The UN cultural agency has discovered five bombs hidden within the walls of the historic al-Nouri Mosque in the city of Mosul in northern Iraq, a remnant of the so-called Islamic State (IS) militant group’s rule over the area. The mosque, famous for its 12th-century leaning minaret, was destroyed by IS in 2017 and has […]
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Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back Comic Walls 3D Hologram Photo
North Korea appearing to build walls outside DMZ, satellite footage shows
North Korea has begun building an apparent wall near its border with South Korea, according to new satellite footage reported by multiple outlets. Satellite images from June 17 showed three white structures along the eastern part of the North Korean border, according to a BBC Verify analysis. An area of land inside of the Demilitarized […]
Flintstones-style structure becomes first legally habitable home with 3D-printed walls — take a look inside this unique house
What do the Flintstones and the future of homebuilding have in common? A lot more than you might think. In Eindhoven, Netherlands, a one-of-a-kind boulder-shaped home has become the first legally habitable house in Europe with load-bearing walls built entirely by a 3D printer, according to TinyHouseTown.net. This groundbreaking home is from Project Milestone, a […]
Xi’s China EV Dream Came True. 10 Years On, Walls Are Going Up
(Bloomberg) — Ten years ago almost to the day, while checking out a handful of luxury sedans from one of China’s largest automakers SAIC Motor Corp., President Xi Jinping gave a pivotal speech that would set China on the course to dominate the electric vehicle industry. Most Read from Bloomberg The path to becoming a […]
Xi’s China EV Dream Came True. 10 Years On, Walls Are Going Up
(Bloomberg) — Ten years ago almost to the day, while checking out a handful of luxury sedans from one of China’s largest automakers SAIC Motor Corp., President Xi Jinping gave a pivotal speech that would set China on the course to dominate the electric vehicle industry. Most Read from Bloomberg The path to becoming a […]
New England stone walls lie at the intersection of history, archaeology, ecology and geoscience, and deserve a science of their own
The abandoned fieldstone walls of New England are every bit as iconic to the region as lobster pots, town greens, sap buckets and fall foliage. They seem to be everywhere – a latticework of dry, lichen-crusted stone ridges separating a patchwork of otherwise moist soils. Stone walls can be found here and there in other […]
A mop for your … walls? Yes, this viral invention exists, and it’s down to $40
Gearing up for some spring cleaning? If so, you’ve probably got all of the usual suspects covered, like decluttering your cabinets, scrubbing gunk off your grout … but what about your walls? No, you don’t have to spot-treat each smudge with a Magic Eraser — just wipe everything down with a wall mop! Yes, you […]
A mop for your … walls? Yes, this viral invention exists, and it’s down to $40 in time for spring cleaning
Gearing up for some spring cleaning? If so, you’ve probably got all of the usual suspects covered, like decluttering your cabinets, scrubbing gunk off your grout … but what about your walls? No, you don’t have to spot-treat each smudge with a Magic Eraser — just wipe everything down with a wall mop! Yes, you […]
Resolution reached in Walls Construction shareholder dispute
A resolution has been reached in a dispute between shareholders in Walls Construction over a proposed “growth share scheme” the firm said was designed to reward and incentivise new management. The case came before the Commercial Court last month, when Mr Justice Denis McDonald was told the parties would try to resolve their differences via […]
Students in India caught grabbing exam ‘cheat sheets’ from those who scaled school’s walls
In a shocking video, students at Chandravati School in Haryana, India, were seen grabbing exam “cheat sheets” reportedly from friends and family outside a school prior to a test being given to the students on March 6. (SEE the video at the top of this article.) The footage shows individuals climbing the high exterior walls […]
Walls Construction shareholder row to be mediated, court hears
A proposed growth share scheme for Walls Construction is needed to retain key people in the business and to incentivise management to work towards financial targets, the Commercial Court has heard. The Irish building firm, which had a turnover of €472 million in 2022, says it has the requisite shareholder and company consent for its […]