SERFOR reports the deaths of more than 10,000 frogs in Coata River in Puno On October 14, 2016, the Technical Administration of Forestry and Wildlife (ATFFS) in Puno, Pero, acted immediately after receive an alert about the […]
The British Government has adopted some of the key principles of the US covert drone programme, a response to MPs published on October 19, 2016, shows. Responding to questions from the Joint Committee on Human […]
This Presidential Policy Directive (PPD), issued October 14, 2016, by The White House — President Barack Obama — provides background and forward-looking statements on United States-Cuba “Normalization.” The PPD is include below in its entirety, and […]
Proceeds to Benefit Challenged Athletes Foundation and Reeve Foundation Williams’ Children Donated the Bikes; Proceeds from the Online Auction will Honor Their Father’s Advocacy of Individuals Living with Disabilities Released by Mara Buxbaum (id-pr.com), Carlos Escaba (challengedathletes.org), and Rebecca […]
On October 13, 2016, The Nobel Prize in Literature 2016 was awarded to Bob Dylan “for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition.” To read more about this Nobel Prize winner, visit this page: www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/2016/bio-bibl.html. After the announcement was […]
US Agribusiness “Feeding the World” Claim is a Dangerous Myth Released by Alex Formuzis, ewg.org US agribusiness spokesmen routinely defend practices that pollute air and water, and destroy soil by claiming that American farmers are doing […]
69 of Top 100 Economic Entities Are Corporations Not Countries Walmart, Apple, Shell Richer than Russia, Belgium, Sweden Released by Kevin Smith, globaljustice.org.uk Corporations have increased their wealth vis-à-vis countries according to new figures released […]
#KnotOnMyPlanet Urges All to Donate to the Elephant Crisis Fund and Tie Knots to Never Forget Elephants Released by Lee Alman, Edelman.com/Elephant Crisis Fund The Elephant Crisis Fund, one of the most powerful mechanisms combatting the ivory […]
English for All: A New Identity for US Government English Programs The US Department of State and Peace Corps are launching “English for All,” a new initiative highlighting the US government’s commitment to help people […]
American Geophysical Union Partners with Wiley to Take On New Geohealth Initiative Largest Earth and Space Science Organization and Publishing Partner Wiley to Launch New Open Access Journal Released by Joan Buhrman (agu.org) and Penny […]
Released by Lauren Lipuma (agu.org), Katy Human (colorado.edu), Sandra McLean (yorku.ca), and Kathryn Dunkelman (brown.edu) Climate change could remobilize abandoned hazardous waste thought to be buried forever beneath the Greenland Ice Sheet, new research finds. Camp Century, a US military base built […]
Scholastic Announces Sales of More Than 2 Million Copies of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts One and Two in the First Two Days Released by Kris Moran, Charisse Meloto, and Kyle Good, Scholastic Harry Potter […]
By Plane, of Course! Released by Leanne Williams, fei.org The first group of Olympic horses departed from London’s Stansted Airport (GBR) on July 29, 2016, on a special cargo plane bound for Rio 2016, marking the start […]
Swiss Pioneers Bertrand Piccard and Andre Borschberg Complete the First-Ever Round-The-World Solar Flight — A Historic Achievement without a Drop of Fuel. Taking turns at the controls of Solar Impulse 2 (Si2) – their zero-emission […]
Ten employees of the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) were sworn in as Foreign Service Officers during a July 13, 2016, ceremony at USDA headquarters in Washington. The new officers include […]
Statement from Ilaria Maselli, Senior Economist for Europe, The Conference Board, on UK Referendum Results Released by Ralph Piscitelli and Carol Courter, conference-board.org The immediate shocks of the June 23, 2016, Brexit decision on the financial markets have already been substantial. […]
Ecofibre Sends 6 Tons Of Australian Certified Hemp Seed To USA And Prepares For Commercial Activities Via Its USA Subsidiary, United Life Science Released by Eric Wang (ecofibre.com.au) and John Ryan (unitedlifescience.com) Ecofibre is proud to announce that […]
Special Collaboration With Nuyorican Artist Dave Ortiz To Celebrate 80th Anniversary Of Goya Foods Released by Natalie J. Maniscalco, retromedianyc.com Goya Foods, the largest Hispanic-owned food company in the United States, collaborates with Nuyorican artist Dave […]
Iraq Government Pulls Plug on Social Networks, Citizens use Hola VPN to Fight Back Released by Ofer Vilenski, hola.org On Friday, May 27, 2016, the government of Iraq blocked access to Facebook and Twitter. According […]
Aircraft Cross Atlantic On Gulfstream’s Supply Of Renewable Jet-A Released by Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. on May 23, 2016, announced that the Gulfstream G450 and G550 flew from Savannah GA to Geneva on a […]
Like the “Babelfish” in Douglas Adams’ Iconic Books, the Pilot Earpiece Translates While You Listen Language will No Longer be a Barrier to Communication By Kay Whatley, Editor Waverly Labs’ “Pilot” in-ear translator means a conversation between […]
Goldman Environmental Prize Honors Six Heroes of the Environment Award goes to activists from Tanzania, Cambodia, Slovakia, Peru, Puerto Rico, United States Released by the Goldman Environmental Foundation On April 18, 2016, The Goldman Environmental Foundation announced […]
Visit the website, theswedishnumber.com, and a Swedish telephone number is displayed. Tourists interested in visiting Sweden can call that number, and they will be routed to a random Swedish citizen who has agreed to talk to […]
Widespread Loss of Ocean Oxygen to Become Noticeable Around 2030 Deoxygenation Due to Climate Change Threatens Marine Life Joint Release by American Geophysical Union (Lauren Lipuma) and National Center for Atmospheric Research (David Hosansky and Laura Snider) A drop in the […]
The world´s largest Viking Ship departures from Haugesund, Norway and sails towards Iceland, Greenland, Canada and USA. Released by Sarah Blank, drakenexpeditionamerica.com On April 24, 2016, the world’s largest Viking ship, Draken Harald Hårfagre, set […]
Released by tsu.co tsū has always championed creators. To celebrate the release of our video product, tsū is awarding $22,000 in grants to musicians who write/co-write and perform their original tracks. In order to find […]
Mysterious Gaps in Vegetation Only Ever Seen in Southern Africa — Until Now Released by Susanne Hufe, UFZ press office The circular, barren patches of land, forming a highly regular pattern over the dry grassland of Namibia, were thought […]
02/25/2016 Glyphosate in Beer – Federal Institute downplayed dangers Released by Sophia Guttenberger, Umweltinstitut München (“Munich Environmental Institute”) (release roughly translated to English… original German language version — Deutsch — here) Munich, February 25, 2016, the Munich Environmental […]
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