34380 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 https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/officials-cracking-down-on-poaching-of-a-slippery-squiggly-and-valuable-commodity--baby-eels/2017/04/06/e84d9ab8-1ad7-11e7-9887-1a5314b56a08_story.htmlA massive, years-long undercover operation has led to arrests and guilty pleas up and down the East Coast of poachers and traffickers who dealt in a slippery, squiggly and valuable commodity: baby eels. William Sheldon, who runs one of the biggest and oldest eel businesses in Maine, might be forced....Sat, 08 Apr 2017 21:25:00 +0200WashingtonPost-042a7693af3a250b090bdfde779a559a20170408212500http://www.manilametro.com/news/252734183/fearing-a-tsunami-hundreds-of-people-evacuated-near-the-philippine-capital-after-three-strong-quakes-strike-the-regionNo immediate reports of casualties from the quakes, but buildings were damaged; Hundreds fled to higher ground from the coastal areas south of Manila fearing a tsunami; Series of earthquakes struck the main Philippine island of Luzon. MANILA, Philippines - A series of three strong earthquakes struck....Sat, 08 Apr 2017 21:23:00 +0200manilametro-5672ac2706fccc7a83ccf9ace7b7d7bd20170408212300http://www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=11446&SEO=hundreds-flee-after-three-strong-quakes-strike-philippinesManila, Apr 8 (Prensa Latina) Hundreds of residents of coastal areas in a province south of the Philippine capital fled to higher ground fearing a tsunami on Saturday after a series of earthquakes on the main island of Luzon. Three quakes ranging in magnitude from 5.0 to 5.Sat, 08 Apr 2017 21:18:00 +0200plenglish-0093e498c95b1549a86f0fbcccd4587820170408211800http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/buildings-damaged-earthquakes-hit-philippines-resort-1616112Office workers are seen outside buildings after three quakes hit in 30 minutes Getty Images. The Philippines was hit by a series of earthquakes on Saturday causing damage to buildings and panic among tourists at a popular diving resort. The quakes, ranging between 5.5 and 5.9 on the Richter scale, came within 30 minutes of each other.Sat, 08 Apr 2017 19:48:00 +0200ibtimes-uk-266f104090996d8c3382761fc58d2bed20170408194800