61110 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://ec.europa.eu/research/infocentre/article_en.cfm?id=/research/headlines/news/article_20_02_21_en.html?infocentre&item=Infocentre&artid=51845Emergency events in urban areas, either due to natural disasters (earthquake, hurricane, flood) or acts of war or terrorism, can lead to massive destruction, damaging infrastructure and causing injury and loss of life. In such situations, the work of urban search-and-rescue (USAR) teams is vital to....Fri, 21 Feb 2020 12:50:00 +0100ec-europa-4e41a17b92a3085c68d48c801c0a558420200221125000https://foreignaffairs.co.nz/2020/02/18/mil-osi-mediterranean-statement-of-the-minister-of-foreign-affairs-nikos-dendias-following-todays-meeting-of-the-eu-foreign-affairs-council-brussels-17-02-2020/I am very pleased because today the European Council decided there will be a new EU operation that will impose the arms embargo in Libya, in the air and at sea. Greece reiterated what it has said in the past: that it is prepared to contribute to this effort, first of all with means, but also with any other support that is needed.Mon, 17 Feb 2020 20:09:00 +0100foreignaffairs-nz-1637e071c87509f6504da751110004c920200217200900https://www.9news.com.au/world/magnitude-4-8-earthquake-hits-greek-island/f85b7ced-dfae-4c53-ad7a-30669c0e590bAn earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.8 has shaken Greece's southeastern Aegean Sea islands. No damage or injuries were reported by officials on Friday. The University of Athens' Geodynamic Institute said the undersea quake had an epicentre 39km northwest of Karpathos and occurred just after 6pm local time.Fri, 14 Feb 2020 22:26:00 +01009news-9fb7b149590ca5af9b1315fe0eb8f0dd20200214222600https://www.ynetnews.com/article/ByltFvEQUAn earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.8 shook Greece's southeastern Aegean Sea islands Friday, officials said. No damage or injuries were reported. The University of Athens' Geodynamic Institute said the undersea quake had an epicenter 39 kilometers (24 miles) northwest of Karpathos and occurred just after 6 p.Fri, 14 Feb 2020 20:35:00 +0100ynetnews-806ddf7301531d08f2e343508a28823220200214203500