Sentences with phrase «first country in the world»

In 2000, Estonia became the first country in the world to declare Internet access a basic human right — much like food and shelter.

After a successful trial, China is one step closer to becoming the first country in the world to issue its own blockchain - based virtual currency.

The Pacific island nation said it became the first country in the world to recognize a cryptocurrency as its legal tender...

Burt said that the government wants to make Bermuda «the first country in the world» to «comprehensively govern» initial coin offerings (ICO) within the country's jurisdiction.

Canada banned the sale of polycarbonate baby bottles containing BPA in October 2008, the first country in the world to do so.

Britain could become the first country in the world to legalise human genetic modification next week.

Ghana was the first country in the world chosen to receive Peace Corps volunteers.

«It is crucial that we continue to push the boundaries and this new plan will mean we are the first country in the world to use DNA codes in the mainstream of the health service.»

The Climate Change Act 2008 made the UK the first country in the world to set legally binding targets of greenhouse gases reduction.

We will be the first country in the world to establish such a legal framework.

One of the first countries in the world to allow schools to be run for...

«If the law had been brought into force, Kuwait would have been the first country in the world to require the compulsory collection of DNA samples from all citizens,» the European Society of Human Genetics said in a statement.

Australia was the first country in the world to implement standardized packaging of tobacco products.

Krane said the most encouraging example of reform efforts is that of Iran, the first country in the world to replace major subsidies with a universal cash transfer program for households.

For the first time in decades the working age population fell in 2012, and China, the world's most populous nation, could be the first country in the world to get old before it gets rich.

The BBC will launch a digital audio broadcasting service in September 1995, making Britain the first country in the world to use the new European technology for a fully fledged digital radio service.

The move to «ax the tax» — as Prime Minister Tony Abbott is fond of saying — makes Australia the first country in the world to abolish a functioning carbon pricing scheme.

The Great British Make Off aims to show that English schools have a subject in its curriculum (we were the first country in the world to introduce it 25 years ago), that is being looked at enviously by countries around the world and especially in the Far East at the very time we are at risk of losing it.

In this context, it is helpful to remember that the UK was the first country in the world to make design and technology mandatory across primary and secondary education and, as a result, we are recognised internationally as educational pioneers who have successfully produced generations of world leading innovators.

«We are one of the first countries in the world to require all large employers to publish their gender pay gap and bonus data.

Not surprisingly, India is the first country in the world to manufacture and launch the WR - V.

Updated in mid-2015 with an eight - speed auto transmission, Australia is the first country in the world to get the gnarly 350kW V8 - powered sedan.

The UK is predicted to become the first country in the world where more than half of all advertising spend goes to digital media.

Germany is all set to be the first country in the world to see the debut of the 4G LTE version of Transformer Pad Infinity.

In May, the new Wales Coast Path opened, making Wales the first country in the world to have a national trail running around its entire border.

20) Belize was the first country in the world to ban bottom trawling, which it did in 2010.

This makes the UK the first country in the world to give such access to its national collection of paintings.

This objective is sad, because America was the first country in the world to take its most stunning scenic places and turn them into a shared space belonging to all — an element of what Wallace Stegner called America's «best idea.»

Indeed, Iceland was among the pioneers in extending the fisheries limits in order to protect fish stocks, and Iceland was also one of the first countries in the world to take a conservationist approach to whaling.

Ours is «the first country in the world to place an outright, criminally enforceable ban on the import of illegally harvested timber.»

New Zealand is the first country in the world to catalogue its entire known living and fossil history from 530 million years ago to today

The government has ambitious plans for 100 % of its energy demand to come from renewables by 2020, making it one of the first countries in the world to do so.

Finland is set to be the first country in the world to have a final disposal facility in operation when Posiva starts disposing of the used fuel in the 2020s.

As one of Asia's leading activists against waste incineration, Von Hernandez helped make history in 1999 when the Philippines became the first country in the world to ban waste incineration nationwide.

Consequently, Guyana was the first country in the world to submit a reference level to the UNFCCC that includes forest degradation, solidifying Guyana's leadership role in REDD and Brown's enduring legacy.

«Decarbonization is the great task of our generation, and Costa Rica must be among the first countries in the world to achieve it, if not the first,» he said.

Although the Emerald Isle has become the first country in the world to divest from fossil fuels, agriculture there remains carbon - intensive.

The Swedes do a lot of it and they have vowed to be the first country in the world to be free from oil by 2020.

[3] The following year, the Dutch authorities, ironically the first country in the world to recognise in 1981 [4] the protection of gay men as a Particular Social Group under the 1951 Refugee Convention, [5] posed three questions to be addressed by the Court, through the prism of the 2004 Qualification Directive, [6] with respect to the asylum claims of 3 gay men from Senegal, Sierra Leone and Uganda: [7] Continue reading →

Fifth pillar: The UAE will be the first country in the world to experiment with and implement the technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

According to the government, Canada is the first country in the world to develop such a standard.

[3] The following year, the Dutch authorities, ironically the first country in the world to recognise in 1981 [4] the protection of gay men as a Particular Social Group under the 1951 Refugee Convention, [5] posed three questions to be addressed by the Court, through the prism of the 2004 Qualification Directive, [6] with respect to the asylum claims of 3 gay men from Senegal, Sierra Leone and Uganda: [7]

The UK was one of the first countries in the world to empower its Data Protection Authority to impose fines for personal data breaches.

Earlier this month, it was also reported widely that Sierra Leone became the first country in the world to run blockchain - powered elections.

The Venezuelan government may become the first country in the world to launch its own Ethereum - based token with an initial coin offering.

North Korea might have been the first country in the world to actually land a man on the Sun (don't worry, they went at night time when it's dark), and now they're expert hackers who have been working on a spearphishing campaign that targets cryptocurrency industry workers.

Cracking the Whip In 2017, Japan became the first country in the world to nationally regulate cryptocurrency exchanges, resulting in a total of 16 legally registered exchanges and 16 more legally allowed to operate while their applications are considered.

Switzerland was one of the first countries in the world to succeed in closing the PET cycle.

Not exact matches

Should the deal go through, the FA would gain roughly 500 million pounds to reinvest in its youth soccer system, according to the AP, with the hopes of winning the country's first World Cup title since 1966.

From this loyal following, Figueiras co-founded Ekowarehouse, the world's first online global trade platform for sourcing certified organic products and is now available in over 140 countries.