26940 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.dawn.com/news/1085262/ppp-wants-debate-in-parliament-on-karachi-n-reactorsISLAMABAD: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) wants the government to take parliament and the nation into confidence on the issue of building of two nuclear reactors in Karachi reportedly with untested designs that can cause a fatal mishap. The government is expected to come out with a policy....Thu, 06 Feb 2014 05:09:00 +0100dawn-68cff69866f8c14edfd62f803f5c344320140206050900http://pidp.eastwestcenter.org/pireport/2014/February/02-06-11.htmNea Nemboi to commemorate tragedy with low-key event. HONIARA, Solomon Islands (Solomon Star, Feb. 6, 2014) – One year after a devastating earthquake and tsunami struck the Solomon Islands’ eastern-most province of Temotu on 6 February 2013, the community of Nea, on the southern coast of Santa Cruz....Thu, 06 Feb 2014 02:36:00 +0100pidp-22d06068a82decd403ea890ef6f3ddd820140206023600http://news.caribseek.com/index.php/caribbean-islands-news/bvi-news/item/73611-bvi-to-participate-in-regional-simulation-exercise-on-march-26The exercise is geared towards improving tsunami preparedness efforts in the Caribbean and Northwestern region. The Department of Disaster Management (DDM) is coordinating the BVI’s participation in the exercise. DDM’s Training Officer, Ms. Carishma Hicks is encouraging widespread participation in this year’s exercise.Wed, 05 Feb 2014 21:22:00 +0100caribseek-badc3447c52ec7bc0653d5a33fcb5f7220140205212200http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/navy-chief-says-nations-must-join-hands-in-disasterprone-indopacific/article5656991.eceThe Chief of the Indian Navy, Admiral D.K. Joshi, on Wednesday urged navies in the region to prepare a framework for swift and sufficient responses to natural disasters. In his keynote ad...Wed, 05 Feb 2014 20:07:00 +0100thehindu-be2137ff734e3d697d9d882bcf805b8d20140205200700