NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–1 July 2011.  A joint United Nations assessment mission has confirmed that Government troops in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) committed mass rape and acts of pillaging in several remote villages in the country’s east last month. Residents of Nyakiele in the province of South Kivu told[Read More…]

Philadelphia, PA–(ENEWSPF)–June 30, 2011 – 5:25 P.M. EDT         THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, Philly!  (Applause.)  Thank you.  Thank you, Philadelphia!  (Applause.)  It is good to be back — (applause) — good to be back in the great state of Pennsylvania. (Applause.)  Congratulations, Phillies fans.  (Applause.)  That is quite a rotation.  [Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)–June 30, 2011 – 12:30 P.M. EDT         MR. CARNEY:  Before I get started I just wanted to say that today, as you know, I believe, the White House announced through its official Twitter account, @whitehouse, that it will host its first ever Twitter town hall on Wednesday, July[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 30, 2011.   Index for Today’s Briefing LEBANON Special Tribunal on Lebanon Indictments/Delivery to Lebanese Prosecutor General/Next Steps from Lebanese Government ISRAEL/PALESTINIANS Foundation for Moving Talks Forward Laid Out Acting Special Envoy David Hale Continues Meetings with Israeli and Palestinian Negotiators Claims of Gaza Flotilla Ship Sabotage/Both Sabotage[Read More…]

PARIS–(ENEWSPF)–30 June 2011.  Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed a meeting in Paris today of five nuclear non-proliferation treaty States as a unique opportunity to advance nuclear disarmament. “The Secretary-General welcomes the holding of the second Conference on Confidence Building Measures towards Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation in Paris today,” his spokesperson said[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 30, 2011.  To complement the Obama Administration’s launch last week of the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership, U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu yesterday announced a series of new manufacturing job training partnerships using the Department of Energy’s National Training and Education Resource (NTER).  DOE will be partnering with the[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–30 June 2011.  The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) confirmed today that two Ethiopian staff members who went missing after a deadly incident in mid-May have been safely recovered. “WFP confirms that the staff members have been brought to the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, where they are receiving[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 30, 2011.   SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending June 25, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 428,000, a decrease of 1,000 from the previous week’s unrevised figure of 429,000. The 4-week moving average was 426,750, an increase of 500 from the previous week’s[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 29, 2011. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has made available to the public an unclassified version of an annual report to Congress outlining the previous year’s security inspection program. The report is required under the Energy Policy Act of 2005. The report covers the NRC’s security inspection program, including[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 29, 2011. Cooling System Restarted After Leaks Plant Status Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) has repaired faulty hoses and restarted the new cooling system for the reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear energy facility. The system resumed operations after the repair. The system, which on June 27 began[Read More…]