225590 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.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/5-9-magnitude-earthquake-rattles-new-zealand-119102500099_1.htmlAn earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale struck New Zealand on Thursday, United States Geological Survey said. The epicentre of the quake, which occurred at around 7:14 pm (UTC), was registered at a depth of 33 kilometres. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage to the property as a result of the quake.Fri, 25 Oct 2019 02:32:00 +0200business-standard-8702db8ca2fe3856d675a3c47d39748120191025023200https://reliefweb.int/report/world/trees-have-major-role-disaster-risk-reduction-eco-drr-course-agreesScientists increasingly see links between healthy ecosystems and reduced risks of hazards like landslides. The boy stares puzzled at the gash on his grandmother’s land. Also puzzled are 30 global disaster experts and professors on a study tour. ‘What kind of landslide was it?’ they wonder.Thu, 24 Oct 2019 16:14:00 +0200reliefWeb-8887444533a85cc7f30ef180d9d3ad5f20191024161400http://www.lexpressiondz.com/info-en-continu/le-royaume-uni-loin-d-atteindre-ses-objectifs-dans-le-gaz-de-schiste-319147Le projet de développement du gaz de schiste au Royaume-Uni grâce à la fracturation hydraulique a du plomb dans l'aile, en raison de l'impact environnemental et de l'inquiétude du public, selon un rapport officiel publié mercredi. Le National Audit Office (NAO), organe chargé de contrôler les....Thu, 24 Oct 2019 04:00:00 +0200lexpressiondz-78d5c3735a25d35496788f488d29b3dc20191024040000https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/int-seth_borenstein/Seth Borenstein. For Seth Borenstein's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below: Oct 24, 2019 After 34 years on the endangered species list, a tiny Midwestern bird is ready to fly free of federal protection. Once hurt the by the damming of major rivers like the Missouri and before that....Wed, 23 Oct 2019 23:27:00 +0200japantimes-2532243425fdb8fd0f9641b523471bee20191023232700