15710 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.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-us-canada-51057581/puerto-rico-earthquakes-thousands-without-power-and-waterSix months after Hurricanes Maria and Irma, many in Puerto Rico are still going to school and looking after the elderly in the dark. Do you know what earthquake is and what causes them? Watch our video and find out. Leah travelled to Ishinomaki Elementary School to find out how school kids across....Thu, 09 Jan 2020 23:28:00 +0100bbc-3b8ddbacf064fe98200823bf1bb944a920200109232800https://japantoday.com/category/national/most-big-japanese-cities-prepared-to-give-multilingual-disaster-infoA large majority of major Japanese cities are now prepared to provide multilingual information and aid to the growing number of foreign residents and tourists in the event of natural disasters, a Kyodo News survey found Thursday. The survey, conducted late last year, found that 52 local governments....Thu, 09 Jan 2020 22:37:00 +0100japantoday-69f9b5d103720908261cfd9c6f9b6e2820200109223700https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2020/01/09/olympics/athletes-village-features-accessibility-scenic-views/Details of the waterfront athletes’ village for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games were revealed Thursday, with organizers emphasizing its accessibility and ease of use for para-athletes. Located near the center of scheduled events inside the capital, the 44-hectare village features three sides offering scenic views of the sea.Thu, 09 Jan 2020 18:18:00 +0100newsnow-co-uk-8ac0749492931d57fc2f29c54d279c4b20200109181800https://www.bworldonline.com/da-removes-post-fukushima-requirements-on-japanese-produce/THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said it removed the radiation analysis requirement on selected Japanese commodities for import to the Philippines. In memorandum order no. 1, series of 2020, Agriculture Secretary William D. Dar said that the “certificate of radiation analysis and certificate of....Thu, 09 Jan 2020 16:28:00 +0100bworldcom-3a0028bb38121814b16f199100f51bf520200109162800