127340 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://qnewshub.com/business/500000-coronavirus-cases-reported-worldwideCommuters wearing face masks make their way to work on Thursday, as worldwide confirmed cases of coronavirus cross 500,000. Getty Images Topline: As the number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide crosses the threshold of half a million, with nearly 23,000 deaths, the crisis has grown to....Tue, 04 Aug 2020 17:47:00 +0200qnewshub-a082f880ca89af60e62b2c239be0525820200804174700https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1318522/earthquake-today-map-turkey-Alaska-Japan-California-earthquakes-nowAn earthquake is caused when movements within the Earth’s crust cause stress to build up at points of weakness. They are common, natural occurrences and are felt by people around the world on a daily basis. The Richter scale is used to measure the magnitude of an earthquake, the higher the number, the worse the earthquake.Tue, 04 Aug 2020 15:23:00 +0200express-c2ef6d759ca063648b66f84fc172852b20200804152300https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2020/08/5c45351610ce-imperial-garden-party-in-fall-canceled-amid-coronavirus-upsurge.htmlThe imperial garden party planned for the fall has been canceled to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus amid growing concern over a resurgence of infections, the Imperial Household Agency said Tuesday. The biannual event was also canceled in the spring due to the virus outbreak, putting off....Tue, 04 Aug 2020 12:45:00 +0200kyodonews-8a2b24955bd6b4e120c0e84d9a60fd0320200804124500https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/melbourne-earthquakes-18-magnitude-tremor-near-emerald-third-in-victoria-in-a-week/news-story/05222b30916530d70d05a4a0e2233047The small quake was felt by at least 50 people just before 3am around Emerald in the Dandenong Ranges and comes after a 2.5 magnitude tremor struck near Pakenham on July 29. That earthquake happened just after 7pm and was felt by at least 535 people, with social media exploding with curious locals....Tue, 04 Aug 2020 07:18:00 +0200news_com_au-ee455c0684ee3d2cc8e4625a27c834b620200804071800