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://en.vietnamplus.vn/Home/Vietnam-comes-first-in-intl-earthquake-engineering-competition/20149/55742.vnplus The Vietnamese team won first prize at the “Introducing and Demonstrating Earthquake Engineering Researching Schools (IDEERS)” competition in Taiwan, a design contest for earthquake resistant models. Wed, 24 Sep 2014 11:01:00 +0200 vietnamplus-en en vietnamplus-en-3eeae62685e518e97ac1a49084137a55 NaturalDisasters 23.7505409354667 120.969667883082 35.6831 139.809 51.4879 -0.177998 16.0714791415292 108.090386832068 20140924110100 http://phys.org/news/2014-09-app-earthquake.html Among the many things the Bay Area learned from the recent shaker near Napa is that the University of California, Berkeley's earthquake warning system does indeed work for the handful of people who receive its messages, but most folks find out about a tremor only after it knocks them out of bed. Mon, 22 Sep 2014 19:56:00 +0200 phys en phys-2b9a2b3466f15e12d42399a887d01194 NaturalDisasters 38.9051 -77.0162 39.9293 32.8533 35.6831 139.809 19.3395004253507 -99.6272668409776 38.305031 -122.289803 37.379979 -122.036934 37.86725 -122.29729 37.48 -122.144037 35.2086 110.727 20140922195600 http://english.kyodonews.jp/news/2014/09/313187.html VIENNA - Japanese science and technology policy minister Shunichi Yamaguchi emphasized on Monday his country'... Mon, 22 Sep 2014 16:45:00 +0200 kyodonews en kyodonews-694c648f4e61bd55371c9eb77a4bbb06 NaturalDisasters 34.176689 131.479797 20140922164500 http://reliefweb.int/report/liberia/wellpoint-supports-americares-ebola-response Source: AmeriCares Country: Liberia, Sierra Leone Stamford, Conn. – Sept. 17, 2014 – WellPoint Foundation has become an AmeriCares Annual Emergency Response Partner to support the global health organization’s response to the Ebola epidemic in West Africa and other emergencies worldwide. Thu, 18 Sep 2014 10:03:00 +0200 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-f1bab49f76c33874761512445265aed5 CommunicableDiseases NaturalDisasters 14.6096 121.006 35.6831 139.809 16.8722 96.1249 35.2086 110.727 8.48612 -13.2391 6.30077 -10.7972 20140918100300 http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/09/17/business/corporate-business/softbanks-son-dethrones-uniqlos-yanai-as-japans-richest-person/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20japantimes%20%28The%20Japan%20Times:%20All%20Stories%29 Masayoshi Son has surpassed Fast Retailing Co. Chairman Tadashi Yanai as Japan’s richest person after SoftBank Corp.’s worth surged 16 percent since the start of ... Wed, 17 Sep 2014 20:00:00 +0200 japantimes en japantimes-14fdf2f28edcdcb39a1fde7e2275f4cf NaturalDisasters ManMadeDisasters 22.4222282068564 114.157925233557 41.48045 140.252502 35.2086 110.727 20140917200000 http://focustaiwan.tw/news/asoc/201409170033.aspx Taipei, Sept. 17 (CNA) A national tsunami siren will be heard for the first time throughout Taiwan on Friday, National Disaster Prevention Day, Hualien police said Wednesday. Taiwan, as an island nation, is improving its preparedness in view of the heavy casualties suffered in Japan during a.... Wed, 17 Sep 2014 17:45:00 +0200 focustaiwan en focustaiwan-9dd9e0adc7cb39e5c9d6f238b2b9d096 NaturalDisasters 25.035089 121.506699 35.6831 139.809 20140917174500 http://www.eng.24.kg/community/172255-news24.html Residents of Japan's Fukushima Prefecture expresed gratitude to citizens of Kyrgyzstan for humanitarian aid, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic reported. According to it, 3.5 years passed after the devastating earthquake and tsunami in eastern Japan. Wed, 17 Sep 2014 10:47:00 +0200 24-kg-en en 24-kg-en-83bfa0df27553e0591aafbb2d6e7c5e2 NaturalDisasters Echo 35.6831 139.809 42.87 74.5879 20140917104700 http://www.trust.org/item/20140916041906-zvsfs/ (Corrects month to March from May in para 4, fixes reporting credit) TOKYO, Sept 16 (Reuters) - An earthquake with preliminary magnitude of 5.6 shook buildings in eastern Japan, including the capital Tokyo, on Tuesday but there were no reports of serious damage. Wed, 17 Sep 2014 06:36:00 +0200 trust en trust-b661cfff107e17a950fdde72940d4ec9 NaturalDisasters ManMadeDisasters 35.6831 139.809 20140917063600 http://www.thestar.com.my/News/World/2014/09/17/Area-north-of-Tokyo-hit-by-magnitude-56-earthquake/ TOKYO (Reuters) - An earthquake with preliminary magnitude of 5.6 shook buildings in eastern Japan, including the capital Tokyo, on Tuesday but there were no reports of serious damage. Wed, 17 Sep 2014 05:48:00 +0200 thestar-my en thestar-my-e2dd30d20afcfc9d006cbe775707437f NaturalDisasters ManMadeDisasters 35.6831 139.809 20140917054800 http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/17/us-japan-quake-idUSKBN0HB07X20140917?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews TOKYO (Reuters) - An earthquake with preliminary magnitude of 5.6 shook buildings in eastern Japan, including the capital Tokyo, on Tuesday but there were no reports of serious damage. Wed, 17 Sep 2014 05:01:00 +0200 reuters en reuters-4adf754d29540f75452387ad40e4a494 NaturalDisasters ManMadeDisasters 35.6831 139.809 20140917050100 http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/careers/leadership-lab/honda-canada-ceo-how-to-lead-when-absolutely-everything-goes-wrong/article20618136/?cmpid=rss1&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20TheGlobeAndMail-Front%20%28The%20Globe%20and%20Mail%20-%20Latest%20News%29 The earthquake and tsumani in Japan affected Honda in ways they couldn’t imagine Wed, 17 Sep 2014 01:30:00 +0200 theglobeandmail en theglobeandmail-58dd63b47f3987fb34b096539e60311f NaturalDisasters 35.6831 139.809 22.4222282068564 114.157925233557 35.909229 -100.387398 45.3742 -75.6507 13.7308 100.521 31.565357 -93.474864 20140917013000 http://www.cnbc.com/id/102005731 Researchers say that most of the Pacific's earthquake zones are capable of generating shocks at least as strong as magnitude 9, NBC News reports. Tue, 16 Sep 2014 20:38:00 +0200 cnbc en cnbc-cd6f3832d46a26df2f87bc2d5e60657f NaturalDisasters ManMadeDisasters 43.7453 7.42421 37.2525317690915 -119.609110847191 35.6831 139.809 47.373271456894 -120.418974027727 43.9359167729616 -120.554453670309 20140916203800 http://www.weather.com/news/science/more-megaquakes-coming-20140916 We shouldn't be surprised to see – and feel – a magnitude 9.0 earthquake hit near the Pacific Ocean's volcanic "Ring of Fire" soon, researchers say. Scientists writing in the October issue of the Bulletin of the Seismological Study of America predict that most of the Pacific's earthquake zones can produce quakes as strong as magnitude 9. Tue, 16 Sep 2014 19:09:00 +0200 climate-weather en climate-weather-9855ec218f981aee7f702adcc2cc1bc2 NaturalDisasters 38.9051 -77.0162 35.6831 139.809 30.02 -84.979167 41.66695 -83.419425 45.654308 -122.600998 28.5687 77.2168 47.621389 -120.003611 20140916190900 http://nypost.com/2014/09/16/magnitude-5-6-earthquake-rocks-japan/ An earthquake with preliminary magnitude of 5.6 shook buildings in eastern Japan, including the capital Tokyo, on Tuesday but there were no reports of serious damage. The earthquake was centred... Tue, 16 Sep 2014 16:21:00 +0200 nypost en nypost-8eaa23549483b0bc00f91f500e1a97f2 ManMadeDisasters NaturalDisasters 35.6831 139.809 20140916162100 http://www.manilatimes.net/damage-reported-tokyo-earthquake/127067/ TOKYO: Buildings in Tokyo shook on Tuesday as a strong quake hit Japan, Agence France-Presse reporters in the city said, but there was no immediate risk of a tsunami and no damage was reported. Seismologists said the epicenter was around … Read more » The post No damage reported from Tokyo earthquake appeared first on The Manila Times Online . Tue, 16 Sep 2014 14:42:00 +0200 manilatimes en manilatimes-5669ceb6b7c7001edefd7a68cd7c86e2 NaturalDisasters 35.6831 139.809 20140916144200 http://www.straitstimes.com/news/asia/east-asia/story/56-magnitude-quake-strikes-north-east-tokyo-no-reports-serious-damage-2014 September 16, 2014 3:00 PM TOKYO (Reuters/AFP) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.6 shook buildings in eastern Japan, including the capital Tokyo, on Tuesday but there were no reports of serious damage. Tue, 16 Sep 2014 09:42:00 +0200 straitstimesSG en straitstimesSG-7c37c9a5f8f07c62f0bfc94944b672f6 ManMadeDisasters NaturalDisasters 41.48045 140.252502 20140916094200 http://www.trust.org/item/20140916041906-zvsfs/ (Adds no impact on nuclear plants) TOKYO, Sept 16 (Reuters) - An earthquake with preliminary magnitude of 5.6 shook buildings in eastern Japan, including the capital Tokyo, on Tuesday but there were no reports of serious damage. The earthquake was centred in Ibaraki Prefecture, just northeast of Tokyo, Japan's Meteorological Agency said. Tue, 16 Sep 2014 09:39:00 +0200 trust en trust-cfd20e6c06c2e07753784600f975806d ManMadeDisasters NaturalDisasters 35.6831 139.809 20140916093900 http://en.itar-tass.com/non-political/749709 TOKYO, September 16. /ITAR-TASS/. A powerful 5.6-magnitude earthquake shook buildings near Japan’s capital Tokyo on Tuesday, but there is no immediate risk of tsunami, local authorities said. The earthquake epicenter was registered in Ibaraki Prefecture, on the main island of Honshu, at the depth of.... Tue, 16 Sep 2014 07:51:00 +0200 itartass_en en itartass_en-7ecbadba99af456d5926a45b858be019 NaturalDisasters 35.6831 139.809 20140916075100 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/Quake-strikes-northeast-of-Tokyo-no-reports-of-serious-damage/articleshow/42599432.cms An earthquake with preliminary magnitude of 5.6 shook buildings in eastern Japan, including the capital Tokyo, today but there were no reports of serious damage. Tue, 16 Sep 2014 07:49:00 +0200 timesofindia en timesofindia-5c546cd49fe9e6a72648c2ba5a8eb6bc ManMadeDisasters NaturalDisasters 35.6831 139.809 20140916074900 http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/strong-quake-hits-north-of-tokyo-nuclear-plants-not-affected/article20612568/?cmpid=rss1 An earthquake with preliminary magnitude of 5.6 shook buildings in eastern Japan, including the capital Tokyo, on Tuesday but there were no reports of serious damage. The earthquake was centred in Ibaraki Prefecture, just northeast of Tokyo, Japan’s Meteorological Agency said. Tue, 16 Sep 2014 07:07:00 +0200 theglobeandmail en theglobeandmail-0c12e0199f14a9a13a61a0443d4af0f4 ManMadeDisasters NaturalDisasters 35.6831 139.809 20140916070700 http://www.thestar.com.my/News/World/2014/09/16/Area-north-of-Tokyo-hit-by-magnitude-56-earthquake/ TOKYO (Reuters) - An earthquake with preliminary magnitude of 5.6 shook buildings in eastern Japan, including the capital Tokyo, on Tuesday but there were no reports of serious damage. Tue, 16 Sep 2014 07:01:00 +0200 thestar-my en thestar-my-24c1ef7c989d59224277d85d63bba4c6 ManMadeDisasters NaturalDisasters 35.6831 139.809 20140916070100 http://www.asianewsnet.net/news-64527.html News Desk. The Yomiuri Shimbun. Publication Date : 16-09-2014. A magnitude-5.6 earthquake struck at 12:28pm (JST) Tuesday in the southern areas of Gunma and Tochigi prefectures and northern Saitama Prefecture, shaking buildings in central Tokyo. The focus was 50 kilometres below the surface in....