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  2. 20 Fenchurch Street - Wikipedia

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    It has been nicknamed "The Walkie-Talkie" because of its distinctive shape, said to resemble a walkie-talkie handset. [4] Construction was completed in spring 2014, and the three-floor "sky garden" was opened in January 2015. [5] The 38-storey building is 160 m (525 ft) tall. Since July 2017, the building has been owned by Lee Kum Kee Groups.

  3. 2024 Lebanon electronic device attacks - Wikipedia

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    This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. 2024 Lebanon electronic device attacks Part of the Israel–Hezbollah conflict (2023–present) Remnants of a Hezbollah pager that exploded on September 17, 2024 Location Lebanon and Syria Date 17–18 September 2024 Target Hezbollah members Weapons Pagers (Day 1) Walkie-talkies (Day 2) Deaths 42 ...

  4. Death ray - Wikipedia

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    The death ray or death beam was a theoretical particle beam or electromagnetic weapon first theorized around the 1920s and 1930s. Around that time, notable inventors such as Guglielmo Marconi , [ 1 ] Nikola Tesla , Harry Grindell Matthews , Edwin R. Scott , Erich Graichen [ 2 ] and others claimed to have invented it independently. [ 3 ]

  5. 'Walkie Talkie' Skyscraper's Glaring Problem Fixed, Owners Say

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    The skyscraper at 20 Fenchurch Street was dubbed the "Walkie Talkie" by Londoners because of its flared shape but then became known as the "Walkie Scorchie" last summer after it was blamed for ...

  6. Walkie-talkie - Wikipedia

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    A SCR-536 US military "handie talkie", the first hand-held walkie-talkie. The first handheld walkie-talkie was the AM SCR-536 transceiver from 1941, also made by Motorola, named the Handie-Talkie (HT). [9] The terms are often confused today, but the original walkie-talkie referred to the back mounted model, while the handie-talkie was the ...

  7. 2024 Hezbollah headquarters strike - Wikipedia

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    This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Hezbollah headquarters strike Part of the September 2024 Lebanon strikes Smoke rising from the Beirut suburbs after the airstrikes Type Airstrike Location Haret Hreik, Dahieh, Lebanon 33°51′5″N 35°30′14″E  /  33.85139°N 35.50389°E  / 33.85139; 35.50389 Target Hassan Nasrallah ...

  8. Baker Street robbery - Wikipedia

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    Gavin dug until he reached the walls of the Chicken Inn's basement, then dug down and continued under the building, using their basement floor as the roof of the tunnel. [6] The tunnel was 40 feet (12 m) long when finished, [ 14 ] and at the end, under the vault, the gang created a cavity 7 by 4 by 5 feet (2.1 by 1.2 by 1.5 m). [ 17 ]

  9. New York City crane collapse – live: Six injured after crane ...

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    The fire broke out at around 7.30am ET on a crane on a building under construction along W 41st St and 10th ... Videos and pictures from the scene showed the large metal frame splayed across the ...