NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–17 April 2011 – A United Nations-backed agreement reached this weekend will help ensure that influenza virus samples will be shared during a pandemic with partners who need the information to take steps to protect public health. The framework includes binding legal regimes for the UN World Health Organization[Read More…]
Day: April 17, 2011
Park Forest Police Reports for April 18, 2011
Have you signed up for Code Red? Register your phone numbers, mobile and landlines, today. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Editor’s Note: We continue our reporting on news from police reports. Besides covering the many stories from around Park Forest that otherwise might go unnoticed, we want to bring[Read More…]
Remarks by Secretary of State Clinton at Meeting With the Staff and Families of Embassy Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan–(ENEWSPF)–April 17, 2011. AMBASSADOR ROOS: I will be very brief. First of all, I want to welcome the families who have begun to come back. Welcome home. And the Secretary has been hearing throughout the entire day what a phenomenal job all of you have done to bring[Read More…]
Remarks by Secretary of State Clinton With Japanese Foreign Minister Takeaki Matsumoto After Their Meeting
Tokyo, Japan–(ENEWSPF)–April 17, 2011. PARTICIPANT: (Via translator) Secretary Clinton and Minister Matsumoto would like to begin this press conference. First Minister Matsumoto will say a few words. FOREIGN MINISTER MATSUMOTO: (Via translator) Once again, I would like to say how grateful I am to Secretary Clinton for her visit[Read More…]
Iraq: UN Mission Voices Deep Concern at Recent Camp Deaths
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–16 April 2011 – The United Nations mission in Iraq today voiced its deep concern at the recent events that led to the deaths of 34 people at a camp housing Iranian exiles, noting that it has repeatedly urged the Government to refrain from the use of force. The[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Army Casualty, April 16, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 16, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Spc. Joseph A. Kennedy, 25, of St. Paul, Minn. died April 15, in Helmand province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire.[Read More…]