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.upi.com/Top_News/2020/05/21/On-This-Day-Clara-Barton-founds-American-Red-Cross/7791589295195/In 1856, Lawrence, Kan., was burned by pro-slavery forces. In 1881, Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross. In 1924, Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb kidnapped and killed Bobby Franks, 13, of Chicago, in a "thrill killing" that was often called "the crime of the century." They were given life sentences.Thu, 21 May 2020 09:21:00 +0200upi-e94aaec89ace73bb5cb50d58376ad9e5upien48.8521 2.34899NaturalDisastersRed CrossRajiv GandhiBobby FranksCharles LindberghClara BartonAmelia EarhartMikhail GorbachevKami RitaJokha AlharthiMan Booker International20200521092100https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/10/5/189Hazard reduction policies include seismic hazard maps based on probabilistic evaluations and the evaluation of geophysical parameters continuously recorded by instrumental networks. Over the past 25 centuries, a large amount of information about earthquake precursory phenomena has been recorded by....Tue, 19 May 2020 12:24:00 +0200mdpi-34932c735da3516e7c5d11a0945dec72mdpien37.253269 -83.198189NaturalDisasters20200519122400https://montsame.mn/en/read/225424Uvs /MONTSAME/. A 4.0 magnitude earthquake occurred in an area, 64km southeast from Sagil soum of Uvs aimag, at 01:25:45, May 12. As the area is located near the Russian border and is uninhabited, no damages and losses have been recorded. Since January 2020, there have been four earthquakes of 3.9 and 4.Thu, 14 May 2020 07:52:00 +0200montsame-a1d2ec36bca028ea97bb2edbf11641c8montsameen50.335258 91.601273NaturalDisasters20200514075200https://tass.com/emergencies/1154227TEHRAN, May 8. At least one person is dead and 11 more have been injured following an earthquake in the approximate vicinity of the Iranian capital of Tehran, Pirhossein Kolivand, the head of Iran’s emergency medical services, stated. "Eleven people sustained injuries as they fled their houses,"....Fri, 08 May 2020 05:35:00 +0200itartass_en-3d38c4698ab273b1ff8526e1f55a51daitartass_enen35.716667 52.066667NaturalDisastersUnited States Geological SurveyAl Jazeera20200508053500https://www.europesun.com/news/264990646/xinhua-middle-east--summary-at-2200-gmt-may-7TUNIS -- Tunisian Minister of Health Abdellatif Mekki on Thursday expressed satisfaction with Tunisia's cooperation with China in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. The Tunisia-China cooperation "was one of Tunisia's best experiences in terms of cooperation with foreign countries to cope with the....Fri, 08 May 2020 03:57:00 +0200europesun-6596d13788df12ae624d110b4beb191aeuropesunen35.2086 110.727NaturalDisastersCoronavirusInfectionReuven RivlinBenjamin NetanyahuNetanyahu-Government20200508035700http://www.china.org.cn/china/Off_the_Wire/2020-05/08/content_76018374.htmTUNIS -- Tunisian Minister of Health Abdellatif Mekki on Thursday expressed satisfaction with Tunisia's cooperation with China in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. The Tunisia-China cooperation "was one of Tunisia's best experiences in terms of cooperation with foreign countries to cope with the....Thu, 07 May 2020 23:51:00 +0200china.org.cn-81477b96bd809d2143757c44bf4e70efchina.org.cnen35.2086 110.727NaturalDisastersCoronavirusInfectionReuven RivlinBenjamin NetanyahuNetanyahu-Government20200507235100https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1275789/Russia-volcano-eruption-ash-apocalyptic-Severo-Kurilsk-watch-footageTerrified witnesses reported their Russian town turning "pitch-black" after a nearby volcano erupted on Wednesday. The explosion from the Ebeko volcano blanketed the city of Severo-Kurilsk in ash, revealing a "post-apocalyptic landscape". Footage from the Kuril Islands showed snow covered in ash and soot in the aftermath of the eruption.Thu, 30 Apr 2020 10:21:00 +0200express-c831f5fc41e42dc7368fb4db664faa55expressen45.0679349162116 147.876462455708NaturalDisasters20200430102100