17820 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.express.co.uk/news/world/1055134/earthquakes-today-norfolk-island-south-pacific-quakes-ring-of-fireNorfolk Island in Australia was struck by a magnitude 6 earthquake, making it the second quake to hit the South Pacific in 24 hours. Yesterday New Caledonia was struck by a huge magnitude 7.6 earthquake, but no damage was caused. Both quakes struck along the Ring of Fire, where around 90 percent of the world’s earthquakes occur.Fri, 07 Dec 2018 16:27:00 +0100express-58fcef01ed2b0837f68ad9d3447b6e2520181207162700https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1055132/australia-earthquake-where-did-magnitude-6-strike-norfolk-island-ring-of-fireThe earthquake struck Norfolk Island, the United States Geological Survey confirmed. The quake had a depth of 10km (six miles) as it hit 681 km (423 miles) northeast of Norfolk Island. The island has only 1,750 people living on it and is located 1,412 km east of the Australian mainland. There have been no reports of damage or injuries so far.Fri, 07 Dec 2018 16:00:00 +0100express-9fa1e610feaf3b8bfd4b5b9fac4e7f6e20181207160000https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2018/12/07/On-This-Day-Japan-attacks-Pearl-Harbor/1291544110198/In 1909, Leo Baekeland patented the process for making Bakelite, giving birth to the modern plastics industry. In 1941, Japan launched a sneak attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii , catapulting the United States into World War II. The attack killed 2,403 people, wounded hundreds, destroyed 188 planes and crippled the U.Fri, 07 Dec 2018 09:10:00 +0100upi-34f03601670019052354dacf47d2ad8b20181207091000http://malijet.com/actualite-politique-au-mali/220432-l%E2%80%99ambassadeur-japonais-%C3%A0-l%E2%80%99occasion-du-85%C3%A8me-anniversaire-de-sa-.htmlDans le cadre de la célébration du 85ème anniversaire de sa Majesté Akihito, empereur du Japon, l’ambassadeur du Japon au Mali, Daisuke Kuroki et son épouse, ont organisé une réception, mardi dernier, dans leur résidence sise à Badalabougou. Plusieurs personnalités ont effectué le déplacement, parmi....Thu, 06 Dec 2018 20:30:00 +0100malijet-b72fc63358da593176d71db98e25c69120181206203000