351150 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.sciencenewsline.com/news/2017062315410049.htmlSelfless heroism isn't the best strategy in life-and-death disaster situations involving groups of people, a new study from the University of Waterloo suggests. The study, which used computer modeling of a flooded subway station, found overall survival rates were substantially higher when strong....Fri, 23 Jun 2017 19:39:00 +0200sciencenewsline-0c86c50e602adc1550f9ecdc1fe336b020170623193900http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2017/06/24/2003673189A newly appointed Japanese official responsible for ties with Taiwan on Thursday met with Representative to Japan Frank Hsieh (謝長廷) and exchanged views on improving bilateral relations. Yasuaki Tanizaki, who on Monday took the reins of the Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association, met Hsieh at Taiwan’s....Fri, 23 Jun 2017 18:45:00 +0200taipeitimes-2e1230d79d0758a1fe4c9227df28c45020170623184500http://www.globalissues.org/news/2017/06/23/23281ROME, Jun 23 (IPS) - Record high temperatures are gripping much of the globe and more hot weather are to come and. This implies more drought, more food insecurity, more famine and more massive human displacements. Herders collect water with camels at one of the few remaining water points in drought-affected Bandarero village, Moyale County, Kenya.Fri, 23 Jun 2017 17:35:00 +0200globalissues-efa50c09b71ade356ac133933283371b20170623173500http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4632544/Why-shouldn-t-try-hero.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490The study was based on an actual three-level underground space in Kyoto, Japan, that consists of a subway platform, garage and shopping mall. Severe flooding from a nearby river was simulated, with a mix of normal-aged adults and pensioners trapped below.Fri, 23 Jun 2017 17:29:00 +0200mailonsunday-be201be78b744068dc7c42f28ce3983420170623172900