1910 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.analitica.com/actualidad/actualidad-internacional/recuerde-cuales-fueron-las-principales-catastrofes-naturales-del-mundo-en-2018/23-24 julio.- Al menos 94 personas fallecen y más de 180 resultan heridas en la localidad de Mati, en la región de Atica (Grecia), en los incendios forestales que quemaron 1.500 hectáreas. La mayoría de las personas murieron en sus casas, dentro de los vehículos o ahogadas. 23 julio-30 agosto.Fri, 28 Dec 2018 23:21:00 +0100analitica-b043ef3c58e1a033b3d8cb2e56d5af5d20181228232100https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2018/12/27/2020-tokyo-games-to-use-hydrogen-fuel-to-light-cauldrons-torch-during-relay.htmlThe organizing committee of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games is planning to use the next-genera- tion energy of hydrogen fuel to light the flames of the cauldrons and torch relay, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned. If realized, the 2020 Games would be the first Olympics to use the alternative energy source for this purpose.Thu, 27 Dec 2018 09:07:00 +0100JakartaPost-675576b0e3f9092ced637e4d913aa1c620181227090700http://www.startribune.com/greek-policeman-injured-in-small-explosion-outside-church/503537602/Sudan's Omar Bashir fended off a march by opponents on his presidential palace in the capital, Khartoum, unleashing his security forces in hopes of putting an end to an Arab Spring-style uprising. But nearly a week of protests has pointed to the weaknesses threatening his 29-year hold on power.Thu, 27 Dec 2018 07:49:00 +0100startribune-2929666f22b98553aa0d617ca4933b0c20181227074900https://www.larep.fr/paris/environnement/faits-divers/2018/12/26/incendies-inondations-tsunami-les-cinq-catastrophes-qui-ont-frappe-les-esprits-en-2018_13061078.htmlL'Aude sous le déluge. Quinze morts, près de cent blessés, des dégâts matériels énormes, estimés à 220 millions d'euros : l'Aude, et dans une moindre mesure, l'Hérault et le Tarn ont été submergés par les inondations, les 15 et 16 octobre, suite à un violent épisode méditerranéen survenu dans la nuit précédente.Wed, 26 Dec 2018 18:11:00 +0100larep-cd9efc01f8b72cebe7d171e06fb639c620181226181100