478880 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://www.emirates247.com/news/philippine-storm-death-toll-surges-to-68-2018-12-31-1.677253The death toll from a storm that struck the Philippines shortly after Christmas rose to 68 with the number of fatalities expected to climb even higher, civil defence officials said Monday. Fifty-seven people died in the mountainous Bicol region, southeast of Manila, while 11 were killed in the....Mon, 31 Dec 2018 10:16:00 +0100emirates247-4c8ccf695e5014e4879f228935aeb31720181231101600https://pakobserver.net/zig-zag-kiln-technology-introduced-to-reduce-emissions-up-to-70pc/Ministry of Climate Change has introduced a Zig-Zag kiln technology to enhance fuel efficiency, energy savings and reduction in emissions up to 70 per cent. The technology has been introduced in coordination with Environmental Protection Agencies (EPAs), National Energy Efficiency & Conservation....Mon, 31 Dec 2018 07:03:00 +0100pakobserver-358dfd3c45414632803d9d0fab069e9d20181231070300https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2018/12/30/christmas-storm-becomes-second-deadliest-to-hit-philippines-in-2018.htmlPeople wade through a flooded street in the town of Baao in Camarines Sur province on December 30, 2018. Tropical Storm Usman has displaced at least 17,000 people in the Bicol region in the southern part of the Philippines’ main Luzon island. AFP/GETTY IMAGES.Mon, 31 Dec 2018 06:28:00 +0100TorontoStar-824bdf08bfc85de936be2b700c99d33820181231062800https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2018/12/31/aceh-advises-muslims-not-to-celebrate-new-year.htmlOfficials and religious leaders in Aceh have called on Muslims in the province not to celebrate the New Year for religious reasons. Aceh acting governor Nova Iriansyah explained in a circular that, "When marking the New Year, [it is recommended] that people not hold any festivities such as....Mon, 31 Dec 2018 06:14:00 +0100JakartaPost-ea95a6d885abed6ff04c2c9a734d64bf20181231061400