544310 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://fox11online.com/news/nation-world/false-alarms-highlight-weaknesses-in-national-alert-systemIn this Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018 photo Jeremy DaRos, who received an erroneous tsunami alert on his phone, poses on the waterfront in Portland, Maine. "People need to trust the alerts they're pushing out," he said. "This is important stuff, and to have two incidents in the span of a month is just unacceptable.Sat, 10 Feb 2018 17:50:00 +0100fox11online-e2270d43638f3bc3773af95b1282481a20180210175000http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2018/02/11/2003687474During an earthquake, the most important thing people should do is to protect their head, the National Fire Agency said, adding that everyone should remember to “get down, find cover and stay still.” Ideal places to take shelter include under beds and tables, Disaster Management Division chief Yang Yen-he (楊豔禾) said.Sat, 10 Feb 2018 17:50:00 +0100taipeitimes-daf2e8f4f16082f7a75c3a54db8218c920180210175000http://wlos.com/news/nation-world/false-alarms-highlight-weaknesses-in-national-alert-systemIn this Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018 photo Jeremy DaRos, who received an erroneous tsunami alert on his phone, poses on the waterfront in Portland, Maine. "People need to trust the alerts they're pushing out," he said. "This is important stuff, and to have two incidents in the span of a month is just unacceptable.Sat, 10 Feb 2018 17:24:00 +0100wlos-e2270d43638f3bc3773af95b1282481a20180210172400http://www.india.com/news/world/china-pakistan-geologists-team-up-to-survey-markan-trench-after-earthquake-threat-2888107/. China, Pakistan Geologists Team up to Survey Gwadar Port After Earthquake Threat. New Delhi, Feb 10: Nearly 40 geologists have come together to survey the Makran Trench in Balochistan after Beijing showed concerned over the possibility of a massive earthquake affecting the strategic Gwadar port....Sat, 10 Feb 2018 17:15:00 +0100india-5f2b6b2c0cc61799d9f7cc8b4834a10220180210171500