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 materialhttp://sanfrancisco.ibtimes.com/articles/190170/20110801/brent-at-6-week-high-atop-120-on-debt-progress.htmBrent crude futures hit a 6-week high on Monday, topping $120 a barrel, due to a relief rally after Washington reached a last-minute deal to escape default.Mon, 01 Aug 2011 11:27:00 +0200ibtimes-cnzhibtimes-cn-f66f1b834c003b1bbbee331f5788290638.9051 -77.0162http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/188858/20110728/tropical-storm-don-aims-to-strike-texas-coast.htmTropical Storm Don has triggered a storm warning along the Texas coast on Thursday evening, with the storm expected to hit within 36 hours.Fri, 29 Jul 2011 04:37:00 +0200ibtimes-cnzhibtimes-cn-12620a1566a71a0503c2ac52e82f0a6731.4943738356216 -99.3600411817029http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/188665/20110728/lil-wayne-chris-brown-adele-perform-vma.htmLil Wayne will be performing at the MTV Video Music Awards. Adele will be making her first appearance at the event.Thu, 28 Jul 2011 22:04:00 +0200ibtimes-cnzhibtimes-cn-61f84f31fe0641e34e98fbbcf952cad3http://chicago.ibtimes.com/articles/188607/20110728/tropical-storm-don-nears-texas-coast.htmTropical Storm Don, the fourth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, was churning northwestward across the southern Gulf of Mexico toward the Texas coast.Thu, 28 Jul 2011 20:34:00 +0200ibtimes-cnzhibtimes-cn-194761b4723475526db4df318a454a1a19.3395004253507 -99.6272668409776http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/186269/20110725/elusive-rebound-better-come-soon.htmAmerican consumers, faced with grim job prospects and the looming threat of a national debt default, are in no position to support the global economy with a new wave of spending.Mon, 25 Jul 2011 15:59:00 +0200ibtimes-cnzhibtimes-cn-6130dac9d3dea5dba9ee5f353a7d01f6