El Salvador–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2011 – 3:00 P.M. CST PRESIDENT FUNES: (As translated.) Thank you so much for your presence. Thank you to all the friends of the press, both domestic and international. First of all, I would like to thank President Obama for his visit, and also to his family[Read More…]
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USGS: 6.0 M Earthquake Hits Babuyan Island Region, Philippines
Location of the reported quake. (Source: USGS) BABUYAN ISL REGION, PHILIPPINES-(ENEWSPF)- The United States Geological Survey issued preliminary report of a 6.0 magnitude earthquake at a depth of 36 km. The quake reportedly struck at 2:26:11 CST. The quake reportedly struck 111 km (69 miles) NE (39 degrees) of Laoag,[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Mark C. Toner, March 22, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2011. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT World Water Day / World Bank Event in Washington / Secretary Clinton Will Deliver Remarks / U.S. Government Partner Agencies LIBYA Turkey Agrees be U.S. Protecting Power / Grateful for Turkey’s Effort in Helping Four Missing New York Times Journalists[Read More…]
Nuclear Energy Institute Report on Japan’s Nuclear Reactors, March 22, 2011 (7 PM EDT)
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2011 – 7 PM EDT. Tokyo Electric Power Co. reported this afternoon (U.S. time) that it has restored electricity to the control room at the Fukushima Daiichi reactor 3. Lights in the control room were switched on for the first time since the earthquake 11 days[Read More…]
International Atomic Energy Agency Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Accident Update, 22 March (23:15 UTC)
Vienna, Austria–(ENEWSPF)–22 March 2011 – 23:15 UTC Summary of conditions at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant Located on the Eastern coast of Japan, the six nuclear power reactors at Daiichi are boiling water reactors (BWRs). A massive earthquake on 11 March disabled off-site power to the plant and triggered the[Read More…]
Three More Quakes Reported Today Off Coast of Honshu, Japan
Location of the last quake reported. (Source: USGS) Honshu, Japan-(ENEWSPF)- The United States Geological Survey issued preliminary reports of three more earthquakes today off the coast of Honshu, Japan, all in excess of 6.0 magnitude. The first was a 6.6 M that occurred at 1:18:47 a.m. CST. The quake struck[Read More…]
UN to Send Aid to Eastern Libya Amid Reports of Hardship and Attacks on Civilians
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–22 March 2011 – United Nations agencies prepared today to rush aid into eastern Libya as rebels told a senior UN envoy on the ground there that cities and towns were under siege and civilians being targeted by the tanks and heavy weaponry of Colonel Muammar Al-Qadhafi’s forces. “Providing[Read More…]
White House Press Gaggle by Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications Ben Rhodes, March 22, 2011
En Route San Salvador, El Salvador–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2011 – 7:07 A.M. CDT. MR. CARNEY: So, good morning. As I mentioned to some of you, we’ll do a — I have Ben Rhodes here, Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications. He will give you a sort of a breakdown of the[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, March 22, 2011
Santiago, Chile—(ENEWSPF)—March 22, 2011 – 6:12 PM CST. Participating in today’s Press Briefing are Senior Director for Western Hemisphere Affairs Dan Restrepo and Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications Ben Rhodes. MR. CARNEY: Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Today I’d like to, as part of the briefing, give you[Read More…]
U.S. Treasury Identifies 14 Companies Owned by Libya’s National Oil Corporation as Subject to Sanctions
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2011. The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today identified 14 companies owned by Libya’s National Oil Corporation, as subject to sanctions pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13566. The National Oil Corporation is the centerpiece of Libya’s state-owned oil apparatus, and controls a[Read More…]
