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.globaltimes.cn/content/927257.shtml An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale jolted North Sulawesi province in the eastern part of Indonesia earlier Tuesday, but it was not potential for tsunami and left no casualties, an official said in Jakarta. The quake struck at 04:04 a.m. Jakarta time Tuesday with epicenter at 71 km.... Tue, 16 Jun 2015 04:50:00 +0200 globaltimes en globaltimes-5e6d785ff4e50f184f8a7b7d1287e572 NaturalDisasters -6.18287 106.829 1.25 124.8333333 20150616045000 http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-06/16/c_134329302.htm JAKARTA, June 16 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale jolted North Sulawesi province in the eastern part of Indonesia earlier Tuesday, but it was not potential for tsunami and left no casualties, an official said here. The quake struck at 04:04 a.m. Tue, 16 Jun 2015 03:09:00 +0200 xinhuanet_en en xinhuanet_en-1eb600a22f6a5130ce54816a3a82edd2 NaturalDisasters -6.18287 106.829 1.25 124.8333333 20150616030900 http://www.thenewage.co.za/Detail.aspx?news_id=162140&cat_id=1020 An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale jolted North Sulawesi province in the eastern part of Indonesia earlier Tuesday, but it was not potential for tsunami and left no casualties, an official said here. The quake struck at 04:04 a.m. Jakarta time Tuesday with epicenter at 71 km northeast.... Tue, 16 Jun 2015 03:03:00 +0200 thenewage en thenewage-edc64b213d0e3335896e8c7ae07d7e7c NaturalDisasters -6.18287 106.829 1.25 124.8333333 20150616030300 https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/supporting-nepal-help-nuclear-applications As Nepal begins recovery work after a devastating earthquake in April, the IAEA and one of its partner organizations are using nuclear techniques to lend a helping hand. Last week, IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano announced at the IAEA Board of Governors meeting that the Agency will support Nepal.... Mon, 15 Jun 2015 18:40:00 +0200 iaea en iaea-f5bb69ccc3790a733e98f71575dfebcc NaturalDisasters AlternativeEnergy UNbodies -6.18287 106.829 27.712 85.313 20150615184000 http://www.labourspokesman.com/newsitem.asp?more=local&NewsID=10927 6/12/2015 By: Batumba Tak General Secretary The St. Kitts/Nevis Trades & Labour Union Some Facts About Bamboo Let us begin today’s article with a lesson from the Japanese forest. Unlike other types of wood which takes a good deal of processing and finishing, bamboo needs little of that. Mon, 15 Jun 2015 06:29:00 +0200 labourspokesman en labourspokesman-bc83a00edc6022f510184d89c58f334c EnterpriseEurope2 Environment NaturalDisasters 38.9051 -77.0162 -6.18287 106.829 9.9477978740059 -83.3489117603618 35.2086 110.727 20150615062900 http://news.asiaone.com/news/malaysia/chance-kl-quake-remote PETALING JAYA: Although chances are remote, experts agree that the possibility of the big one hitting Kuala Lumpur cannot be ruled out. Universiti Malaya Geology Department Assoc Prof Mustaffa Kamal Shuib said although Malaysia was located outside the Pacific Ring of Fire, an ancient fault line.... Mon, 15 Jun 2015 05:57:00 +0200 AsiaOne en AsiaOne-6323050403092ad1b55c6d68d1cbf6ba NaturalDisasters 14.6096 121.006 5.676914 100.916397 5.345022 100.464203 -6.18287 106.829 3.1442152991448 101.68960987945 3.73590427983326 102.542566592765 20150615055700 http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2015/06/15/Chance-of-KL-quake-remote-Don-Malaysia-not-earthquakeprone-but-ancient-fault-lines-could-reactivate/ PETALING JAYA: Although chances are remote, experts agree that the possibility of the big one hitting Kuala Lumpur cannot be ruled out. Universiti Malaya Geology Department Assoc Prof Mustaffa Kamal Shuib said although Malaysia was located outside the Pacific Ring of Fire, an ancient fault line.... Mon, 15 Jun 2015 02:51:00 +0200 thestar-my en thestar-my-888831603d0d308143c9c21f1a134de6 NaturalDisasters 14.6096 121.006 5.676914 100.916397 5.345022 100.464203 -6.18287 106.829 3.1442152991448 101.68960987945 3.73590427983326 102.542566592765 20150615025100 http://dalje.com/en-world/natural-disasters-threaten-nepalese-mountaineering/547060 The climbing season in Nepal encountered massive disaster for the second straight year, as 18 people died in an avalanche at Mount Everest Base Camp triggered by the April 25 earthquake. Eighteen mountaineers also died on Everest in an avalanche April 18, 2014, 16 of them Sherpa guides. Sun, 14 Jun 2015 07:47:00 +0200 dalje-en en dalje-en-5e28aa85868efa9704a14ae9a26efbdb NaturalDisasters 50.8371 4.36761 3.15021 101.708 -6.18287 106.829 27.712 85.313 20150614074700 http://www.edmontonjournal.com/news/world/Naked+Canadian+trekkers+detained+Malaysia+really+well/11126171/story.html Two Saskatchewan siblings detained in Malaysia must wait as authorities spend four days investigating their alleged crime of obscenity: posing naked for a photo on the peak of the sacred Mount Kinabalu and angering its spirit guardians into triggering an earthquake that killed 18 mountaineers. Thu, 11 Jun 2015 06:06:00 +0200 edmontonjournal en edmontonjournal-faad47f5f17d231a2e8369e527b7d7f0 NaturalDisasters 23.7505409354667 120.969667883082 9.55038 -13.6716 -8.35472519635992 115.118385845653 5.33601623706477 117.11974681234 20150611060600 http://www.vancouversun.com/news/world/Naked+Canadian+trekkers+detained+Malaysia+really+well+behaved/11126171/story.html Two Saskatchewan siblings detained in Malaysia must wait as authorities spend four days investigating their alleged crime of obscenity: posing naked for a photo on the peak of the sacred Mount Kinabalu and angering its spirit guardians into triggering an earthquake that killed 18 mountaineers. Thu, 11 Jun 2015 05:01:00 +0200 vancouversun en vancouversun-faad47f5f17d231a2e8369e527b7d7f0 NaturalDisasters 23.7505409354667 120.969667883082 9.55038 -13.6716 -8.35472519635992 115.118385845653 5.33601623706477 117.11974681234 20150611050100 http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-06/11/c_134315628.htm by Zhou Shengping. KATHMANDU, June 10 (Xinhua) -- Hollywood actor Jackie Chan said here on Tuesday that Nepal can't be defeated by the devastating earthquake because Nepal is not alone and can rebuild itself better than before with the support of the international community. Wed, 10 Jun 2015 19:50:00 +0200 xinhuanet_en en xinhuanet_en-272626b0c28336be5f5a262f0bdea54f NaturalDisasters 35.6831 139.809 35.2086 110.727 -6.18287 106.829 27.712 85.313 1.36100915482186 103.810788264244 20150610195000 http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/nepal-quake-disaster-expert-recounts-tragedy/article7302031.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication Surya Narayan Shrestha, the Deputy Executive Director and Senior Structural Engineer at the National Society for Earthquake Technology, on the effects on the Nepal earthquake and importance of earthquake-resistant buildings. It was a regular day in office in Nepal for Surya Narayan Shrestha. Wed, 10 Jun 2015 14:42:00 +0200 thehindu en thehindu-409128ad3c51cf294dc13da9683d2d8f NaturalDisasters 33.718151 73.060547 -6.18287 106.829 27.712 85.313 20150610144200 http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/nepal-quake-disaster-expert-recounts-tragedy/article7302031.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication Surya Narayan Shrestha, the Deputy Executive Director and Senior Structural Engineer at the National Society for Earthquake Technology, on the effects on the Nepal earthquake and importance of earthquake-resistant buildings. It was a regular day in office in Nepal for Surya Narayan Shrestha. Wed, 10 Jun 2015 13:21:00 +0200 Hindu en Hindu-409128ad3c51cf294dc13da9683d2d8f NaturalDisasters 33.718151 73.060547 -6.18287 106.829 27.712 85.313 20150610132100 http://reliefweb.int/report/nepal/working-others-provide-relief The Lutheran World Federation and Islamic Relief have joined forces to provide shelter for 12,000 of the most vulnerable and marginalised people in the 14 worst-affected areas following the earthquakes in Nepal in April and May. This joint relief project between the Lutheran World Federation (LWF).... Tue, 09 Jun 2015 22:41:00 +0200 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-b3e8c7c97707ab53381dd380a56e8e66 Echo NaturalDisasters Immigration 14.6096 121.006 32.360222 36.215309 33.718151 73.060547 -6.18287 106.829 27.712 85.313 20150609224100 http://www.nst.com.my/node/87689 KUALA LUMPUR: Three more weak motion seismic sensors have been installed in Sabah and are expected to be operational by September. Director of Earthquake and Tsunami Centre, Malaysian Meteorological Department (MET), Dr Wan Azli Wan Hassan said the sensors would be installed in in Ranau, Semporna and Danum Valley. Tue, 09 Jun 2015 17:27:00 +0200 nst en nst-36427f0c048e76ba7a255d1b7c24a086 NaturalDisasters 5.921598 116.6828 6.897037 116.842003 3.766356 100.990402 4.249592 117.8815 5.029797 118.338097 5.892304 117.557999 -6.18287 106.829 2.58984537291265 113.303571416189 3.1442152991448 101.68960987945 5.841166 118.1129 4.471338 118.605103 20150609172700 http://www.lebanonews.net/content/minister-ali-hassan-khalil-we-exerted-exceptional-measures-guarantee-transparency-administra A 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck north of Athens early Tuesday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), but while it was felt in the Greek capital the... Speaker Nabih Berri tenaciously rejected the paralysis of the cabinet as the Free Patriotic Movement refuses to budge an inch on its stance regarding the importance of. Tue, 09 Jun 2015 14:45:00 +0200 lebanonews en lebanonews-620ad26bc7c8ec9045233c9eed39ae22 TerroristAttack CivilProtection Turkey-EU Conflict NaturalDisasters EU-Asia PolicyDevelopment PolicyHumanitarianAid 24.63468 46.717911 39.9293 32.8533 3.15021 101.708 37.944 23.6529 -6.18287 106.829 33.887189 35.513404 35.7745 51.4477 48.2021 16.321 27.712 85.313 55.7388 37.6665 6.81842 -5.28262 25.2951 51.5074 15.5501 32.5322 30.0779 31.2508 38.9051 -77.0162 50.4482 30.5021 26.2114315541111 50.5813908036911 52.5163 13.3276 20150609144500 http://www.asianewsnet.net/news-76327.html Samantha Boh. The Straits Times. Publication Date : 09-06-2015. Friday morning's earthquake near Mount Kinabalu was caused by a sudden slippage along a fault about 10km in size, said scientists at the Earth Observatory of Singapore. The fault is centred a little over 10km beneath the earth's surface, on the south of Mount Kinabalu. Tue, 09 Jun 2015 11:06:00 +0200 asianewsnet en asianewsnet-35c9546f743e17927d3724c1a136b8b5 NaturalDisasters 23.7505409354667 120.969667883082 3.766356 100.990402 -6.18287 106.829 27.712 85.313 42.464619 140.862 1.36100915482186 103.810788264244 20150609110600 http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/environment/story/earthquake-caused-sudden-slippage-along-10km-fault-south-mount-kina SINGAPORE - Friday morning's earthquake near Mount Kinabalu was caused by a sudden slippage along a fault about 10km in size, said scientists at the Earth Observatory of Singapore. The fault is centred a little over 10km beneath the earth's surface, on the south of Mount Kinabalu. Tue, 09 Jun 2015 08:00:00 +0200 straitstimesSG en straitstimesSG-c2a1f9a2000eba94e18444e1074ee729 NaturalDisasters 23.7505409354667 120.969667883082 35.6831 139.809 5.33601623706477 117.11974681234 -6.18287 106.829 27.712 85.313 1.36100915482186 103.810788264244 20150609080000 http://www.thenational.ae/uae/us-gulf-war-veteran-gives-dubai-disaster-training DUBAI // A former US army ranger who led platoons into Iraq at the height of the Gulf War has been passing on survival skills to people heading to Nepal to help with relief work. David Bopp is director of #xad;International Disaster Response and teaches people how to survive crises such as a terrorist attack, chemical spill or natural disaster. Mon, 08 Jun 2015 20:44:00 +0200 thenational en thenational-e95736cc3c44bff786e4c16b3b67a5da ManMadeDisasters NaturalDisasters TerroristAttack 14.6096 121.006 27.32585 86.087044 18.54299 -72.343102 33.334 44.3978 33.718151 73.060547 29.9564 -90.0987 -6.18287 106.829 33.887189 35.513404 23.6065 58.5881 19.0318 72.8487 20150608204400 http://www.asianewsnet.net/news-76264.html Janice Tai. The Straits Times. Publication Date : 08-06-2015. The Sabah earthquake came as a surprise because tremors of that size are estimated to happen there only about once a century - and Malaysia does not lie on any tectonic plate boundary, veteran American geologist Kerry Sieh has explained to The Straits Times. Mon, 08 Jun 2015 11:43:00 +0200 asianewsnet en asianewsnet-d662ecf6c632957c3c80611ec8d270df NaturalDisasters 23.7505409354667 120.969667883082 3.766356 100.990402 -6.18287 106.829 16.8722 96.1249 42.464619 140.862 1.36100915482186 103.810788264244 20150608114300 http://reliefweb.int/report/world/asia-pacific-countries-prepare-future-disasters By Gabrielle Emery, IFRC. From 24 to 28 May, Malaysia played host to the ASEAN Regional Forum Disaster Relief Exercise 2015 (ARF DiREx 2015) in the state of Kedah and Perlis. Co-organized by the Government of Malaysia and the Government of the People’s Republic of China, this biennial simulation.... Mon, 08 Jun 2015 08:32:00 +0200 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-0e59720897a17b2b24a93232a044c367 NaturalDisasters 25.035089 121.506699 6.50174266376638 100.241623578133 5.92322799363793 100.660161279716 -6.18287 106.829 13.7308 100.521 27.712 85.313 58.3005556 24.1852778 20150608083200 http://www.nst.com.my/node/87380 KUALA LUMPUR: AirAsia Bhd is collaborating with Malaysia Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association to transport relief items to Kota Kinabalu for the on-going Sabah earthquake rescue effort. The first consignment of items containing 350 pieces of jackets is scheduled to depart the Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (kLIA2) at 9. Sun, 07 Jun 2015 15:11:00 +0200 nst en nst-66ae1d0a5105982b30a050a1bc84ce9f NaturalDisasters 14.6096 121.006 3.766356 100.990402 -8.35472519635992 115.118385845653 41.48045 140.252502 16.8722 96.1249 -0.95373 100.351997 20150607151100 http://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/news/2015/03/19/the-day-in-pictures/1410095/ Vice President Biden, accompanied by his family, holds his hand over his heart as he watches an honor guard carry a casket containing the remains of his son, former Delaware attorney general Beau Biden, into St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church in Wilmington, Del. Relatives of Ramazan Yildiz mourn during his funeral in Diyarbakir, Turkey. Sun, 07 Jun 2015 05:59:00 +0200 usaToday en usaToday-b39ae2940c4958d0b6609ac0ec5178a6 MaritimeSafetyEurope ManMadeDisasters MaritimeSafetyWorld NaturalDisasters 24.63468 46.717911 51.427949 0.200685 43.8564 18.4134 3.15021 101.708 33.334 44.3978 48.8521 2.34899 -6.18287 106.829 -35.3499 149.042 35.2086 110.727 15.9342452321615 47.5468006036417 19.3395004253507 -99.6272668409776 51.4879 -0.177998 33.718151 73.060547 38.1065069055803 40.3449657472687 51.3333333 -1.5 20150607055900 http://news.asiaone.com/news/malaysia/hospital-police-stations-among-those-damaged KUNDASANG: Many buildings, including Ranau Hospital and the district police headquarters, were damaged by the quake. There were cracks on two blocks of the hospital, the Ranau mosque, the Maybank building, a teachers' quarters, police quarters, the police headquarters block and a supermarket. Sat, 06 Jun 2015 06:31:00 +0200 AsiaOne en AsiaOne-3aa817128f7b759161f9991c0f6f7e17 NaturalDisasters 5.921598 116.6828 -6.18287 106.829 6.353945 116.427597 5.673934 116.365097 6.198498 116.243202 20150606063100 http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2015/06/06/Hospital-police-stations-among-those-damaged/ KUNDASANG: Many buildings, including Ranau Hospital and the district police headquarters, were damaged by the quake. There were cracks on two blocks of the hospital, the Ranau mosque, the Maybank building, a teachers’ quarters, police quarters, the police headquarters block and a supermarket. Sat, 06 Jun 2015 01:46:00 +0200 thestar-my en thestar-my-6d4e0b6a73b6c6a428a5fb43959fb3f7 NaturalDisasters 5.921598 116.6828 -6.18287 106.829 6.353945 116.427597 5.673934 116.365097 6.198498 116.243202 20150606014600 http://www.nst.com.my/node/87118 RANAU: A total of 52 climbers have been brought down from Mount Kinabalu through the rescue operations via foot as of 5.45pm to date. This included the 35 people who had descended earlier today, according to information from the operations centre set up at Kinabalu Park, the entrance to the mountain in Kundasang. Fri, 05 Jun 2015 12:35:00 +0200 nst en nst-6ec3fdcc155ef607d8f47136e9b69d26 NaturalDisasters -6.18287 106.829 20150605123500 http://thejakartaglobe.beritasatu.com/news/no-indonesian-casualties-malaysian-earthquake-ambassador-says/ Jakarta. Indonesia’s Ambassador to Malaysia on Friday confirmed no Indonesians were trapped on Mount Kinabalu after a magnitude-six earthquake hit the Malaysian state of Sabah on Borneo island on Friday. The US Geological survey said the epicenter of the quake, which struck in the morning, was about.... Fri, 05 Jun 2015 10:25:00 +0200 thejakartaglobe en thejakartaglobe-a15a24d485e926dd4efff83a5683f18f NaturalDisasters 5.33601623706477 117.11974681234 -6.18287 106.829 20150605102500 http://reliefweb.int/report/nepal/asia-and-pacific-weekly-regional-humanitarian-snapshot-26-may-2-june-2015 NEPAL. Following the 7.8M earthquake which struck on 25 Apr and the 7.3M earthquake on 12 May, a total of 8,659 people are confirmed dead. Some 95,100 people remain displaced. On 2 Jun, the Humanitarian Country Team revised the response strategy requesting $422 million to support an estimated 2.8 million people with humanitarian assistance. Tue, 02 Jun 2015 13:14:00 +0200 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-6ac340a15858f7fc21fd8ae277d784cf NaturalDisasters Immigration 24.63468 46.717911 34.5309 69.136757 -41.3348 174.807 3.15021 101.708 -6.18287 106.829 16.8722 96.1249 35.7745 51.4477 16.5783225556221 79.543280723376 37.5424 126.935 -35.3499 149.042 27.712 85.313 6.91771 158.185 23.7099 90.4071 35.6831 139.809 13.7703017743177 100.626440699347 20150602131400 http://rt.com/news/line/2015-05-30/#88797 17:54 Moderate 5.1 quake hits eastern Indonesia – USGS. A 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck 174 kilometers east of Manokwari, Indonesia at 5:10pm UTC on Friday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) reported. The quake's epicenter was at a depth of 46.9 kilometers. No tsunami threat has been issued. Sun, 31 May 2015 02:03:00 +0200 rt en rt-f63c3280f8abf84f451176a0c8597fd8 NaturalDisasters -0.861522 134.078796 20150531020300 http://phys.org/news/2015-05-magnitude-quake-remote-area-alaska.html The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude-6.7 quake struck at 9 p.m. Thursday and was centered in the ocean about 35 miles beneath the seabed and some 400 miles southwest of Anchorage. It hit a remote and lightly populated Aleutian Island region. Officials say the temblor was felt on the Alaska.... Fri, 29 May 2015 15:53:00 +0200 phys en phys-8c1800499210fa1f73095a67f5390665 NaturalDisasters -28.859409 151.173904 -28.7293 24.754 8.48612 -13.2391 31.2504424 -99.2506061 -6.18287 106.829 61.2025 -149.898 -9.48177 147.184 20150529155300 http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/68845153/wellington-engineer-scott-miller-and-urban-search-and-rescues-role-in-wake-of-earthquakes.html It comprises task force teams from Palmerston North, Christchurch and Auckland and regional response teams administered by the Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management, and the New Zealand Fire Service. The team includes fire service personnel, technicians, dog handlers and engineers. Thu, 28 May 2015 02:06:00 +0200 Stuff en Stuff-d50ea0338cce284a398c53dedc8be6d5 NaturalDisasters