634160 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.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNews/Asia/Story/A1Story20121227-391882.htmlMANILA - The Philippines is among Asian countries worst hit by disasters this year, according to a report of the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR). In a report released in Bangkok this month, the UNISDR said the Philippines had the second most number of disasters in the first 10 months....Thu, 27 Dec 2012 05:58:00 +0100AsiaOne-42ca0a155733053b5ce2c08750cd9ca620121227055800http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/featurenews/view/1244678/1/.htmlCHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand: When Japanese architect Shigeru Ban designed a new cathedral in earthquake-devastated Christchurch, he chose the most unlikely of materials -- cardboard -- for the landmark project.Thu, 27 Dec 2012 05:55:00 +0100channelnewsasia-93b59db4c50d013d2eee292782dc78c820121227055500http://www.diariodesevilla.es/article/espana/1427330/pp/levanto/su/primer/ano/tsunami/leyes/sobre/medio/ambiente.htmlUn tsunami legislativo que reforma cuatro leyes: Costas, Agua, Biodiversidad, Residuos y Mercado de Valores ha recorrido el medio ambiente en este primer año del Gobierno del PP. La reforma más controvertida y de más enjundia, la de la Ley de Costas, salvará de la piqueta a miles de chiringuitos y....Thu, 27 Dec 2012 05:55:00 +0100diariodesevilla-438ff4d3ae5348b660474c43e24c13dc20121227055500http://english.kyodonews.jp/news/2012/12/201644.htmlThe Nikkei index rose to its highest mark since March 2011 on Thursday morning, as the yen's continued weakness spurred buying of a wide range of shares amid expectations of monetary easing with Shinzo Abe's new government in place. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended the morning up 140.13 points, or 1.Thu, 27 Dec 2012 05:53:00 +0100kyodonews-cef90b0018e4ed5125c56e19ba26fada20121227055300