3500 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.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/06/06/national/shigeru-ban-coronavirus-shelters/Japan’s Pritzker Award-winning architect Shigeru Ban, famous for designing buildings from paper tubes in disaster areas, says the world needs to think about tackling natural catastrophes in the coronavirus era. And while he hopes the pandemic will lead to less of a crush on Tokyo’s packed commuter....Sat, 06 Jun 2020 11:18:00 +0200japantimes-b93b7cb7f22d672eb61cc84efd9c3fcf20200606111800https://www.prnewswire.com:443/news-releases/humanity-first-letter-of-support-for-our-black-community-301071620.htmlWASHINGTON June 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- It has been a painful week of reckoning, reflection, and learning for many of us. The continuous civil unrest around the nation has given us pause to listen and be part of the change that uplifts, supports and safeguards our Black communities.Sat, 06 Jun 2020 03:14:00 +0200prnewswire-ff90c35f207f320a9a0f05df77bab3ce20200606031400https://www.thejakartapost.com/life/2020/06/05/a-world-redrawn-japan-architect-ban-urges-virus-safe-shelters.htmlJapan's Pritzker Award-winning architect Shigeru Ban, famous for designing buildings from paper tubes in disaster areas, says the world needs to think about tackling natural catastrophes in the coronavirus era. And while he hopes the pandemic will lead to less of a crush on Tokyo's packed commuter....Sat, 06 Jun 2020 03:06:00 +0200JakartaPost-491549bc76a952f312135f40a9356d7b20200606030600https://news.uci.edu/2011/01/10/tracking-precipitation-planetwide/UC Irvine engineering professor Soroosh Sorooshian spent the holiday break closely monitoring the heavy rains – not just at home but half a world away. Unlike local forecasters, he and his colleagues aim to help whole nations grapple with deluges. “Some climate modellers predicted drought for....Fri, 05 Jun 2020 01:34:00 +0200news-uci-821a32d2bcc80ed1ddab3167e25ea61620200605013400