of almost 884 new homes in East Jerusalem, 121 of them in Har Homa; the rest will be in Pisgat Zeev | |
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| May.31 |
Southern China |
Race against time to drain 'quake lake' Map of Sichuan provinca China| Chinese soldiers and engineers were urgently trying to dig a spillway from an earthquake-created lake that is threatening to burst its banks | |
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| May.21 |
 Myanmar |
 U.N. chief: focus now reconstruction  Ban Ki-moon: Asian nations are beginning to focus on the reconstruction needs of Myanmar, devastated by Cyclone Nargis
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| Apr.18 |
 New York |
Tower plans found in rubbish Mike Fleming, a homeless man, has found confidential blueprints for new Freedom Tower dumped in a city rubbish bin
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| Apr.14 |
Beijing |
Building ban for Olympics All building sites in Beijing will be shut three weeks before the start of the Games, as the city tries to clear its skies of pollution
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| Mar.9 |
Jerusalem |
Israel approves settlement growth Prime Minister Olmert has approved a plan to build up to 750 new homes in a Jewish settlement in the West Bank
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| Feb.29 |
Beijing |
Beijing opens jumbo air terminal Beijing opened a gargantuan glass-and-steel creation built to accommodate a surge in visitors for the Summer Olympics
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| Sep.29 |
Sunni Triangle |
Sacred site to be rebuilt Unesco: Reconstruction work will begin next month on a revered shrine in the city of Samarra blown up in the current conflict
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| Mar.26 |
Myanmar |
Burma's new capital city unveiled Military rulers have been showing off the new city, called Naypyidaw, or Abode of Kings, for the first time to the outside world
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| Mar.20 |
Nevada |
Grand Canyon glass bridge to open Visitors are to get stunning views from a raised glass platform' rising 4,000ft from the canyon's floor, being inaugurated
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| Dec.19 |
New York |
Freedom Tower's first column laid The first 2 foundation columns have been put in place for the tower that will replace the World Trade Center
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| Oct.22 |
 Panama |
Voters approve $5 billion Canal overhaul | About 80% have approved a plan to widen the Panama Canal to accommodate a new generation of ships | |
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| Jun.6 |
China |
Engineers unleashe power of Yangtze The engineers blew up a temporary barrier used during construction of the Three Gorges Dam
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| May.20 |
China |
Three Gorges dam wall complete| Building crews have completed construction work across the Yangtze on the world's largest hydroelectric project | |
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| May.8 |
China |
Three Gorges Dam 'built by May' Construction of the dam is likely to be finished by 20 May, 9 months ahead of schedule
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| Apr.26 |
New York |
Deal reached on Ground Zero plans Work to redevelop the site of World Trade Center set to get under way. A deal was reached after a 4-year impasse
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| Apr.24 |
Panama |
Panama plans huge canal expansion Panama has announced a $5.3bn plan to widen the canal to handle a new generation of giant container ships
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| Sep.28 |
 Northern Italy |
Venice 'will get protection dam' Berlusconi: The plans to build an underwater dam to protect Venice from flooding will go ahead
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| Dec.19 |
New York |
Freedom Tower plan for WTC site
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| Jun.22 |
India |
Taj Mahal fends off developers
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| Apr.17 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Bechtel wins giant Iraq contract Construction giant has landed a contract worth up to $680m to help in the rebuilding of Iraq
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| Jan.7 |
Solomon Islands |
Cyclone-hit islands start rebuilding
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| Oct.9 |
New York |
New York seeks $54bn to rebuild
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| Jul.8 |
Romania |
To build Dracula themepark
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| Feb.16 |
El Salvador |
Reconstruction may be $2.8 billion
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