41360 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.ibtimes.co.uk/japanese-government-responsible-fukushima-nuclear-disaster-japan-court-rules-1612197Fukushima anniversary: Mothers keep track of radiation levels in food, water and soil Thomson Reuters Foundation The government of Japan is liable for the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011 , a Japanese court ruled on Friday (17 March) and ordered the government and the plant operator to pay damages to the evacuees.Fri, 17 Mar 2017 20:38:00 +0100ibtimes-uk-7369456d73033698edf4675a374d684b20170317203800https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/telltale-tsunami-sounds-could-buy-more-warning-time/Buoys operate as today's state-of-the-art tsunami-detection system. Seismic data can tell officials that an underwater earthquake has occurred, but strategically placed floating sensors often give the key warning if the earthquake has created a potentially devastating series of waves.Fri, 17 Mar 2017 19:23:00 +0100scientificamerican-b24c4c37423c58522ad567e00345798a20170317192300http://www.samoanews.com/local-news/dmwr-director-council-report-manu%E2%80%99-alia-boat-owners-wrongThe Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources plans to use another funding source for alia boat repairs and upgrades in Manu’a, but not with proceeds from the $1 million American Samoa received following the 2009 tsunami, says DMWR director Va’amua Henry Sesepasara.Fri, 17 Mar 2017 19:07:00 +0100samoanews-fd73b208eb01250ff874aa3621233a0f20170317190700http://www.vanguardia.com.mx/articulo/fukushima-recibira-partidos-de-beisbol-y-softbol-en-tokio-2020La región de Fukushima albergará partidos de béisbol y sóftbol durante los Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio 2020, según anunció hoy el Comité Olímpico Internacional (COI) en una reunión de su comité ejecutivo en Pyeongchang. El organismo aprobó el uso del estadio de béisbol de Azuma como sede adicional de....Fri, 17 Mar 2017 19:04:00 +0100vanguardia-MX-5c8c69b0763778220e9162483fb818bd20170317190400