25220 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.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-11/24/c_138579515.htmBEIJING, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- China has increased its forest area and reversed its land degradation, contributing to the protection of the global ecosystem and environment, a report said Friday. As the global forest coverage remained stable with a slight decline since the early 2000s, China has....Sun, 24 Nov 2019 06:29:00 +0100xinhuanet_en-829a69d5b5773eccc66457bfa3b9143120191124062900https://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/news/world/strong-quake-hits-eastern-indonesia-no-tsunami-warning-1.24017020JAKARTA, Indonesia — A strong and shallow earthquake hit Indonesia’s easternmost Papua region on Saturday, but the epicenter was far from populated areas and there was no risk of a tsunami, officials said. The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude 6.1 quake struck at a depth of just 10 kilometres (6 miles).Sun, 24 Nov 2019 04:43:00 +0100princegeorgecitizen-bd5aa01a3b1cbed027fa246068b29d2320191124044300https://www.eluniversal.com.co/mundo/el-papa-llega-a-japon-para-un-llamamiento-profetico-al-desarme-nuclear-NK2048609El papa Francisco llegó hoy a Japón para su visita de tres días y en su primer contacto con los obispos del país afirmó que se hará eco del “llamamiento profético al desarme nuclear” y mostrará su cercanía a las víctimas del triple desastre de Fukusima.Sun, 24 Nov 2019 04:15:00 +0100eluniversal-CO-2f37a8893afebe0db357226cae19a25420191124041500https://www.ibtimes.sg/magnitude-5-9-earthquake-strikes-new-zealand-thousands-feel-tremor-34837A powerful earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck the North Island of New Zealand on Sunday. There have been no reports of casualties yet. The quake, with an offshore epicentre, hit around 5:34 a.m. local time. New Zealand's GeoNet asked people to "drop, cover, and hold on" after upgrading the intensity of the jolt.Sun, 24 Nov 2019 03:59:00 +0100ibtimes-sg-1804d7010a02d93fbcef6f9aba55718420191124035900