Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 25, 2011 – UPDATE AS OF 7:00 P.M. EDT. Fresh water is being injected into the reactor pressure vessel at reactor 3 at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, Japan’s Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency said. TEPCO said that radioactive materials discovered at the reactor 3 turbine building[Read More…]
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White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, March 25, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 25, 2011 – 1:36 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon, everyone. Before I start taking — start with questions, I have a couple of things I want to bring up. First of all, it’s a very sad, sad day here in the White House press office. As some[Read More…]
State Department Briefing Re: Current Events in Libya, March 25, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 25, 2011. MR. TONER: Good afternoon and welcome to the State Department. Welcome, Kirit. And it’s our very great good fortune to have with us today Ambassador Gene Cretz, our ambassador to Libya. And we thought it would be a good idea to get Gene down here just[Read More…]
Coalition Air Operations Take on Gadhafi’s Forces
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 25, 2011 – The coalition struck a number of targets in Libya with air operations flown to protect the Libyan people from Moammar Gadhafi’s forces, the director of the Joint Staff said today. Navy Vice Adm. William E. Gortney briefed Pentagon reporters on the latest developments in the United[Read More…]
International Atomic Energy Agency Briefing on Fukushima Nuclear Accident, 25 March 2011 (15:30 UTC)
Vienna, Austria–(ENEWSPF)–25 March 2011 – Update 15:30 UTC. On Friday, 25 March 2011, Graham Andrew, Special Adviser to the IAEA Director General on Scientific and Technical Affairs, provided the following information on the current status of nuclear safety in Japan. 1. Current Situation There has not been much change at[Read More…]
Readout of President Obama’s call to Greek Prime Minister Papandreou
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 25, 2011. President Obama called Prime Minister Papandreou today to congratulate him and the Greek People on the 190th anniversary of Greek independence. The two leaders discussed developments in North Africa and their support for the Libyan people. The President noted Greece’s solidarity as a NATO ally[Read More…]
Ongoing Violence Leading to Increasing Displacement in Libya, Says UN Agency
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–25 March 2011 – The United Nations refugee agency said it is receiving reports of increased displacement in Libya, while the numbers of people fleeing the North African nation amid what Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called “the brutal campaign of violence by the Libyan regime against its own people” have[Read More…]
Up to 1 Million People Driven From Homes By Violence in Côte d’Ivoire, UN Reports
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–25 March 2011 – As many as 1 million people have been driven from their homes in Côte d’Ivoire in the months-long turmoil stemming from the outgoing president’s refusal to leave office, with violence mounting and his loyalists using heavy weapons against civilians, a top United Nations official said[Read More…]
Syria: UN Human Rights Office Voices Concerns About Situation
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–25 March 2011 – The United Nations human rights office today spoke out over the worsening situation in Syria, saying it will be closely monitoring the pledge of the country’s Government to introduce political and economic reforms. Rupert Colville, a spokesperson for the Office of the UN High Commissioner[Read More…]
U.S. Department of State, National Hockey League Partner for First-Ever Ice Hockey Exchange with Russia
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 25, 2011. The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announced today that a Russian delegation of 18 youth hockey players and their coaches will participate in the first-ever ice hockey exchange March 27 – April 8 in Washington, D.C. and New York City. In[Read More…]
