377210 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://reliefweb.int/report/indonesia/asean-weekly-disaster-update-22-28-april-2019REGIONAL SUMMARY. • Floods and rain-induced landslide affected Indonesia, including its capital city of Jakarta. In the Mekong sub-region, Myanmar was hit by a hailstorm, with some hails reportedly as large as golf balls, and consequent flooding. While the Philippines was shaken with two (2)....Tue, 30 Apr 2019 10:42:00 +0200reliefWeb-7df8f637a1e9c4a8d0f7e76a6c057fd320190430104200https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/world/japans-emperor-akihito-abdicates-the-throne/Japan's Emperor Akihito has announced at a ceremony that he is abdicating, in his final official address to his people. In the ceremony at the palace on Tuesday, Akihito also thanked his people for their support during his 30-year reign as emperor. He said it was fortunate for him that he could....Tue, 30 Apr 2019 10:40:00 +0200newstalkzb-d8beddf5111b129e7bd74a4b4481642520190430104000https://www.rappler.com/business/229334-federal-land-invests-earthquake-technology-new-bonifacio-global-city-propertyEXTRA PROTECTION. Federal Land's The Seasons Residences will be the company's second development which will be making use of Nippon Steel Engineering Group's technology. Photo from Federal Land. MANILA, Philippines – Federal Land Incorporated highlighted the use of Nippon Steel Engineering Group's....Tue, 30 Apr 2019 10:26:00 +0200rappler-5cd20654a24c353a6382f154f627201220190430102600http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/259575-akihito-begins-abdication-rituals-as-japan-marks-end-of-eraEmperor Akihito began his abdication rituals at a Shinto shrine Tuesday morning as Japan embraces the end of his reign with reminiscence and hope for a new era. Television images showed Akihito in a traditional robe entering the main Shrine of Kashikodokoro to report his retirement to the gods.Tue, 30 Apr 2019 10:16:00 +0200naharnet-en-944182870d72ab83a4f749de307a1f6c20190430101600