17630 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://news.uci.edu/2007/08/14/lives-in-the-balance/When a heavily traveled interstate bridge collapsed in Minneapolis Aug. 1, Maria Feng, professor of civil and environmental engineering, found herself fielding all kinds of media questions about the tragedy. Feng develops optical fiber sensors to monitor the soundness of bridges and other structures.Sat, 01 May 2021 19:13:00 +0200news-uci-b2c89cfc2cda0b46d363492e75f2d12720210501191300https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/watch-japan-to-release-contaminated-fukushima-water-into-the-sea/article34458049.eceOn April 13, the Japanese govt. announced the release of more than 1 million tonnes of contaminated water into the sea from the destroyed Fukushima​ nuclear station. This move has been opposed by its own fishing industry and neighbouring countries like South Korea, China, and Taiwan. According to the govt.Sat, 01 May 2021 14:55:00 +0200thehindu-1694b1de7798e0c85f163af4047007d720210501145500http://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202105/01/WS608cb55ba31024ad0babba74.htmlTOKYO- An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 struck off Japan's northeastern Miyagi Prefecture on Saturday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). The temblor occurred at 10:27 am local time (0127 GMT) at the depth of 60 km, with its epicenter at a latitude of 38.1 degrees north and a longitude of 141.Sat, 01 May 2021 04:15:00 +0200chinadaily-e38d1a4560676ba96f8dfc84a15efded20210501041500https://menafn.com/1102008910/South-Korean-fishermen-hold-boat-protests-against-Japan-N-plans&source=25- Gulf Times) Hundreds of South Korean fishermen across the country held protests yesterday calling on Japan to reverse its decision to release contaminated water from its crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea. About 800 fishermen participated in rallies at ports in nine cities, according to....Sat, 01 May 2021 00:29:00 +0200menafn-bf7e1d29ca95ca9a0b515ad5244264c820210501002900