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/2007/04/24/living-conditions-threaten-health-solomonsHONIARA, Solomon Islands (Solomon Star, April 23) – The Agriculture Extension Officer in Western Province, Mr. Michael Teirara, has claimed in his assessment report that the destruction of the existing piped water supply in areas he had visited on Vella Lavella in Solomon Islands were generally very minimal.Sat, 29 Jun 2019 23:18:00 +0200pidp-0ca030d9096d385761fd7a777f023695pidpen-9.62239171888818 160.15841165124NaturalDisastersTH4001-RMRCombinedSolomon StarDisaster Management Office20190629231800