67590 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.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=378842Helicopters have ferried scores of residents and tourists out of a small New Zealand town as others boarded naval ships, three days after the region was completely cut off by landslides following a major earthquake. Prime Minister John Key pledged to push emergency laws through Parliament if....Thu, 17 Nov 2016 22:04:00 +0100fijitimes-10e38583f6ed89bdca382659fc41891b20161117220400http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11750507&ref=rssA new video shows cracks have formed a major drop on a Clarence road. The Marlborough town suffered significant damage after Monday's 7.8 earthquake. Clarence River was also affected by the quake, with a surge of water up to 15m high rushing downstream after breaking through debris on Monday. Get the news delivered straight to your inbox.Thu, 17 Nov 2016 22:00:00 +0100nzherald-4c52753ddcb7dc2492465f9e8bfb97ac20161117220000http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11750524&ref=rssWellington's mid-rise buildings suffered the most damage in Monday's 7.8 quake, engineers have found. The quake shaking lasted for 90 seconds, compared to 20 seconds in the deadly February 2011 Christchurch quake. The "extraordinarily large" release of energy on Monday was much closer to the capital....Thu, 17 Nov 2016 22:00:00 +0100nzherald-dfb2a0832396c560b090da1546ff4f1320161117220000http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11750539&ref=rssWhat happens to buildings when large earthquakes hit? What makes some structures more resilient than others? University of Auckland Associate Professor of Civil Engineering and Structures, Dr Charles Clifton, answers some questions. How are modern buildings designed to withstand severe earthquakes?....Thu, 17 Nov 2016 22:00:00 +0100nzherald-fedbe5414b721a23e6f2dc7ce4471d3720161117220000