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://mia.mk/today-in-history-59/?lang=en1364 – Jagiellonian University, the oldest university in Poland, is founded in Kraków, Poland. 1510 – The Prince of Anhua rebellion begins when Zhu Zhifan kills all the officials invited to a banquet and declares his intent on ousting the powerful Ming dynasty eunuch Liu Jin during the reign of the Zhengde Emperor.Tue, 12 May 2020 08:05:00 +0200mia-mk-cac34ab9c0a0f2b38a97c435ac583b3bmia-mken52.2449 21.0119ConflictAirTransportManMadeDisastersMaritimeSafetyEuropeNaturalDisastersTerroristAttackMigrationCharles VIICharles LindberghJoseph IIQueen ElizabethWorld War IICold WarFrancis HughesSuhartoJohan van OldenbarneveltContinental ArmyWilliam IIIThomas KydGeorge VIal-QaedaMaria TheresaUnion ArmyKonrad ZuseVietnam WarVirgin MaryFidel CastroPope John Paul IIMaze PrisonJimmy CarterViet CongCanadian governmentLiu JinRoman EmperorRed ArmyPrimeiro Comando da CapitalHenry III20200512080500https://www.cdrinfo.com/d7/content/alphabets-loon-and-att-offer-global-connectivity-solutionsAlphabet's Loon announced a global collaboration with AT&T in order to respond more quickly and effectively to disasters worldwide. Loon can be effective in times of crisis or disaster. Because even in a place that has good mobile network coverage, people who were served can quickly become unserved....Wed, 06 May 2020 18:44:00 +0200newsnow-co-uk-f60c6d4b62e7a697a3a4b700023d7e65newsnow-co-uken18.3988 -66.0685NaturalDisastersHurricane Maria20200506184400https://9to5google.com/2020/05/06/alphabet-loon-att-partnership/Alphabet’s Loon company has been working for the past few years on developing balloons to the stratosphere that can deliver internet connectivity to certain areas of the globe. Today, Loon has announced a partnership with AT&T that could speed up the process of deploying the balloons in disaster areas.Wed, 06 May 2020 17:23:00 +0200newsnow-co-uk-e35e95306c7731f9c781821189202c0anewsnow-co-uken-12.0824 -77.0454NaturalDisastersGoogleAlastair WestgarthLinkedIn20200506172300https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/6/21249025/loon-att-partnership-internet-balloons-disaster-response-globalLoon, a division of Alphabet focused on providing internet access using floating balloons, has partnered with AT&T to help provide internet more quickly to disaster-stricken areas. In a blog post announcing the partnership , Loon CEO Alastair Westgarth says that the company has already integrated....Wed, 06 May 2020 17:23:00 +0200newsnow-co-uk-8dc859436946a24abff78625e71cad0bnewsnow-co-uken18.3988 -66.0685NaturalDisastersAlastair WestgarthHurricane Maria20200506172300https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/6/21249025/loon-att-partnership-internet-balloons-disaster-response-globalLoon, a division of Alphabet focused on providing internet access using floating balloons, has partnered with AT&T to help provide internet more quickly to disaster-stricken areas. In a blog post announcing the partnership , Loon CEO Alastair Westgarth says that the company has already integrated....Wed, 06 May 2020 16:09:00 +0200theverge-8dc859436946a24abff78625e71cad0bthevergeen18.3988 -66.0685NaturalDisastersAlastair WestgarthHurricane Maria20200506160900https://www.zdnet.com/article/alphabets-loon-partners-with-at-t-to-extend-network-coverage-during-disasters/#ftag=RSSbaffb68May 6, 2020 -- 13:00 GMT (06:00 PDT) | Topic: Mobility Loon, the former Google X project and now independent Alphabet company, has formed a network partnership with AT&T that will make it easier for Loon to provide internet connectivity through its high-altitude broadband balloons over disaster zones.Wed, 06 May 2020 15:36:00 +0200zdnet-7f07edaa9632a0ee066c2f8db5ac3d63zdneten18.3988 -66.0685NaturalDisastersGoogleAlastair WestgarthHurricane MariaEl Nino20200506153600http://www.uniindia.com/two-killed-13-injured-in-sw-china-quake/world/news/2002338.htmlChinese mainland reports 5 new confirmed COVID-19 cases Johnson & Johnson to stop selling baby powder in US, Canada Number of migrants infected with COVID-19 in US custody reaches 1,145 Peru's COVID-19 caseload reaches 99,483, deaths climb to 2,914 Egypt records biggest single-day jump in COVID-19....Wed, 20 May 2020 04:23:00 +0200uniindia-9149f1c715420f9496d27ca55fa7d769uniindiaen35.2086 110.727NaturalDisasters20200520042300