33360 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://phys.org/news/2018-08-ai-quake-aftershocks.htmlSeismologists have methods to forecast when aftershocks will hit and how strong they will be, but there is more uncertainty about how to predict where they will strike. Lightning might not strike twice, but earthquakes can. And forecasting where aftershocks will hit might now be a little easier thanks to an assist from artificial intelligence.Sun, 02 Sep 2018 17:21:00 +0200phys-93b5938fa0baa09de068689901886c6220180902172100https://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/kmcs-new-building-code-draws-flak/Kathmandu, September 1. Kathmandu Activists have expressed concern about Kathmandu Metropolitan City’s new building code, which allows construction of seven-story building up to 65 feet tall even in preserved monument sub-zones. The Cabinet meeting on August 30, 2015, had endorsed the Basic....Sun, 02 Sep 2018 07:27:00 +0200thehimalayantimes-b64dacf9e9900d758969e887cd37420e20180902072700https://www.lahora.com.ec/noticia/1102182898/%24750-millones-invertira-corporacion-favorita-durante-cinco-anosEl 16 de abril de 2016, un fuerte terremoto de magnitud 7,8 grados en la escala de Richter sacudió la Costa ecuatoriana y afectó gravemente las provincias de Manabí y Esmeraldas. Más de 660 personas perdieron la vida y cerca de 30.000 resultaron heridas. También tuvo su efecto en los ámbitos económicos y de infraestructura de las zonas afectadas.Sun, 02 Sep 2018 07:10:00 +0200lahora-3ce9d5ed73b917d4cfac589c7bdaaa3d20180902071000http://www.guardian.co.tt/news/2018-09-01/earthquake-damage-causes-4-schools-remain-closedFour primary schools will remain closed tomorrow, at the start of the new school term, mainly as a result of post-earthquake damage. They have been deemed unfit by the Ministry of Education through its structural engineers. The schools are Curepe Anglican, Forest Reserve Anglican School, Santa Maria RC, and Dayanand Memorial Vedic School.Sun, 02 Sep 2018 06:34:00 +0200Triniad-guardian-29db88839ef0ffcee37ae8b6bc910da520180902063400