Vienna, Austria–(ENEWSPF)–3 April 2011 – UPDATE 12:00 UTC. Presentations: → Summary of Reactor Status, 3 April 2011, 12.00 UTC On Sunday, 3 April 2011, the IAEA provided the following information on the current status of nuclear safety in Japan: 1.Current Situation at the plant Overall at the Fukushima Daiichi plant,[Read More…]
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Secretary General Ban Talks by Phone With Afghan President Following Deadly Attack Against UN Staff
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–2 April 2011 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today spoke by telephone with the President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai and expressed his sadness and shock to the head of State at the attack on the United Nations offices in the city of Mazar-i-Sharif that resulted in the death of three[Read More…]
Côte d’Ivoire: UN Peacekeepers Repulse Attack by Pro-Gbagbo Forces
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–2 April 2011 – The United Nations peacekeeping force in Côte d’Ivoire today reported that one of its patrols was attacked by forces loyal to Laurent Gbagbo in a suburb of the city of Abidjan, sparking an exchange of gunfire during which five members of the former president’s forces[Read More…]
Nuclear Energy Institute Report on Japan’s Nuclear Reactors, April 2, 2011 (12:00 PM EST)
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2011 – UPDATE AS OF 12 P.M. EDT. Recovery efforts continue at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan, as aid pours in from the international nuclear community in the form of technical expertise, protective equipment for workers, storage tanks for contaminated water and other measures. Today, Tokyo[Read More…]
International Atomic Energy Agency Briefing on Fukushima Nuclear Accident, 2 April 2011 (12:00 UTC)
Vienna, Austria–(ENEWSPF)–2 April 2011 UPDATE 12:00 UTC. Presentations: → Summary of Reactor Status, 2 April 2011, 12.00 UTC On Friday, 2 April 2011, the IAEA provided the following information on the current status of nuclear safety in Japan: 1.Current Situation Overall at the Fukushima Daiichi plant, the situation remains very[Read More…]
Weekly Address: Energy Security Can Only Come If We Invest in Cleaner Fuels and Greater Efficiency
Landover, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2011. Hello, everybody. I’m speaking to you today from a UPS customer center in Landover, Maryland, where I came to talk about an issue that’s affecting families and businesses just like this one – the rising price of gas, and what we can do as a[Read More…]
Southwest Airlines Responds to Loss of Pressurization Event on Flight From Phoenix to Sacramento
DALLAS, April 1, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Southwest Airlines Flight 812, the scheduled 3:25 pm departure from Phoenixto Sacramento today, diverted to Yuma, Ariz due to loss of pressurization in the cabin. Upon safely landing in Yuma, the flight crew discovered a hole in the top of the aircraft. There are no reported Customer injuries. One of[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, April 1, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2011 – 1:18 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the first briefing of April, 2011. Before I get started, I have a statement from the President I would like to read — from the President: “I condemn in the strongest possible terms[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Mark C. Toner, April 1, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2011. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Confirmation That the Two Americans Detained in Syria Have Been Released / Cannot Provide Further Information Due to Privacy Act Today’s Attack on United Nations Assistance Mission Compound in Afghanistan / U.S. Condemns the Attack / Condolences / In Close[Read More…]
Readout of President Obama’s Meeting with New U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan Princeton Lyman
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2011. Earlier today, the President met with newly appointed Special Envoy for Sudan Ambassador Princeton Lyman at the White House. The meeting comes at a critical time with only 99 days remaining before the end of the interim period of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement. The President expressed[Read More…]
