8430 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.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-10/26/c_137560547.htmVLADIVOSTOK, Russia, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) -- Two earthquakes on Friday hit Russia's Yuzhno-Kurilsk in the far eastern Sakhalin region, with no reports of injuries or damage, said the local branch of the Ministry of Emergency Situations. The first 5.4-magnitude earthquake occurred at 2:04 p.m.Fri, 26 Oct 2018 10:46:00 +0200xinhuanet_en-155023364fe6a2e023d4f597ce69896d20181026104600https://www.tert.am/en/news/2018/10/26/tsunami/2828169A magnitude-6.8 earthquake struck in the Ionian Sea off the coast of Greece early on Friday, briefly triggering a tsunami warning. No significant damage has been reported, Russia Today reports. The quake struck at a shallow depth of 16.6km (10 miles) below the sea floor.Fri, 26 Oct 2018 07:26:00 +0200tert-4dced15e51d5e4ac0bcd5567be20ecd520181026072600http://www.startribune.com/strong-earthquake-hits-greek-tourist-island-in-ionian-sea/498592931/Purchase: Order Reprint THESSALONIKI, Greece — A strong earthquake has struck off Greece's western coast near the tourist island of Zakynthos in the Ionian Sea. Authorities say there were no immediate reports of damage. StarTribune.com welcomes and encourages readers to comment and engage in....Fri, 26 Oct 2018 02:04:00 +0200startribune-39a58be89f26800b4056418e4991a62420181026020400https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/mideast-crude-oil-cargoes-trade-at-discounts-despite-iran-shortfall-sources/Spot Middle East crude oil cargoes are trading at discounts in Asia after OPEC producers increased supplies to replace Iranian oil and as natural disasters crimped demand from Japan, industry sources said. The market has unexpectedly weakened this month for cargoes loading in December, with most....Wed, 24 Oct 2018 12:11:00 +0200hellenicshippingnews-cedbaca5370c09217c2f4f217f5cd34820181024121100