1207440 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.miamiherald.com/latest-news/article104210881.html#storylink=latest_sideThe Washington Monument is closing indefinitely because of ongoing problems with its elevator, the latest in a series of woes for one of the city's most enduring tourist attractions. The National Park Service announced Monday that the monument, which draws 600,000 visitors a year, will remain closed....Tue, 27 Sep 2016 03:21:00 +0200miamiherald-962d0f6a197ea10a6fedcd766f8030ad20160927032100http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/09/27/world/washington-monument-closed-indefinitely-till-lift-gets-put-right/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+japantimes+%28The+Japan+Times%3A+All+Stories%29WASHINGTON – The Washington Monument is closing indefinitely because of ongoing problems with its elevator, the latest in a series of woes for one of the city’s most enduring tourist attractions. The National Park Service announced Monday that the monument, which draws 600,000 visitors a year, will....Tue, 27 Sep 2016 03:08:00 +0200japantimes-1645c10b5d0247c115b441d21bbfd12f20160927030800http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=372469. REPEKA NASIKO Tuesday, September 27, 2016. Update: 11:27AM A 5.3 magnitude earthquake occurred at 419 kilometers south east of Suva at around 5.25am today. According to the Fiji Mineral Resources Seismology Unit, the moderate sized earthquake struck at a depth of 366 kilometers.Tue, 27 Sep 2016 02:45:00 +0200fijitimes-8411ab9acba9f72299ded48964c9f7f520160927024500http://www.qt.com.au/news/breaking-earthquake-hits-gladstone-residents-feel-/3094027/WHAT WE KNOW: -Gladstone police have received about 20 calls from resident who head a "boom" -Fire crews are en route to Emerald after reports of an aircraft incident. -Residents have reported feeling a tremor. -Footage shows Gladstone's skies lighting up. UPDATE: 10.Tue, 27 Sep 2016 02:40:00 +0200qt-6aaf17575c85994ccfb26d549ea7d56020160927024000