Sentences with phrase «widespread protests in»

At least six people have been killed in widespread protests in the Democratic Republic of Congo, United Nations sources say.

Though for more than a year, some players have been kneeling during the anthem before games as a way to raise awareness about racial injustice, yesterday marked widespread protests in the form of players kneeling, linking arms and holding fists in the air.

There have been widespread protests in Jakarta as the Indonesian capital prepares to swear in its first Christian governor in nearly 50 years.

The suspension has led to widespread protests in the streets, with accusations of a coup being tossed around on both sides.

But the widespread protests in the United States were aimed directly at the new president.

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For an example of how quickly NFL dynamics have shifted since protests have gotten more widespread, JPMorgan cites the spike in jersey sales for Pittsburgh Steeler offensive lineman Alejandro Villanueva.

One would think that protests and, in some cases widespread civil unrest, in Brazil, Turkey, Egypt, Indonesia, China, India, and other countries would highlight that inflation is increasingly cramping emerging market consumers» purchasing power.

Let's think worst case — should the currency collapse in your home country... and should a bank run ensue... and should the government mandate that all banks then close for no less than a week... and should subsequent food shortages take place... and should no clean water be available... and should the electricity and heat not work... and should violent protests, riots, and widespread looting erupt...

As another example, in the past twelve months, Coca - Cola has experienced both widespread panic in Europe over a supposedly tainted product and protest marches in the United States over purported discriminatory hiring practices.

Protesting the widespread depictions in the public arena of Chávez as Christ only deepens the poor's suspicions that such allegations are true.

In choosing high places like Bethel and Dan, the king is protesting against Phoenician customs which were becoming widespread in IsraeIn choosing high places like Bethel and Dan, the king is protesting against Phoenician customs which were becoming widespread in Israein Israel.

This years protests against Wenger seem more widespread due to the crazy results in the Premiership, which has been perceived as Arsenal's best chance of winning the title as the other top sides have fallen by the wayside, so you can imagine how annoyed Piers Morgan was when he got told yesterday that Wenger has already got a new contract offer on his desk.

In the years prior to the 2014 Gaza conflict, far left - wing and Islamist traditions came together and cross-fertilized each other in the context of the failure of the Israeli - Palestinian peace process, the Second Intifada, the Durban conference, the 9/11 attacks, and widespread and fierce public protests against the wars in Afghanistan and IraIn the years prior to the 2014 Gaza conflict, far left - wing and Islamist traditions came together and cross-fertilized each other in the context of the failure of the Israeli - Palestinian peace process, the Second Intifada, the Durban conference, the 9/11 attacks, and widespread and fierce public protests against the wars in Afghanistan and Irain the context of the failure of the Israeli - Palestinian peace process, the Second Intifada, the Durban conference, the 9/11 attacks, and widespread and fierce public protests against the wars in Afghanistan and Irain Afghanistan and Iraq.

Three dead in clashes amid fears protests over contested result could become widespread The Indepe...

But, if not, then humanitarian agencies may be required to provide some innovative new forms of rapid response in the midst of widespread political protests of all kinds.

The day after huge student protests ended in widespread violence including an attack on a car containing Prince Charles, the assessment of the police response begins.

Although houses were immobile, people were not, and keeping track of citizens» movements - particularly in cities - combined with widespread protests that occasionally broke into rioting, made the system unworkable.

Several previous governments have tried to remove the subsidy but have backed down in the face of widespread public protests and reduced it instead.

Their flash mob was part of an unprecedented series of events across Italy to protest what organizers say is an antiscientific attitude in Italy and widespread «misinformation» about science in the media.

Ovidiu Andronesi, an assistant professor of radiology at Harvard Medical School in Boston, says he and many other members of one body, the National Research Council (NRC), learned they had been dismissed in an email received just before midnight on 31 January — almost at the same time as the government passed an emergency decree that decriminalized some corruption offences, sparking the widespread protests.

The timing of this topic couldn't have been any better, as it almost coincided with the widespread SOPA protest, which we also covered in our post SkaDate Dating Software Explains SOPA Danger.

The Focus on Time's Up: From the all - black dress code in protest of sexual harassment — which nearly everyone in attendance followed — to the widespread exaltation of the Time's Up initiative to each of the actresses who walked the red carpet with an activist as their date, this year's Globes was about so much more than handing out trophies.

But while there's no denying that director Norman Jewison's film arrived late in the day — by 1967, protests were already widespread — hindsight has lent this gripping, serious - minded melodrama a certain righteous intensity.

In 2006, widespread student protests of inequalities in the education system prompted debate over whether entrepreneurs should be able to own and run private voucher schools for profiIn 2006, widespread student protests of inequalities in the education system prompted debate over whether entrepreneurs should be able to own and run private voucher schools for profiin the education system prompted debate over whether entrepreneurs should be able to own and run private voucher schools for profit.

However, widespread protest caused by both the DoS attack and connectivity issues has resulted in a statewide protest to suspend funding penalties based on test results, although the state senate has yet to vote on such measures.

Chicago Public Schools has experienced deep budget cuts in recent years that led to widespread teacher layoffs and the closing of almost 50 schools located primarily in low - income neighborhoods, prompting months of protests and school board hearings.

In Boston, it was a federal civil rights lawsuit, not a state law, that led to busing, and the resulting widespread protests and white flight from the public school system.

In what has been described as the greatest challenge to the communist state in China since its inception in 1949, tens of thousands soon joined in the peaceful protest, angered by widespread governmental corruption and calling for democratic reforIn what has been described as the greatest challenge to the communist state in China since its inception in 1949, tens of thousands soon joined in the peaceful protest, angered by widespread governmental corruption and calling for democratic reforin China since its inception in 1949, tens of thousands soon joined in the peaceful protest, angered by widespread governmental corruption and calling for democratic reforin 1949, tens of thousands soon joined in the peaceful protest, angered by widespread governmental corruption and calling for democratic reforin the peaceful protest, angered by widespread governmental corruption and calling for democratic reform.

After widespread protests from authors, the payout started rising again to $ 1.40 in November and $ 1.43 for December, but the latest reduction to $ 1.38 is bound to renew concerns among writers about the benefits of being enrolled in KDP Select.

An exhibition at the Georgia Museum of Art in Athens recreates a highly controversial traveling show of modernist American art that was nixed by the government in 1947 following a widespread national protest.

In opting for renewables, India and China are responding to widespread local protests against air and water pollution and the human health impacts of continued reliance on fossil fuels.

The German government announced today that it will shut down seven of the country's seventeen nuclear power plants for an indefinite period, a decision taken in response to widespread protests and a German public increasingly fearful of nuclear power after a nuclear emergency in Japan.

McKibben, who co-founded the activist group 350.org, takes pride in the emails Keystone opponents have sent to lawmakers in Washington and widespread acts of civil disobedience, including protests during construction of the southern leg of the pipeline in Texas, which was not subject to a presidential permit.

Brosnan — who was named «Best - Dressed Environmentalist» in 2004 and serves on the board of the Environmental Media Association — has long fought for dolphin - safe tuna rules and protested the U.S. Navy's widespread use of sonar, which can harm whales and other cetaceans.

The threatened swinging increases in fees payable by local authorities on the institution of care or supervision proceedings (see NLJ 15 February 2008, p 259) have been brought in despite widespread protest.

His remarks led to widespread protests, including a demonstration in Hyde Park in which thousands of Sikhs participated.

The protests follow widespread student walkouts last week, including at schools in Las Vegas, a city still scarred by its own massacre.

High levels of local, lower - skilled unemployment and an increasingly widespread protest at mass immigration have rattled the politicians in more and more countries worldwide.

In light of widespread internet protests this week, the bills sponsors in the House and Senate have delayed further consideration of their legislation until a consensus can be reached on how to move forwarIn light of widespread internet protests this week, the bills sponsors in the House and Senate have delayed further consideration of their legislation until a consensus can be reached on how to move forwarin the House and Senate have delayed further consideration of their legislation until a consensus can be reached on how to move forward.