Pitssburgh, PA–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2011. Steelworkers demanding fair wages for thousands of workers on strike at a Freeport-McMoRan mine in Indonesia held a demonstration at the company’s headquarters in Phoenix today. Around 10,000 workers have been on strike for higher wages since mid-September at Grasberg, the world’s largest gold mine in[Read More…]
Month: October 2011
NOAA Releases Plan for Managing, Protecting Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2011. NOAA today released the final management plan and environmental assessment for the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary in Washington state. The document provides a framework for the sanctuary to refine its research, education and outreach programs, create and enhance partnerships, and manage potential threats to the[Read More…]
U of T Researchers Revolutionize Technology Used in Electronic Screens
Create world’s most efficient flexible organic light-emitting diodes on plastic TORONTO, ON–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2011. Engineering researchers at the University of Toronto have developed the world’s most efficient organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) on plastic. This result enables a flexible form factor, not to mention a less costly, alternative to traditional[Read More…]
HHS Announces Refined Survey Standards to Examine and Help Eliminate Differences in Care Based on Race, Ethnicity, Sex, Primary Language, or Disability
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2011. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today released final standards to more consistently measure race, ethnicity, sex, primary language, and disability status, thereby improving the ability to highlight disparities in health status and target interventions to reduce these disparities. “It is our job to[Read More…]
As World Passes 7 Billion Milestone, UN Urges Action to Meet Key Challenges
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–31 October 2011. Top United Nations officials today marked the global population reaching 7 billion with a call to action to world leaders to meet the challenges that a growing population poses, from ensuring adequate food and clean water to guaranteeing equal access to security and justice. “Today, we[Read More…]
Three UN Refugee Agency Staff Killed in Afghan Suicide Attack
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–31 October 2011. Three employees of the United Nations refugee agency were killed and two others wounded today when suicide bombers and gunmen carried out an attack near the world body’s compound in southern Afghanistan. The “organized” attack happened at around 6 a.m. local time in Kandahar, according to[Read More…]
UNESCO Votes to Admit Palestine as Full Member
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–31 October 2011. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) today voted to admit Palestine as a full member of the Paris-based agency. UNESCO’s General Conference, the agency’s highest ruling body, took the decision by a vote of 107 in favour to 14 against, with 52 abstentions,[Read More…]
NATO Secretary General Makes Historic Libya Trip
Libya–(ENEWSPF)–31 October 2011. Anders Fogh Rasmussen is making an historic visit to Libya, the first ever of a NATO Secretary General. The visit marks the conclusion of the NATO-led Operation Unified Protector for Libya, which comes to an end at midnight on October 31, exactly seven months since it began.[Read More…]
We Can’t Wait: Obama Administration Takes Action to Reduce Prescription Drug Shortages, Fight Price Gouging
President Issues Executive Order, Backs Legislation to Require Drug Companies to Report Shortages Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2011. President Obama today will sign an Executive Order directing the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to take action to help further prevent and reduce prescription drug shortages, protect consumers and prevent price gouging.[Read More…]
Fact Sheet: Obama Administration Takes Action to Reduce Prescription Drug Shortages in the U.S.
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2011. While the Food and Drug Administration has successfully prevented 137 drug shortages since the beginning of 2010, drug shortages have been increasing in frequency and severity in recent years and adversely affecting patient care. A small number of drugs in the U.S. experience a shortage in[Read More…]
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