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An agenda of substance should be used as a checklist against any accord that may be struck by Trump and Xi.
For example, what "deal"--if any--was struck with Russia's nuclear industry to allow for the continued construction of nuclear plants in Iran?
I have met Obama twice, and was struck on both occasions by his natural warmth and grace.
That risk was underscored recently in Mozambique, where Cyclone Idai, which struck in March, has led to a cholera epidemic, with more than 6,700 suspected cases reported so far.
Even cases launched before the virus struck late last year – like those brought by several US states and municipalities seeking compensation from major CO2-emitting companies for the harms caused by their products – will likely benefit.
After the pandemic struck earlier this year, international lenders refused to roll over their outstanding loans to Southern European countries and demanded repayment, subsequently investing the money in the eurozone’s northern members, particularly Germany.
Even before the pandemic struck, the Indian economy had been slowing significantly for several years under Modi’s leadership.
United States of DespairPRINCETON – Well before COVID-19 struck, there was another epidemic running rampant in the United States, killing more Americans in 2018 than the coronavirus has killed so far.
Even before the pandemic struck, the global merchandise export-to-GDP ratio had been declining for the first time since World War II, falling by about five percentage points since 2008 to about 20% this year.
The implicit withdrawal of the US security guarantee under Trump has struck Europe like a bolt from the blue.
Europe’s Self-Help MomentBERLIN – When COVID-19 struck Europe and forced millions of people into internal exile, many were overcome by a deep sense of loneliness.
When the devastating 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami struck, more than a quarter-million people died across 14 countries, but the two isolated Andaman tribes, which rely on traditional warning systems, suffered no known casualties.
In France, government orders to wear masks in response to COVID-19 have struck many as somewhat ironic, if not downright discriminatory.
Among the Chinese public, CSR began to gain traction in 2008, after a magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck Sichuan province, killing 69,181 people, injuring 374,171 more, and leaving 18,498 unaccounted for.
But when he stamped my passport, the thought struck me that if someone was watching, I could be arrested for bribing an officer.
I struck a contract and reneged on my part.
Today’s collapse has increased deflationary and financial risks in the advanced economies, and struck a significant blow to commodity exporters.
These ten risks, already looming large before COVID-19 struck, now threaten to fuel a perfect storm that sweeps the entire global economy into a decade of despair.
The initial ban, issued in January 2017, barred all refugees and immigrants from several predominantly Muslim countries from entering the US; the measure was struck down by the courts and then revised several times until it passed constitutional muster.
When the Kobe earthquake struck Japan in 1995, the yen appreciated against the US dollar, albeit not immediately.
Usually, only landowners on the outskirts of big cities enjoy such windfalls, but with legislation facilitating the erection of wind turbines in rural areas, German farmers and forest owners have struck gold.
When the crisis struck, many of these high-risk borrowers lost their homes.
If anything, it has created another Middle East flashpoint, undermined transatlantic relations, benefited Russia and China, and struck a serious blow to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
Now that the virus has struck Italy, are Italians next?
Though UK Prime Minister Theresa May has struck a deal with the EU, the chances that it will gain parliamentary approval by January 14 – the deadline she has set – seem vanishingly slim, despite the extra month May gave herself to try to improve the odds.
But what happened next is key: after Idai struck, the authorities launched a rapid-response initiative and within 24 hours arranged for oral cholera vaccines to be delivered to Mozambique.
In the past, developing countries that have been struck by natural disasters or afflicted by war have not been so fortunate.
For example, they could offer temporary tax deferments for households, firms, or even entire regions struck hard by the coronavirus.
True, before COVID-19 struck, things finally had started looking up for lower-income workers.
The second crisis took place in the 1930s, when the Supreme Court struck down New Deal statutes meant to address the economic emergency of the Great Depression.
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