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.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2019/06/13/2003716852High-ranking officials from several Southeast Asian and Pacific countries this week met in Taipei to discuss disaster mitigation. The Solomon Islands — one of Taiwan’s 17 diplomatic allies — sent several officials to a conference at National Taiwan University on Monday.Wed, 12 Jun 2019 20:04:00 +0200taipeitimes-0663cf46c14c8323ef4dc77d74137a2dtaipeitimesen25.035089 121.506699NaturalDisastersTH4001-RMRCombinedVolcano ObservatoryNational Taiwan UniversityAcademia Sinica20190612200400https://www.abc.net.au/radio-australia/programs/pacificmornings/earthquakes-in-american-samoa/11198154New research suggest a massive earthquake is responsible for big sea level rise on American Samoa. The 2009 earthquake may have dragged the island nation up to 18 centimetres deeper into the earth. The team from ABC News brings you Pacific current affairs with a focus on Melanesia. The program can be heard Monday to Friday 6am, 7am and 3pm AEST.Tue, 11 Jun 2019 03:46:00 +0200radioaustralianews-fr-0e04655a76d2c0edd32cb567baac6834radioaustralianews-fren-14.2793 -170.701NaturalDisasters20190611034600https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/solomon-islandsOn 5 February 2019, a bulk carrier vessel ran aground in Kangava Bay on Rennell Island. The surrounding bay was affected by the resulting fuel leakage, and though the spill has now been contained, clean up activity continues. You should take local advice on precautions if visiting affected coastal areas.Wed, 05 Jun 2019 11:49:00 +0200gov-uk-2cea342127f7f4a10fcd591212519cc0gov-uken-9.62239171888818 160.15841165124TerroristAttackNaturalDisastersUK government20190605114900http://www.pireport.org/articles/2007/04/20/ecuador-medics-help-solomons-recoveryBy Moffat Mamu. HONIARA, Solomon Islands (Solomon Star, April 17) - Extra medical doctors from overseas will be in Solomon Islands to do volunteer work. This includes five medical doctors from the country of Ecuador in South America who are expected to start work soon as volunteers in the tsunami-affected communities.Tue, 04 Jun 2019 05:39:00 +0200pidp-a008a1ea8f02c27b86eac5647373decfpidpen-0.229498 -78.5243NaturalDisastersSolomon StarDisaster Management OfficeOxfamReferral Hospital20190604053900http://www.pireport.org/articles/2015/05/05/solomons-landowner-company-reportedly-buys-gold-mineTroubled Gold Ridge allegedly purchased for $100. By Pacific affairs reporter Liam Fox, Jemima Garrett. MELBOURNE, Australia (Radio Australia, May 4, 2015) – A landowner company in Solomon Islands has bought the troubled Gold Ridge mine for just $100 from Australian gold miner Saint Barbara.Tue, 28 May 2019 01:04:00 +0200pidp-6f6547ea324b99fe75e3937b8998b9efpidpen-9.62239171888818 160.15841165124NaturalDisastersEnvironmentInvestment LimitedRadio AustraliaLiam Fox20190528010400http://www.pireport.org/articles/2015/05/25/no-tsunami-threat-after-latest-solomon-islands-earthquakeEarthquakes latest in recent Melanesian series. WELLINGTON, New Zealand (Radio New Zealand International, May 23, 2015) – The Solomon Islands has been struck by a 6.8 magnitude earthquake, the second large one today. The latest quake, with a depth of 33 kilometres, struck just after 11am local time....Sat, 25 May 2019 10:17:00 +0200pidp-b8327ad8dacd4bb173413dac6b273c9dpidpen-9.62239171888818 160.15841165124NaturalDisastersKira KiraRadio New Zealand20190525101700https://ec.europa.eu/echo/where/asia-and-pacific/pacific_enNatural disasters ranging from cyclones to floods, droughts and earthquakes frequently occur in the Pacific region. The pacific island countries (including Papua New Guinea, Fiji Islands, Solomon Islands, Cook Islands and Vanuatu) rank among the highest in the world in terms of numbers of casualties and people affected by disasters.Tue, 21 May 2019 05:09:00 +0200EC-cc34d639b6d91f39214a17d4de3328c0ECen-9.48177 147.184NaturalDisastersCivilProtectionFloodingCrisisResponseEnvironmentClimateChangeEU-PacificTH4001-RMRCombinedCivil ProtectionEuropean UnionEU20190521050900https://reliefweb.int/report/world/partnership-strengthening-school-preparedness-tsunami-asia-and-pacificThe Sub-Regional Lessons Learnt and Work Planning Meeting of the Phase II of the “Partnerships for Strengthening School Preparedness for Tsunami in Asia and the Pacific” project was held in Nadi, Fiji, on 28th – 29th May 2019. It was organized by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Pacific....Thu, 13 Jun 2019 16:26:00 +0200reliefWeb-4c03fc7f919d96cf8953970e6a3c94bereliefWeben-17.80978 177.507797NaturalDisastersUNbodiesUNESCOUnited NationsIntergovernmental Oceanographic CommissionIndian OceanMinistry of EducationDisaster Management OfficeUNICEFDevelopment ProgramDevelopment ProgrammeSPCPacific Island20190613162600https://en.unesco.org/news/partnership-strengthening-school-preparedness-tsunami-asia-and-pacificThe Sub-Regional Lessons Learnt and Work Planning Meeting of the Phase II of the ““Partnerships for Strengthening School Preparedness for Tsunami in Asia and the Pacific” project was held in Nadi, Fiji, on 28th – 29th May 2019. It was organized by the United Nation Development Program (UNDP) Pacific....Thu, 13 Jun 2019 05:22:00 +0200unesco-c753099dfd0661872a5d2d7db1efa37cunescoen-17.80978 177.507797UNbodiesNaturalDisastersUNESCOUnited NationsIntergovernmental Oceanographic CommissionIndian OceanMinistry of EducationDisaster Management OfficeUNICEFDevelopment ProgramDevelopment ProgrammeSPCPacific Island20190613052200https://leadership.ng/2019/05/24/culture-important-to-development-of-nigerian-youths-dalung/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=culture-important-to-development-of-nigerian-youths-dalungThe Minister of Youth and Sports, Mr Solomon Dalung, has stressed the importance of culture to the development of youths in Nigeria and its civilisation. Dalung spoke on Friday in Akure when he paid homage to the Deji of Akure, Oba Aladetoyinbo Aladelusi in his palace.Fri, 24 May 2019 16:31:00 +0200leadership-7e44aeb67f3a30f15be41f096dc63f57leadershipen9.172945 7.179924CybersecurityAntifraudNaturalDisastersNational CouncilSolomon DalungFederal Government20190524163100http://www.pireport.org/articles/2008/08/04/taiwan-medical-team-western-solomonsFree medical service for tsunami victims. HONIARA, Solomon Islands (Solomon Times, Aug. 1, 2008) – By Joy Basi. A medical team from Taiwan have left for the Western Province to offer free services to the people. Solomon Times was informed that purpose of the trip is to visit the tsunami-stricken....Fri, 24 May 2019 11:59:00 +0200pidp-ca04a5c2ab47750add668e912d4d2e51pidpen25.035089 121.506699NaturalDisastersMEDICAL TEAMJohnny Lin20190524115900https://www.abc.net.au/radio-australia/programs/pacificbeat/fake-tsunami-warning-sparks-panic-in-honiara/11140902A fake tsunami warning has sparked panic in the capital Honiara this week, with schools closed and people moving to higher ground to escape. There are now calls for improvements in how tsunami warnings are issued in Solomon Islands. Thousands of Honiara residents were affected as police and....Thu, 23 May 2019 01:07:00 +0200radioaustralianews-fr-7817ee2e19fba8ede4297c60f3a8d98eradioaustralianews-fren-9.62239171888818 160.15841165124NaturalDisastersRobert Iroga20190523010700