8663020 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.nyasatimes.com/channel-o-approves-hasos-music-video/Rapper Haso has started 2017 on a bright note. Not only has he released a budding hit single ‘Get Paid’, the artist has recently been greeted with news that his 2016 single ‘We here’ has been approved by Channel O. In a document sent which Nyasa Times has seen, Channel O management starts by thanking Animal Lab team for sending the video.Wed, 15 Feb 2017 06:19:00 +0100nyasatimes-3366611c61eea998c396dcf30a8ec1c320170215061900http://www.12newsnow.com/news/local/storms-injure-2-in-van-vleck-extensive-damage-to-homes/408323986VAN VLECK, Texas -- Tornados and powerful winds pushed through the Greater Houston Area early Tuesday, damaging homes, businesses and vehicles. At least eight people suffered storm-related injuries, according to the National Weather Service. The tiny town of Van Vleck, in Matagorda County, was among the hardest hit areas.Wed, 15 Feb 2017 06:01:00 +010012newsnow-b1e927fc41c2eff7755306ae9fd5aa5220170215060100http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/feds-at-least-6-tornadoes-cause-damage-southwest-of-houston/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_nation-worldDALLAS (AP) — Residents of a coastal area southwest of Houston are cleaning up debris after severe storms, including at least six tornadoes, swept through the area Tuesday. At least six people were injured in Van Vleck, about 70 miles southwest of Houston, by a weak tornado rated by a federal survey team as an EF1, with winds of 86 to 110 mph.Wed, 15 Feb 2017 05:58:00 +0100seattletimes-4c358903db2c303a7a0190aa89c9c3fc20170215055800http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/89451995/Civil-Defence-shake-up-to-be-discussed-at-cross-party-meetingThe Government is holding a cross-party meeting to discuss a shake-up of Civil Defence, following criticism of its response to last November's magnitude-7.8 earthquake. Civil Defence Minister Gerry Brownlee says wholesale changes are unlikely, but better communication between officials is necessary to avoid future failures.Wed, 15 Feb 2017 05:55:00 +0100Stuff-95a323849a137bc2d55b861b021d7c6a20170215055500