Sentences with phrase «first marked by»

An annual initiative first marked by the World Health Organisation in 1992, the 25th World Mental Health Day is focusing specifically on promoting wellbeing in the workplace.

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Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk told an audience at South by Southwest that his timeline for sending a space vehicle to Mars could mark its first milestone early next year.
Of course, the social network is a corporation controlled by its shareholders (primarily Mark Zuckerberg), and therefore it isn't required to adhere to the free - speech dictates of the First Amendment.
Apple confirmed the problem, first spotted by Wirecutter, and explained that the mark could «improve over several days after the speaker is removed from the wood surface.»
The numbers are not large by the standards of political donations but they mark the first time the industry has tilted its contributions toward Republicans, according to federal records.
The industry has stepped up its political contributions, snatched up some of Washington's finest consultants and lobbyists and just launched the first tech super PAC — or political action committee — led by none other than that hoodie - wearing, 28 - year old social media whiz Mark Zuckerberg.
Grupo Coppel led the round, and was joined by investors including First Mark Capital, Revolution Ventures, and Colchis Capital.
-- Mark Schulze, VP of business development of First Data and co-founder of Clover, maker of an all - in - one point of sale terminal that was acquired by First Data in 2013 and that has sold more than 750,000 devices and processes approximately $ 50 billion in annual sales
This marks the first time in over a decade that a Scottish whiskey hasn't claimed the top spot on Jim Murray's Whisky Bible — an annual compilation by one of the industry's most revered connoisseurs.
The ad, by Saatchi & Saatchi New York and director Calle Astrand, marked Tide's first ticket to the big game and it definitely left its... er, mark.
CEO Mark Fields has responded by saying that the company isn't focused on being the first to market, but instead want to bring the technology to mainstream car buyers.
The partnership with Miami - based Newgard Development Group marks the first step by Airbnb to design accommodations from the ground up for home - sharing, further challenging the traditional hotel industry.
But that spot is now held by Facebook (fb) CEO Mark Zuckerberg — the first time the young billionaire has seen the top five.
March 9 (Reuters)- President Donald Trump is ready to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un by May in response to Kim's invitation to hold the first - ever U.S. - North Korea summit, a South Korean envoy said, marking a potentially dramatic breakthrough in the North Korea nuclear standoff.
By reaching the.500 mark (71 - 71) for the first time since early June, the Phillies are now just four games behind the St. Louis Cardinals for the second Wild Card spot in the National League.
The arrests, by national intelligence agents, marked the first at a Western oil firm in Venezuela and represent a dramatic escalation of growing tensions between PDVSA and foreign companies over control of supply contracts.
The arrests, by national intelligence agents, marked the first at a Western oil firm in Venezuela and represent a dramatic escalation of growing tensions between PDVSA and foreign companies over control of supply contracts, the sources told Reuters.
* A surprise endorsement by Republican Senator John McCain had added momentum to the bill on Thursday, pushing the S&P 500 to close at a record high and the Dow Jones index to break above the 24,000 mark for the first time.
March 9 - President Donald Trump is ready to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un by May in response to Kim's invitation to hold the first - ever U.S. - North Korea summit, a South Korean envoy said, marking a potentially dramatic breakthrough in the North Korea nuclear standoff.
Auction sales at Scottsdale — the U.S.'s largest auto auction by volume — fell by 15 percent to $ 251 million in January, marking the first drop in sales since 2010.
Though a brand - new teacher in Korea makes just $ 27,702 in their first year, by the time they've hit the 10 - year mark it rises to $ 41,875, and at the top end it's $ 77,979.
The survey showed cash accounted for 47.6 percent of German transactions by volume last year, down from 53.2 percent three years earlier and below the half mark for the first time since polling started in 2008.
And, by keeping turnover low, Kolzow's revenue has been able to skyrocket, first hitting the $ 1 million mark only three years after he opened up shop.
Comey's testimony marks his first public comments since he was abruptly ousted by Trump on May 9.
Apple has been given top marks by gay rights advocacy group Human Rights Campaign in its annual every year since 2002 when it first began.
The move represents the first big reversal of the controversial dual class stock structure that has been embraced by tech executives from Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg to Snap's Evan Spiegel.
By analyzing viewership among more than 100 million consumers, we discovered that the viewership of Netflix Originals declines by a factor of 25 times between a show's first three days on the air and its two - month marBy analyzing viewership among more than 100 million consumers, we discovered that the viewership of Netflix Originals declines by a factor of 25 times between a show's first three days on the air and its two - month marby a factor of 25 times between a show's first three days on the air and its two - month mark.
That marks the first hiring decrease since the Class of 2010, at the end of the recession, when employers planned to cut hiring by 7 percent.
«Already in the first two months of fiscal 2019, we've capitalized on our business momentum by taking several decisive, strategic actions that further our transformation, Chief Executive Officer Mark Gross said.
The speech on Capitol Hill is the first made by a French leader in a decade and marks the anniversary of French General Charles de Gaulle's own address in 1960.
The cost last year was $ 18,000 a pound — down from the more than $ 300,000 spent on the first cultured burger made in 2013 by Dutch scientist Mark Post.
THE world's first fully dedicated Olympic business venue, the Business Club Australia business centre, in Sydney's Darling Harbour, has been opened by Minister for Trade Mark Vaile.Mr Vaile said the centre would be the central point from which Austr...
The current $ 2.2 - billion bid by Chinese state - owned Sinopec for Calgary's Daylight Energy marks the first time a Chinese company has attempted a 100 % takeover of a Canadian oil and gas producer.
This would not mark the first time that an online - only content provider saved a TV series that had previously been cancelled by a traditional broadcast or cable network.
Data provider S&P Capital IQ says fourth - quarter earnings from S&P 500 companies are expected to shrink by nearly 6.5 percent, potentially marking the first back - to - back decline since 2009.
The deal, which could be announced as early as Monday, marks the industry's first big consolidation in Southeast Asia, home to about 640 million people, and puts pressure on rivals such as Indonesia's Go - Jek, backed by Alphabet's Google and China's Tencent Holdings.
The ride - hailing company's testing methods are now questioned as the accident marks the first ever recorded fatality caused by a car autonomously driven by the new technology.
Last week, ed - tech startup Byju's raised $ 50 million (Rs 332 crore) in a round co-led by Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, marking the first investment of the philanthropic foundation of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and wife Priscilla Chan in Asia.
«We have seen the Section 201 case in the United States accelerate procurement timing by some customers,» noted First Solar CEO Mark Widmar on the company's results call.
That would mark the first year - over-year increase since the first quarter of 2017, when trading revenue at Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan, Bank of America and Citigroup rose by 15 percent, according to Sandler O» Neill analyst Jeffery Harte in Chicago.
The pattern is marked by the stock's price rising and peaking (the first shoulder), then falling, then risking again and surpassing the previous peak to reach a new peak (the head) before falling, then rising once more and peaking a third time (the second shoulder).
The Cenovus and Canadian Natural deals marked the first of many themes that emerged in 2017 — the withdrawal by foreign energy giants from Canada's oil patch, creating in its wake a couple of homegrown oilsands giants.
Apple Inc. shares on Monday broke the $ 500 mark for the first time, the latest milestone in an almost unbroken rise over the last decade, solidifying its place as the world's most valuable company by market value at close to $ 466 billion.
If a ban initiated by China's central bank this week marks an end to the first era of ICOs — the early gold rush before the regulators arrive — then Q2 2017 may turn out to be a peak quarter in the history of the industry.
As with $ YCS above, $ PALL was volatile and marked by wide swings in the first few months it attempted to build a base of consolidation, but the price action of this palladium ETF has been contracting since July:
Authored by incoming federal trade commissioner Rohit Chopra as he awaited Senate confirmation for his new post, the paper marks the first comprehensive attempt to rethink federal anti-corruption policy in years — maybe since the Watergate era.
Memphis Meats wasn't the first company to explore lab - grown meat products: Dr. Mark Post, a Netherlands - based researcher, produced the world's first lab - grown burger in 2013, in research originally financed by Google's co-founder Sergey Brin.
Its entry into the UK local currency arena was marked by the LLP becoming the first
Invested assets, an important indicator of the size of client funds managed by the bank, dropped for the first time since June as currency swings from a weaker dollar left their mark.
President Donald Trump will mark the end of his first 100 days in office with a flurry of executive orders, looking to fulfill campaign promises and rack up victories quickly by turning to a presidential tool he once derided.
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