141370 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.jordantimes.com/news/world/strong-61-magnitude-quake-hits-taiwanTAIPEI — A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan's coastal city of Hualien on Thursday, shaking buildings and temporarily halting subway services in the capital Taipei, but there were no immediate reports of serious damage or casualties. Television footage showed school children being evacuated....Thu, 18 Apr 2019 22:36:00 +0200jordantimes-26d727f03c1ea1fa5b0eb61f1605289520190418223600https://koaa.com/ap-world-news/2019/04/17/strong-quake-hits-east-taiwan-rattles-buildings-in-capital/TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s Central Weather Bureau says a strong 6.1 magnitude earthquake has struck the east of the island. The office said the quake happened just after 1 p.m. local time (0500GMT). The epicenter was located just over 10 kilometers (6 miles) northwest of the eastern coastal city of Hualien.Thu, 18 Apr 2019 15:10:00 +0200koaa-48bf6ec282f4e09572768b656eeaf9c920190418151000https://reliefweb.int/report/indonesia/asean-weekly-disaster-update-08-14-april-2019Regional Summary (Week 15) Scattered rain showers has been observed in the equatorial, southern ASEAN region, the Philippines, and some portions of the Mekong sub-region. However, smoke haze continued to be observed in the northern Mekong sub-region, specifically in northern Thailand, northern Lao PDR, and eastern Myanmar.Thu, 18 Apr 2019 12:09:00 +0200reliefWeb-143d95ec96b233592c91d4566d31df1320190418120900https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/photos/the-1906-great-san-francisco-earthquake-113th-anniversary-colorized-photos-show-the-aftermath-and-massive-fire-that-killed-3000-and-destroyed-80percent-of-the-city/ss-BBVZCLkApril 18, 2019 marks the 113th anniversary of one of the most devastating natural disasters in California's history: The Great San Francisco Earthquake. On April 18, 1906 at precisely 5.12am local time a massive 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck the Northern California coastline.Thu, 18 Apr 2019 10:23:00 +0200msn-uk-22568f0198fb55a12a3e0f1ba7c75a3220190418102300