9550 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.pireport.org/articles/2004/11/05/four-quakes-hit-marianasBy Haidee V. Eugenio. SAIPAN, CNMI (Marianas Variety, Nov. 5) –Four separate earthquakes measuring 4.7 to 6.0 magnitude on the Richter scale hit the Marianas on Wednesday, but none resulted in damage or injuries. The quakes occurred in just a five-hour period, starting with an intensity 4.7 quake at 2:44 p.Fri, 15 Feb 2019 17:56:00 +0100pidp-1e4b7ba8766ab6e14181a0ac3157bb3a20190215175600https://www.thedailystar.net/business/news/japans-economy-rebounds-fourth-quarter-2018-1702207Japan's economy expanded in the final quarter of 2018 as the negative impact from a series of natural disasters over the summer receded, government data showed Thursday. The world's third largest economy benefitted from a rise in domestic demand, including in corporate investment and household spending.Thu, 14 Feb 2019 21:02:00 +0100thedailystarBD-21d681d6186ca8ed23e7df1c1734269f20190214210200http://www.bssnews.net/?p=165815TOKYO, Feb 14, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Japan’s economy expanded in the final quarter of 2018 as the negative impact from a series of natural disasters over the summer receded, government data showed Thursday. The world’s third largest economy benefitted from a rise in domestic demand, including in corporate investment and household spending.Thu, 14 Feb 2019 06:11:00 +0100bssnews-69380e53acd02acfc685628d46d2b1d720190214061100https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1085284/magnitude-4-9-quake-hits-surigao-del-norteMANILA, Philippines — A 4.9-magnitude earthquake jolted Surigao del Norte on Wednesday afternoon, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. In its earthquake bulletin, Phivolcs said the quake hit 75 kilometers southeast of General Luna, Surigao del Norte, at 2:50 p.m.Wed, 13 Feb 2019 10:27:00 +0100inquirer-741429a8d2c2ee1c2cb830f7ee075a7220190213102700