Day: December 19, 2011

Philippines: UN Officials Mourn Victims of Storm Tragedy

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–19 December 2011.   A woman salvages belongings from her ruined village in Mindanao, Philippines, after Tropical Storm Washi struck on 16 December 2011 United Nations officials today sent their sympathies to the people of the Philippines after a tropical storm slammed the south of the country at the weekend,[Read More…]

Egypt: UN Human Rights Chief Condemns Brutality Against Protesters

GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–19 December 2011.  Protesters in Cairo, Egypt The United Nations human rights chief today strongly condemned what she described as the “brutal suppression” of demonstrations by the military and security forces in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, saying the violence reportedly left at least 11 people dead and more than 500[Read More…]

Justice Department Recovers $3 Billion in False Claims Act Cases in Fiscal Year 2011

Department Sets Records for Recoveries in Health Care and War-Related Fraud Annual Recoveries in Whistle Blower Cases Reach All Time High WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—December 19, 2011.  The Justice Department secured more than $3 billion in settlements and judgments in civil cases involving fraud against the government in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30,[Read More…]

Who Will Be America’s Next Top Energy Innovator

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 19, 2011. Last week marked the deadline for submissions to the “America’s Next Top Energy Innovator” challenge, and the U.S. Department of Energy today announced that it will give Americans the chance to vote for the most innovative and promising technologies supported by the program. The Department also[Read More…]

Governor Quinn Reminds Everyone to Honor Our Servicemembers This Holiday Season

Encourages Support for Operation Hero Miles; Making Annual Trip to Deliver Holiday Cards to Servicemembers Overseas CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–December 19, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn yesterday joined United Airlines to encourage people throughout Illinois to support Operation Hero Miles, a program that benefits servicemembers who were injured overseas. Through the program, people can[Read More…]

Star Images Helping to Save Vatican Books

Vatican Library EU–(ENEWSPF)–19 December 2011. Antique books in the Vatican Library are being digitised to preserve them for future generations using a technique developed through ESA to store satellite images of the sky.  The Library needed a way of scanning the delicate old manuscripts and storing the files so that they[Read More…]

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