Interesting Engineering25d
The new Great Wall: China’s $70 billion, 2,700-mile water transfer mega-project
Potentially the world’s largest infrastructure project, China’s South-North Water Transfer project spans 2,700 miles and costs $70 billion.
The Times of Israel28d
Assad’s fall enables access to ruined 2,700-year-old Damascus synagogue; only 9 Jews remain
JOBAR, Syria (AP) — In this Damascus suburb, the handful of remaining Jews in Syria can again make pilgrimages to one of the world’s oldest synagogues where people from throughout the region ...