413130 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.naharnet.com/stories/en/179585-6-9-magnitude-quake-strikes-off-solomon-islandsA 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck off the Solomon Islands in the Pacific on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, but no tsunami warning was issued and no major damage was expected. The quake hit at a depth of 19 kilometers (11 miles), some 184 kilometers from Lata and 487 kilometers from the capital Honiara.Thu, 21 May 2015 06:59:00 +0200naharnet-en-4d6f99d8be62034a9a4e90e31de1586a20150521065900http://www.mid-day.com/articles/69magnitude-quake-strikes-off-solomon-islands-usgs/16228175Sydney: A 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck off the Solomon Islands in the Pacific today, the US Geological Survey said, but no tsunami warning was issued and no major damage was expected. The quake hit at a depth of 19 kilometres (11 miles), some 184 kilometres from Lata and 487 kilometres from the capital Honiara.Thu, 21 May 2015 06:53:00 +0200mid-day-8abf5b5a8c312bf445fdf8b6cd307ad420150521065300http://www.clarin.com/opinion/Catastrofes_naturales-impacto_ambiental-prevencion-gestion_de_riesgo_0_1360663954.htmlLa noticia de una erupción volcánica o un terremoto nos atemoriza. Como si la naturaleza nos recordara que dominarla es una quimera promovida por el paradigma del progreso indefinido de la ciencia y la técnica que desde mediados del siglo pasado nos seduce con infinitas represas, Babeles del desierto y trenes como aviones.Thu, 21 May 2015 06:38:00 +0200clarin-f7c7a0076e1a6b48278007e9aacf620420150521063800http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/05/20/asia-pacific-nations-seek-amphibious-military-skills-for-disaster-relief/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+foxnews%2Fnational+%28Internal+-+US+Latest+-+Text%29HONOLULU – Japanese Maj. Gen. Jiro Hiroe turned to numbers to explain why Japan is taking part in U.S.-led exercises to develop skills in moving troops from sea to shore: his nation has 6,852 islands and 6,414 of them are uninhabited. "Therefore developing amphibious capabilities is an urgent....Thu, 21 May 2015 06:37:00 +0200foxnews-bf3423c2f6fcd09dbeb40770d4a5061520150521063700