37040 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.mid-day.com/articles/japanese-emperor-to-deliver-abdication-speech-in-august/17480168Japanese Emperor Akihito has planned to deliver a televised speech in August on his desire to abdicate in favour of his son Naruhito, officials said on Friday. Officials from the Imperial Household Agency said that Akihito, 82, intends to pass on the Chrysanthemum Throne to his son, 56, "in the....Fri, 29 Jul 2016 18:43:00 +0200mid-day-9cddc52a2c730d758cfbac633fdb3e8f20160729184300http://jakartaglobe.beritasatu.com/news/5-1-magnitude-quake-hit-garut-no-injuries-damages-reported/A 5.1 magnitude earthquake hit the southwestern part of Garut in West Java at around 4.00 p.m. on Friday (29/07). No injuries or damages have been reported. (Reuters Photo/Beawiharta) Jakarta. The Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency, or BPBD, in Garut, West Java, said a 5.Fri, 29 Jul 2016 18:25:00 +0200thejakartaglobe-955b2a36fb650ffa33bd624c7a49add820160729182500http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/07/29/national/miyagi-beach-opens-for-first-time-since-311/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+japantimes+%28The+Japan+Times%3A+All+Stories%29SHICHIGAHAMA, MIYAGI PREF. – A beach in Miyagi Prefecture opened Friday for the first time since a massive earthquake and tsunami devastated northeastern Japan in March 2011. Shobuta Beach in the town of Shichigahama will be open for 10 days through Aug. 7 following solid progress in reconstruction work, including new breakwaters.Fri, 29 Jul 2016 15:49:00 +0200japantimes-b342a1ee21fd912e135d773e9edfe8bf20160729154900http://lifestyle.abs-cbn.com/articles/2138/in-focus-rediscover-the-art-of-giving-with-these-tips-from-philanthropy-advisor-jenny-santi/You know how the saying goes: ‘"It is better to give than to receive," and author Jenny Santi gives a much broader meaning to it with her book The Giving Way to Happiness: Stories & Science Behind the Life-Changing Power of Giving . Born and raised in Manila, Jenny eventually found her way to New....Fri, 29 Jul 2016 14:20:00 +0200abs-cbnnews-709f6063a4f0f1693a6998a9cac6db0420160729142000