13710 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.bangkokpost.com/news/general/1377515/cabinet-backs-b9-5bn-canal-to-take-flood-waterThe cabinet approved yesterday a project to dig a canal to divert flood water from downtown Nakhon Si Thammarat worth 9.5 billion baht. The project, which was royally initiated, was proposed by the Royal Irrigation Department. The canal will take six years to dig, starting next year, said a....Wed, 13 Dec 2017 02:08:00 +0100BangkokPost-e2736d669748e1cbb37820e11e1c748120171213020800http://www.samoaobserver.ws/en/13_12_2017/local/27798/Family-holiday-to-support-grand-daughter.htmSue from Sydney, Australia, is the proud grandmother of two beautiful grandchildren of Samoan and Fijian descent and doubling as both babysitter and cheerleader, she has come to Samoa to attend a wedding where her eight-year-old granddaughter will be dancing a siva Samoa.Wed, 13 Dec 2017 01:01:00 +0100samoaobserver-3925c3b3e646ee9ca1a2d7de99ffe68320171213010100https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171212114811.htmLandslides on volcanic islands above the sea have been studied for decades. Yet, by studying a 43 million-year record of submarine landslide deposits from sediment cores, this research reveals that submarine volcanism can generate landslides many times larger than those recorded above the sea.Wed, 13 Dec 2017 00:16:00 +0100sciencedaily-f8f204db429ba93d7e5edadfb237f67720171213001600http://ua.interfax.com.ua/news/pharmacy/469308.htmlУкраїнська команда TSUNAMI RT візьме участь у 24-годинних перегонах у Дубаї 11-13 січня, щоб зібрати гроші на лікування онкохворих дітей. Як зазначається в офіційному прес-релізі проекту, в рамках соціального проекту команда керуватиме Porsche з дизайном проекту RACEFOR.LIFE, який привертає увагу до проблем онкохворих дітей.Tue, 12 Dec 2017 16:35:00 +0100interfax-ua-uk-351b2f28bd2b32903496d208782cf0c020171212163500