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.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/511721Professor Elhanan Bar-On, the director of the Center for Disaster Medicine & Humanitarian Response at Sheba Medical Center, has won the Yigal Alon Prize for pioneering excellence. As a Lt. Colonel in the IDF Medical Corps Reserves, Prof. Bar-On participated in numerous IDF humanitarian aid missions.Thu, 13 Aug 2020 11:58:00 +0200israelnationalnews-20e41ac56bd7f73e75bc9c660bd24945israelnationalnewsen28.5687 77.2168NaturalDisastersHaitiReconstructionCoronavirusInfectionPublicHealthCommunicableDiseasesYigal Alon20200813115800https://clubofmozambique.com/news/mozambique-magnitude-4-9-earthquake-felt-in-nampula-no-known-casualties-168488/An earthquake of magnitude 4.9 on the Richter scale was recorded in northern Mozambique at 7.10 a.m. on Tuesday, with no known casualties or damage, according to the National Mining Institute (INAMI). “The epicentre was in the Mozambique Channel, 67 kilometres northeast of the municipality of....Wed, 12 Aug 2020 05:19:00 +0200clubofmozambique-6473aa64767deee0845877ce9423238cclubofmozambiqueen-25.9622 32.5737NaturalDisasters20200812051900https://clubofmozambique.com/news/mozambique-magnitude-4-9-earthquake-felt-in-nampula-no-known-casualties-168488/An earthquake of magnitude 4.9 on the Richter scale was recorded in northern Mozambique at 7.10 a.m. on Tuesday, with no known casualties or damage, according to the National Mining Institute (INAMI). “The epicentre was in the Mozambique Channel, 67 kilometres northeast of the municipality of....Tue, 11 Aug 2020 14:31:00 +0200clubofmozambique-4918af399d2a5e40ec3fda276461fb27clubofmozambiqueen-25.9622 32.5737NaturalDisasters20200811143100https://nation.com.pk/09-Aug-2020/deadly-beirut-blast-carved-out-43-metre-crater-packed-the-punch-of-a-3-3-earthquakeThe huge chemical blast that hit Beirut's port, turning swathes of the Lebanese capital into rubble and claiming over 150 lives, left a 43-metre (141 foot) deep crater, a security official was quoted by AFP as saying on Sunday, citing reports by French experts carrying out an assessment of the disaster area.Sun, 09 Aug 2020 14:06:00 +0200nation-bddb6192d1fd208d8ebba5005d10f2dfnationen35.171 33.369mahbManMadeDisastersNaturalDisastersThe New York Times20200809140600https://www.dhakatribune.com/world/middle-east/2020/08/06/what-we-know-about-the-lebanon-explosionsWhen combined with fuel oils, it creates a potent explosive widely used in the construction industry, but also in homemade bombs such as those used in the 1995 Oklahoma City attacks. The mega-blast that tore through Lebanon's capital Tuesday with the force of an earthquake, killing at least 113....Thu, 06 Aug 2020 14:00:00 +0200dhakatribune-c1a888412e1bb499ac9c493994f59846dhakatribuneen33.887189 35.513404NaturalDisastersConflictCommunicableDiseasesMaritimeSafetyEuropeCoronavirusInfectionEU-AsiaMichel AounEuropean UnionPentagonDonald TrumpHassan Diab20200806140000https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/beirut-blast-what-we-know-about-it/articleshow/77387225.cmsInvestigators are trying to zero in on the cause of the massive blast in Beirut that has killed more than 100, but the terrifying footage has led to speculation about the involvement of everything from high explosives to fireworks while officials blame a huge stash of ammonium nitrate, a chemical fertiliser .Thu, 06 Aug 2020 10:12:00 +0200timesofindia-b288b91e3e5fa9a37542d1451aa6dea9timesofindiaen35.171 33.369MaritimeSafetyEuropeNaturalDisastersManMadeDisastersConflictJRCNuclearSecuritymahbUS Geological Survey20200806101200https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/08/06/20/what-we-know-about-the-lebanon-explosionsBEIRUT - The mega-blast that tore through Lebanon's capital Tuesday with the force of an earthquake, killing at least 113 people and injuring over 4,000, resulted from the ignition of a huge depot of ammonium nitrate at Beirut's port, officials say, but many questions remain.Thu, 06 Aug 2020 00:17:00 +0200abs-cbnnews-b799e8d59ebee4083a1260f0e2695a59abs-cbnnewsen33.887189 35.513404NaturalDisastersConflictCommunicableDiseasesMaritimeSafetyEuropeCoronavirusInfectionEU-AsiaMichel AounEuropean UnionPentagonDonald TrumpHassan Diab20200806001700https://sg.news.yahoo.com/know-lebanon-explosions-090153094.htmlThe mega-blast that tore through Lebanon's capital Tuesday with the force of an earthquake, killing at least 113 people and injuring over 4,000, resulted from the ignition of a huge depot of ammonium nitrate at Beirut's port, officials say, but many questions remain.Wed, 05 Aug 2020 23:06:00 +0200yahoo-sg-a63019d2f3d784aba1944b6329fc2a16yahoo-sgen33.887189 35.513404NaturalDisastersConflictCommunicableDiseasesMaritimeSafetyEuropeCoronavirusInfectionEU-AsiaMichel AounEuropean UnionPentagonDonald TrumpHassan Diab20200805230600https://www.khaleejtimes.com/region/mena/lebanon-blast-all-you-need-to-know-about-beirut-tragedyThe mega-blast that tore through Lebanon's capital Tuesday with the force of an earthquake, killing at least 135 people and injuring over 4,000, resulted from the ignition of a huge depot of ammonium nitrate at Beirut's port, officials say, but many questions remain.Wed, 05 Aug 2020 22:58:00 +0200khaleejtimes-9ea98f53163a277e95517ea15f4b6f07khaleejtimesen33.887189 35.513404NaturalDisastersConflictCommunicableDiseasesMaritimeSafetyEuropeCoronavirusInfectionEU-AsiaMichel AounEuropean UnionPentagonDonald TrumpHassan Diab20200805225800https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2020/0805/1157564-beirut-blast-what-we-know/The mega-blast that tore through Lebanon's capital on Tuesday with the force of an earthquake resulted from the ignition of a huge depot of ammonium nitrate at Beirut's port, officials say, but many questions remain. Here is what we know so far: What happened? An initial large explosion shook....Wed, 05 Aug 2020 22:36:00 +0200RTERadio-eced3f965585382f3cd47ba7560004ceRTERadioen33.887189 35.513404NaturalDisastersConflictCommunicableDiseasesMaritimeSafetyEuropeCoronavirusInfectionEU-AsiaMichel AounEuropean UnionPentagonDonald TrumpHassan Diab20200805223600http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/8/376047/World/Region/What-we-know-about-the-Lebanon-explosions.aspxThe mega-blast that tore through Lebanon's capital Tuesday with the force of an earthquake, killing at least 113 people and injuring over 4,000, resulted from the ignition of a huge depot of ammonium nitrate at Beirut's port, officials say, but many questions remain.Wed, 05 Aug 2020 22:29:00 +0200ahram-EN-a0f6ad94803c5b7d2dc7241dc01e5557ahram-ENen33.887189 35.513404NaturalDisastersConflictCommunicableDiseasesMaritimeSafetyEuropeCoronavirusInfectionEU-AsiaMichel AounEuropean UnionPentagonDonald TrumpHassan Diab20200805222900https://news.yahoo.com/know-lebanon-explosions-090153232.htmlBeirut (AFP) - The mega-blast that tore through Lebanon's capital Tuesday with the force of an earthquake, killing at least 113 people and injuring over 4,000, resulted from the ignition of a huge depot of ammonium nitrate at Beirut's port, officials say, but many questions remain.Wed, 05 Aug 2020 22:06:00 +0200news-yahoo-ce6f70bc1dafe1a01f39737b44509bfenews-yahooen33.887189 35.513404NaturalDisastersConflictCommunicableDiseasesMaritimeSafetyEuropeCoronavirusInfectionEU-AsiaMichel AounEuropean UnionPentagonDonald TrumpHassan Diab20200805220600https://reliefweb.int/report/world/natural-disasters-2019Executive Summary. In 2019, 396 natural disasters were recorded in EM-DAT with 11,755 deaths, 95 million people affected and 103 billion US$1 in economic losses across the world. The burden was not shared equally as Asia suffered the highest impact and accounted for 40% of disaster events, 45% of deaths and 74% of the total affected.Wed, 05 Aug 2020 15:36:00 +0200reliefWeb-4cd12292369a529db3ebfe54616eaa4breliefWeben28.5687 77.2168NaturalDisastersAccountingNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration20200805153600https://news-24.fr/explosion-de-beyrouth-quest-ce-que-le-nitrate-dammonium-et-pourquoi-est-il-responsable-de-la-catastropheL’explosion massive qui a dévasté une grande partie de Beyrouth, qui a été ressentie aussi loin que Chypre, a frappé avec la force d’un tremblement de terre. Ce fut l’explosion la plus puissante jamais vue dans la capitale libanaise, qui était en première ligne de la guerre civile du pays de 1975 à....Wed, 05 Aug 2020 15:04:00 +0200news-24-6d6b9fb0195c85277b5943966315ace2news-24fr33.887189 35.513404Explosion of Beyrouth: what is the ammonium nitrate and why is it responsible for disaster?Explosion of Beyrouth: what is the ammonium nitrate and why is it responsible for disaster?NaturalDisastersmahbTerroristAttackEU-AsiaPolicyEmploymentUnion européenneHassan DiabIRA20200805150400https://clubofmozambique.com/news/magnitude-4-5-earthquake-hits-eight-districts-in-central-mozambique-170208/A 4.5 magnitude earthquake on the Richter scale was reported in eight districts of provinces in central Mozambique at 06:06 a.m. on Sunday, but without causing casualties or damage, an official source said. “The epicentre was in the Caia district [in Sofala province], at a depth of 10 km,” a note....Mon, 31 Aug 2020 11:05:00 +0200clubofmozambique-323dc4a17a24669611539bb21f6ec9aeclubofmozambiqueen-17.16511 34.892189NaturalDisasters20200831110500