1620 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://repeatingislands.com/2019/02/17/haitis-explosive-rite-of-spring-from-pagan-russia-to-vodou-ritual/Saintus draws on the rituals of vodou in his first UK commission, for Leeds-based Phoenix Dance Theatre . His Rite of Spring will be performed in a double bill with Opera North , accompanied by their orchestra. Saintus was tentative at first, having never worked with a classical orchestra, but he....Mon, 18 Feb 2019 02:20:00 +0100repeatingislands-c35d762f1ee777404ca811c2352bd5ff20190218022000https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2019/02/17/trade-unions-can-help-critical-worker-shortages-oil-gas-industryWe are in the middle of a great shale revolution. For the first time in decades, the U.S. is holding its own against OPEC and Russia, going from energy importer to energy exporter. Unlocking previously inaccessible shale reservoirs deep underground using hydraulic fracturing technology is becoming our nation's ticket to energy dominance.Sun, 17 Feb 2019 09:15:00 +0100dallasnews-027be746f6563071febd970aac8839ac20190217091500https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1087925/russia-news-vladimir-putin-russia-war-military-nuclear-torpedo-poseidon-kanyonNicknamed ‘Poseidon’, the unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) can deliver a thermonuclear cobalt bomb of up to 200 megatons, according to Russian state media. Detonation of such a bomb could be enough to create a tsunami wave 500 metres tall and poison miles of coastline.Sat, 16 Feb 2019 11:12:00 +0100express-b3d78d117b0e7ce29f5e37e656ce208f20190216111200https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2019/feb/14/from-pagan-russia-to-vodou-ritual-haiti-explosive-rite-of-spring-jeanguy-saintus-stravinskyFull-bodied choreography … Natalie Alleston rehearsing The Rite of Spring. Photograph: Jack Thomson. In Saintus’s Rite, the loa appear: Damballa, the serpent and creator of life, Ogoun, the warrior and Marassa, the divine twins. I watch the dancers in the studio perform full-bodied choreography,....Fri, 15 Feb 2019 01:24:00 +0100guardian-12afd325427c29f0dcbc30677923f53320190215012400