Sentences with phrase «as a continent last»

Tillerson is in Africa as part of President Donald Trump's fence mending efforts after he made comments believed to have insulted Africa as a continent last year.

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For those whose memories of St. John Paul reach back only as far as his last years, Liberating a Continent is also a powerful reminder of what a handsome, charismatic, and utterly compelling man John Paul II was at the height of his physical powers.

Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York, who traveled last week to Brazil with the pope for World Youth Day, said the massive turnout - estimates ran as high as 3 million - and ecstatic crowds likely gave Francis hope that he would «revive the church on his home continent of Latin America.»

About four days into the voyage, we docked at Puerto Williams, which Chileans claim as the last outpost before arriving at the great frozen continent.

Awarded the European Golden Boy trophy last season as the best Under 21 on the continent, his move to City could be just what is needed to help him fulfil his potential.

If the Blaugranas are going to do this then they will need to continue the brilliant form which won them an historic treble last season, as well as being in high profile names from around the continent.

It is not as though he has been playing much for us these days and at 33 - years old his career might last a bit longer on the continent than it would in the rough and ready EPL.

They've thrown money at the two biggest weaknesses from last year, and their attacking depth rivals any team in the world: Kevin De Bruyne had six goals and 18 assists last season; David Silva has lost his hair, but he has retained the vision that makes him one of the top final - third locksmiths on the continent; Leroy Sané's smooth movement makes it look like he's playing on a pool table whenever the ball is at his feet; Raheem Sterling is closer to superstardom than anyone's willing to admit; new signing Bernardo Silva can create chances from anywhere on the field; and Gabriel Jesus averaged 1.6 goals - plus - assists per 90 minutes as a 19 - year - old last season.

As we move into the final few weeks of the European transfer window, clubs all over the continent are scraping to get their last pieces of business across the line.

A mid-table finish would appear the likely destination of Fulham at the end of the season, with the Cottagers neither here nor there with regards to standard of their performances, while early results would indicate that Mark Hughes, despite doing his best to retain Fulham's dogged qualities which were instilled by former boss Roy Hodgson, who was undoubtedly the most successful manager the club ever had in the Premier League, that Fulham will struggle to win matches this season let alone the hearts of the entire nation as they did last season when Hodgson guided an average English team to the finals of the Europa League to the amazement of a nation and a continent.

In that case, it makes no sense to rush a transfer, as waiting on it till the last week or two might shave millions off the fee, or even potentially a better solution might come up to due to the domino effect of last week transfers across the continent.

The presidential spokesman said Buhari, who has identified improved security in Nigeria as a priority for development, shares the vision of the Forum in finding lasting solutions to security challenges on the continent, notably terrorism and violent extremism, piracy, drugs, child and human trafficking.

AS Argentinian scientists in Antarctica last week raced to clear an 80 000 - litre spill of fuel oil before the summer thaw, international negotiators failed again to reach agreement on making polluters on the icy continent liable in law for cleaning up their messes.

They maintain that the first Americans were the Clovis people, who crossed into the New World from Asia when a fall in sea levels at the height of the last Ice Age created a land bridge, known as Beringia, between the two continents.

But, on the plus side, I have friends on nearly every continent who, should I show up on their doorstep, would greet me as if not a single minute had gone by since we last shared a coffee.

Winding up the operation, Giskes sent a final, mocking wireless message: «This is the last time you are trying to make business in Netherlands without our assistance Stop we think this rather unfair in view our long and successful co-operation as your sole agents Stop but never mind whenever you will come to pay a visit to the Continent you may be assured that you will be received with the same care and result as all those who you sent us before Stop so long.»

It means that Europe as a bright spot of growth this year may not last if Merkel's power is stifled and the continent's growth engine is slowed.

As young medical students, they witnessed deep poverty across the continent, particularly Chile, Colombia, Peru and Venezuela, and their stay at a Peruvian leper colony left a lasting impression on the pair.

As the last ice age began, some 125,000 years ago, part of the water evaporated from the world's oceans and fell as snow at the poles and in the northern parts of the continents to slowly form ice caps and glacierAs the last ice age began, some 125,000 years ago, part of the water evaporated from the world's oceans and fell as snow at the poles and in the northern parts of the continents to slowly form ice caps and glacieras snow at the poles and in the northern parts of the continents to slowly form ice caps and glaciers.

Simone is among the continent's most successful women in the industry and was, last month, awarded in the Top Hoteliers category at the AKWAABA African Travel Market's African Travel 100 Women Awards as part of the Women in Tourism Programme.

With a portfolio of more than 30 brands spanning all seven continents, The Travel Corporation was last year described by Forbes as the biggest travel company you might not have heard of.

We've been traveling the world non-stop as a family for the last decade (48 countries, 5 continents) so came early to Twitter.

Her research into belief systems and ethnographic collections informs her practice, notably her installation about one of the first large uprisings on the African continent, Rumours that Maji was a lie... (2014), first shown at the Jeu de Paume in Paris last year, and later developed as a new project, Kinjeketile Suite, which was exhibited this year at the South London Gallery.

The aim is to further provide, through the work of African artists, a snapshot of transformations that have occurred on the African continent during the last half century, as well as put its future development into perspective.

Street art from five continents set in the streets in the last 10 years is revealed through the photography by an artist known as the Kronicler.

A classical City Istanbul historic or «One port for two Continents as described by one Turkish Art exhibition currently at the grand Palais Paris demonstrating the last 8 thousand years of Istanbul.

(3) The white sea ice fringe around the continent next to red - hot West Antarctica sets up a distorted field / ground relationship that leads the eye to preferentially foviate on the hot side of the figure as the dominant and therefore lasting visual impression;

The earth probably can't get into a snowball anymore because the sun is warmer by a couple percent since the last snowball episode 650mya and the sun just keeps growing warmer as it ages but maybe a perfect storm of super-volcano, asteroid strike, and continents arranged just right...

Research published last spring in Nature Climate Change made a convincing case that that trek is now engaged in a 40 km retreat, a movement that will only continue to accelerate as warm water laps at the shallow leading edge of the glacier and as the glacier very slowly increases its angle of descent off of the continent's land shelf.

It follows the decline of Detroit - «This continent has not seen a transformation like Detroit's since the last days of the Maya» - as industry and people leave, cutting its population to a fraction of what it was.

Spend five glorious weeks in its barely mitigated heat, as I did last summer, then return home and refrigerate yourself in the relentless mono - temperature now anesthetizing the continent.

This is the first time we will have legal academics step back and look at the global legal industry as a whole and acknowledge patterns that have evolved over the last few decades... We will take broad data analysis from within the United States and compare it to trends and patterns that span other continents.

Global giant Dentons is setting its sights on Peru, Chile and Argentina as it bids to further boost its presence in Latin America after last month announcing its entry to the continent via mergers in Mexico and Colombia.

Over the last 15 years I have worked as a relationship focused therapist over 2 continents and have served a variety of couples.