21020 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://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-foreign-forces-discuss-disaster-countermeasures-for-olympicsJapan's Ground Self-Defense Force on Wednesday discussed disaster countermeasures with foreign forces ahead of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics next summer. The meeting was held at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo with logistics personnel from 25 countries, including Britain, Indonesia and Turkey, sharing expertise on disaster response.Wed, 20 Nov 2019 23:48:00 +0100japantoday-1432d70c06c5273f1466e72bd131612f20191120234800https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/stories/A400M-at-the-Dubai-Airshow.htmlIn Greek mythology, Atlas carried the weight of the heavens on his shoulders. Today, a modern version of Atlas – Airbus’ A400M multi-role transport – has confirmed its capabilities as a highly versatile military heavy-lifter, which is underscored by the aircraft’s presence at this week’s Dubai Airshow.Wed, 20 Nov 2019 19:10:00 +0100airbus-72694166938b4f0cfa3cabc79343ab6b20191120191000https://reliefweb.int/report/bangladesh/asia-and-pacific-weekly-regional-humanitarian-snapshot-12-18-november-2019BANGLADESH / INDIA. Following the landfall of Cyclone Bulbul on 9-10 November, the reported number of fatalities due to the storm has increased to 12 people in India and 12 in Bangladesh. In Bangladesh, it is estimated that 28 people remain missing, 71 have been injured, and more than 2 million people were temporarily evacuated.Wed, 20 Nov 2019 08:59:00 +0100reliefWeb-1a89957e88ee7c095f36e7a1573e146c20191120085900https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1206369/tsunami-2004-earthquake-indian-ocean-british-geological-survey-tsunami-warning-earthquakesOne expert believes the amount of tsunamis are increasing globally, and there is nothing to be done which can prevent them. Since starting working on tsunami research in the late 1990s, professor Dave Tappin of the British Geological Survey (BGS) believes there has been an increase in the number of tsunamis.Tue, 19 Nov 2019 13:53:00 +0100express-5707e88003ffa4d8469e2cc6b290157320191119135300