18850 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.homelandsecuritynewswire.com/dr20190319-a-new-way-to-sense-earthquakes-could-improve-early-warning-systemsEvery year earthquakes worldwide claim hundreds or even thousands of lives. Forewarning allows people to head for safety and a matter of seconds could spell the difference between life and death. Researchers demonstrate a new earthquake detection method — their technique exploits subtle telltale gravitational signals traveling ahead of the tremors.Tue, 19 Mar 2019 18:50:00 +0100homelandsecuritynewswire-3ce04ea4b9adab632d2a6604750aff7b20190319185000http://www.kuenselonline.com/ensuring-stable-communications-network-during-disasters/Beginning next year, should a disaster hit the country, Bhutan Telecom Ltd. would be able to maintain communication services without disruption, officials from the company said. BTL general manager, Jambay Sither, said that the company expected to complete the development of Business Continuity Plan....Tue, 19 Mar 2019 12:35:00 +0100kuenselonline-7899532b4d38309d9484e038b5b6636020190319123500https://reliefweb.int/report/japan/8-years-2011-great-east-japan-earthquakeEight years have passed since the 311 Eastern Japan Earthquake. The Taiwan Red Cross has already completed its visit of reconstruction projects in Fukushima, Miyagi, and Iwate, areas hit hardest by the earthquake. As of this year, 623 public housing projects have been completed in Iwate Prefecture.Tue, 19 Mar 2019 09:00:00 +0100reliefWeb-799bb43d297290857531594363c05cbc20190319090000https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/satoshi-sugiyama/Satoshi Sugiyama. For Satoshi Sugiyama's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below: Mar 19, 2019 Punctual trains. Rat-free platforms. A high standard of cleanliness. The Japanese commuter railway system is known for efficient, sanitary and high quality service.Tue, 19 Mar 2019 07:59:00 +0100japantimes-9fa8e0dd65108f9798492ea3aacd626f20190319075900