21540 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://world-news-monitor.com/climate/2020/08/16/seismologists-discover-a-boomerang-earthquake-that-occurred-under-water-in-2016/For the first time, scientists have detected seismic data on a ‘boomerang earthquake’ that occurred underwater. Using the same principle, NASA’s Kepler space telescope found more than 2,600 planets. Although the Kepler telescope was decommissioned in 2018, data from the telescope is still helping scientists spot new planets.Sun, 16 Aug 2020 10:05:00 +0200world-news-monitor-5ce511ddd1edd43f8eb27249f75e144c20200816100500https://thecostaricanews.com/costa-rica-prepares-for-the-2nd-national-earthquake-evacuation-drill/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TCRN+%28The+Costa+Rica+News%29Costa Rica is preparing for the II National earthquake evacuation drill, but this time it will be in virtual mode, so that social bubbles remain in their homes, complying with safety provisions issued by the Ministry of Health. This was announced this past Wednesday by the president of the National....Sun, 16 Aug 2020 08:02:00 +0200thecostaricanews-dff3a5a85faee2e509d05ef94b7e756c20200816080200https://www.linfo.re/magazine/high-tech/seisme-google-lance-un-systeme-d-alerte-pour-smartphonesUn nouveau dispositif. Le géant de l’informatique Google a annoncé le lancement d’un dispositif baptisé " Shake Alert ", mardi 11 août. Il s’agit d’un système d’alerte aux tremblements de terre pour les smartphones équipés du système d’exploitation Android.Sun, 16 Aug 2020 02:21:00 +0200linfo-a51ec8776738bc09e5d94fb090e7e9f820200816022100http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=66472India is planning to build a new transshipment port in the Great Nicobar Island in the Bay of Bengal. Sri Lanka’s neighbouring nation ventured into this investment of INR 10,000 crore taking into account the strategical importance of the Great Nicobar Island.Sun, 16 Aug 2020 00:48:00 +0200adaderana-be137f7b363463eac7df4baa96799b2a20200816004800