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.abc.net.au/radio-australia/programs/pacificreview/In this edition: Transparency International Vanuatu urges the country's president to dismiss any thoughts of pardoning 14 former MPs jailed for corruption. The push to secure the region's maritime borders and establish the Blue Pacific continent. And will a haul of 17 medals from the Special....Fri, 29 Mar 2019 22:02:00 +0100radioaustralianews-fr-55d87471adbf61ebb5fe4df8d7929e69radioaustralianews-fren-17.7404 168.321NaturalDisastersMigrationFIFATransparency International20190329220200https://www.abc.net.au/radio-australia/programs/pacificreview/In this edition: No free ride for Solomon Islands' next batch of MPs, as tax is reimposed on their salaries. The chocolate growers of Bougainville on the look out for niche markets in Australia and beyond. And the 10 year old "wonderboy" who's taken on the task of attracting the tourists back to Palau.Fri, 22 Mar 2019 23:06:00 +0100radioaustralianews-fr-0d545baed03675bd9fb22b90103aa98cradioaustralianews-fren-9.62239171888818 160.15841165124NaturalDisastersMigrationFIFAWorld CupVanuatu Daily Post20190322230600https://www.abc.net.au/radio-australia/programs/pacificreview/In this edition: We look at what's at stake for the people of Bougainville when they go to the polls to vote on independence later this year. The Vanuatu government has pledged to ban disposable nappies to reduce plastic waste, but can it be done? And we meet the young Vanuatu cricketer who knows how to wield a bat, and how to repair them too.Fri, 15 Mar 2019 22:45:00 +0100radioaustralianews-fr-1dd9b2439b371974bcb5a9b838d9f209radioaustralianews-fren-17.7404 168.321NaturalDisastersMigrationFIFAWorld CupVanuatu Daily Post20190315224500http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2019/03/13/2003711378President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) is to embark on an eight-day state visit to three of Taiwan’s diplomatic allies in the Pacific next week to exchange experiences about democratization and sustainable development, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said yesterday.Tue, 12 Mar 2019 18:39:00 +0100taipeitimes-364e75b324c8984d297cb2ce15d5ec18taipeitimesen7.50230759140217 134.573387838085NaturalDisastersTsai IngTsai Ing-wen蔡英文Presidential OfficeChen Shih-chungApple DailyDavid LeeJoseph WuTommy RemengesauHilda HeineSecurity CouncilShinzo Abe20190312183900https://mia.mk/2019/03/religious-calendars-163/?lang=en31 March 2019 (MIA) Macedonian Orthodox Church Calendar. St. Cyril, Archbishop of Jerusalem. Born in Jerusalem in the time of Constantine the Great, he died in 386, in the time of Theodosius the Great. He was ordained priest in 346, and in 350 succeeded the blessed Patriarch Maximus on the patriarchal throne of Jerusalem.Sun, 31 Mar 2019 10:09:00 +0200mia-mk-04c4afc8225fac5c017ff3d42e1f5425mia-mken31.77375 35.22522NaturalDisastersOrthodox Church20190331100900https://reliefweb.int/report/philippines/asia-and-pacific-weekly-regional-humanitarian-snapshot-26-mar-1-apr-2019PHILIPPINES. Drought conditions have been reported in the MIMAROPA Region, Region IX, Region XII, BARMM and Metro Manila. As of 1 April, ten provinces have declared a State of Calamity because of the drought. More than 13,600 ha of agricultural crops, mostly rice and corn, have reportedly been affected with losses estimated at PhP1.Mon, 01 Apr 2019 14:13:00 +0200reliefWeb-69ee733222592d9e3fad9bbb6acbfe43reliefWeben14.6096 121.006ManMadeDisastersNaturalDisastersShan State20190401141300