724110 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.thespec.com/news-story/7013061-quake-hits-remote-solomon-islands/WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Hundreds of people in remote parts of the Solomon Islands have had their homes damaged or destroyed by a powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake that struck Friday, an aid organization said. There have been no deaths reported from the quake, which also caused some small tsunami....Sat, 10 Dec 2016 02:05:00 +0100thespec-ac30a8f18f9d4765c0dc041284a8595c20161210020500http://www.dailyadvertiser.com.au/story/4347425/aceh-earthquake-spectre-of-boxing-day-tsunami-haunts-as-23000-displaced/?cs=12Pidie Jaya, Indonesia: As the number of displaced people from Wednesday's earthquake ballooned to almost 23,000, the scarred communities of Aceh confronted an old fear: the spectre of the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami. Mariana Yusuf is among several thousand people sheltering at Taqwa mosque in the....Sat, 10 Dec 2016 02:04:00 +0100dailyadvertiser-2aacc6e6c5ea3a074f3c81851ed6bea720161210020400http://www.dailyadvertiser.com.au/story/4347698/australia-announces-1-million-in-assistance-for-aceh-earthquake/?cs=5Jakarta : Australia will contribute $1 million to assist Indonesia with emergency relief in the wake of the devastating 6.5 magnitude earthquake in Aceh that killed 100 people and displaced almost 23 000. The Australian Embassy announced on its website it would provide essential items such as shelter, first aid and clean water.Sat, 10 Dec 2016 02:04:00 +0100dailyadvertiser-37188a6d9b4f0c573e8f15d232d6311120161210020400http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2016/12/10/expert-provide-only-what-is-really-needed-do-not-add-to-confusion-as-disaster-victims-already-severe/Saturday, 10 December 2016 Expert: Provide only what is really needed. by jo timbuong PETALING JAYA: Aid workers intending to help victims of earthquakes or floods should seek information from the local authorities on what is really needed for the victims, says a psychiatrist.Sat, 10 Dec 2016 02:04:00 +0100thestar-my-e84ba517020145a0e139c3d3dc712d3220161210020400