111221 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://un-spider.org/news-and-events/news/apsco-international-workshop-and-training-course-istanbulThe Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organization (APSCO) organized from 23 to 25 October 2023 the International Workshop on Aerospace Application of Earthquake Early Warning and Quick Response in Istanbul, Türkiye. The workshop brought together around 110 participants from Bangladesh, Belgium, the....2023-10-30T19:16+0100un-spider-ea877f730398e30cbbbd4f32b32cfbb420231030191600https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/10/30/women-died-earthquake-afghanistan-fear-taliban-hijab/Women died in an earthquake in Afghanistan because they were afraid to leave their homes without their hijabs, it has emerged. Earlier this month, several dozen women were trapped under rubble in the Zinda Jan district of Herat province and died after they had delayed their escape from collapsing....2023-10-30T17:53+0100telegraph-3a768e9f622887d5f6eb255ed8fbb38a20231030175300https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/490717/Over-3-7-million-people-trained-in-first-aid-in-six-monthsTEHRAN – The Iranian Red Crescent Society conducted first aid training courses for some 3,707,600 people all over the country in the first half of the current Iranian year (started on March 21). The courses were held both online and in-person. Some 2,742,131 learners took part in online classes held by the IRCS, ILNA reported.2023-10-29T13:10+0100tehrantimes-d5e9515baac3449e2324bfceef9d046520231029131000https://whatsnew2day.com/kate-middleton-and-prince-william-meet-people-who-have-raised-money-for-turkey-and-syria/The princess opted for a headscarf with black and white details when she arrived at the Muslim center today. The piece, which was made by Pakistani brand Élan, is believed to have been part of an ensemble worn by the then-Duchess of Cambridge when she visited the country in 2019.2023-10-28T05:23+0200whatsnew2day-4f5eb1a0743cc5c014ae68618e41543b20231028052300