443180 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.timescolonist.com/opinion/columnists/les-leyne-valuable-lessons-in-quake-simulation-1.2352926The report card on the earthquake/tsunami exercise in Port Alberni last summer was released Tuesday. Good news — everybody passed. Officials seem loath to dwell on any breakdowns or screwups that might develop during these kinds of drills, preferring to consider learning experiences and opportunities for improvement.Wed, 28 Sep 2016 09:39:00 +0200timescolonist-e86463a1a97e5784b085c036a63de38820160928093900http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/dprk/2016/dprk-160927-voa01.htmBy Lee Yeon Cheol September 27, 2016. With North Korea's latest nuclear test drawing global condemnation, the reclusive regime will likely face challenges in securing aid for victims of floods that hit the nation earlier this month. Robert King, U.S. special envoy for North Korean human rights....Wed, 28 Sep 2016 09:27:00 +0200globalsecurity-40cc7f952f9b36df4f14481a713e283220160928092700http://www.tt.com/panorama/natur/12068189-91/seebeben-der-st%C3%A4rke-51-ersch%C3%BCtterte-rhodos.cspKurz vor Mitternacht hat ein Seebeben der Stärke 5,1 am Dienstag die Ostägäis-Insel Rhodos erschüttert. Das Beben fand nach Angaben des Geodynamischen Instituts in Athen in 53 Kilometern Tiefe nordwestlich der Insel statt und war auch auf anderen Inseln der Region zu spüren.Wed, 28 Sep 2016 09:05:00 +0200TT-681508ae683e6d9565c87ce57e69a1ff20160928090500http://observador.pt/opiniao/dos-dois-lados-do-charco/1. Mesmo depois do tsunami no final de 2005 na Ásia do Sueste, calhei passar pelos Estados Unidos. O tsunami estava em todos os noticiários e o então presidente, George W. Bush, convidou dois antecessores para coordenarem a ajuda americana às zonas afetadas: o seu pai e Bill Clinton.Wed, 28 Sep 2016 08:48:00 +0200observador-d5fc37738786e14ef808b78fd99f996d20160928084800