59120 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.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/islands-in-the-path-of-typhoons-life-in-batanes-philippines-10845406The elements have formed the landscape and defined the soul of a province set adrift from the rest of the Philippines. During the sustained storm season, a harsh weather brew conjures up conditions at their most furious where snarling waves pummel the cliffs and beaches and tempests redesign the terrain.Sun, 13 Jan 2019 00:23:00 +0100channelnewsasia-d974eb5824e0e860695eee23efaf737120190113002300https://www.euronews.com/2019/01/08/earthquake-of-6-point-4-magnitude-strikes-off-south-japan(Reuters) - A 6.4 magnitude earthquake stuck off south Japan on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The quake was 39 km (24 miles) deep and centred 116 km south southeast of Kagoshima. Earthquakes are common in Japan, one of the world's most seismically active areas.Wed, 09 Jan 2019 04:41:00 +0100euronews-en-323c09661d2677dcffd428be1776103020190109044100https://www.yenisafak.com/en/world/64-magnitude-quake-strikes-off-southeast-japan-3471206A 6.4 magnitude earthquake stuck off south Japan on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The quake was 39 km (24 miles) deep and centred 116 km south southeast of Kagoshima. Earthquakes are common in Japan, one of the world's most seismically active areas.Tue, 08 Jan 2019 15:44:00 +0100yenisafak-en-d53d5e4a0024fca6b1c23dd659c9b6e720190108154400https://www.malaymail.com/s/1710436/earthquake-of-6.4-magnitude-strikes-off-south-japan. TOKYO, Jan 8 — A 6.4 magnitude earthquake stuck off south Japan today, the US Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The quake was 39km deep and centred 116km south southeast of Kagoshima. Earthquakes are common in Japan, one of the world’s most seismically active areas.Tue, 08 Jan 2019 15:36:00 +0100themalaymailonline-bee64f7893d7f582460762243756985d20190108153600