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Miami begins the world’s first pandemic-ready skyscraper

Developers in Florida have begun building the world's first pandemic-ready skyscraper, which will integrate the Miami Worldcenter complex. With a price tag of $500-million, the Legacy Tower is planned to contain 310 luxurious residences, 219 hotel rooms and 10-floors of medical facilities - featuring bacteria-killing robots, touchless technology and modern air purification systems which developers hope will protect residents against future pandemics.

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Thousands of Donald Trump's supporters in cars waving flags, signs and inflatables, gather at a caravan to support the US president in Miami - two weeks before the US presidential election.
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Former welterweight world champion Floyd Mayweather and social media sensation Logan Paul face off at Gianni Versace's Miami Beach mansion, three days ahead of their boxing match.
29 Jun 2021
A team of ten Israeli Home Front Command Search and Rescue experts arrives at Miami International Airport, before heading to the Surfside collapsed building site to help American crews. The death toll has risen to nine, the local mayor said, more than three days after the building pancaked as residents slept.
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Cuban and Cuban-American artists perform at a concert hosted by the City of Miami in the 'Little Havana' neighborhood in support of the historic anti-government protests in Cuba.
9 Aug 2021
Unmasked people pack Miami's South Beach and Bayside Marketplace as the Delta variant of Covid-19 spreads rapidly in Florida -- the US state recording the most new cases of the coronavirus.
11 Sep 2021
Four climbers, including French "Spider-man" Alain Robert, 59, scaled the Total Tower in Paris in protest against France's Covid health pass.
17 Oct 2021
Developers in Florida have begun building the world's first pandemic-ready skyscraper, which will integrate the Miami Worldcenter complex. With a price tag of $500-million, the Legacy Tower is planned to contain 310 luxurious residences, 219 hotel rooms and 10-floors of medical facilities - featuring bacteria-killing robots, touchless technology and modern air purification systems which developers hope will protect residents against future pandemics.
11 May 2022
Sunday's inaugural Miami Grand Prix Formula One race lived up to its billing as a heavyweight battle between the series' two points leaders -- Charles Leclerc of Ferrari and Max Verstappen of Red Bull. Verstappen came away with the victory, the second in a row and third of the year for the 2021 F1 drivers' champion. His earlier wins had come in Saudi Arabia and Italy.
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Lionel Messi’s agents have denied reports he has an agreement to become player-owner of Inter Miami CF. Messi has long been linked with a move to the MLS side once he decides to leave his current side, PSG.
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Once considered by many as the de facto leader of Venezuela, Juan Guaido was accused by Colombian authorities of entering the country illegally.
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Today is World Oceans Day. Global warming is causing sea levels to rise, and Miami is one of the US cities most vulnerable to this phenomenon. The sea level in south Florida has risen by 20cm since 1981 and is expected to continue rising. Even with optimal emission reduction efforts aimed at slowing global warming, Miami will continue to sink underwater. Are residents aware of the threat? What can be done to prepare for the inevitable? Fanny Allard and Kethevane Gorjestani report.