368480 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.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5465613/Megathrust-earthquake-cause-tsunami-New-Zealand.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490The threat of a mega-tsunami looms large for New Zealand - with 12-metre high waves a possibility. American geophysicist Steven Ward said the tsunami would hit New Zealand's east coast stretching from Auckland in the North Island to Christchurch in the south.Tue, 06 Mar 2018 01:51:00 +0100dailymail-d7340083882aa782faf0944df3e3e2d420180306015100https://www.htsstlucia.org/nemo-clears-air-on-false-tsunami-reports/Director of the National Emergency Management Organization Velda Joseph says reports that a tsunami watch was in effect for St. Lucia were false. Social media was abuzz with inaccurate news that a warning was issued for a number of Caribbean islands. Joseph encourages citizens to listen to credible sources for weather advisories and alerts.Tue, 06 Mar 2018 00:44:00 +0100htsstlucia-2bbec281b851a6050eb6da8f0aaed36320180306004400https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/fake-holiday-food-poisoning-compensation-14371912A couple who lodged a bogus food poisoning damages claim against a Turkish spa resort have escaped jail after a private prosecution brought by holiday giant TUI. Leon Roberts and Jade Muzoka were both given suspended 26-week jail sentences after Derby magistrates' court heard that TUI had faced "an....Mon, 05 Mar 2018 22:32:00 +0100birminghammail-e0a2808f87bf78667c40538689b3290f20180305223200http://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2018/03/video-shows-new-zealand-s-east-coast-devastated-by-12m-megaquake-tsunami.htmlA new video shows the devastation caused as a giant megathrust earthquake strikes off New Zealand, swamping the east coast with 12-metre waves. University of California research geophysicist Steven Ward has created a computer simulation showing the moment of impact.Mon, 05 Mar 2018 22:16:00 +0100newshub-6d5c9c6434365a5a93f9008d8b24a57e20180305221600