43780 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.scientificamerican.com/article/geologists-solve-mystery-of-nepals-earthquake-gap/Like a slow-motion car crash, the Indian subcontinent is colliding with Eurasia. This impact, along a fault known as the Main Himalayan Thrust, is the force driving the rise of the Himalayas. In April 2015 it triggered Nepal’s magnitude 7.8 Gorkha earthquake, which destroyed villages and parts of Kathmandu, killing thousands.Wed, 01 May 2019 15:51:00 +0200scientificamerican-f232faf9b229038302effc31e1050ff820190501155100https://www.savonsanomat.fi/teemat/Bye-bye-KonMari-Hello-DamnMari/1366067Text: Soili Porokka Translation: Helka Shecter. If you have not already said goodbye to KonMari, the Japanese method of Decluttering and Organizing, now is the time to do so. People no longer queue up to buy Marie Kondo's book or to borrow it from the library, so it looks like the KonMari wave has passed us by.Wed, 01 May 2019 14:49:00 +0200savonsanomat-8fda9e772b5ffe86f0c32f59ec6f3b1420190501144900https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/masumi-koizumi/May 1, 2019 As Emperor Naruhito ascended to the Chrysanthemum Throne on Wednesday, people on the streets of Japan expressed hope that the new emperor will continue the legacy shaped by his father and that the new era would maintain the peace seen during the Heisei Era. Hundreds ...Wed, 01 May 2019 12:37:00 +0200japantimes-e2465d2cfdd435f32305ec957ce4ffdc20190501123700https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/solomon-islandsThe Solomon Islands general election took place on 3 April 2019 and a new Prime Minister was elected on 24 April 2019. This led to some violent protests and looting in central and eastern Honiara. Local police responded and restored security. On Thursday 2 May at 9.Wed, 01 May 2019 10:04:00 +0200gov-uk-470839bf94756269b0905650eb032b9720190501100400