213120 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.tol.org/client/article/28674-turkey-istanbul-earthquake-preparations-buildings-disaster.html3 December 2019. A 5.8-magnitude earthquake in September this year, which damaged nearly 1,000 buildings in Istanbul, has reinforced fears that the authorities are still unprepared for a repeat of the 1999 Izmit and Duzce disasters two 7.6- and 7.2-magnitude earthquakes in northwestern Turkey which killed 18,000 people.Tue, 03 Dec 2019 19:24:00 +0100tol-0bd4ef864d13e991e5fce0c898a6920a20191203192400https://www.9news.com.au/asiaHundreds have marched in Indian cities demanding justice after a woman veterinarian was gang-raped and killed, and her body dumped at an underpass. Thousands of people have taken to Hong Kong's streets in a new wave of pro-democracy protests, with police retaliating by firing tear gas.Mon, 02 Dec 2019 22:44:00 +01009news-53c6ad49626213a562fd744f3f95e90820191202224400https://siouxcityjournal.com/news/world/fukushima-melted-fuel-removal-begins-end-state-unknown/article_7c043064-d458-5912-86dd-d19d68490bc8.htmlThe government and TEPCO have been unable to get rid of the more than 1 million tons of radioactive water that has been treated and stored, fearing public repercussions. The utility has managed to cut the volume of water by pumping up groundwater upstream and installing a costly underground “ice....Mon, 02 Dec 2019 03:47:00 +0100siouxcityjournal-399cf9f9ca1783dde2606dda1a1f565520191202034700https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/11/191126213910.htmComputer scientists at the University of California, Riverside have developed two algorithms that will improve earthquake monitoring and help farmers protect their crops from dangerous insects, or monitor the health of chickens and other animals. The algorithms spot patterns in enormous datasets....Sun, 01 Dec 2019 19:25:00 +0100sciencedaily-5fb340594672d7e43b927868e5ce9b3e20191201192500