Sentences with phrase «record number of deaths»

After last winter's record number of deaths from cold weather, pressure is mounting on the government to force energy companies to help the most vulnerable.

We're talking about a record number of deaths over a two - and - a-half year period.»

What probably needs to be said first is that it is clear that recording the number of deaths is no easy task, so there is good reason to treat many of the WHO's statistics with a good degree of caution.

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Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

The exhibition, organized by the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, opened in 2013 and had already sold a record number of tickets even before the artist's death.

And China holds the world record for the number of offenses punishable under the death penalty — 55.

Her comments seemed intended to correct the record after acting Homeland Security Secretary Elaine Duke claimed Thursday afternoon that a «limited number of deaths that have taken place,» and overall, Puerto Rico was «a good news story.»

Lightning strikes are frequent across Rwanda, which has many hills and mountains, and the police record a number of human and livestock deaths each year.

In the worldwide ethnographic record, mothers accidentally suffocating their babies during the night is relatively unheard of, except among western industrialized nations, but here there are in the overwhelming number of cases, explanations of the deaths that require reference to dangerous circumstances and not to the act itself.

A record number of cribs were recalled, including the Simplicy Aspen 3 in 1 Crib, sold under the Graco logo, that led to the death of a 19 - month - old Oregon baby this January.

The number of traffic fatalities in 2017 in New York City plummeted to the lowest level since record - keeping started over a century ago, city officials said — a decline led by a steep drop in pedestrian deaths, which fell by nearly a third from the year before.

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer announced his support for legislation aimed at choking off the supply of the powerful narcotic fentanyl, which officials say caused the deaths of a record number of Long Islanders last year.

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer on Friday announced his support for legislation aimed at choking off the supply of the powerful narcotic fentanyl, which officials say caused the deaths of a record number of Long Islanders last year.

«A record number of candidates are fighting this election Main Election postponed in Thirsk and Malton after death of UKIP candidate»

The measures come amid a record - high number of deaths from heroin or opioid - related abuse in 2014, according to a report released earlier this month by Comptroller Tom DiNapoli's office.

«As of today, records from our surveillance team show that the number of suspected cases is 93; number of laboratory confirmed cases is 25, and the number of reported deaths is 41, with a fatality rate of 44 percent,» he said.

The number of pedestrian deaths in the city in 2017 was the lowest on record.

For ver a year now, quite a significant number of Ghanaians have over billions of cedis locked up and the government think that is not a serious issue that requires immediate resolution then you then begin to wonder, what then is emergency, the situation have had serious repercussions not only on economic activities but rather have brought several deaths cases in the form of hanging, poisoning, records from hospitals at these areas affirm this.

In her speech to donors, the First lady said that considering the current situation at KATH where disturbing number of avoidable deaths of mothers and babies are recorded partly due to inadequate facilities to cater for them, a modern facility to cater for five times the current number will be a major life saving measure to «bring hope not only to families in Ashanti, but also those in the Bono - Ahafo, the three Northern Regions and parts of the Central and Western Regions, who are served by Komfo Anokye Hospital.»

It backs a system which has led to record numbers of drug - related deaths in the UK, while condemning policies which would undoubtedly save lives.

The Speaker of the House, Yakubu Dogara, noted that despite legislations and concerted efforts by government agencies, road traffic unions and associations to halt such accidents, tankers and trailers contributed a good number of deaths recorded on the roads.

The researchers scored performance by analysing video recordings of the game and noting the number of player deaths, enemies killed, secret passages discovered, shooting accuracy and five other measures.

Overprescribing of opioid medications for pain has contributed to a record - high number of drug - related deaths in the United States in recent years.

It is already the largest Ebola outbreak ever recorded, and the unprecedented number of deaths has led to calls to try out experimental therapies that are in the early stages of development.

Although records exist for the number of soldiers who went to war and never came home, most civilian deaths went uncounted.

Williams's gender could conceivably mean there won't be a record number of copycat deaths.

Cleaveland has developed a now widely used method to estimate the death toll, using the numbers of bites by dogs thought to be rabid, as well as records of postexposure vaccine use.

As documented by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, the 2012 bloom resulted in the mortality of 293 endangered Florida manatees, the greatest number of red tide - related manatee deaths recorded from a single bloom.

ORLANDO — Overprescribing of opioid medications for pain has contributed to a record - high number of drug - related deaths in the United States in recent years.

Safe Air Travel for Dogs While 122 deaths may seem like a lot, the DOT calls it an «extremely small percentage» of the total number of dogs that traveled by air in that five - year span, but the DOT does not record the number of dogs that fly successfully.

· Labeling of all prescription medication dispensed to animal owners be labeled in accordance with state and federal law · Requiring all animal shelters operating and providing veterinary services in South Carolina be subjected to the regulation of the South Carolina Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners · Veterinarians providing veterinary services in animal shelters prepare written or electronic records concerning the animals in their respective care and maintain these for a minimum of three years · Animal shelters prepare and maintain records documenting the number of animals admitted to the facility and the method by which those animals exit the facility, whether by adoption, fostering, natural death, euthanasia, transfer to another state, or other means of discharge · Establishes a study committee for animal care and welfare issues in South Carolina · A mobile practice affiliated with, operated by, or supported by a public or private nonprofit animal shelter is prohibited from operating within eyesight of the nearest privately owned veterinarian practice.

Madagascar had 60 deaths from the plague last year, which is the world's highest recorded number of fatalities as a result of the disease.

The 2015 Health Profile of India, compiled annually by the Central Bureau of Health Intelligence, lists just 104 medically confirmed human rabies deaths in 2014, the lowest number on record; new lows were also achieved in 2011 and 2013.

If I recall correctly it was two winters ago in 2008 when these conditions became optimal and the US had an all time record number of tornadoes and deaths from tornadoes.

As we discussed in detail last week, the greatest number of indirect deaths on record for a hurricane is 500, for Hurricane Katrina of 2005.

It uncovered 147 recorded deaths in 2012, nearly three times as many as a decade earlier, and highlighted how the true number of people killed is likely to be much higher because information is very hard to verify, especially in Africa.

Even as Europeans adapt to hotter summers, rising numbers of heat - related deaths are likely.33, 34 The 2003 heat wave shows that even high - income countries such as the Netherlands are not currently positioned to cope with extreme weather19 — a troubling prospect, as research suggests that by as early as the 2040s, if we continue on the current high emissions path, about half the summers in southern Europe are likely to be as warm as the record - breaking heat wave of 2003.26,35

Here are a couple of striking numbers from the data: in the decade from 2004 to 2013, worldwide climate - related deaths (including droughts, floods, extreme temperatures, wildfires, and storms) plummeted to a level 88.6 percent below that of the peak decade, 1930 to 1939.2 The year 2013, with 29,404 reported deaths, had 99.4 percent fewer climate - related deaths than the historic record year of 1932, which had 5,073,283 reported deaths for the same category.

http://www.thegwpf.org/germany-energy-poverty-600000-households-disconnected-annually/ UK Deaths from Cold «The number of deaths last month has increased by more than 5,000, following the second - coldest March on record.&Deaths from Cold «The number of deaths last month has increased by more than 5,000, following the second - coldest March on record.&deaths last month has increased by more than 5,000, following the second - coldest March on record.»

From 2007 to 2011, Texas held the record for the highest number of refinery / plant worker deaths occurring on - site with 199 fatalities during that five year period.

That is the largest yearly increase in both the number and percentage of pedestrian accident deaths in four decades — since national records have been kept.

Sadly, the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, which tracks workplace fatalities, recorded an increasing number of deaths from 2011 through 2014.

-LSB-...] also a new law requiring the phone number to be listed on patient's wristbands, a law releasing medical records after death to executors and a law pertaining to the power of attorney.

The states sued the insurance companies and they've made some agreements so, that life insurance companies are going to make more of an effort to find the beneficiaries on policies by looking up death records in states, versus social security numbers; so that people can actually get the death benefits they are suppose to.

In fact, that's the lowest number of traffic related deaths since 1949, and a full 25 percent decline from the highest number which was recorded in 2005.

Algorithms based on a proportion of records reporting a person as indigenous require a greater weight of evidence than the algorithm used in this study, and would result in a relatively smaller increase in the number of deaths reported as a result of the enhancement.

Previous work using linked death and hospital records found that an algorithm relying on the number of linked records and number of hospitals reporting a person as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander resulted in a higher number of reported deaths than an algorithm relying on a proportion of linked records and / or hospitals [8].

As Justice O'Loughlin noted in the case of Cubillo v Commonwealth6 litigation brought by members of the Stolen Generations will also often have a number of inbuilt barriers to success, including lack of availability of critical evidence; difficulties in establishing the required onus of proof with the passage of time; the prejudice to the defendant given the frailty, illness and death of key witnesses; and the loss and or destruction of records and material documents.

Count the number of social insurance contribution and credits on either your own or your late spouse's or civil partner's record in the 3 (or 5) full contribution years before either pension age (currently 66) or their date of death, if earlier.

number of deaths in linked records by Census Indigenous status, by state / territory and age groups;