Last year in this country alone, over 8 million dogs and cats were euthanized due to a severe overpopulation problem.
The latest offering of this group, the Audi A8 L 4.2 TDI Quattro, was introduced
last year in the country when it came out featuring a 4.2 - litre, V8, CRDI, turbo diesel mill, promising impressive peak power and torque outputs of 346bhp at 4000rpm and 800Nm over 1750 - 2750rpm respectively.
Not exact matches
The U.S. is the
last major world economy to adopt the standard, which has been
in place
in about 80 other
countries for
years.
It's a major investment, planned to
last 30
years, making it the biggest oil project ever undertaken
in the
country.
Last year, Singapore - based United Overseas Bank polled respondents in three Southeast Asian countries to find out their budgets for the Lunar New Y
year, Singapore - based United Overseas Bank polled respondents
in three Southeast Asian
countries to find out their budgets for the Lunar New
YearYear.
Similar data for China was not available, but the
country's consumption has been growing,
Last year, Chinese consumers reportedly spent 840 billion Chinese yuan (just under $ 140 billion)
in retail and catering services over the week - long holiday, an increase of 11.4 percent from 2016.
Of all the crops grown
in Canada, a perennial version of wheat makes the most sense, since the grain is Canada's top agricultural export — $ 2.8 billion of wheat was sold to more than 70
countries last year.
In his 14 years at one of the country's largest shopping center operators, Flynn has rocketed through the ranks, holding both the COO and CIO jobs before landing in the corner office last Januar
In his 14
years at one of the
country's largest shopping center operators, Flynn has rocketed through the ranks, holding both the COO and CIO jobs before landing
in the corner office last Januar
in the corner office
last January.
Although
last year was favorable for developing
countries, investors remember the painful «taper tantrum» that ensued several
years ago, when the Fed signaled it would begin pulling back on its massive bond purchases that kept rates low while injecting liquidity
in markets.
SAN FRANCISCO —
Last year, representatives of 25
countries met
in Tokyo to work on setting international standards for the blockchain, the technology that was introduced by the virtual currency Bitcoin and has ignited intense interest
in corporate and government circles.
Afghanistan was already considered one of the most dangerous
countries in the world for journalists, with at least 20 killed
last year.
In the
last few
years I've traveled to lots of
countries that understand that the rise of entrepreneurship will be an economic engine for the 21st century.
The unit
in Ghana has declared losses over the
last three
years and has uncollectible trade debts due to tough economic conditions and a currency devaluation
in the cocoa - rich
country.
Many residents of Norway politely declined, according to Reuters, likely because «the Nordic
country, one of the richest
in the world by GDP per capita, was
last year named the happiest nation on the planet.»
Shell — a cash machine that racked up $ 9 billion
in profit
in the first nine months of 2017; a colossus that employs 90,000 people
in more than 70
countries; a corporation that, were it a nation, would have the world's seventh - largest carbon footprint, behind Germany; and the No. 7 company on Fortune's Global 500 list
last year, with $ 240 billion
in sales — is
in an existential squeeze.
In the Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index
last year, for example, Canada placed a close second to Australia, based on the quality of our pension system among a select group of 11
countries.
The number of Canadian homes sold
in March plunged 23 per cent and the national average price was down 10 per cent from the same month
last year amid double - digit plunges
in most housing markets across the
country, according to the latest monthly sales data released Friday.
The U.S. and some other
countries experienced housing busts over the
last several
years, so that scenario tends to get a lot of weight
in people's minds when they reflect on the Canadian housing market.
«Argentina has had a fantastic turnaround
in the
last year,» Sturzenegger told CNBC as the
country moved away from exchange controls.
Most governments of developed
countries have spent the
last several
years attempting at all costs to keep their economies out of recession, and
in doing so appear to have taken their eye of inflation.
The U.K.'s fastest growing markets are,
in descending order, Switzerland, China, Saudi Arabia, Hong Kong and South Korea, with U.K. exports to these five
countries worth $ 71 billion
last year, a study by Wyelands Bank and Global Trade Review, published Monday, stated.
In its spring forecast, the European Commission said it expects economic growth across the 28 -
country EU to dip to 2.3 percent this
year, from
last year's decade - high rate of 2.4 percent.
With chocolate consumption increasing
in countries like India and China, demand for cocoa beans
in Asia has risen 29 percent over the
last five
years.
Smurfit Kappa, which operates
in 34
countries in Europe and the Americas, recorded a slight rise
in full -
year earnings to 1.24 billion euros ($ 1.5 billion)
last year after a strong fourth quarter.
Guoga helped to set up a Blockchain Centre
in the
country's capital Vilnius
last year, dedicated to exploring applications of the new technology that banks are excited about.
Revolut praised the
country as «one of the most exciting fintech hubs
in Europe right now»
in a statement
last year announcing they were applying for a banking license there.
Austrian authorities are asking Interpol to help them track down suspects
in an alleged Bitcoin scam that blew up
last year and may have hit hundreds of investors
in the
country and abroad.
She is responsible for operations
in all
countries outside of the United States — generating 61 % of the global payments technology company's total net revenue of $ 9.5 billion
last year.
Almost 100 million U.S. - operated airline flights, carrying several billion people, had taken off and landed safely
in this
country over a nine -
year span since the
last time a passenger died
in an accident.
For instance, retail sales rose 6.9 %
last year in Alberta, compared with 2.5 % for the rest of the
country.
-- Rifat Oguz, founder and CEO of Sinemia, a global movie ticket subscription system used by five million moviegoers
in five
countries and named on Wired's annual list of hottest startups
last year
Hammond's commitment to find the funds for Brexit preparations stands
in sharp contrast to promises made by the Leave campaign before
last year's referendum, which had assured Britons that leaving the EU would leave the
country with hundreds of millions of pounds more a week to spend on other priorities such as its rickety National Health Service.
Airports across the
country are seeing lines balloon
in size, thanks to a «perfect storm» of conditions — the number of airline passengers has increased to 700 million; there's massive attrition of TSA security screeners each week; TSA has cut staff by 10 percent over the
last three
years; and not enough passengers have enrolled
in TSA's PreCheck program, the Associated Press reports.
Last year,
in an attempt to address the growing STEM skills gap
in Britain, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) led a collaborative effort by 29 organizations to give every 7th grader
in the
country a pocket - sized programmable computer that helps teach coding
in a simple, fun, and accessible way.
The first - generation Moto G, released
in several
countries last year, sold well for Motorola thanks to its sub - $ 200 price tag (that's $ 200 without a contract).
Data from the Japanese government showed
last month that the
country's trade surplus with the United States narrowed
in January, dropped 12.3 percent from a
year ago to 349.57 billion Japanese yen ($ 3.32 billion).
Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari, who consistently voted against rate hikes
last year, said
in a CNBC interview on Friday that the flattening curve was «a yellow light flashing,» a warning that the Fed should soon stop raising rates or risk braking the economy too quickly and plunging the
country into recession.
While it certainly doesn't lift all boats evenly (and even results
in extreme unevenness
in certain
countries) it has
in fact lifted all boats over the
last 75
years.
In his report, the IG found that complaints about sexual harassment, in many cases perpetrated by high - ranking officials, have increased over the last five years, have been consistently mishandled across the country, and require «high level action.&raqu
In his report, the IG found that complaints about sexual harassment,
in many cases perpetrated by high - ranking officials, have increased over the last five years, have been consistently mishandled across the country, and require «high level action.&raqu
in many cases perpetrated by high - ranking officials, have increased over the
last five
years, have been consistently mishandled across the
country, and require «high level action.»
Last year's surprising acquisition of
Country Style Food Services Holdings, Ontario's second - largest coffee chain, boosted MTY's store count by nearly 50 %, and the most recent addition — Quebec hot - dogs - and - fries specialist Groupe Valentine, a deal that closed earlier this month — has brought the total to more than 1,700 restaurants that ring
in about US$ 400 million
in annual sales.
SUV sales rose more than 30 %
in the
country last year while passenger cars sales climbed only around 10 %, says China's Association of Automobile Manufacturers.
The company's plans had previously been limited to financial commitments to ride - hailing companies
in other
countries and a research lab
in Silicon Valley that opened
last year.
While the
country's economy has shifted inward over the
last few
years, relying on its own citizens to fuel growth, it still exports billions of dollars
in goods and services every
year.
Forbes reports that the
last time Buffett wasn't the second - richest person
in the
country, Bezos had only been on the Forbes 400 list for three
years.
Infosys, which employs more than 200,000 workers worldwide, was under the spotlight
last year as President Donald Trump targeted the American H - 1B visa program that tech companies have heavily relied upon to temporarily bring
in workers from other
countries at lower wages.
«We were getting some headway over there» with arrests
last year of suspects accused of using sophisticated software programs to steal from bank accounts
in multiple
countries, the official said.
Last year, the
country's Bundesbank transferred 210 tonnes, and it plans to have the full 3,381 tonnes
in -
country by 2020.
Countries in the Baltics have warned of more ambitious Russian espionage efforts, and NATO aircraft have tangled with their Russian counterparts numerous times
in over the
last year.
After initial talks with Summit
last year, Halliburton shifted its focus to reaching an agreement with Novomet Oil Services Holdings, a Russian supplier of electric submersible pumps that has operations
in about 17
countries.
Pakistan started up the 3.5 million tonnes per
year Engro Elengy LNG terminal, the
country's first LNG import facility,
in Port Qasim
last March.