781250 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.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-38988972Image copyright AP Image caption The fire now covers a 1,800ha area south of Christchurch. Hundreds of homes have been evacuated in the New Zealand city of Christchurch as a huge wildfire rages on its outskirts. A state of emergency has been declared in the city and neighbouring Selwyn District and....Thu, 16 Feb 2017 02:39:00 +0100bbc-4423d9f723223b0a77351ac045b7733820170216023900http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/wildfire-razes-homes-in-new-zealand-city-of-christchurch-state-of-emergencyWELLINGTON (AFP) - A wildfire destroyed at least 11 homes and forced hundreds of terrified residents to evacuate in the New Zealand city of Christchurch, authorities said Thursday (Feb 16). Civil defence officials declared a state of emergency in the South Island city late Wednesday as two blazes....Thu, 16 Feb 2017 02:39:00 +0100straitstimesSG-4f74d66061e690d2c6a6251a9bf6ed4220170216023900http://www.mediaindonesia.com/news/read/92450/telkom-sukses-luncurkan-satelit-ke-9/2017-02-16SATELIT Telkom 3S milik PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk, Rabu (15/2) pukul 04.39 WIB, sukses meluncur dari Guiana Space Center, Kourou, Guyana, Prancis, menuju orbitnya. Peluncuran Satelit Telkom 3S berlangsung sesuai jadwal yang dipusatkan dari ruang kendali Jupiter Control Center, Guiana Space Center.Thu, 16 Feb 2017 02:21:00 +0100MediaIndonesia-cd4d63a8fe4f134fe8b0608c409f617e20170216022100http://www.sunherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article132992819.html#storylink=latest_sideWhen operators of Oroville Dam suddenly ordered evacuations on Sunday, it focused a big spotlight on a crucial piece of California’s flood-control infrastructure – spillways. California is home to more than 1,500 dams , and all of the major ones have spillways to release water in big floods and relieve pressure on the dam itself.Thu, 16 Feb 2017 01:39:00 +0100sunherald-61465259b2bf4a47180389612f47649920170216013900