Google Maps images taken in recent months show large cracks and other signs of deterioration in the facades of the two structures. Fire crews later tore down a third.
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Italy Loosens Gun Laws as Matteo Salvini Polishes His Tough Guy Image
Making it easier to buy a weapon was once unthinkable in the country. But the interior minister, working from a populist playbook, is pushing a hard line.
The Election Showed a Divided Country. Investors Can Live With That.
The S&P 500 has risen in four of the first five trading days of the November. Wednesday’s 2.1 percent gain was its third-best showing this year.
Australia Likely to Block Hong Kong Company’s Bid for Gas Pipeline
Citing national security concerns, Australia said it would probably block an effort by CK Group from acquiring the country’s largest gas and pipeline company.
Cameroon Students Have Been Released, Officials Say
While the circumstances of the mass kidnapping remain unclear, more than 70 teenagers were returned to their school by masked men.
Dry Spell: Canada Runs Low on Legal Marijuana Just Weeks After It Goes on Sale
“We need more weed!” a shopkeeper lamented. Suppliers underestimated the demand and didn’t grow enough, retailers said.
Pompeo Meeting With North Korean Diplomat Postponed
No reason was given for the delay of the meeting in New York between Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Kim Yong-chol, North Korea’s leading nuclear weapons negotiator.
Philippine Lawyer Who Resisted Duterte’s Drug War Is Gunned Down
The lawyer, Benjamin Ramos, was shot by men on a motorcycle after being put on a watchlist by the police and military.
Conservatives Oust Tony Clement After He Admits Sending Explicit Images
Mr. Clement acknowledged sending sexually explicit photographs and video to a woman, but said he had believed she had consented to it.
Geoffrey Rush’s Defamation Trial Becomes a #MeToo Reckoning for Australia
The case between an Oscar-winning actor and a Murdoch-owned tabloid could determine whether more women come forward in a country where the legal system discourages speaking up.