BRUSSELS, Belgium, Feb. 19 -- The European Commission issued the following statement on Feb. 18, 2022, by President Ursula von der Der Leyen at a joint news conference after the 6th European Union-African Union Summit: * * * We had a Summit, indeed, that was, I would say, packed and productive. It was a very good Summit. And we could see that, as Africa sets sail on the future, the European Union wants to be Africa's partner of choice. This is basically the summary of this Summit. For this, in  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 (TNSAwa) -- The American Association for the Advancement of Science issued the following news: By Zaid Jilani The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Newcomb Cleveland Prize, the organization's oldest award, recognizes an outstanding original research paper published in Science each year. This prize is generously supported by The Fodor Family Trust. The winning paper is chosen based on the quality of its scholarship, innovation, presentation, likelih  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Feb. 19 -- Gov. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Since taking office in 2017, Gov. Jim Justice has invested hundreds of millions of dollars into the state's tourism efforts. These investments have changed West Virginia's image in major, unprecedented ways, and we are now reaping the rewards of promoting our state to the world for the first time ever. Today, as a result of these historic investments, Gov. Justice announced that the Hatf  more

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE, Feb. 19 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news gaggle on Feb. 17, 2022, with Principal Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan while en route to Cleveland, Ohio: * * * MS. JEAN-PIERRE: So, hi, everyone. It's great to be joined by EPA Administrator Michael Regan on our trip to Lorain, Ohio. Building a better America requires us to confront legacy pollution and clean up the environment  more