38420 Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2013/08/13/world/americas/13reuters-quake-colombia.html?partner=rss&emc=rssA strong offshore earthquake of magnitude 6.5 shook several towns in western Colombia on Tuesday, but no damage or injuries were reported, the country's Geological Service said. No tsunami warning was issued.Tue, 13 Aug 2013 20:45:00 +0200nytimes-4c706d96cd7443cf6dc102b4916e8b4c20130813204500http://www.tap.info.tn/en/index.php/photos/10698-japanese-town-to-scrap-tsunami-boatBBC - A Japanese town has decided to scrap a marooned fishing boat which has become a symbol of the devastating 2011 tsunami, officials say.Tue, 13 Aug 2013 20:44:00 +0200ATAP-en-dff047e8513c3f693d2673c2ba5b2f4220130813204400http://www.thestar.com.my/News/World/2013/08/14/USGS-reports-strong-67-magnitude-quake-in-Pacific-off-Colombia.aspxBOGOTA (Reuters) - A strong offshore earthquake of magnitude 6.5 shook several towns in western Colombia on Tuesday, but no damage or injuries were reported, the country's Geological Service said. No tsunami warning was issued.Tue, 13 Aug 2013 20:38:00 +0200thestar-my-e7c30b677f5e20e3c63acdd7e44c7b7220130813203800http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1296488/japanese-fishing-boat-washed-tsunami-be-destroyed-after-vote-residentsA stranded fishing boat that became a symbol of the devastation of Japan's 2011 tsunami has long divided a northeastern coastal city - between those who wanted to keep it as a monument of survival and those who wanted a painful reminder gone.Tue, 13 Aug 2013 20:35:00 +0200scmp-fae802f49ec67021bf883a365bdf6d5220130813203500