Press Releases on February 28, 2014

New Department of Transportation Report on Highway, Transit Conditions Points to Need for More Investment

DOT 12-14 Friday, February 28, 2014 FHWA Contact: Nancy Singer – 202-366-0660 FTA Contact: Amy Bernstein – 202-366-0706 WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced that a new report on the state of America's transportation …

Boosting food security knowledge in Latin America and the Caribbean

The courses are being designed primarily for food security professionals like government statisticians, nutritionists and others.Rome, 28 February 2014 – A new educational partnership will soon be putting knowledge into the hands of thousands of …

New Energy Efficiency Standards for Commercial Refrigeration Equipment to Cut Businesses’ Energy Bills and Carbon Pollution

WASHINGTON – Building on President Obama’s State of the Union address and the Administration’s Climate Action Plan, the Energy Department today announced new efficiency standards for commercial refrigeration equipment. Over the next 30 years, these …

Remarks by the First Lady at Let's Move! Child Care Event

The White House Office of the First Lady For Immediate Release February 27, 2014 La Petite Academy Bowie, Maryland  2:26 P.M. EST MRS. OBAMA:  I came out here to take a picture with all of you -- but because this daycare center that you guys get to go to …

GSK announces submission to U.S. regulatory authorities for Promacta™ (eltrombopag) for severe aplastic anaemia

GlaxoSmithKline plc (LSE:GSK) announced today the submission of a supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Promacta™ (eltrombopag) for the treatment of cytopenias (a reduction in blood cells) in patients …

King Mohammed VI launches projects involving Moroccan corporations in Abidjan

02/28/2014 (press release: media1press) In line with his speech delivered on the opening of the Ivorian-Moroccan economic forum, HM King Mohammed VI, accompanied by Ivorian Prime Minister Daniel Kablan Duncan, launched, on Wednesday in the Yopougon …

Top food and drink brands team up to make the biggest bang ever!

28 February 2014 Top food and drink brands team up to make the biggest bang ever! Back to list of articles Six leading food and drink manufacturers have teamed up to offer a plethora of exciting engineering activities to the 75,000 visitors attending this …

CHMP Issues Positive Opinion for Tablet Formulation of Merck’s NOXAFIL® (posaconazole)

WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, announced today that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has adopted a positive …

FDA Speeds Innovation in Rare Disease Therapies

Chairman Steve Leer to Retire from Arch Coal's Board Following Long, Distinguished Tenure

 ST. LOUIS, Feb. 28, 2014 -- Arch Coal, Inc. (NYSE: ACI) today announced several changes to its board of directors. Chairman Steven F. Leer, 61, will retire from Arch's board following the company's annual shareholder meeting on April 24. Leer …

Prix Galien Russia 2014 Application Session Officially Open

MOSCOW, RUSSIA, February 28, 2014 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Frederic Boucheseiche, Secretary General of Prix Galien Russia officially announced the opening of the application period for Prix Galien Russia 2014 at a cocktail reception hosted on February 19, …

Europe and Eurasia: Bulgaria

More information about Bulgaria is available on the Bulgaria Page and from other Department of State publications and other sources listed at the end of this fact sheet. U.S.-BULGARIA RELATIONS The United States established diplomatic relations with …

MEDIA Advisory: PubSci: A New Science Conversation Series from Brookhaven National Lab

EVENT: PubSci, Brookhaven National Laboratory's new quarterly science café and conversation series, kicks off with an event on March 11 entitled, "Big Bang Physics and the Building Blocks of Matter." At the event, physicists working at …

Near East and North Africa countries pledge enhanced cooperation on hunger and nutrition

Farmers in Afghanistan planting improved rice varieties as part of an FAO project.28 February 2014, Rome - Governments from the Near East and North Africa today wrapped up a five day meeting on regional food security challenges pledging enhanced …

Meeting Tibetans Living in California

Los Angeles, CA, USA, 27 February 2014 - After young children dressed in their Tibetan best had sung for him and Tenzin Dorjee, President of Tibetan Association of Southern California had expressed words of welcome, His Holiness the Dalai Lama addressed …

PIRELLI TO SELL 100% OF STEELCORD ACTIVITIES TO BEKAERT

Milan, Brussels - 28 Feb 2014 8:55 UTC THE TWO GROUPS ENTER LONG-TERM SUPPLY AND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS AS PIRELLI FOCUSES RESOURCES ON PREMIUM TYRE ACTIVITIES Pirelli C. SpA and Bekaert have signed an agreement for the sale by Pirelli of 100% of …

Sri Lanka: International Investigation NOW: Solidarity groups launch Social Media Campaign!

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, February 27, 2014 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Transnational solidarity groups have launched a Social Media Campaign, using Facebook and Twitter, to call for an International Investigation on Sri Lanka at the upcoming United …

Register for the open GMO Plenary meeting

Improve Utility Customer Engagement at SMi's 3rd annual Social Media in the Utilities Sector Conference

SMi’s 3rd annual Social Media in the Utilities Sector will feature an array of major Utilities sharing vital insights on their customer engagement strategies. LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, February 28, 2014 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Adverse weather conditions such …

Researchers create coating material to prevent blood clots associated with implanted devices

A team of researchers from UCLA and the University of Michigan has developed a material that could help prevent blood clots associated with catheters, heart valves, vascular grafts and other implanted biomedical devices. Blood clots at or near implanted …