404220 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://reliefweb.int/report/philippines/update-surigao-del-norte-series-earthquakes-30-april-2019A series of earthquakes is currently being monitored offshore Surigao del Norte. This started with a magnitude 5.5 earthquake, which occurred at 1:26 PM (PST) on 26 April 2019 and has continued to generate small- to moderate-size earthquakes. As of 5:00 AM (PST) on 30 April, the Philippine Seismic....Wed, 01 May 2019 06:50:00 +0200reliefWeb-f2e6b7ed3e50f37a5e113a2deb8bccff20190501065000https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1068639PORAC, Pampanga -- The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) has cited the invaluable efforts of the disaster response groups and individuals in the search, rescue, and retrieval operations conducted in this province following the impact of the magnitude 6.1 earthquake that jolted some parts of Luzon last April 22.Wed, 01 May 2019 06:42:00 +0200pna-132eb547ecbd862a664979fc4c48703820190501064200http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2019-04-30/world-news/Emperor-announces-abdication-as-Japan-marks-end-of-era-6736207433apanese Emperor Akihito announced his abdication at a palace ceremony Tuesday in his final address, as the nation embraced the end of his reign with reminiscence and hope for a new era. "Today, I am concluding my duties as the emperor," Akihito said as he stood in front of the throne, as other....Wed, 01 May 2019 04:23:00 +0200MaltaIndipendent-8a024db71aeca19a999bdeff5d8ad0c920190501042300https://reliefweb.int/report/philippines/hhi-earthquake-information-especially-less-educated-filipinos-needs-boostManila, Philippines—As a recent Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (HHI) survey showed very low levels of earthquake preparedness planning, especially among less educated Filipinos, HHI finds the need for disaster rick reduction and management (DRRM) actors to ensure that information on earthquake are accessible and comprehensible to all.Wed, 01 May 2019 04:00:00 +0200reliefWeb-b0a401989213aaf7a8416ac18eb72b5820190501040000