16620 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.dw.de/japan-hopes-seabed-will-yield-data-and-resources/a-17369799?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdfWith scant energy and mineral reserves of its own, and nuclear plants mothballed since the Fukushima nuclear disaster, Japan is investing heavily in exploring beneath the oceans for resources that will power its future.Fri, 17 Jan 2014 18:09:00 +0100deutschewelle-en-92087328313f7de3bcea7c452d7e0b8620140117180900http://www.chron.com/news/world/article/5-1-earthquake-sways-buildings-in-Havana-5128655.phpHAVANA (AP) — A 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck in the Straits of Florida off Cuba on Thursday, startling office workers in medium-rise buildings set swaying in Havana. Sandor Polo, a 31-year-old waiter, said he was delivering food to a third-floor office when boxes suddenly began to move and workers started yelling.Fri, 17 Jan 2014 17:06:00 +0100chron-3870feb70ae2a7dee8d74ea008257d0f20140117170600http://www.samanyoluhaber.com/gundem/En-kotuyu-dusunmeliyiz-dedi-ve-ilk-kez-korkunc-tehlikeyi-isaret-etti/1039147/YTÜ Öğretim Üyesi Prof Dr. Şükrü Ersoy, "İstanbul çevresi ve Marmara için bir deprem hazırlığından söz ediyorsak en kötüyü düşünmemiz gerekir" dedi.Fri, 17 Jan 2014 16:10:00 +0100samanyoluhaber-e9bdac69d69bafe54730c28513981c9020140117161000http://www.chron.com/news/world/article/6-4-quake-shakes-Puerto-Rico-causing-minor-damage-5137149.phpSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A strong earthquake out to sea that shook Puerto Rico early Monday is one of the largest to hit the U.S. territory in recent years, cracking floors and causing some power outages, but no major damages or injuries, officials said.Fri, 17 Jan 2014 16:05:00 +0100chron-913c5bc1881d0933d0931442145747ca20140117160500