Indonesian engineers have started inserting 2,000 chained-together concrete balls into a mud volcano in East Java that has discharged hot, toxic sludge almost without letup since May in hopes of ...
Every once in awhile, carpenters and contractors doing remodeling come across hidden treasures. Sometimes it’s a historic photo, or an old newspaper, or even a shoe. But a recent plumbing excavation ...
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