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 http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/history/history_203291?profile=1470Today is the day of 2020. There are days left in the year. TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT. 1994: A federal court jury in Anchorage, Alaska, orders Exxon Corp to pay US$5 billion in punitive damages to Alaskan fishermen and natives for the March 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill. OTHER EVENTS.Wed, 16 Sep 2020 09:33:00 +0200jamaicaobserver-ea6487257b71b3e6f92fd07b248c9b63jamaicaobserveren61.2025 -149.898UNbodiesUNSecretaryGeneralPeaceKeepingManMadeDisastersAirTransportNaturalDisastersAmy PoehlerMolly ShannonSri Lankan GovernmentDavid PetraeusIndependence DayPope Benedict XVIRoman Catholic ChurchExxon ValdezVietnam WarJuan PeronThe VaticanLiberation Tigers of Tamil EelamJohn GayMontreal ProtocolPeter FalkHafizullah AminJ C PenneyLauren BacallMexican GovernmentGerald FordHamid KarzaiNur MohammedRoman EmperorMarc AnthonyRay Odierno20200916093300https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/01/many-people-are-still-missing-afghanistan-flash-floodsK hoja Zada found his son around noon; his body was under layers of rubble and mud. The rain had stopped and the sun was shining again when the 70-year-old dug him out. At midnight, he buried him again. Less than a week after flash floods killed at least 116 people – including Zada’s 35-year-old son....Mon, 07 Sep 2020 13:14:00 +0200guardian-c9279d01836841b5da40be10cd90b7e1guardianen35.013988 69.169823EnvironmentNaturalDisastersInternational Organization for MigrationAbdul WakilThe GuardianStefanie GlinskiEnvironmental Protection Agency20200907131400https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/us-japan-security-allianceForged in the wake of World War II, the U.S.-Japan security alliance is as important as ever to both countries’ interests in Asia. In recent years, a more assertive China, a nuclear-armed North Korea, and other challenges have pushed the alliance to make historic adjustments, including crafting a larger role for Japan’s military.Wed, 02 Sep 2020 17:23:00 +0200cfr-77d3d5e552ef639e03c480da9256d414cfren37.7483 -122.413JRCNuclearSecurityConflictSecurityCouncilPeaceKeepingNaturalDisastersJRCSafeguardsUNbodiesYuki TatsumiWorld War IICold WarStimson CenterIndian OceanXi JinpingGulf WarOkinawa PrefectureMoon Jae-inJapanese militaryEisaku SatoNuclear Nonproliferation TreatyKim Jong-unVietnam WarJunichiro KoizumiBarack ObamaCongressional Research ServiceMarine CorpsKorean WarShinzo AbeMichael AuslinHoover InstitutionDonald J. TrumpShigeru YoshidaUN Security Council20200902172300https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/01/many-people-are-still-missing-afghanistan-flash-floodsK hoja Zada found his son around noon; his body was under layers of rubble and mud. The rain had stopped and the sun was shining again when the 70-year-old dug him out. At midnight, he buried him again. Less than a week after flash floods killed at least 116 people – including Zada’s 35-year-old son....Tue, 01 Sep 2020 08:17:00 +0200guardian-53c525cd62da56ceb0e13a0801182533guardianen35.013988 69.169823NaturalDisastersEnvironmentInternational Organization for MigrationEnvironmental Protection Agency20200901081700https://kathmandupost.com/author/peter-gillIn Afghanistan and Iraq, Nepalis who are injured or killed while working for American contractors are often sent home with only token compensation, or none at all. Each year around the anniversary of the April and May 2015 earthquakes, the media turns its attention to the ongoing plight of Nepal’s earthquake victims and reconstruction progress.Mon, 31 Aug 2020 05:21:00 +0200kathmandupost-f33d4dee49ed7cc326113b25fbb0a2a5kathmanduposten34.5309 69.136757NaturalDisastersPeter Gill20200831052100https://reliefweb.int/report/afghanistan/asia-and-pacific-weekly-regional-humanitarian-snapshot-18-24-august-2020AFGHANISTAN. From 13 to 23 August, fighting between Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) and a non-state armed group (NSAG) continued in Kunduz Province and reportedly resulted in the deaths of 17 civilians and 43 people being injured. Almost 25,000 people were displaced in Kunduz Province and....Tue, 25 Aug 2020 14:37:00 +0200reliefWeb-b10e4cf744d27f2d053df1a6b7cb71b6reliefWeben34.5309 69.136757NaturalDisastersRed Cross20200825143700