1858110GDACS EMM News Feed 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 Volcanic eruptions have significant impact on Tonga with tsunami causing damageshttp://english.sina.com/world/as/2022-01-17/detail-ikyakumy0840235.shtmlSUVA, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- The eruptions of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano in Tonga on Friday and Saturday have a significant impact on the South Pacific island country, especially its capital Nuku'alofa. According to Tonga's news website Matangi Tonga Online, Friday's violent volcanic....2022-01-17T05:56+0100sinacom-en-20e5d63399448ad002fe39fd7673f33520220117055600Minister for Foreign Affairs announces support for Tongahttps://www.portstephensexaminer.com.au/story/7584150/minister-for-foreign-affairs-announces-support-for-tonga/?cs=769Minister for Foreign Affairs Marise Payne said Australia was working closely with the Tongan government after the eruption of an underwater volcano on Saturday. Senator Payne announced a Royal Australian Air Force aircraft had been deployed to conduct an assessment of damage to critical....2022-01-17T05:50+0100portstephensexaminer-cee165e7f7847ba2610eaa9d30a85f9a20220117055000New Zealand's C-130 Hercules to deliver aid to tsunami-hit Tongahttp://www.xinhuanet.com/english/asiapacific/20220117/4bdd341d259d4d328369eb822f967038/c.htmlWELLINGTON, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- A New Zealand Air Force C-130 Hercules is ready to depart for Tonga on Monday to airdrop fresh water and other essential supplies, as the Pacific island country suffered from a serious tsunami following a major volcanic eruption.2022-01-17T05:49+0100xinhuanet-english-3d6173a34241cc8c071b183cf925b48f20220117054900‘Not knowing is heartbreaking’: sleepless nights among Tongan diaspora after contact with country cut offhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/17/not-knowing-is-heartbreaking-sleepless-nights-among-tongan-diaspora-after-contact-with-country-cut-offSince the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha‘apai volcano erupted on Saturday, Seini Taumoepeau has barely slept. “I would say I’ve had four hours [of sleep each night] at the most,” says Taumoepeau, a Tongan-Australian artist and activist based in Sydney. Many in the Tongan diaspora community feel the same.2022-01-17T05:49+0100guardian-dbfe2f1b921c14840431caa522e5846720220117054900