79200 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.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20180809/local/honeymooners-petrified-after-indonesian-earthquake.686362A Maltese couple and their four-year-old daughter on holiday in Indonesia were left petrified after an earthquake hit the archipelago on Sunday. The 6.9 magnitude earthquake which has left rescuers sweeping through collapsed buildings and rubble in search of survivors has killed more than 130 people and drove thousands of tourists to leave.Thu, 09 Aug 2018 09:13:00 +0200timesofmalta-5bd915374e509e85151a16508af2b79920180809091300https://koztimes.com/google-dispelled-the-myth-of-the-flat-earth/1985/Followers of the “theory of the flat Earth” used a Google map as proof. Users of the popular service Reddit noticed that Google Maps have changed the design and understanding of the Earth. Earlier, at the maximum distance from a point of the earth’s surface, the map was flat. Now the Earth looks spherical.Thu, 09 Aug 2018 05:48:00 +0200koztimes-9cb72c05ef2e1390f6f4d98a6c3df47b20180809054800https://www.thenational.ae/opinion/feedback/a-few-stores-will-not-solve-india-s-unemployment-crisis-1.757857Our readers have their say on Ikea, Indonesia, Trump and the Petra scammers Ikea has entered the Indian market. Heinz-Peter Bader / Reuters. Regarding your story Ikea store is a success story for Modi’s ‘Make in India’ (August 5), the Ikea entry into India is not much of a success story for the Modi government’s Make in India platform.Wed, 08 Aug 2018 10:08:00 +0200thenational-8736d2ba305dabfb5129df586e74847420180808100800https://www.thehindu.com/news/news-in-pictures-august-7-2018/article24620245.eceSwathes of shola grasslands in the blue mountains hit a purple patch with mass blooming of kurinji flowers (Strobilanthes kunthiana). The flower, also called Neelakurinji and special to the Western Ghats, especially the Nilgiris, has a 12-year flowering cycle.Tue, 07 Aug 2018 14:10:00 +0200thehindu-65d295d04436caf09149e437172d3cd120180807141000