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Boatbuilders guide a colourful recycled-plastic sailing dhow into shallow water off Lamu.Cars & transport

Launch of Kenya’s Recycled-Plastic Flipflopi Dhow

On 15 September 2018, the Flipflopi dhow entered the water at Lamu, Kenya. Local boatbuilding skills turned coastal plastic waste into a working sailing craft and a highly visible argument for keeping materials in use.

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An electric passenger train emerging from a low Alpine tunnel portal beneath high mountains.Cars & transport

Inauguration of Switzerland’s Gotthard Base Tunnel

Switzerland inaugurated the Gotthard Base Tunnel on 1 June 2016. Its engineering value extended beyond its exceptional length: a low-gradient railway could move heavier freight through the Alps more efficiently.

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A white Concorde with its nose lowered stands on a reflective runway in warm late-afternoon light.Cars & transport

Concorde retires from commercial service on 24 October 2003

Concorde’s last commercial day ended an era of scheduled supersonic passenger travel. British Airways’ final scheduled service flew from New York to Heathrow on 24 October 2003, leaving surviving aircraft to become museum exhibits.

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