137320 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.samoaobserver.ws/category/editorial/46884The 5th Meeting of the Pacific Meteorological Council (PMC-5) gets underway this morning in Apia for five-days of deliberations. The conference – brings together PMC members, senior government officials from SPREP member countries and development partners, CROP, United Nations agencies and various....Mon, 05 Aug 2019 12:15:00 +0200samoaobserver-f0cf99038a1966ed2becb7fbc44a204c20190805121500https://www.express.co.uk/travel/articles/1161008/bali-weather-flights-earthquake-tsunami-sumatra-quake-Indonesia-holiday-holidays-latestAn earthquake has hit Indonesia causing tsunami fears among residents and holidaymakers. The quake hit at a depth of 59 km (37 miles), about 227 km (141 miles) from the city of Teluk Betung on the island. Those on the banten coast, Java Island, had to ”immediately evacuate to higher ground" by the Indonesia disaster mitigation agency.Fri, 02 Aug 2019 15:06:00 +0200express-ddbe7dbefce4169f3e9567cbab27fe2420190802150600https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-07-28/children-enjoy-nature-after-nuclear-disaster/11348602Fourteen-year-old Karin Hirakuri hasn't been allowed to play outside since she was six years old and every time she goes to the supermarket, she worries her food could be unsafe to eat. Growing up in Fukushima, Japan, after the catastrophic tsunami and the meltdown of four nuclear reactors in 2011,....Thu, 01 Aug 2019 19:44:00 +0200abc-au-e1da0507f40d7d603521967e5586339c20190801194400https://punchng.com/earthquake-damages-several-buildings-in-australian/An Australian outback town has been hit by a 5.3-magnitude earthquake that has damaged several buildings. Tenant Creek, a Northern Territory town of just 3,000 inhabitants, was struck by the earthquake on Thursday morning. The quake’s epicentre was 40 kilometres south-west of the town, at a depth of 10 kilometres, Geoscience Australia said.Thu, 01 Aug 2019 15:18:00 +0200punchng-bb7c31979c5205bf7660582f3d73e4b020190801151800