312300 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://money.oe24.at/Topbusiness/Japans-Einzelhandel-spuert-Mehrwertsteuererhoehung/145153290Japans Einzelhändler haben die Erhöhung der Mehrwertsteuer deutlich zu spüren bekommen. Ihr Umsatz ging im April im Vergleich zum Vorjahresmonat um 4,4 Prozent zurück, wie das Wirtschaftsministerium mitteilte. Das war der stärkste Rückgang auf Jahressicht seit dem verheerenden Erdbeben und Tsunami im März 2011.Thu, 29 May 2014 15:46:00 +0200oe24-aa9149a6702c2c1d3d650093651a3c0420140529154600http://gulfnews.com/news/world/philippines/philippines-looking-forward-to-pope-francis-visit-1.1340586?utm_content=1.1340586&utm_medium=RSS&utm_source=Feeds&utm_campaign=Philippines%20%e2%80%9clooking%20forward%e2%80%9d%20to%20Pope%20Francis%20visit&localLinksEnabled=false&utm_term=News%20RSS%20feedManila: The Philippines is eagerly awaiting Pope Francis’ scheduled trip next year, the presidential palace said, following reports that the 77-year-old Pontiff plans to visit areas of the country devastated by typhoon Haiyan. “We certainly look forward to the coming of Pope Francis.Thu, 29 May 2014 12:47:00 +0200gulfnews-3673dd7f110b4b69ab3be9d92c81322520140529124700http://www.zawya.com/story/Iran_lines_up_satellite_launches_next_year-ZAWYA20140529045212/Three Iranian remote-sensing satellites of Zafar, Tolou and AutSat are slated for launch using Simorgh Launcher in the coming year (to start March 21, 2015), deputy head of Iran Space Agency said on Wednesday.Thu, 29 May 2014 10:22:00 +0200zawya-palestine-876828b6e247a92fbb55bd1b856e362520140529102200http://www.listindiario.com//las-mundiales/2014/5/28/323721/La-tierra-tambien-temblo-en-Puerto-RicoUn temblor de magnitud 5,76 en la escala de Richter se registró ayer en Puerto Rico a las 17.15 hora local (21.15 GMT), según datos preliminares de la Red Sísmica de la isla caribeña, que descartó el peligro de tsunami. El sismo se localizó a unas 80 millas (130 kilómetros) al oeste del Municipio de....Thu, 29 May 2014 09:12:00 +0200listin-43f62d790305895ae8d26accad35ca9620140529091200