678110 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.stuff.co.nz/national/87757267/Whats-the-risk-of-a-natural-disaster-in-New-Zealand-and-around-the-worldNew Zealand is precariously situated, jutting skyward between two colossal tectonic plates, slap bang in the middle of a deep ocean, and vulnerable to tsunami, earthquakes, storms, floods, and volcanic activity. A deadly natural disaster is possible. So what's the risk? Hundreds of deadly natural disasters occur around the world each year.Thu, 22 Dec 2016 01:26:00 +0100Stuff-09d9a127f9e2abddf4f68a3594ca69b120161222012600http://almomento.net/juegos-olimpicos-tokio-costaran-us15-mil-millones/273377La estimación oficial anunciada el miércoles estaba ligeramente por debajo del límite prometido de 2 billones de yenes (17.000 millones de dólares), mientras los organizadores intentan reducir aún más la cifra. “Esta es la primera versión”, dijo Toshiro Muto, director ejecutivo del comité organizador.Thu, 22 Dec 2016 00:47:00 +0100almomento-f9287a6d182a8df1cee0ab0d23e89bcb20161222004700http://elaragueno.com.ve/mundo/sismo-de-54-sacudio-el-sur-de-peru/Un sismo de magnitud 5,4 en la escala de Richter se registró este miércoles en la región andina de Huancavelica, al sureste de Perú, sin que se reporten víctimas o daños materiales, informó el Instituto Geofísico del Perú (IGP). El temblor se sintió a las 06.18 hora local (11.Wed, 21 Dec 2016 23:53:00 +0100elaragueno-64c496efc3b7d6eef8ef9d54bddd91f520161221235300http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=2427604&CategoryId=12395BANGKOK – A magnitude-6.5 earthquake struck the Barat Daya islands in eastern Indonesia on Wednesday, without authorities initially reporting casualties or issuing a tsunami warning. The hypocenter of the earthquake was located 158 kilometers (99 miles) under the seabed of the Banda Sea, according....Wed, 21 Dec 2016 23:31:00 +0100laht-68acf25216677aa2dfe9f1abfae755c920161221233100