686110 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.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/canadian-red-cross-launches-be-ready-app-for-emergency-preparedness-week-1.3562190?cmp=rssThe Canadian Red Cross is launching a new app for Emergency Preparedness Week to help people prepare for natural disasters. Almost half of Canadians believe they are ready for a disaster like an earthquake or tsunami, according to the Canadian Red Cross.Mon, 02 May 2016 19:57:00 +0200CBC-25fb411c8d13ee14ad6cd80c3aaf5d8220160502195700http://edition.cnn.com/2016/05/02/americas/ecuador-earthquake-survivor/index.html?eref=rss_latestEditor's Note: A top official in Ecuador told CNN en Español that the Venezuelan Embassy's report that was the basis for this article is not accurate. The man was hospitalized due to illness and was not trapped in rubble. Several other details were also incorrect.Mon, 02 May 2016 19:55:00 +0200cnn-24d5000aefb7c3f5846b8dc62ebc873020160502195500http://edition.cnn.com/2016/05/02/americas/ecuador-man-hospitalized/index.html?eref=rss_latestFelipe Bazan, Deputy National Secretary of Risks, said a Venezuelan team did provide medical assistance to a man in a town that was devastated by the 7.8-magnitude quake that struck Ecuador last month. But the man, 61-year-old Manuel Jacinto Velazquez Vera, hadn't been trapped in the rubble, and....Mon, 02 May 2016 19:55:00 +0200cnn-4f24afe8b16c1318d48d23e0d52c6e3a20160502195500http://www.positanonews.it/articolo/176200/tsunami-dojo-ancora-un-grande-risultato-ai-campionati-italianiEnnesima grande prestazione della Tsunami Dojo di Conca dei Marini in occasione del Campionato Italiano unificato CKI, tenutosi il 16 e 17 aprile scorso ad Osimo (Ancona). Gli atleti della società costiera di Karate, guidati dal Maestro Alfonso Anastasio, sono arrivati nelle Marche dopo aver....Mon, 02 May 2016 19:50:00 +0200positanonews-7d7e8ba3f2e6f6ad8492c613c0379a0920160502195000