15170 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.ibtimes.com/scientists-create-bendable-concrete-can-resist-earthquakes-2934273Scientists at the Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne have created a new process that will help create bendable concrete and prevent the collapse of buildings and other structures during an earthquake. The material which scientists have prepared to replace traditional concrete is a mix of....Thu, 05 Mar 2020 13:26:00 +0100ibtimes-6c653e2f6b27045ca01534a9aa4857fc20200305132600https://www.lci.fr/emploi/la-cour-de-cassation-juge-fictif-le-statut-d-independant-d-un-chauffeur-uber-une-jurisprudence-historique-2147132.htmlDROIT DU TRAVAIL - La société Uber a été condamnée, jeudi 5 mars, par la Cour de cassation. Elle doit requalifier en contrat de travail le lien qui l'unissait à l'un de ses chauffeurs, qu'elle traitait comme un indépendant. Une décision qui pourrait bouleverser les plateformes internet du même type. Un statut remis en question par les chauffeurs.Thu, 05 Mar 2020 07:06:00 +0100TF1-2bf54323806c14cc596b426b0aae4d2f20200305070600https://www.lci.fr/emploi/la-cour-de-cassation-juge-fictif-le-statut-d-independant-d-un-chauffeur-uber-une-jurisprudence-historique-2147132.htmlDROIT DU TRAVAIL - La société Uber a été condamnée, jeudi 5 mars, par la Cour de cassation. Elle doit requalifier en contrat de travail le lien qui l'unissait à l'un de ses chauffeurs, qu'elle traitait comme un indépendant. Une décision qui pourrait bouleverser les plateformes internet du même type. Un statut remis en question par les chauffeurs.Thu, 05 Mar 2020 06:44:00 +0100metrofrance-2bf54323806c14cc596b426b0aae4d2f20200305064400https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2020/03/228c61b5d796-canadian-leads-program-on-fukushima-for-overseas-students.htmlA 37-year old Canadian has been welcoming overseas university students to Fukushima Prefecture in hopes of dispelling misconceptions about the area as the nine-year anniversary of the nuclear disaster approaches. "I love Fukushima and couldn't accept the awful treatment the prefecture was....Thu, 05 Mar 2020 06:39:00 +0100kyodonews-a462fadbe5d3105a94877e27fa889ae820200305063900