Sentences with phrase «new years in another country»

I've never celebrated New Years in another country, and Sydney's did not disappoint as my first!

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Last year, Singapore - based United Overseas Bank polled respondents in three Southeast Asian countries to find out their budgets for the Lunar New Yyear, Singapore - based United Overseas Bank polled respondents in three Southeast Asian countries to find out their budgets for the Lunar New YearYear.

This European country has reigned supreme as the most innovative in the world for the past four years, according to a new report.

Mexican leaders took the action on medical marijuana - and Pena Nietro has taken a new stance on illegal drugs as a whole - as the country faces a continued escalation in the drug wars that have ravaged Mexico for years.

On New Year's Day, the sale of marijuana for recreational became legal in California, the country's most populous state.

DESPITE a significant fall in new vehicle sales across the country in 2008, car dealers in Western Australia retain a positive outlook for the year ahead.

Certain countries susceptible to climate change have seen a spike in travel interest over the past year, according to a new report from travel insurance comparison web site Squaremouth.

«Taking a look at a country like New Zealand — number four in the ranking — we can see the impact of a program they implemented 10 years ago,» says Farrington.

Their newest paper uses historical data from multiple countries to show that an increase in the ratio of household debt to gross domestic product over a three - to - four - year period predicts a decline in economic growth.

They have also demanded a new vote on the budget for next year after the government approved the spending plan by not putting it though parliament, but holding the vote in an nearby chamber, with a high number of government supporters — something that the country's opposition deemed as «illegal.»

He's the number one professor six years running at Wharton, one of the leading business schools in the country; a New York Times bestselling author multiple times over; and a frequent keynote speaker, researcher and consultant.

While the U.S. and many European countries are poised to celebrate Christmas and New Year's, there are additional holidays celebrated in three huge and yet - to - be-fully-tapped international markets that are worth exploring.

Guoga helped to set up a Blockchain Centre in the country's capital Vilnius last year, dedicated to exploring applications of the new technology that banks are excited about.

The move to an unlimited policy appears supremely well - intentioned and it's certainly light years ahead of the majority of company policies» here in the U.S., one of only two countries (hi, Papua New Guinea!)

NEW YORK (AP)-- Emotionally wrenching politics, foreign conflicts and shootings at home took a toll on Americans in 2016, but they are entering 2017 on an optimistic note, according to a new poll that found that a majority believes things are going to get better for the country next yeNEW YORK (AP)-- Emotionally wrenching politics, foreign conflicts and shootings at home took a toll on Americans in 2016, but they are entering 2017 on an optimistic note, according to a new poll that found that a majority believes things are going to get better for the country next yenew poll that found that a majority believes things are going to get better for the country next year.

Unlike in Canada, where the country's biggest universities play in front of sparse crowds and go years without winning a season, U.S. colleges outside of the Ivy League depend upon their sports teams to bring in new students, attract attention, and draw donations and revenue.

I was 25 years old in a new country, at a new university, with my close friends back home.

In its new office, just opened in January, the 14 - year - old LiquidAgents Healthcare, which places nurses for short - term contracts in hospitals around the country, boasts almost 29,000 square feet of open - plan office spacIn its new office, just opened in January, the 14 - year - old LiquidAgents Healthcare, which places nurses for short - term contracts in hospitals around the country, boasts almost 29,000 square feet of open - plan office spacin January, the 14 - year - old LiquidAgents Healthcare, which places nurses for short - term contracts in hospitals around the country, boasts almost 29,000 square feet of open - plan office spacin hospitals around the country, boasts almost 29,000 square feet of open - plan office space.

The study, which surveyed 50,000 adults in 24 developed countries, found that «daughters of working mothers completed more years of education, were more likely to be employed and in supervisory roles, and earned higher incomes,» reports Claire Cain Miller in The New York Times.

And Cowen & Co. is forecasting a new indignity: The Wall Street firm says Amazon will eclipse Macy's as the top seller of apparel in the country this year, and that Amazon's market share will be three times as big as Macy's by 2021.

A third of the country's 500 largest listed non-financial companies failed to earn enough to make interest payments in the financial year that ended March 2015, according to a new report from local ratings agency India Ratings and Research.

While the country's online purchases are lower in comparison to other countries, this is expected to grow in the next few years, which could leave an opening for businesses interested in reaching those new online shoppers.

Unfortunately, the extremely high - profile New Year's Eve terror attack in already brand - damaged Turkey is likely to keep European tourist arrivals very depressed and the package tour industry reluctant to add capacity in the country for the coming season.»

New Hampshire residents enjoy the lowest poverty rate of any state in the entire country, and it also boasts the sixth - best nationwide employment rate over the last five years.

2016 has just begun, and marketers across the country will need to evaluate their plans for the year in context with new customer trends in order to stay competitive and relevant.

Along with the new Chu - Hi, the firm will this year also launch the excitingly - named «THE TANSAN,» which Garduño said «features the strongest carbonation ever in our products in this country, to reach health conscious adult sparkling lovers.»

They were still settling into their new home, a comfortable, Spanish - style house in the lush enclave that had been called «el Country Club» before wealthy families abandoned it in the early years of the revolution.

Finally, in August 2012 — two and a half years late, and $ 26 million over budget — the country's premier law enforcement agency began using the new machines.

Billions have poured into Cyprus over the past few years, but in March the EU had to bail out the country's banking system, resulting in a new levy on bank deposits $ 100,000.

In the past year, we launched new Virgin mobile businesses in Chile and Poland, countries where our brand previously had no presencIn the past year, we launched new Virgin mobile businesses in Chile and Poland, countries where our brand previously had no presencin Chile and Poland, countries where our brand previously had no presence.

Now, the 79 - year - old Magna International founder is back in Austria and launching a new political party that aims to dump the euro, reform the country's tax system and cut down on bureaucracy.

Over the past several years, their government raised the value - added tax and imposed numerous new fees in desperate attempts to address serious fiscal shortfalls that have brought the country to the brink of ruin.

Meanwhile, the company is boosting its operations in Canada: A new 50,000 - square - foot technology hub in Toronto is expected to add 400 positions to its payroll in this country over the next couple years, with longer - term ambitions to employ up to 1,500.

TORONTO — Walmart will spend $ 450 million this year to open several new stores and expand its distribution network in Canada amid what is becoming an increasingly competitive retail landscape in this country.

Billed as the Trump administration's new strategy on Syria, the announcement will prolong the risks and redefine the mission for the U.S. military, which has for years sought to define its operations in Syria along more narrow lines of battling Islamic State and has about 2,000 U.S. ground forces in the country.

In the U.S., temperatures continue to set new records as the fire season in many parts of the country has now stretched to as many as 300 days of the yeaIn the U.S., temperatures continue to set new records as the fire season in many parts of the country has now stretched to as many as 300 days of the yeain many parts of the country has now stretched to as many as 300 days of the year.

These risks and uncertainties include: Gilead's ability to achieve its anticipated full year 2018 financial results; Gilead's ability to sustain growth in revenues for its antiviral and other programs; the risk that private and public payers may be reluctant to provide, or continue to provide, coverage or reimbursement for new products, including Vosevi, Yescarta, Epclusa, Harvoni, Genvoya, Odefsey, Descovy, Biktarvy and Vemlidy ®; austerity measures in European countries that may increase the amount of discount required on Gilead's products; an increase in discounts, chargebacks and rebates due to ongoing contracts and future negotiations with commercial and government payers; a larger than anticipated shift in payer mix to more highly discounted payer segments and geographic regions and decreases in treatment duration; availability of funding for state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs); continued fluctuations in ADAP purchases driven by federal and state grant cycles which may not mirror patient demand and may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; market share and price erosion caused by the introduction of generic versions of Viread and Truvada, an uncertain global macroeconomic environment; and potential amendments to the Affordable Care Act or other government action that could have the effect of lowering prices or reducing the number of insured patients; the possibility of unfavorable results from clinical trials involving investigational compounds; Gilead's ability to initiate clinical trials in its currently anticipated timeframes; the levels of inventory held by wholesalers and retailers which may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; Kite's ability to develop and commercialize cell therapies utilizing the zinc finger nuclease technology platform and realize the benefits of the Sangamo partnership; Gilead's ability to submit new drug applications for new product candidates in the timelines currently anticipated; Gilead's ability to receive regulatory approvals in a timely manner or at all, for new and current products, including Biktarvy; Gilead's ability to successfully commercialize its products, including Biktarvy; the risk that physicians and patients may not see advantages of these products over other therapies and may therefore be reluctant to prescribe the products; Gilead's ability to successfully develop its hematology / oncology and inflammation / respiratory programs; safety and efficacy data from clinical studies may not warrant further development of Gilead's product candidates, including GS - 9620 and Yescarta in combination with Pfizer's utomilumab; Gilead's ability to pay dividends or complete its share repurchase program due to changes in its stock price, corporate or other market conditions; fluctuations in the foreign exchange rate of the U.S. dollar that may cause an unfavorable foreign currency exchange impact on Gilead's future revenues and pre-tax earnings; and other risks identified from time to time in Gilead's reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC).

In less than seven years, Canada has concluded new free - trade agreements with nine countries and our Government is negotiating further agreements involving more than 60 others.

McDonald's first - quarter same - store sales rose 5.4 %, propelled by interest in all - day breakfast, the company's new» McPick 2» value menu that launched earlier this year and new products such as kale bowls and yogurt smoothies being tested in various parts of the country.

«I signed on with the company almost four years ago and it has truly been the experience of a lifetime helping Uber become the fastest growing company of all - time — spanning 75 countries with over 14,000 employees,» Michael wrote in his goodbye letter, first posted on The New York Times.

«The fact is, what the 40 - year - old state worker should be concerned about right now is getting reform, because if they just put their heads in the sand, then we will have a Detroit - like problem in New Jersey, in Illinois, in California, and lots of other states across this country,» he said.

In April, The New York Times» Amy Chozick, in an article titled «Conservative Koch Brothers Turning Focus to Newspapers,» reported that the billionaire industrialists» expressed interest in the Tribune Co. papers was part of a «three - pronged, 10 - year strategy to shift the country toward a smaller government with less regulation and taxes» — with the third prong being controlling media through media investmentIn April, The New York Times» Amy Chozick, in an article titled «Conservative Koch Brothers Turning Focus to Newspapers,» reported that the billionaire industrialists» expressed interest in the Tribune Co. papers was part of a «three - pronged, 10 - year strategy to shift the country toward a smaller government with less regulation and taxes» — with the third prong being controlling media through media investmentin an article titled «Conservative Koch Brothers Turning Focus to Newspapers,» reported that the billionaire industrialists» expressed interest in the Tribune Co. papers was part of a «three - pronged, 10 - year strategy to shift the country toward a smaller government with less regulation and taxes» — with the third prong being controlling media through media investmentin the Tribune Co. papers was part of a «three - pronged, 10 - year strategy to shift the country toward a smaller government with less regulation and taxes» — with the third prong being controlling media through media investments.

Chandrasekaran, a technology executive who has previously worked in Silicon Valley, also talked about his new role and spoke about his past few years in India and the changing entrepreneurial landscape in the country.

It has been five years since his last visit — a relatively short time considering the forty - year old diplomatic relationship between the two countries, but a momentous period in international affairs which has set a new...

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It was only a few years later, while I was reading Charles Kindleberger's A Financial History of Western Europe that I learned that the 1873 crisis actually «began» with a stock market crash in Vienna in May, four months before the New York markets fell, which spread to Germany, England and other countries, and the subsequent depression was perhaps the first «global» panic and depression in history.

The 12 - country Trans - Pacific Partnership (TPP), signed in October, is likely to be the subject of much public debate in the new year.

However, the smart speaker race to launch in new countries is an important angle to the voice assistant competitive landscape and Amazon is moving toward checking off two more countries right after the New Yenew countries is an important angle to the voice assistant competitive landscape and Amazon is moving toward checking off two more countries right after the New YeNew Year.

In less than a year, they will be the new normal for 34 countries in Europe — thanks to payments initiatives like SEPA, or the Single Euro Payments AreIn less than a year, they will be the new normal for 34 countries in Europe — thanks to payments initiatives like SEPA, or the Single Euro Payments Arein Europe — thanks to payments initiatives like SEPA, or the Single Euro Payments Area.

In January, every gym across the country is packed with people trying to work on their New Year's resolutions.