12430 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.eastidahonews.com/2019/11/pope-francis-lands-in-japan-for-the-first-papal-visit-in-decades/(CNN) — Pope Francis has landed in Japan to begin a four-day tour of the country, the first papal visit to the land in nearly four decades. The Pontiff is scheduled to meet with Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, and visit a number of memorial sites, according to a statement from the Vatican.Sat, 23 Nov 2019 15:51:00 +0100eastidahonews-9fcf2e46ec684b6862d08034dd36ef7120191123155100https://www.thaipbsworld.com/70-aftershocks-followed-thursdays-6-4-magnitude-earthquake-in-laos/About 70 aftershocks were recorded after the 6.4M L earthquake struck Xayaboury province in the Laos PDR yesterday. The quake damaged 65 houses in the Chalerm Phrakiat district of Thailand’s northern province of Nan, the Meteorological Department reported today (Friday).Fri, 22 Nov 2019 13:17:00 +0100thaipbs-44a94a8ac030a94dac920a6317b17bf120191122131700http://www.bssnews.net/?p=306936VIENTIANE, Nov. 22, 2019 (BSS/XINHUA) – Two people were slightly injured and 17 buildings were damaged after a 6.1 magnitude earthquake hit Hongsa district, Xayaboury province in northern Laos on Thursday. Director of the Hongsa district office Lae Onsomboun said an initial assessment showed that 13....Fri, 22 Nov 2019 06:14:00 +0100bssnews-ac0931f4710d09797ed93795c7331cc520191122061400http://www.mizzima.com/article/strong-quake-hits-thai-lao-border-shaking-buildings-bangkokA shallow 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit northwestern Laos near the Thai border early Thursday, the United States Geological Survey reported, alarming locals who felt buildings shake as far away as Bangkok. The quake hit at 6:50am (2350 GMT Wednesday), roughly three hours after a 5.Fri, 22 Nov 2019 05:29:00 +0100mizzima-7842f6acd6e3cf1e832992eee77a44cb20191122052900