4320 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://kpl.gov.la/En/detail.aspx?id=83801(KPL) The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on June 27 signed a grant agreement with the Mekong River Commission (MRC) to provide up to USD 5 million for the new Mekong Basin Partnership. The signing ceremony held at the MRC Secretariat, demonstrates the continuous support of the U.2024-07-01T07:16+0200kpl-779bb8a474bbb936b5830966aaf7ca6a20240701071600https://www.forbes.com/sites/jillgoldenziel/2024/06/30/china-is-afraid-of-international-law-and-planning-a-counter-offensive/FILE - In this handout photo provided by Armed Forces of the Philippines, Chinese Coast Guard hold knives and machetes as they approach Philippine troops on a resupply mission in the Second Thomas Shoal at the disputed South China Sea on June 17, 2024.2024-07-01T02:39+0200forbes-9cdadc4e9f03f16933d49fbb8dc9e9ac20240701023900https://www.pattayamail.com/news/pattaya-bangkok-experience-light-rain-this-weekend-464366Moderate winds and waves are expected in the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand. The Meteorological Department reveals that thunderstorms will continue in Thailand, warning the upper northeastern region to be wary of heavy rain, while this morning Bangkok experiences light rain in several areas.2024-06-30T03:39+0200pattayamail-a8e6ea619882854632058aac4145382a20240630033900https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501514652/mrc-usaid-partner-to-enhance-mekong-basin-management/This initiative aims to strengthen transboundary coordination and management of water and related resources, contributing to the achievement of the MRC’s Basin Development Strategy. The agreement offers MRC a substantial resource boost to respond to the development challenges in its priority strategies.2024-06-30T02:06+0200khmertimes-c8012474af96afe35e50e6d8180aa2af20240630020600