NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–10 April 2011 – United Nations peacekeepers in Côte d’Ivoire launched a military operation late today against the forces supporting the former president Laurent Gbagbo after they continued to mount attacks against the UN, the country’s elected Government and civilians in the city of Abidjan. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon instructed[Read More…]
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In and Around Park Forest Week of April 11, 2011
Village Clerk Sheila McGann, Trustee Gary Kopycinski, Mayor John Ostenburg, and Trustees Brandon, McCray, O’Neill and Dillard celebrate after election results came in Tuesday night. (Photo: Rich Whitehead) Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)-April 11, 2011. Opening day for Park Forest Baseball, celebrating its 60th anniversary, will begin on Saturday, April 16 at[Read More…]
NATO Strikes Hit Gaddafi Forces Around Adjabiya and Misratah
Naples–(ENEWSPF)–10 April – NATO’s Operation Unified Protector continues to dismantle the fighting ability of the Gaddafi Regime throughout the country with particular attention to the two cities that are the most threatened, Ajdabiya and Misratah, where airstrikes near these two cities today have resulted in 25 Regime tanks being destroyed.[Read More…]
Syria: Secretary General Ban Voices Concern After Deadly Clashes in Southern City
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–10 April 2011 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has voiced concern after the latest outbreak of violence in Syria, where it is reported that both protesters and security personnel were killed during demonstrations in the southern city of Deraa. Mr. Ban spoke by telephone yesterday with Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad,[Read More…]
Nuclear Energy Institute Report on Japan’s Nuclear Reactors, April 10, 2011 (11:30 A.M. EDT)
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2011 – UPDATE AS OF 11:30 A.M. EDT.Management of water continues to be a top priority at Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. TEPCO has begun to install steel sheets and a silt barrier at the intake structure for reactor 2 to prevent further[Read More…]
International Atomic Energy Agency Briefing on Fukushima Nuclear Accident, 10 April 2011 (15:00 UTC)
Vienna, Austria — 10 April 2011 – UPDATE 15:00 UTC. Presentation → Summary of Reactor Status On Sunday, 10 April 2011, the IAEA provided the following information on the current status of nuclear safety in Japan: 1. Current Situation Earthquake of 7th April External power has been restored at all[Read More…]
GM Recall of Certain Model Year 2011 Chevrolet Cruze Vehicles
Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—April 9, 2011. Summary: General Motors is recalling certain model year 2011 Chevrolet Cruze vehicles. During manufacturing the steering wheel could have been improperly fastened and may detach from the steering column. Consequence: Should the steering wheel detach from the steering column while driving, the driver could lose the[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Army Casualty, April 9, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Spc. Keith T. Buzinski, 26, of Daytona Beach, Fla., died April 7 in Logar province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire.[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Marine Casualty, April 8, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Staff Sgt. Jason A. Rogers, 28, of Brandon, Miss., died April 7 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd[Read More…]
Nuclear Energy Institute Report on Japan’s Nuclear Reactors, April 9, 2011 (11:30 A.M. EDT)
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2011 – UPDATE AS OF 11:30 A.M. EDT.Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) has increased its efforts to remove highly radioactive water that is slowing restoration of reactor cooling systems at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, the Japan Atomic Industrial Forum reports. For the last several days,[Read More…]
