13860 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.standard.co.uk/news/world/indonesia-earthquake-68-magnitude-quake-off-coast-of-jakarta-sparks-tsunami-fears-a4204326.htmlA strong earthquake has struck Indonesia ’s Java island, sparking fears of a tsunami. Buildings in Jakarta were shaken after the 6.8 magnitude quake, which hit 94 miles off the island’s southwest coast. Authorities urged those in coastal areas to head to higher ground in case of a tsunami after the quake hit on Friday.Fri, 02 Aug 2019 16:23:00 +0200standard-33aa4fde4c66a8e30b37859bce0139c020190802162300https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/column/regional-voices-tohoku/Aug 2, 2019. "The accused was sitting right there, so close to me, and yet I felt like there was an unbridgeable distance between us." Tomomitsu Shibuya, a 55-year-old pastor from the city of Aomori who served as a lay judge almost 10 years ago, recalls the day ... Jun 10, 2019.Fri, 02 Aug 2019 11:28:00 +0200japantimes-26aa62bffa046c772e175b44d32e4e0920190802112800https://mia.mk/2019/08/today-in-history-290/?lang=en2 August 2019 (MIA) 338 BC – A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Battle of Chaeronea, securing Macedonian hegemony in Greece and the Aegean. 216 BC – Second Punic War: Battle of Cannae – The Carthaginian army led by Hannibal defeats a....Fri, 02 Aug 2019 10:12:00 +0200mia-mk-05d91398237f43f4de045d7425b64f3c20190802101200https://www.mmtimes.com/news/colourful-backpacks-arrive-yangon.htmlThe concept for the exhibition came about when Japanese curator Daisuke Takeya and artist Chie Kajiwara discussed their experiences of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake. The pair started collecting donated bags in the aftermath of the disaster, and invited young artists to turn them into artworks.Fri, 02 Aug 2019 06:24:00 +0200mmtimes-af2d45ac86ac280c2cbd8a400535e25c20190802062400