collapse

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Vucic and government ministers have criticised prosecutors over the hotel case and over a trial linked to a deadly train station roof collapse in November 2024.

From Barron's

Around 3,500 people had been evacuated in Andalusia, where more than 650 incidents were recorded, none of them causing serious damage, Sanz said, adding that one person was injured in a building collapse.

From Barron's

Victims of a 2015 dam collapse in Brazil, for which Australian mining giant BHP has been found liable, attended a London hearing on Wednesday ahead of a trial to determine damages.

From Barron's

Valuations are certainly compressed; the average multiple of companies on the IGV index has collapsed from 39 times forward earnings to about 21 times now, according to data from FactSet.

From The Wall Street Journal

In a speech last year he described the collapse of these key arms control treaties as "one of the most dangerous aspects of our current global security", along with "the increasing prominence of nuclear weapons".

From BBC