82390 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.europesun.com/news/264360623/japan-welcomes-olympic-flame-as-doubts-swirl-over-gamesThe Olympic flame arrived in Japan on Friday to a muted reception, what should have been a joyous celebration dramatically scaled down due to the coronavirus pandemic that has cast doubt over whether the Tokyo Games can even go ahead. The flame landed on a special charter flight into Matsushima Air....Fri, 20 Mar 2020 07:42:00 +0100europesun-495f3cc693383a043af677e60768bf6b20200320074200http://english.sina.com/sports/o/2020-03-20/detail-iimxyqwa1941142.shtmlInternational Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said the organization was "considering different scenarios" for the Tokyo Games, but was optimistic about holding the event as scheduled despite the coronavirus pandemic. The IOC will act on advice from its own taskforce and the World Health....Fri, 20 Mar 2020 07:29:00 +0100sinacom-en-f32ac630d9b1947cd54ed2cee2cd94eb20200320072900https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/coronavirus-cases-in-india-live-news-latest-updates-march20/liveblog/74721738.cmsMembers of President Donald Trump's economic team convene Friday on Capitol Hill to launch negotiations with Senate Republicans and Democrats racing to draft a $1 trillion-plus economic rescue package amid the coronavirus outbreak. It's the biggest effort yet to shore up households and the U.S.Fri, 20 Mar 2020 07:23:00 +0100economictimes-3f51f211a422ad82e9bd998907b2355a20200320072300http://www.ecns.cn/news/2020-03-20/detail-ifzusrwx0570526.shtmlSpecial: Battle Against Novel Coronavirus No casualties or damage were reported after a 5.9-magnitude earthquake hit the city of Xigaze, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, at 9:33 a.m. Friday, the local government said. Obvious tremors were felt in Tingri County under Xigaze, but no house....Fri, 20 Mar 2020 07:22:00 +0100ecns-3c30ffe322113e5fb5cec63cdbbb840f20200320072200