Sentences with phrase «authorities in a number of countries»

Facebook and Twitter have also been targeted by the authorities in a number of countries, and have been either asked or forced to remove certain content because it breaches national or local laws.

The authorities in a number of countries say the company is unfairly using its leverage over consumers to extract personal information from them.

Not exact matches

In January Chinese authorities slashed the number of infant formula products a company could sell in the country as part of new food safety lawIn January Chinese authorities slashed the number of infant formula products a company could sell in the country as part of new food safety lawin the country as part of new food safety laws.

European dairy giants Nestle and Vivartia are among a number of companies facing fines imposed by the Greek competition authority for allegedly fixing dairy prices in the country, press reports have said.

If you are involved in a private youth sports program which plays on publicly - owned fields, diamonds, rinks, or courts, or are in local government, you have probably been hearing a lot lately about what is being dubbed the «power of the permit»: the authority municipalities and towns around the country are using to condition use of their athletic facilities by private programs on compliance with state concussion safety laws from which they would otherwise be exempt, or, in an increasing number of instances, to fill gaps in their state's law.

The total number of stray dogs in Wales increased from 9,482 in 2011 to 10,230 in 2012, equating to a staggering 28 dogs being picked up each day by Local Authorities in the country.

Little said the Senate's plan also contains tax relief for North Country families and businesses, and rejects a number of «tax - and - fee increases» proposed by the governor, including new Department of Motor Vehicles fees, a surcharge on pre-paid cell phones and a proposal calling for online marketplaces to collect sales tax on behalf of their vendors, a loophole that governor says is costing state and local authorities $ 275 million in uncollected tax every year.

Fueled by the return of strong winds, the wildfires tearing through California wine country exploded in size and number as authorities ordered new evacuations and the death toll climbed to 23 — a figure expected to rise higher still.

In 2011, U.S. authorities shut down a number of major poker websites, bringing an end to the «poker boom» that had gripped the country for the previous few years.

In response to the publication of the SEN Code of Practice for parliamentary approval by the Department for Education, the AEP has stressed that an uncertain funding future for the initial training of the educational psychology workforce and the ever increasing demand for educational psychologists» posts will mean that there will be an insufficient number of educational psychologists supporting local authorities and schools in future, which could put the wellbeing of vulnerable children and young people across the country at risIn response to the publication of the SEN Code of Practice for parliamentary approval by the Department for Education, the AEP has stressed that an uncertain funding future for the initial training of the educational psychology workforce and the ever increasing demand for educational psychologists» posts will mean that there will be an insufficient number of educational psychologists supporting local authorities and schools in future, which could put the wellbeing of vulnerable children and young people across the country at risin future, which could put the wellbeing of vulnerable children and young people across the country at risk.

Local authority sponsorships exist in other parts of the country, although only jointly with other partners and for smaller numbers of schools.

In Essex, the second largest education authority area in the country (after Kent), parents saw the number of penalties issued treble (from 909 in 2014 - 15 to 3,165 in 2016 - 17) for unauthorised term time holidayIn Essex, the second largest education authority area in the country (after Kent), parents saw the number of penalties issued treble (from 909 in 2014 - 15 to 3,165 in 2016 - 17) for unauthorised term time holidayin the country (after Kent), parents saw the number of penalties issued treble (from 909 in 2014 - 15 to 3,165 in 2016 - 17) for unauthorised term time holidayin 2014 - 15 to 3,165 in 2016 - 17) for unauthorised term time holidayin 2016 - 17) for unauthorised term time holidays.

It holds a license by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) and is registered with the relevant authorities in a number of EU countries, including the UK, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, Poland, France, etc..

The most likely scenario however would be a situation seen by many holidaymakers in some countries - starving colonies of sick animals which are killed by the authorities to contain numbers - a situation most people in this country would find intolerable.

According to Qatar Tourism Authority, the country recorded a massive jump in the number of visitors in 2011.

Officials at the Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA) have released a report on the performance of the tourism sector in the country during the first quarter of 2012, revealing a 22 per cent increase in the number of GCC visitors to Doha.

Spain is the home of the UNWTO (UN World Tourism Organization), and FITUR, the Spanish tourism trade fair continues to attract a very large number of government tourism ministers from the four corners of the world and tourism board or tourism authorities from countries serious in the development of their tourism industry.

Video from these cameras has begun to play an invaluable role in police investigations of a small number of hit - and - runs and other incidents around the country, local authorities say.

There are a number of partners involved in this project including the International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI), IGAD (Intergovernmental Authority on Development) Climate Prediction Applications Centre (ICPAC), the meteorological services of Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, educational institutions and end users of seasonal forecasting information in the region and from the four countries.

Not Secure Enough In the face of tightening regulatory oversight from the country's authorities, two additional Japanese cryptocurrency exchanges are ceasing operations — bringing the total number of closed cryptocurrency exchanges to five.

In the face of tightening regulatory oversight from the country's authorities, two additional Japanese cryptocurrency exchanges are ceasing operations — bringing the total number of closed cryptocurrency exchanges to five.

LG Electronics is the first company to adhere to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) recommendation to have a single number «112» for all emergency calls in the mobile phones across the country, which is referred to as the Panic Button implementation.