184110 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.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2020/05/13/commentary/japan-commentary/tithe-approach-volunteering-post-pandemic-world/Kobe – Around the world, usually in the spring, countries celebrate National Volunteer Week (NVW), thanking those who volunteer and encouraging others to do so as well in community service projects, donating blood, beach and roadside cleanups, etc. This year’s NVW in the United States was April 19 to 25.Wed, 13 May 2020 12:47:00 +0200japantimes-1716adf483a315d8b220d749a36ef63420200513124700https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202005130011Taipei, May 13 (CNA) About 20 environmental protection groups on Wednesday delivered a petition to the Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association, expressing opposition to the discharge of radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean. Roughly 1.Wed, 13 May 2020 11:34:00 +0200focustaiwan-33015425c5700cd843fba16cbf24835420200513113400https://www.greenmatters.com/p/earthquakes-causesEarthquake: It’s a term that many of us are familiar with, but aren’t actually sure of how, why, or when they happen. And that’s okay! It’s good to be aware, but this topic is actually pretty darn scientific in nature. Let's take a closer look at your earthquake FAQ.Tue, 12 May 2020 21:43:00 +0200greenmatters-f6a4a2031d23422abdc7d4b0dad9866b20200512214300https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=12331183&ref=rss"And that number is rising fast," said Timely CEO Ryan Baker - whose company received $458,000 in wage-subsidy payments as the hair and beauty business dried up during levels 3 and 4. There was no immediate word whether ACT leader David Seymour - re-named "Disco Dave" by Sideswipe after The Simpson's Disco Stu - would be among them.Tue, 12 May 2020 21:17:00 +0200nzherald-eb2b0467f4f584d93f08f86c78aa26c020200512211700