700 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.abc.net.au/radio-australia/programs/pacificreview/In this edition: No free ride for Solomon Islands' next batch of MPs, as tax is reimposed on their salaries. The chocolate growers of Bougainville on the look out for niche markets in Australia and beyond. And the 10 year old "wonderboy" who's taken on the task of attracting the tourists back to Palau.Fri, 22 Mar 2019 23:06:00 +0100radioaustralianews-fr-0d545baed03675bd9fb22b90103aa98c20190322230600https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1103286/Vanuatu-earthquake-today-now-map-magnitude-usgs-Kate-Middlton-Prince-WilliamThe United States Geological Survey has recorded massive tremors on the island of Vanuatu. Located in the small island nation off the coast of Peru, a magnitude of 6.3 has been detected. The earthquake could cause death and massive economic costs. The earthquake struck on the small city of Luganville, on Vanuatu's coast.Fri, 22 Mar 2019 04:23:00 +0100express-ab9d530d27238fddb3dc758376a596f520190322042300https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1103286/Vanuatu-earthquake-today-now-map-magnitude-usgs-Kate-Middlton-Prince-WilliamThe United States Geological Survey has recorded massive tremors on the island of Vanuatu. Located in the small island nation off the coast of Peru, a magnitude of 6.1 has been detected. The earthquake could cause death and massive economic costs. Vanuatu earthquake: Huge 6.Thu, 21 Mar 2019 12:14:00 +0100express-c688cecd4ffa341c80027c3cb2cbab3520190321121400http://www.nampa.org/index.php?model=categories&function=display&id=18818601Magnitude 6.3 quake strikes east of Luganville, Vanuatu - USGS. Contributed by NAMPA / Reuters. March 20 (Reuters) - A quake of magnitude 6.3 struck 64 kms east of Luganville on the coast of Espiritu Santo, the largest island in Vanuatu, on Wednesday at a depth of 123 kms, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.Wed, 20 Mar 2019 16:52:00 +0100nampa-01a15ba62a7f5aa5a0650e0a0baf3a2820190320165200