Sentences with phrase «hit the country as»

Life would never be the same for the relatives of the victims of various murders that hit the country as 2017 was ending and 2018 was approaching.

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North Korean media stated that it shot the missile at a high arc so as not to hit any other countries.

While Canada's economy as a whole struggles to move forward — GDP growth is expected to hit around 2.3 % this year — the country's fourth most populous province will grow at about 3.7 %, according to the Royal Bank of Canada.

The country has been hit particularly hard by fund outflows as it's seen as vulnerable to an expected U.S. Federal Reserve interest rate increase.

Malaysia's shares and currency have been hit with a toxic brew of declines in the prices of its commodity exports, especially palm oil and crude oil, as well as what may be the country's worst - ever political scandal, which has spurred protests calling for the removal of the prime minister from power.

A new generation of consumers is embracing western - style snap shirts, cowboy hats, boots and accessories, a trend inspired by the crossover success of bestselling country and Americana performers such as Taylor Swift, Blake Shelton, Mumford & Sons and The Lumineers, as well as prime - time TV hits like Nashville and Justified.

But it needn't be terminal China «doesn't want a trade war» with US, as sides agree to more talks in Beijing soon Never mind China, could Trump country be hardest hit by tariffs?

China National Petroleum Corp took a financial hit as unrest flared near its two most important oil fields in South Sudan after the country declared independence in 2011.

Saturday Night Live is having a revival of popularity as its hard - hitting satire and perfectly casted actors — like Melissa McCarthy's hilarious portrayal of White House spokesman Sean Spicer and Alec Baldwin as Trump — speaks to the country's latest concerns about the various chaos and insanity emerging from Trump's administration.

And despite America's spending habits, the greenback is still seen as a safe haven whenever financial crises — including ones caused by Americans — hit because most major countries want to maintain the value of their national reserves, which include dollar - denominated assets.

In European countries hit hardest by recent financial crises, such as Greece and Portugal, incomes have of course fallen sharply in recent years.

An economist who correctly predicted the fall in oil price this year has told CNBC that the U.S. government could look to bail out its energy sector in 2015 as the commodity's low price starts hitting the country's economy.

Manufacturing jobs have been declinining as a percentage of total jobs in most OECD countries for several decades, with Ontario being especially hard - hit as a jurisdiction.

Billions of euros were withdrawn from accounts in Greece and Spain and banks in stable countries such as Germany put a cap on the amount of money they were willing to lend business partners in countries hit hardest by the euro crisis.

Aluminum soars 13 % this week as Russian producer gets hit with sanctions London Metals Exchange, in rare move, echoes U.S. sanctionsIt has been up and away for aluminum prices this week, as traders react to U.S. sanctions on Russia that extend to country's aluminum giant — United Company Rusal PLC..

A future German inflation rate above the eurozone average could be part of a natural adjustment process as crisis - hit countries pulled themselves out of recession, the Bundesbank argued in evidence to German parliamentarians submitted on Wednesday.

The Bundesbank, the most hawkish of central banks, has signalled it would accept higher inflation in Germany as part of an economic rebalancing in the eurozone that would boost the international competitiveness of countries worst - hit by the region's debt crisis.

Mexico could also get hit by changes in the rules of origin, which are designed to prevent countries outside North America from using the treaty as a back door into the U.S. market.

This has particularly been the case in those countries that were worst hit by the Asian crisis, such as Indonesia and Thailand.

Unlike other crisis - hit countries such as Spain and Greece, Italy has yet to implement major economic overhauls or to push down labor and other business costs to levels that would make its industries more competitive abroad.

Zambia is among the African countries hardest hit as China's economy slows and commodities prices fall.

The oil price decline, coupled with Russia's conflict with Ukraine which has led to Western sanctions on Russia, has hit the economy as well as investor confidence in the country.

Typhoons have battered the Philippines over the past year and the country's already vulnerable coconut trees took a hit even as demand for trendy coconut - based products is climbing.

But the country's lenders have been hitting the limits on the ELA ceiling as deposit flight has accelerated in recent weeks.

However, Tennessee, like most states in the country, was badly hit by the nation's most recent economic woes, and residents are carrying far more debt than they would like as a result.

Robert Frick, corporate economist at the Navy Federal Credit Union, said the numbers reflect a healthy long - term trend — companies have hired an average of 200,000 workers each month this year — but flat wages concern him as the country hits 90 straight months of employment gains.

The danger the United States faces today is that the government debt crisis scheduled to hit Congress next spring (when Republicans are threatening to vote against raising the federal debt limit as the government deficit soars) will provide an opportunity for the wealthy to give a coup de grace on what is left of progressive taxation in this country.

While Microsoft Ventures is committed to act as a strategic partner for budding startups around the world, his role to garner startups in a country like India, where Entrepreneurs are yet to gauge the value - worth of market intelligence and market insights, is a hard - hitting task with a single focused objective — build locally, scale globally.

But most people are still unaware that these anti-Muslim political campaigns are spreading throughout our beloved country as a new wave of Islamophobia hits.

In 1990, Earth Day hit the world stage as 141 countries joined in and promoted recycling.

North Korea Gets Competition: The Top 50 Countries Where It's Now Hardest To Be a Christian Hermit Kingdom losing lead as modern persecution hits record high, according to 2016 World Watch List.

Pittsburgh, like the rest of the country, was devastated by the Great Depression, the Strip District dependent as it was on a thriving industry and trade being especially hard - hit.

Hi, love your blog and have tried some of the recipes but find they can be a little hit and miss for those of us who do not deal in «cups», could you give the quantities in grams or oz as conversions for cups vary from country to country whereas the other measurements above are international and constant.

As one of the countries hardest hit by the economic downturns in Asia, Indonesia is full of entrepreneurial spirit and sidewalk cafes.

Mr Helou — who is in China with 1000 other business leaders who are joining Mr Turnbull on what has been dubbed as Australia's largest ever trade mission to the country — said he didn't expect the changes to «materially» hit Murray Goulburn's overall sales into China.

If you're highly allergic or just interested in healthy food, the Gluten - Free Food Allergy Fest from the allergy - friendly magazine Living Without is hitting various spots in the country as I write.

The Philippine rice crop was also hammered by floods as two back — to — back typhoons hit the country's major rice growing region before the crop could be harvested.

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After Saturday's 66 at Bermuda Dunes Country Club, during which Couples hit 17 of 18 greens and averaged 293 yards a drive, his longtime caddie, Joe LaCava, said, «He's hitting the ball as well as I've ever seen him hit it.

As we can see, he has appeared to be hitting form again for club and country in his 2 last outings.

Billed as an essential night for country fans, Kenny will be performing hits from over the decades.

The Ramblers rank top - 25 in the country in defensive efficiency, hit 40 percent of their threes as a team and have a legit star at point guard in Missouri Valley Player of the Year (and former Iowa State recruit) Clayton Custer.

«I am really pleased to hit 11m, as it is the furthest I have ever thrown and a Blues standard», explained Masters student Nick, who is helping keep her country's reputation as a successful throwing nation alive.

Either, like you said, they look at the Arsenal game as a chance of redemption, or they begin to question whether they're really good enough to belong among the top teams in the country and take a hit in confidence.

Loyola enters this matchup as one of the best three - point shooting teams in the country, hitting 40 percent of their shots from three - point range — which ranks 15th nationally.

Most of the United Kingdom was hit by somewhat unseasonable weather over the last two or three weeks, with some parts of the country braving temperatures as low as minus 10C at points.

The surname as a first name craze has hit the country hard in the past decade.

She has penned hits and written tunes for some very prominent artists whose styles span country, pop, folk, blues, and jazz, such as Bonnie Raitt, Emmylou Harris, Neil Diamond, Trisha Yearwood, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Bette Midler, Andy Bey, and Ute Lempter, including the Grammy - nominated, ground - breaking smash for Faith Hill's «This Kiss,» (Chapman / Roboff / Lerner).

Lettre au Président (along with other hits such as Ce Pays Tue les Jeunes / This Country Kills the Young) remains a testimony to the political power of hip - hop music within Cameroon.

As the SMC was preparing to hand over political power to an elected government after a Constituent Assembly had drafted the Third Republican Constitution, the country was hit by another military uprising on May 5, 1979 which was swiftly quelled by the authorities.