Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 22, 2011. TEPCO Assessment: First Step in Stabilizing Fukushima Reactors Complete Plant Status Japanese media are reporting on a joint assessment by Tokyo Electric Power Co. and the government that the company has met the first step in its effort to stabilize the reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi[Read More…]

BELGIUM–(ENEWSPF)–22 July 2011.  The following statement is attributed to NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen. On behalf of NATO, I condemn in the strongest possible terms the heinous acts of violence in Norway. I would like to convey my sincere condolences to the Norwegian government, the Norwegian people and the[Read More…]

 College Park, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2011 – 11:04 A.M. EDT         THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, Maryland!  (Applause.)  Hello!  Nice to see you.  Thank you so much.  (Applause.)  Everybody, please have a seat.  I see some smart folks up there wore shorts. (Laughter.)  My team said I should not wear shorts.  (Laughter.) My[Read More…]

Thousands displaced by the drought in Somalia are seeking shelter in the capital Mogadishu NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–21 July 2011. The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said today it will start airlifts within days to get vital supplies into Somalia, which is bearing the brunt of the humanitarian crisis in the Horn[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2011 – 12:56 P.M. EDT         MR. CARNEY:  Okay.  Make sure I don’t have my devices here.  Good.         Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the White House.  Thanks for coming to the daily briefing.  Before I take your questions, I just wanted to anticipate one in particular[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2011.   Special Factor: Minnesota has indicated that approximately 1,750 of their reported initial claims are a result of state employees filing due to the state government shutdown. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending July 16, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 418,000,[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–20 July 2011.   A Somali woman and her severely malnourished child wait for medical assistance from the African Union Mission in Somalia The United Nations today declared a famine in two regions of southern Somalia owing to the worst drought in decades, and appealed for urgent resources to[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 20, 2011.     The United States welcomes the arrest of Goran Hadzic, who is charged with participation in the murder of hundreds of Croation civilians, among other crimes, and is the final remaining fugitive indicted for atrocities by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY). [Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 20, 2011 – 12:47 P.M. EDT         Q    No warm-up speaker today?         MR. CARNEY:  Not today.  Not today.         Okay, good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.  Thank you for being here, as ever, at the White House.  This is your daily briefing.  Before I take questions I have[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 20, 2011.   The United States strongly condemns the July 19 assassination attempt on Guinean President Alpha Conde. Inaugurated in December 2010 as Guinea’s first democratically elected president since independence in 1958, Conde and his government have been working to establish the foundations of democratic institutions and practice.[Read More…]