12430 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/dr20190429-metamaterials-may-mitigate-earthquake-damageIn the past decade scientists have been experimenting with metamaterials, artificial materials designed with periodic internal structures to give them properties not found in natural materials. Some of these materials can control waves propagating through them, filtering sound or deflecting light so....Mon, 29 Apr 2019 23:21:00 +0200homelandsecuritynewswire-3d23569a1de7b5aa3971c1efff9213f520190429232100https://reliefweb.int/report/indonesia/asia-and-pacific-weekly-regional-humanitarian-snapshot-23-29-april-2019INDONESIA. Heavy rains on 26-27 April caused widespread flooding and landslides in nine districts in Bengkulu Province, Sumatra. According to Government reports, 29 people have been killed and more than 12,000 people have been displaced. Local fisheries and infrastructure have been affected,....Mon, 29 Apr 2019 12:52:00 +0200reliefWeb-a5733080e5338994a886b0f6e9e5282520190429125200https://www.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/noticia/1571061.emperador-akihito-el-rebelde-pacifista.htmlAkihito rompió con muchas tradiciones que seguían vigentes durante el tiempo del emperador Hirohito, quien, tras la Segunda Guerra Mundial, lanzó la Declaración Mundial de la Humanidad. Ese gesto significó abandonar públicamente su rol de representación de los dioses y se convirtió en un símbolo de unidad para todos los japoneses.Sun, 28 Apr 2019 12:37:00 +0200elsiglodetorreon-a0c101115c10a0a6670c1820d8eaede720190428123700https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/mundo/emperador-akihito-el-rebelde-pacifistaCercano a la gente, a su pueblo y no como la representación de una deidad, quizá así será recordado el tiempo del emperador Akihito en el trono, quien abdicará el próximo 30 de abril en nombre de su hijo: el príncipe Naruhito. Akihito rompió con muchas tradiciones que seguían vigentes durante el....Sun, 28 Apr 2019 11:40:00 +0200eluniversal-MX-1c15d8c724e89eba3251a2d4885cb6d020190428114000