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Any punitive measures against Russia would elicit a response, he said.
The committee's report gave no recommendations for punitive measures against MTN.
Such punitive measures tend not to play well with the Taiwanese electorate.
Then shortly after implementing them, he rolled back the most punitive measures.
Policymakers pitch these punitive measures as cutting off "subsidies" to Big Oil.
Historically, schools have responded to unexcused absences with punitive measures, she said.
Plus, it could impose punitive measures against American companies doing business here.
The administration is thinking of taking additional punitive measures against Beijing, reportsPolitico.
Punitive measures threaten the progress we have made on the overdose crisis.
Washington is expected to impose even more sweeping punitive measures in late September.
Will Washington take additional punitive measures beyond aid freezes in the coming weeks?
These punitive measures were later extended to the European Union, Canada and Mexico.
The administration is thinking of taking additional punitive measures against Beijing, reports Politico.
But others, after paying fines and facing "significant" punitive measures, would be allowed stay.
It does not threaten any punitive measures against Morocco if the mission remains understaffed.
Lawmakers should abandon punitive measures that could incite retaliation against American companies operating abroad.
The United States will then call out the country and may apply punitive measures.
"Many medical regulatory bodies… push for strict punitive measures against informal providers," Mohanan says.
Why it matters U.N. pursues punitive measures The U.N. Security Council is set to implement "significant" punitive measures after North Korea's nuclear test claim and will begin working on a new resolution "immediately," a statement released by Security Council President Elbio Rosselli said.
Trudeau raised the punitive measures and "reiterated the importance of their removal," the statement said.
The new Alabama law does not include punitive measures for schools with low proficiency rates.
Baghdad plans to impose punitive measures on the KRG in retaliation for holding the vote.
China has vowed to hit back with tariffs or other punitive measures of its own.
Beijing has said it will retaliate with punitive measures on U.S. products worth a similar amount.
Kalin said Turkey would work with the rest of the world against restrictive and punitive measures.
Few countries have matched harsh U.S. punitive measures against Venezuela's vital oil sector and its banks.
I'm also not saying the punitive measures haven't proven difficult here, as all punitive measure are.
The U.N. Security Council voted to impose significant punitive measures on the state at the time.
These punitive measures toward drug companies also align with Trump's promises to hold distributors more accountable.
Now that Fabric's due to is reopen with punitive measures for anything remotely narcotics-related—boo!
He also called on the league to take punitive measures against Kaepernick and the protesting players.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson responded to the attack by calling for more punitive measures for prisoners.
"Fighting sexual offences requires strong punitive measures," said Hindolo Moiwo Gevao, chairman of parliament's legislative committee.
Since then, the US has reintroduced all nuclear-related sanctions among a slew of other punitive measures.
He has also previously warned of imposing punitive measures on Mexico if the country does not comply.
And Beijing has been quick to take punitive measures against companies that show support for the protests.
Facebook has refused, risking punitive measures or even the possibility of a shutdown in its biggest market.
They warned repeatedly that Turkey would face punitive measures if it went ahead with the S-400s.
The U.S. should now issue an ultimatum: Either Beirut shuts down the bank or faces punitive measures.
It was a vast catchall bill that had a string of punitive measures desired by law enforcement.
He has ratcheted up American sanctions and lobbied the United Nations to increase punitive measures, as well.
But Washington will not roll back all its punitive measures, and the risk of another flareup remains.
But those comments were quickly followed by the threat that punitive measures against Britain could easily backfire.
But investors have been jittery since Trump's comments, in case the United States follows up with punitive measures.
The charges may be followed by sanctions and other punitive measures, according to one of the U.S. officials.
"It's certainly not that case that just because there are differences... there should be punitive measures," he says.
Abadi, a moderate from Iraq's Shi'ite Arab majority, is under pressure to take punitive measures against the Kurds.
The government wants the international community to designate the rebels as terrorists and take punitive measures against them.
Trudeau, who tried and failed to have the punitive measures removed before the USMCA negotiations ended on Sept.
Crucially, it foresees punitive measures against entities that provide material support to Russia in building energy export pipelines.
On Sunday, Canada said it was moving forward on punitive measures on $28503 billion worth of U.S. goods.
"What [the Kurds] are bracing for is either more bluster or some short-term punitive measures," Wahab said.
They argue that punitive measures would drive Mr. Erdogan fully into the embrace of Russia, China and Iran.
Some of us are more vulnerable than others when it comes to possibility of eviction and punitive measures.
But Washington will not roll back all of its punitive measures, and the risk of another flareup remains.
Those punitive measures targeted Iran's Supreme Leader, military officials and its top diplomat, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.
In the past, such punitive measures have been applied to other militia leaders who have attacked the capital.
Trump railed against Kaepernick and other protesting players and called on the NFL to take punitive measures against them.
In a statement, it said it hopes China will scrap the provisional punitive measures once the probe is finished.
The United States, the European Union and other major nations have already lifted some of their own punitive measures.
CNIL, which regulates data privacy, gave the company three months to do so before it would consider punitive measures.
It added that Japan was also on board with possible punitive measures, outside any imposed by the security council.
"The Trump administration will consider further punitive measures if more facts about Khashoggi's murder come to light," he wrote.
He did not rule out "punitive measures" against Saudi Arabia if the kingdom is found responsible in Khashoggi's death.
The government has said that journalists who try to cover the election on tourist visas will face punitive measures.
"Easing punitive measures on the Russian government when they haven't changed their behavior will only embolden Russia," she said.
Canada struck back with punitive measures on $20.4 billion worth of American goods, which became effective over the weekend.
But so far Chinese officials have been wary at the prospect of taking more punitive measures against North Korea.
Islamabad, which denies assisting militants in Afghanistan and India, has reacted angrily to U.S. threats of further punitive measures.
Senator Patrick J. Leahy, Democrat of Vermont, said punitive measures would only play into the hands of the attackers.
Geng reiterated Tuesday that the U.S. needs to resolve the conflict through dialogue, rather than punitive measures like tariffs.
However, the punitive measures will have little immediate effect on the operations of Russian energy companies abroad, they said.
Still, whoever is responsible will face harsh punitive measures, Trump said, rushing to answer questions and board his plane.
Tit-for-tat punitive measures from the United States and China have sent markets on a roller coaster for months.
"Without their buy-in, punitive measures simply can't happen," says Ahmed Soliman of Chatham House, a London-based think-tank.
She said Canada's new policy is promising, focused more on restorative rather than punitive measures, unlike the American Drug War.
The instance represents one initial impact of the punitive measures, meant to scare away Western investment in the Russian Federation.
And I would be fairly surprised if we don't see some kind of punitive measures leveled at TikTok, and soon.
Despite statements by cabinet officials that authoritarian regimes targeted the midterms, the administration has not implemented punitive measures against them.
Military threats and punitive measures against North Korea have not worked in the past and are unlikely to succeed now.
They could also look at any new punitive measures then after a discussion among their foreign ministers on Dec.10.
The resolution is nonbinding, and any punitive measures would require unanimous support in the European Commission, the union's executive arm.
The government has said that journalists who try to cover the election on a tourist visa will face punitive measures.
Punitive measures include freezing U.S. assets, banning travel to the United States and prohibiting Americans from doing business with them.
Breakthroughs in high-profile cases often follow a reversal of political fortunes, calling into question the fairness of punitive measures.
Punitive measures for offenders had strong support from minorities living in public housing plagued by gun violence and drug dealing.
For several months, administration officials have been discussing whether to impose punitive measures on China over its treatment of Uighurs.
Treasury said the US government would continue to impose punitive measures until there is a negotiated peace settlement in Afghanistan.
But for restorative justice to be effective, it must remain outside the purview of the courts or other punitive measures.
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development&aposs statement also decides to submit "punitive measures" against violators of December&aposs failed cease-fire.
But the two Maduro allies were not included in the latest round of punitive measures, the U.S. officials said on Wednesday.
A declaration of genocide by the U.S. government could have legal implications of committing Washington to stronger punitive measures against Myanmar.
The isolated regime responded with customary bluster Monday, threatening to launch "thousands-fold" revenge against Washington for drafting the punitive measures.
Needless to say, Russia isn't happy with the proposals although its signaled that it was already preparing for more punitive measures.
Canada has campaigned hard for the removal of the punitive measures, which the Trump administration unveiled last May, citing national security.
They take the line that punitive measures have failed to force a change of course by Moscow while hurting European business.
Evading the appearance would set up the likelihood that the committee could take punitive measures against McGahn for defying the subpoena.
Trump marked the anniversaryby announcing new sanctions targeting Iran's industrial metals, the first sector-based punitive measures against Iran since 2013.
Imposing punitive measures, like suspending Poland's E.U. vote, however, may be unlikely, not least because they would be vetoed by Hungary.
Banks who fail to meet their MREL targets could be forced to sell assets or be subject to other punitive measures.
On the other hand, if diplomacy "does not move in the right direction," then those punitive measures will increase, he added.
Further tariff increases and other punitive measures, from both the United States and China, are likely to follow with little restraint.
Of course, a minority have described the punitive measures as harsh or authoritarian, but the data is in the government's favor.
Less than a year later, Russia annexed Ukraine's Crimean peninsula, prompting a slate of punitive measures that remain in place today.
She has seen the "plummeting lows" induced by Australia's punitive measures, as I did during five days on Manus last month.
Americans need to stop buying products made in China because other punitive measures in the trade war haven't been effective, Sen.
Latzer makes it clear the punitive measures were, despite the racially disparate effects, a reaction to a genuine fear of crime.
Other punitive measures against the Palestinians, such as the US's decision to end support for Palestinian refugees, have created more distance.
It's likely that the EU will want to avoid launching punitive measures against Italy given concerns over rising euroskepticism in the country.
Mr Trump's decision to suspend $2bn in military aid to Pakistan, among other punitive measures, could not have been more richly deserved.
A possible ban on Georgian wine imports and restrictions on cross-border money transfers have also been mooted as possible punitive measures.
More importantly, we can't continue with business as usual, embracing law and order rhetoric that replaces poverty programs with expensive punitive measures.
Saudi Arabia features on every list of egregious persecutors but successive American administrations granted waivers that preclude punitive measures against the kingdom.
They said it was preparing narrow, targeted U.S. sanctions against Myanmar's military and could roll out the punitive measures by year-end.
Trump has already imposed tariffs on Canadian aluminum and steel, citing national security, and is threatening similar punitive measures against auto exports.
South Korea and the United States agreed on Thursday on "swift punitive measures" against North Korea in the event of further provocation.
These solutions may range from mandated or incentivized internal bias training to punitive measures that hold accusers accountable for false 911 calls.
On Wednesday, the Iraqi Council of Representatives approved a number of punitive measures against the KRG for going ahead with the vote.
Because of these pressures, the new monitoring group would not focus on levying punitive measures against noncompliant factories, whose finances are suffering.
I am among the tens of thousands of dissidents who have been targeted by punitive measures normalized under the state of emergency.
Officials told reporters in Washington that the administration planned to unveil still more punitive measures targeting China's trade, cyber and economic policies.
And it's important to remember that punitive measures don't deter women from attempting DIY abortions, but they do make them more hazardous.
It will also exert diplomatic pressure — backed by threats of punitive measures — on the E3 to take a harder line against Iran.
Mr. Trump has suggested lifting the punitive measures in exchange for nuclear arms cuts and Russian cooperation in fighting the Islamic State.
Riyadh called the move a violation of its sovereignty and announced punitive measures against Ottawa, including the expulsion of the Canadian ambassador.
The announcement also called for stricter, punitive measures to prevent unfair licensing practices, safeguard against forced technology transfer and strengthen export controls.
Senior State Department officials told Reuters, however, that those findings could be used to justify further targeted U.S. sanctions or other punitive measures.
Xi is worried about Trump's threats on trade, and he thinks that by engaging the transactional leader, he can head off punitive measures.
Trump told Chinese President Xi Jinping he would reverse the order after ZTE agreed to pay a hefty fine among other punitive measures.
It would ban EU exchanges from hosting trading of Swiss stocks, exposing EU bourse officials to punitive measures if they did not comply.
However, Mike Pompeo, the secretary of state, made it plain that he would waive punitive measures against Pakistan because of broader diplomatic considerations.
The EU's Russia hawks Poland and Lithuania are among those pushing to extend the bloc's punitive measures against Moscow over the passport issue.
Continued Uncertainty, Slight Recovery: We expect uncertainties from the tensions with China and the resulting punitive measures to continue in the short term.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's position on the punitive measures would remain "consistent and clear" during talks at the summit, the official said.
Earlier this year, Scott said Americans need to stop purchasing Chinese products because other punitive measures in the trade war haven't been effective.
The EU's Russia hawks, Poland and Lithuania, are among those pushing to extend the bloc's punitive measures against Moscow over the passport issue.
Doing so is supposed to prompt negotiations to resolve the problem, but in practice the punitive measures that the designation allows are minor.
Still, using punitive measures for a public health crisis will only drive it further underground when shining a light is what is needed.
The law should detail some mechanism for oversight, entice agencies with incentives to follow through and spell out punitive measures if they don't.
For example, punitive measures like sanctions can be a very powerful weapon against the opportunist kleptocrats on whom Mr. Putin relies for support.
Israel has tried to brand us all as terrorists to legitimize its violations, including mass arbitrary arrests, torture, punitive measures and severe restrictions.
Twitter itself weighed in on Wednesday to condemn the action, warning of punitive measures if CCHQ, the Conservative press wing, repeated such behavior.
" The conditions, Mr. Mo added, "really amounted to punitive measures to punish him, or to break down his will to fight this case.
To be sure, there are credible arguments for including deportation in the bundle of punitive measures designed to address this kind of conduct.
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced punitive measures against a Chinese bank that he said was suspected of money laundering pertaining to North Korea.
The sanctions applied to Russia, Iran and North Korea, and was designed to expand and codify punitive measures previously imposed by executive orders.
But Congress and the courts continue to treat drug possession like a crime, and to support the use of punitive measures like prison.
Toy is seeking $500 billion in damages as both punitive measures and a deterrent for the defendants and other would-be wealthy admissions cheaters.
"If China implements stronger punitive measures towards South Korea, South Koreans will look more towards the US and show hostility to China," said Hankwon.
The United States has imposed a series of punitive measures on Russia including expelling dozens of Russian diplomats over a poisoning case in Britain.
Analysts at Citi reckon punitive measures against China's Huawei and other tech firms, as part of the tariff battle, could undermine global productivity growth.
Both the House and Senate are considering sanctions packages in the coming days that go beyond the White House's proposed punitive measures against Turkey.
America's biggest weapon is not reimposing its own sanctions on Iran, but slapping punitive measures on European firms and banks that do business there.
Washington and Beijing have been engaged in a trade war for more than a year, with each side upping punitive measures on one another.
The Canadian source, who requested anonymity given the sensitivity of the situation, declined to comment when asked whether more punitive measures could be imposed.
He says trying to address the practice with punitive measures would be counterproductive and likely further endanger the women and girls subjected to it.
His case has been seen as demonstrative of the excesses of the war on drugs and how it overreaches in regard to punitive measures.
Dion said the United States, which has also imposed punitive measures on Russia, was dealing directly with Moscow on a number of international issues.
Since pulling out of the deal, the US has reintroduced all nuclear-related sanctions against Tehran, along with a slew of other punitive measures.
It included some modest funding for crime prevention programs, such as "midnight basketball," but its main thrust was a vast array of punitive measures.
China and other countries are considering retaliatory and even punitive measures in response to President Trump's imposition of billions in tariffs on imported goods.
The planned sanctions would be the latest public step the US has taken against Russia in an ongoing tit-for-tat of punitive measures.
The federal government, however, does not determine how districts recover debts from families, and some districts use punitive measures to settle students' meal accounts.
The punitive measures come less than a week after the arrest in Canada of Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of Chinese tech giant Huawei.
Now it seems Australia and a number of countries in Europe are fed up enough with vaccine-refusing parents that they're experimenting with punitive measures.
In April 2009, when the North's efforts to launch a three-stage Unha-2 rocket failed, the Security Council said it would strengthen punitive measures.
In January, Foreign Minister Stephane Dion said Canada would maintain the punitive measures for as long as necessary while seeking to re-engage with Russia.
The proxies of both parties, though, have not been willing to take punitive measures to force Israel to stop or roll back its settlement construction.
Furthermore, prospects remain weak for the Chinese retail market, and a sale would remove uncertainties raised by the recent geopolitical tensions and resulting punitive measures.
Meanwhile, his unwillingness to ruffle Chinese feathers amid the North Korean nuclear standoff means the enactment of no new, tough tariffs or other punitive measures.
As of now, there's no word on how widespread the practice is or if those outed have been met with any sort of punitive measures.
Charlie baker introduced a bill that would protect teen sexters from felony charges and find more appropriate punitive measures, particularly in incidents of revenge porn.
There's also a question of whether it's fair to dole out punitive measures—especially ones that could lead to extended pretrial detentions—on predictive policing.
Even before the announcement of punitive measures in Washington on Thursday, the Ministry of Commerce in Beijing issued a statement sharply criticizing the Trump administration.
Until now, other top officials, most notably Mr. Pompeo and Vice President Mike Pence, have denounced China's policies in Xinjiang but not enacted punitive measures.
"We want to make sure our businesses aren't caught up in some sort of fines or punitive measures for the past three years," Brady said.
Punitive measures to get women to deliver in hospitals have also cropped up in villages in Zambia, Tanzania, Malawi and the Philippines, Ms. Freedman said.
According to the New York Times, Airbnb's decision has caused an "immediate uproar" in Israel, with tourism minister Yariv Levin calling for punitive measures in response.
Beijing is doing "everything in its power to prevent the deployment of the defense system," Delury added, including punitive measures on South Korean celebrities and companies.
To the extent talk or plans for punitive measures against the United Kingdom emerge, the selling being seen across the markets, today, is just the beginning.
"It is one of those silly, punitive measures that they have deployed," said Hussain, who sat next to a Chinese and Pakistani flag in his office.
Such terms could commit the United States to stronger punitive measures or help set the stage for charges at the International Criminal Court in the Hague.
The federal government has also introduced punitive measures for foreigners who leave properties vacant, while at the same time China has sought to curb capital outflows.
Washington was willing to match punitive measures with diplomatic concessions that were actually appealing enough to convince the Libyan regime and the Myanmar junta to reform.
On Friday, Canada struck back at U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs, vowing to impose punitive measures on $12.6 billion worth of American goods until Washington relents.
As the U.S. pursues punitive measures against those countries, it also risks undermining significant progress in the U.S.–India relationship made over the last 15 years.
Hamas's rival, the Fatah-dominated Palestinian Authority in the West Bank, has also taken punitive measures against Gaza, including slashing the salaries of its employees there.
As attorney general, I'm prepared to defend California and the U.S. Constitution against any cavalier attempt by Mr. Trump to impose punitive measures against our people.
Despite the "uncertainty" risks from White House tariffs on steel and aluminum and punitive measures taken against China, Mester said she remains optimistic about the economy.
The Swiss could still make a last-minute offer before the summit to avoid punitive measures on its bourses, which rely on EU clients, he said.
In the United States—which has historically focused on punitive measures over harm reduction—there are only around 200 syringe service programs covering the entire country.
Meanwhile, Joerg Wuttke, president of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, said that punitive measures from Beijing may not benefit China in the long run.
President Donald Trump on Monday announced new sanctions on Iran, with the punitive measures set to target the country's supreme leader, military officials and its top diplomat.
Mr Trump agreed to "hold off further tariffs", halting the threat of punitive measures on European cars and avoiding escalation into a nastier tit-for-tat dispute.
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier rejected imposing more punitive measures on Russia, although a German newspaper cited sources saying that Chancellor Angela Merkel favoured the idea.
The two leaders are expected to talk about their trade differences in hopes of restarting stalled trade negotiations and putting a pause on any further punitive measures.
Canada retaliated against the latest punitive measures last week by proposing levies on C$16.6 billion worth of U.S. exports that would take effect on July 1.
Turning her attention to European Union sanctions on Russia over its actions in Ukraine, Merkel said it was too early to talk about lifting the punitive measures.
Both men share a similar impulse when it comes to crime and punishment: Harsher policies against defendants indicate toughness on crime, while less punitive measures indicate weakness.
Canada on Friday struck back at the Trump administration over U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs, vowing to impose punitive measures on $12.63 billion worth of American goods.
Many of these policies are of little to no deterrent value given that the costs of returning to wartorn home countries are higher than any punitive measures.
Editorial To all outward appearances, Russia's retaliatory expulsions of American and other diplomats followed the old Cold War pattern: A Soviet deed would prompt Western punitive measures.
The House voted 419-3 on Tuesday to impose new sanctions on Moscow and force Trump to obtain lawmakers' approval before easing any punitive measures on Russia.
Internationally, we need governments to sanction the kind of arson going on in the Amazon with punitive measures commensurate with the global threat it poses to humanity.
Trump withdrew the US from the deal in 2018, arguing that it was too lenient on Tehran, and reenacted punitive measures that have strangled the Iranian economy.
U.S. officials told Reuters earlier this week that the State Department report could be used to justify further U.S. sanctions or other punitive measures against Myanmar authorities.
Canada on Friday struck back at the Trump administration over U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs, vowing to impose punitive measures on $211.1 billion worth of American goods.
Andretti, who said he was threatened with international competition license revocations and other punitive measures, had to skip the Indy 500 in 1979 to race at Monaco.
Fears of punitive measures on Russian individuals and their international assets may be scaring Russian capital back to the mother country, one expert told CNBC on Thursday.
The United States does not reward hostage-taking of American citizens; such action instead will be met with the kind of punitive measures this bill would enact.
Tillerson's firing also removes another member of the administration's internationalist wing and emboldens Trump to take more punitive measures against rivals, including Iran and Venezuela, they warn.
In an interview with Reuters, Trudeau said that while U.S. President Donald Trump had raised the idea of punitive measures, there was no guarantee they will happen.
They include adding punitive measures for missile tests and regional activity, and amending "sunset clauses" that currently allow certain conditions to expire after a number of years.
The high-profile United Nations resolution condemning Israeli settlements that passed last week does not impose any kind of financial sanctions or other punitive measures on Israel.
Yet sex registration laws have only become increasingly restrictive in the years since Jacob Wetterling's disappearance, with residency restrictions and other punitive measures enacted around the nation.
"There are only classification targets...but no punitive measures for residents who disobey the instructions," said Yang Kun, a city management official in the upmarket Finance Street district.
Punitive measures like this, she argued, didn't take into account the mental impact that sitting alone for 23 hours, for days on end, could have on an adolescent.
Trump - and many supporters in Congress - object to punitive measures against Saudi Arabia, which they consider a valuable partner and important counterweight to Iran's influence in the region.
A failure by Iran to comply fully with FATF standards by June will bring enhanced FATF scrutiny of banks there, and possibly punitive measures, which are now suspended.
Graham compared the Saudis to Russian President Vladimir Putin and said the United States should take the same punitive measures against the kingdom as it has for Russia.
The PA, whose punitive measures against Hamas have led to further deterioration in living conditions in Gaza, could help the reconstruction process and not stand in its way.
Instead, before he upended the briefing with his threat to consume North Korea with "fire and fury," he had focussed his remarks on finger-pointing and punitive measures.
Except this time the movie may have a new twist: The Trump administration has threatened to use unprecedented punitive measures if the Pakistanis don't act sufficiently against terror.
" Benjamin Lu of brokerage Phillip Futures said Beijing's retaliation had spooked oil investors: "These punitive measures on bilateral trade have unnerved investors as it hurts global economic growth.
Having spoken to the president a number of times, and knowing him, he&aposs serious about making a deal, but he&aposs also serious about the punitive measures.
His disclosure intensifies the pressure on President Trump, who has refused to assign blame for the crime, to take stronger punitive measures against his allies in Saudi Arabia.
The Israeli military's report was issued hours after Israel lifted restrictions on its main cargo crossing point with the Gaza Strip, ending punitive measures imposed five weeks ago.
And China has protested Washington's punitive measures against ZTE, a Chinese telecommunications company, that threaten to deprive it of badly needed American-made microchips, software and other equipment.
Vice President Mike Pence escalated the Trump administration's efforts to pressure President Nicolás Maduro to step down, announcing additional sanctions on Monday and warning of more punitive measures.
Canada imposed tariffs on C$16.6 billion ($12.5 billion)worth of U.S. exports in May 2018 after Washington slapped punitive measures on exports of Canadian steel and aluminum.
Jay Inslee, whose campaign revolves around climate change, has also proposed punitive measures against fossil fuel producers for contributing to climate change and misleading the public about its consequences.
Stylists won't be required to report any signs of suspected abuse to law enforcement, and there are no punitive measures if a stylist does not report abuse, Rosenthal said.
The U.S. State Department report, which was released on Monday, could be used to justify further U.S. sanctions or other punitive measures against Myanmar authorities, U.S. officials told Reuters.
We want an enforceable mechanism that will hold China's feet to the fire and allow the United States to put in place punitive measures if they don't do that.
The European Union, the United States and other major nations have already lifted some of their own punitive measures, leading to complaints that Canadian companies were being left behind.
But Trump's act of generosity toward Johnson was at odds with his repeated demonization of drug offenders and his administration's promise to enforce strict punitive measures for those crimes.
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis earlier this month said the United States would try "one more time" to work with Pakistan in Afghanistan, before opting for more punitive measures.
"Venezuelan production will decline by an additional 300,20093-500,000 barrels per day this year, but such punitive measures could expand that outage by several hundred thousand barrels," it said.
Senior officials from Canada are lobbying the Big Three U.S. car makers to stave off the punitive measures and say they are considering all options, including providing financial aid.
He cast aspersions on Germany, deeming them "bad, very bad" for their trade practices, and suggested he could take punitive measures against them for their prowess at selling cars.
And Trump has seen successes in convincing China to agree to new punitive measures against North Korea, though the actual results of those moves has yet to truly materialize.
China has repeatedly warned it will strike back against any further punitive measures by Trump, saying the United States is threatening the global free trade order with its protectionism.
While punitive measures against the regimes in these three countries may be overdue, this strategy ignores, at Washington's peril, the domestic concerns of elected leaders in Latin America's democracies.
It may add to pressure on President Trump — who is ending air refueling flights for the Saudi military campaign in Yemen — to take stronger punitive measures against the kingdom.
The EU member states have agreed to take punitive measures against Russia for the nerve-agent attack on the former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia.
But the Palestinian Authority has never fully removed a series of punitive measures against Gaza intended to weaken Hamas, including limiting electricity to the coastal enclave and cutting salaries.
Officials at AP testing centres in China who spoke to Reuters declined to comment on the reason for the ban, but said they would follow it to avoid punitive measures.
Speaking to Reuters on the sidelines of a ceremony at the presidential palace in Rome on Saturday night, Tria said he believed the government could still avert such punitive measures.
Trump has already slapped tariffs on steel and aluminum from Canada on national security grounds and is threatening similar punitive measures against autos, which would badly hurt the Canadian economy.
Once the United States imposes higher tariffs, Europe is likely to respond immediately by targeting key American exports; China, Canada and Mexico could also retaliate with their own punitive measures.
FATF CHANCE A failure by Iran to comply fully with FATF standards by June will bring enhanced FATF scrutiny of banks there, and possibly punitive measures, which are now suspended.
"Venezuelan production will decline by an additional 300,000-303,000 barrels per day (bpd) this year, but such punitive measures could expand that outage by several hundred thousand barrels," it said.
The European Union, Canada and Mexico have also responded to the US steel and aluminum tariffs levied on them by promising punitive measures targeting billions of dollars in American products.
While the North could face international condemnation over the latest launches, it's unlikely that the nation, already under 11 rounds of U.N. sanctions, will be hit with fresh punitive measures.
But punitive measures have done nothing to end these practices; instead they will do more damage to American businesses, workers and consumers than they'll ever do to the offending countries.
As a result, Beijing has "gradually rolled out punitive measures across the entire spectrum of activity and interactions," said Jonathan Sullivan, director of China Programs at the University of Nottingham.
China should take "punitive" measures against Canada if new regulations from Ottawa against dumping of aluminium and steel target Beijing, Chinese tabloid Global Times said in an editorial on Friday.
Many countries that spoke on Wednesday attempted to answer concerns that the highly-punitive measures they had just approved could lead to greater scarcity of basic resources in the DPRK.
Bingmann and Treier were reacting to the new U.S. sanctions against Russia but also to punitive measures against Iran and reciprocal tariffs and trade threats by the U.S. and China.
We don't see Republicans pushing punitive measures that would deny small business administration loans to the great majority of honest small businesses, because of the few that misrepresent their finances.
At first, the United States, which supported that country's independence five years ago, was unwilling to take such action, saying privately that such punitive measures were tools of last resort.
Those came into force again last year after President Trump withdrew from the 2015 nuclear deal that had eased punitive measures in return for verifiable pledges of peaceful nuclear work.
The Trump administration has slashed funding to the Palestinians and taken a series of other punitive measures in hopes of compelling them to participate in an American-led peace process.
This created a political crisis in America, as the public, media, and politicians bought into the idea that punitive measures were necessary to combat the breakdown of society's moral fabric.
The conclusion of the intelligence community has been that Russia was behind the hacking, which led to the expulsion of 35 Russian diplomats and additional punitive measures against the Russian government.
Regional bloc IGAD has threatened to submit "punitive measures" against violators of the latest failed cease-fire, though sanctions would need approval by the bloc&aposs heads of state and government.
After the release of the family, they emphasised the importance of co-operation and intelligence sharing by Washington, which has threatened to cut military aid and other punitive measures against Pakistan.
Pressure from China and the United States could be a factor, though experts caution it's hard to tell, as North Korea often reacts to international pressure and punitive measures with defiance.
Once the deal goes into effect, Samore predicted, the White House will likely carry through with the punitive measures that it has pulled back in order to see the deal implemented.
Because even if that corporation could have done more to protect consumers, if the company feels that working with government exposes them to litigation or other punitive measures, they might refuse.
Their support for continued fact-finding, along with the imposition of punitive measures for offenses against religious freedom as envisioned in IRFA, is complimented by their commitment to promote religious pluralism.
The Obama administration's sanctions and other punitive measures agains Russian intelligence groups were announced Thursday in response to Moscow's cyberattacks against U.S. political groups aimed at interfering with the presidential election.
For example, it should press China to grant American internet companies the same access they have to the U.S. market and consider punitive measures if China fails to provide such access.
It is no wonder Trump -- who recently tweeted that immigrants "infest our country" -- would criminalize migrant children and their parents with punitive measures such as detention centers and zero tolerance prosecution.
The second action should have been American leadership of an international coalition of democracies to develop and implement common punitive measures and deterrence options to prevent such attacks in the future.
Speaking alongside Powell, ECB chief Mario Draghi said he had little reason to be optimistic, arguing that the ECB would have to incorporate the newest wave of punitive measures into calculation.
On Wednesday, Washington imposed new sanctions and other punitive measures on Cuba and Venezuela, seeking to ratchet up pressure on Havana to end its support for Venezuela's socialist president, Nicolas Maduro.
BMW, which reports on Thursday, faces stiff tariffs on cars it exports from a factory in South Carolina to China, which is retaliating against punitive measures enacted by the United States.
His firm, Mercury Public Affairs, has signed other clients facing punitive measures from the United States government, including the United States subsidiary of Hikvision, a company owned by the Chinese government.
The United States, however, reinstated some sanctions on Iran Tuesday and has said it will expand the punitive measures in the coming weeks to include tougher ones related to oil production.
That is far more damaging to communities than it is to be transparent, to identify who's ill, to treat them appropriately, to not take overly restrictive or punitive measures against them.
Brussels has threatened punitive measures - including refusing to roll over recognition of Swiss bourse rules beyond the end of 2018, crimping cross-border trading - should the talks fail, prompting Swiss retaliation.
"I told them just my own personal code of ethics, which is that if there is space for education instead of punitive measures, then I believe in education," Ms. Gupta said.
In August, the kingdom passed a series of punitive measures against Canada -- including cutting trade relations -- after the Canadian foreign ministry tweeted a statement criticizing the arrest of activist Samar Badawi.
A declaration of genocide by the U.S. government could have legal implications of committing Washington to stronger punitive measures against Myanmar's government, which is led by Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi.
But Brussels has said it could take punitive measures - including refusing to extend beyond this year recognition of Swiss bourse rules that allows cross-border stock trading - should the treaty talks fail.
President Donald Trump then announced new sanctions against the Gulf nation on Monday, with punitive measures set to target Iran's Supreme Leader, military officials and its top diplomat, Foreign Minister Javad Zarif.
This is something the company has only recently come to terms with, and is trying to correct through punitive measures like downranking fake news, as well as by implementing fact-checking programs.
If Trump does impose punitive measures on auto imports, Canada would look at a series of retaliatory steps, such as tariffs on U.S. autos and other goods, one of the sources said.
The punitive measures could come against Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez and Socialist Party No. 2 Diosdado Cabello for alleged rights violations, the U.S. officials told Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity.
The trade war has already led to Chinese retaliatory tariffs on U.S. exports, and Beijing on Friday vowed to respond with more punitive measures if Trump pushed ahead with the new tariffs.
And it augurs poorly for any active UN role, as Russia and China are sure to oppose punitive measures, but could, with pressure, potentially be convinced of the need for humanitarian relief.
Western nations took punitive measures against Russian individuals close to President Vladimir Putin and imposed sanctions, such as limiting access to debt markets, against leading Russian companies after the annexation of Crimea.
In what may signal the start of a series of punitive measures against Kurdish officials, Baghdad has ordered a halt to international flights to airports administered by the KRG, beginning Friday evening.
Deripaska agreed in late 2018 to reduce his stake in En+ to 44.95 percent from 70 percent in a deal that allowed the punitive measures against Rusal and En+ to be lifted.
U.S. lawmakers have called for sanctions, among other punitive measures, in response to the killing and have said the crown prince should not be spared if he is found to be involved.
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China should take "punitive" measures against Canada if new regulations from Ottawa against dumping of aluminum and steel target Beijing, Chinese tabloid Global Times said in an editorial on Friday.
The central government in Baghdad imposed further punitive measures in retaliation for the independence vote last month by slapping sanctions on Kurdish banks and halting foreign currency transfers to the Kurdish region.
It has pitted democracy and human rights officials, who want more punitive measures, against Asia experts at the State Department, who worry that sanctioning Myanmar's government could jeopardize its transition to democracy.
Israeli authorities are increasing their punitive measures against strikers, while in the "courts" of Israeli public opinion and mainstream media in the United States, they are largely condemned as terrorists and murders.
Some administration officials are pushing for the White House to announce punitive measures on steel imports even before a meeting of the Group of 20 nations in Hamburg, Germany, early next month.
At that point, the SEC sued for securities fraud, and then there was this whole settlement deal with the SEC that involved some Twitter oversight, along with a fine and other punitive measures.
"[T]he thinly veiled threat to drive up oil prices if the U.S., UK or France impose sanctions has raised the threshold for anyone considering punitive measures against Saudi Arabia," writes Torbjorn Soltvedt.
Their rival, the Palestinian Authority, has been feckless at pursuing peace with Israel and last year imposed its own punitive measures on Gaza, including cutting salaries, in a bid to end Hamas's control.
Social media-driven fake news — primarily on Facebook and WhatsApp — became such an issue in Kenya's 2017 elections the country's parliament passed a bill in 2018, with specific punitive measures, to combat it.
The public sector can use multiple tools: enforcement of guidelines to protect residents, punitive measures against organizations that seek to harm and expanding digital access so the benefits of innovation can be shared.
Canada struck back at the Trump administration over U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs on Friday, vowing to impose punitive measures on C$16.6 billion ($79.443 billion) worth of American goods until Washington relents.
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada will "respond appropriately" to any U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs, Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Wednesday, less than two days before the punitive measures are due to kick in.
A declaration of genocide by the U.S. government, which has only gone as far as labeling the crackdown "ethnic cleansing," could have legal implications of committing Washington to stronger punitive measures against Myanmar.
On Friday, Canada struck back at the Trump administration over U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs, vowing to impose punitive measures on C$16.6 billion ($12.6 billion) worth of American goods until Washington relents.
Russia's Kommersant newspaper reported in June 2017 that Moscow was considering making life difficult for the school to retaliate against punitive measures that former U.S. President Barack Obama took against Russia in 2016.
Social media driven fake news — primarily on Facebook and WhatsApp — became such an issue in Kenya's 2017 elections the country's parliament passed a bill in 2018, with specific punitive measures, to combat it.
After the release of the family, Pakistani officials emphasized the importance of co-operation and intelligence sharing by Washington, which has threatened to cut military aid and take other punitive measures against Pakistan.
Alex has a deadly violent, racist, and misogynistic streak, but the methods used to punish him for his depraved crimes raise important questions about the prison industrial complex and punitive measures in general.
Humanitarian assistance to North Korea is excluded from the punitive measures levied against Pyongyang, but aid agencies have said the process of receiving an exemption can be onerous and full of red tape.
Should Iran step out of line—or any other country help it to do so—they could face the array of punitive measures available to the Security Council, from sanctions to military action.
The immigrant communities of color that are being targeted by the bills regarding female genital mutilation need outreach and resources, not punitive measures like imprisonment and the removal of children from their families.
However, the Trump administration, which has been characterized as dragging its feet on punitive measures against Russia, is unlikely to enact the most stringent measures recommended in the legislation, analysts have told CNBC.
Last fall, it was the Palestinian Authority that asked Israel to cut electricity supplies to Gaza as part of its punitive measures to try to force Hamas to agree to a reconciliation deal.
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday dismissed the idea that Canadian steel exports posed a national security threat to the United States and expressed confidence Canada would escape any punitive measures.
China's latest pronouncements follow months of not-so-subtle punitive measures that have already taken a toll on the South Korean economy, including an unofficial ban on Korean television shows and pop stars.
He called for punitive measures mirroring the ones imposed by the Obama administration, which accuses Russia of intimidating American diplomats and hacking institutions like the Democratic National Committee to influence the 2016 election.
But by choosing essentially to disregard Mr. Obama's punitive measures, Mr. Putin can try to disarm his American critics, including members of Congress who consider him an aggressive foe of the United States.
"With the world witnessing nations making unilateral decisions to impose such punitive measures, Malaysia and other nations must always bear in mind that it can be imposed on any of us," Mahathir said.
As education fads have come and gone, politicians have flipped between school improvement models based on punitive measures like closure and teacher firing and softer approaches that rely on pouring resources into schools.
While U.S. officials have not ruled this out in the future, some in the Trump administration are wary that it could have legal implications of committing Washington to stronger punitive measures against Myanmar.
In June, China's cyber watchdog formalized a nationwide cyber emergency response plan, which included the construction of a central response system and mandated punitive measures for government units that failed to safeguard the system.
In the real world, where we live, it is, of course, necessary to take practical steps to prevent attacks and to enable reporting to ensure abusers face appropriate punitive measures both legal and social.
"Instead of pursuing human rights reform, the government of Saudi Arabia has chosen to lash out with punitive measures in the face of criticism," said Samah Hadid, Amnesty International's Middle East Director of Campaigns.
Jeff Woodburn, the Democratic leader, proposed legislation on Monday to create a bipartisan commission to consider punitive measures against Russia, following the U.S. intelligence community's conclusion that Putin's regime interfered with November's presidential contest.
The government needs to incentivize the good work of ICS companies leading the way in the community instead of relying solely on punitive measures that lead to a culture of just complying with regulations.
Beijing had said it would retaliate with punitive measures on U.S. products worth a similar amount, including soybeans, pork and cotton, but it had not officially confirmed on Friday that they had taken effect.
Erdogan spoke shortly after Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said Ankara could take punitive measures involving borders and air space against the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) over the referendum and would not recognize the outcome.
As we mark the 29th anniversary of the massacre, the "Tiananmen sanctions" should be strengthened to include greater punitive measures to penalize those who seek to profit from China's ongoing assault on human rights.
His goal is probably to divert your attention from punitive measures for his ongoing aggression and to refocus you on your usual suspects -- Democrats, Robert Mueller and your perceived "unfair" treatment by other countries.
They said there also are non-tax allegations of wrongdoing in the Times story that authorities could investigate, but that punitive measures may be tough to impose because of how many years have passed.
Moscow on Friday announced that it will not take reciprocal measures and expel U.S. diplomats from Russia, one day after the United States announced sanctions and punitive measures for Russian interference in the election.
" He said he believed that the two members were cooperating with the police, and that if the allegations against them were proved true, the group would also take "whatever punitive measures it deems necessary.
Here's what you need to know: • Some of the biggest companies in the U.S., including General Electric and Goldman Sachs, are warning the White House about the negative effects of punitive measures against China.
But if that does come down the pipeline, it may use part of the 1974 Trade Act, Section 301, which allows the U.S. Trade Representative and the president wide latitude in imposing punitive measures.
He could come under pressure to take more punitive measures, like executing more of the prisoners on death row, said Mokhtar Awad, a research fellow at the Program on Extremism at George Washington University.
The punitive measures against Iran's leadership that have been suggested, such as the use of Global Magnitsky Act sanctions, can play a role in trying to dissuade the regime from further violence against protesters.
China has pushed backed on any deal that would leave US tariffs in place and bar Beijing from taking retaliatory action if the US imposes punitive measures should the country fail to keep its commitments.
Regional bloc IGAD also has threatened to submit "punitive measures" against violators of December&aposs failed cease-fire in South Sudan, though sanctions would need approval by the bloc&aposs heads of state and government.
"The President ordered to draw up the strongest punitive measures in tandem with the international community against a series of provocations by North Korea including ICBM-class missile launch and nuclear test," the statement continued.
The recommendations, made by a coalition of civil rights groups, offered model terms of service that also include mechanisms for transparency, training, and enforcement as well as a right to appeal any punitive measures taken.
Technocratically-administered punitive measures against the poor are exactly what UK Chief Scientific Adviser Mark Walport suggested in a report from January of 2016 that recommended the use of blockchain technology in the welfare system.
Mexico's Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard warned that punitive measures like Trump's tariffs would only make the situation worse, causing "financial and economic instability" that would limit his government's ability to deal with the migrant problem.
Facing bipartisan pressure, Trump walked back the controversial policy, but the U.S. government continues to threaten punitive measures on the border, and has struggled to reunite the vast majority of the children with their families.
"While punitive measures against a corporation may ultimately be borne by its shareholders, a finding that those measures targeted shareholders directly is a wholly different matter," Chief Judge Sharon Prost wrote for the appeals court.
There was no consensus to step up punitive measures as sought by more hawkish governments, though the bloc agreed it was "ready to adopt measures, including to strengthen further its support" to Ukraine's southern regions.
But it is unlikely to step up significantly its sanctions regime despite a call by London for new punitive measures against Moscow over the poisoning of a former Russian spy in Britain earlier this year.
As he signed the punitive measures, he boasted that he was knee-deep in negotiations with the government in Beijing to lower America's trade deficit with China by $100bn, from $375bn (in goods) in 2017.
Seung-Kyun Ko, a professor at Hawaii Pacific University and a former research commissioner in South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told CNN last week that the Kim regime will not respond to punitive measures.
BEIJING (Reuters) - Washington imposed tariffs on $22 billion of Chinese imports on Friday and Beijing has said it will retaliate with punitive measures on U.S. products worth a similar amount, including soybeans, pork and cotton.
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada struck back at the Trump administration over U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs on Friday, vowing to impose punitive measures on C$16.6 billion ($12.63 billion) worth of American goods until Washington relents.
Washington decided to reinstate punitive measures that were lifted under a 2015 nuclear deal negotiated by the administration of President Barack Obama, and added 300 new designations in Iran's oil, shipping, insurance and banking sectors.
"Turkey will protect its national interests on every platform and work with the rest of the world against restrictive and punitive measures," Kalin said, adding that Qatar's support had had a positive impact on markets.
Republicans and Democrats in Congress have joined together in calling for the president to implement punitive measures against the regime to respond to its recent ballistic missile tests that violated  U.N. Security Council resolution 1929.
But Mr. Trump has expanded the punitive measures, targeting them at NATO allies like Turkey and expanding the use of secondary sanctions against countries and companies that continue to do business with adversaries like Iran.
Rather than punitive measures like broad-based tariffs to curb Chinese imports, the U.S. is more likely to negotiate for better market access to the huge mainland market to narrow the trade deficit, said analysts.
If Russia fails to provide an answer to the U.K.'s satisfaction, May promised "extensive" measures in response — and didn't rule out punitive measures against RT in a speech to the House of Commons yesterday.
But Larry Kudlow, Mr. Trump's top economic adviser, said the company's path to revival existed, although it ran through "very, very tough" punitive measures, including fines, compliance measures, and changes in management and board membership.
The White House is considering imposing a raft of tariffs and other punitive measures on China for alleged intellectual property theft, long a source of tension between the two countries, which are key trade partners.
Kim Kardashian West, That Is. Mr. Trump, stung by criticism that he had gone soft on China, said on Tuesday that the United States would proceed with tariffs and other punitive measures on the country.
Putin's move was retaliation for a very specific series of punitive measures the United States passed earlier that year after a young Russian lawyer named Sergei Magnitsky died under mysterious circumstances in a Russian prison.
China and the United States had differed on how strongly to respond to Pyongyang's most recent test, with Washington urging harsh punitive measures and Beijing emphasizing dialogue and milder U.N. steps confined to non-proliferation.
The agreement, reached on Sunday night, protects Canada's automotive industry from potentially devastating U.S. tariffs, but includes no assurance that Washington will lift punitive measures it imposed on Canadian and Mexican steel and aluminum in June.
OTTAWA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Canada struck back at the Trump administration on Friday over U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs, vowing to impose punitive measures on C$16.6 billion ($12.63 billion) worth of American goods until Washington relents.
It took a lot of soul searching, there was a lot of punitive measures, there was a lot of stereotyping, lazy young, southerners -- actually Greeks work more hours than any other European - according to the OECD.
Trump, who claims that the United States is being taken advantage of by its trading partners, has imposed tariffs on imports of some goods and threatened punitive measures on others to shield domestic industries from competition.
When asked whether Europe saw any opportunities in China's warnings of punitive measures against the U.S., Schweisgut said this was "interesting speculation" but that he did not know enough about Trump's trade policy plans to comment.
"While punitive measures against a corporation may ultimately be borne by its shareholders, a finding that those measures targeted shareholders directly is a wholly different matter," Chief Judge Sharon Prost wrote for a three-judge panel.
They could also entail non-security punitive measures such as getting the International Monetary Fund, where Washington enjoys strong influence, to stop providing lifelines, in the form of loans and bailout packages, to Pakistan's fragile economy.
As a result, Roberts advocates for a shift toward restorative justice that addresses systemic issues like poverty that put black families and black children at risk, rather than the today's punitive measures that are racially biased.
The bill would provide economic incentives for companies, Trump said in an interview published on Tuesday, and reward firms that maintain jobs in the United States, and deliver punitive measures against those that move operations offshore.
The closing of the consulate follows a series of punitive measures by the Trump administration against the Palestinians and their leader, Mahmoud Abbas, in hopes of compelling them to participate in an American-led peace process.
But even though people have a social responsibility to vaccinate their kids — and some countries have been experimenting with punitive measures to censure parents who out out — many US states are more permissive of vaccine refusers.
The re-imposition of strict economic sanctions against Tehran followed Trump's decision earlier in the year to pull out of the 2015 landmark deal to lift punitive measures in return for curbs on Iran's nuclear aspirations.
But China is resisting the Trump administration's demand that the United States be allowed to impose tariffs if Beijing fails to keep its promises and that China agree not to retaliate with its own punitive measures.
S. companies that have assets within U.S. jurisdiction and are deemed by Washington to have helped evade sanctions can themselves be subject to punitive measures, according to several U.S. and Russian lawyers who specialize in sanctions.
Canada is striking back at the United States on the tariffs, slapping punitive measures on C$16.6 billion ($137.3 billion) worth of American goods, ranging from steel products to maple syrup to orange juice, starting on Sunday.
MOSCOW, Feb 14 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Thursday that Russia's economy could cope with any new U.S. sanctions, adding that it had demonstrated macroeconomic stability and even achieved growth while facing punitive measures from the West.
In its biggest political and diplomatic intervention in Latin America in years, the U.S. government has rolled out waves of punitive measures against Venezuela, including several rounds of sanctions on its leadership, vital oil sector and banks.
Ultimately, Obama approved only modest punitive measures: the expulsion of a few dozen diplomats, the closure of two Russian compounds, and narrowly targeted economic sanctions that some who designed them described as largely symbolic, the Post said.
LNG production itself in Russia is not sanctioned, however Russian companies' ability to raise financing is constrained by the punitive measures introduced for Moscow's role in Ukrainian conflict and alleged meddling in the U.S. elections in 2016.
MIAMI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Wednesday imposed new sanctions and other punitive measures on Cuba and Venezuela, seeking to ratchet up U.S. pressure on Havana to end its support for Venezuela's socialist president, Nicolas Maduro.
Atlantia may lack the funds if Italy imposes punitive measures against its Autostrade unit, operator of the collapsed bridge, and the group's management could be too wrapped up in the Genoa aftermath to deal with new distractions.
Under the leadership of Prince Mohammed, Saudi Arabia has tried to strangle the Houthis into submission through punishing bombing raids, blockades, withheld salaries and other punitive measures, driving Yemen toward collapse and a famine of catastrophic proportions.
Last week, Canada said it was looking at ways to boost the effectiveness of its retaliatory tariffs against the United States for its punitive measures on Canadian exports of steel and aluminum, which were introduced last year.
The downgrade warning on the rating... "reflects uncertainty surrounding the sufficiency and timeliness of support from the Turkish authorities in case a material fine or other punitive measures are imposed on Halk," Fitch said in a statement.
The statement made no mention of the referendum, for which Baghdad retaliated with a series of punitive measures including the recapture of Kirkuk, which lies just outside KRG boundaries but had been in Peshmerga hands since 2014.
It tells the story, beginning in the 1970s, of how prominent African-Americans played a role in lobbying for more punitive measures to fight gun violence and drug dealing, in the quest to keep their neighborhoods safe.
The Trump administration this past week penalized 17 Saudi officials for their alleged role in the killing, but American lawmakers have called on the administration to curtail arms sales to Saudi Arabia or take other harsher punitive measures.
A POLITICAL brain teaser: which party in which country has promised "punitive measures" against illegal immigration, has threatened to disenfranchise people who arrived half a century ago and has told migrants to "be prepared with their bags packed"?
It remained unclear when U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo planned to issue the full U.S. report, which could have legal implications of committing Washington to stronger punitive measures against Myanmar, particularly if Washington concluded there was genocide.
To offset the impact of the punitive measures, Rusal has triggered a contingency plan asking customers to pay in euros instead of U.S. dollars in a bid to skirt the sanctions, a source close to the matter said.
"Instead of proactively adopting measures to tackle sexual violence against girls and the factors or abuses leading girls to fall pregnant, senior government officials have reinforced punitive measures against teenage girls," says Human Rights Watch spokesperson Elin Martinez.
It remained unclear when U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo planned to issue the full U.S. report, which could have legal implications of committing Washington to stronger punitive measures against Myanmar, particularly if Washington concluded there was genocide.
"By taking a proactive stance and working with local and regional governments now, the industry can avoid punitive measures in the future," said Declan Murray, a researcher at the University of Edinburgh who studies e-waste in Africa.
AUSTIN, Texas — President Donald Trump is weaponizing homelessness in a way not seen in a generation — giving cover to local Republicans pursuing punitive measures and unraveling a longstanding consensus on how to best get people off the streets.
"Any deal that comes out of Congress is likely to include tougher sanctions or other punitive measures against Iran given bipartisan support for such measures," Ryan Turner, lead risk analyst at Protection Group International, told CNBC on Wednesday.
Interviews with more than a dozen diplomats and government officials based in Washington, Yangon and Europe revealed that punitive measures aimed specifically at top generals were among a range of options being discussed in response to the crisis.
BERLIN, June 15 (Reuters) - Germany and Austria on Thursday censured the U.S. Senate for approving new sanctions on Russia, saying the new punitive measures expose European companies involved in energy projects there to fines for breaching U.S. law.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan said on Friday the United States should keep its sanctions against Russia, amid speculation that President Donald Trump may lift the punitive measures imposed under former President Barack Obama.
The U.S. president on Monday signed an executive order imposing additional, largely symbolic, sanctions against Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other senior figures, with punitive measures against Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif expected later this week.
But the Trump administration kept driving stakes into the heart of the Kushner peace plan with punitive measures against the Palestinians -- such as defunding the United Nations Relief and Works Agency that educates and feeds millions of displaced Palestinians.
MIAMI/WASHINGTON, April 17 (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Wednesday imposed new sanctions and other punitive measures on Cuba and Venezuela, seeking to ratchet up U.S. pressure on Havana to end its support for Venezuela's socialist president, Nicolas Maduro.
China had been taking punitive measures such as restricting tourism with South Korea against the deployment of the U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defence (THAAD) system as Beijing worries the system can threaten its security and undermine regional stability.
The brief jubilation after last year's vote to break away from Baghdad was shattered when the central government imposed swift punitive measures and retook the oil city of Kirkuk, which had been held by the Kurds for three years.
Related: After defying ISIS, 'Kurds aren't afraid of anything' Three-day deadline looms On Wednesday, the Iraqi Council of Representatives approved a number of punitive measures against the Kurdistan Regional Government, or KRG, for going ahead with the plebiscite.
Shenandoah, which government data shows will have received nearly $217 million in funding between the 103 and 210 fiscal years, denied the assault of residents in legal filings and said that punitive measures were only used in extreme situations.
Spivey said if those members did deface the memorial that they were operating in a "renegade capacity" and added that his group would take "whatever punitive measures it deems necessary" if the university's allegations are proved to be true.
Schiff offers bill to make domestic terrorism a federal crime New intel chief inherits host of challenges MORE (D-Calif.) have floated a range of punitive measures, including unleashing steep daily fines under the House's power of inherent contempt.
Washington has signaled to Pakistan that it will cut aid and enact other punitive measures if Islamabad does not stop helping or turning a blind eye to the Haqqani network militants who carry out cross-border attacks in Afghanistan.
Turkish authorities have long predicted that the United States would refrain from punitive measures, in part because Turkey allows American forces to use Incirlik air base as a crucial staging ground for the air war against the Islamic State.
In the past, China has pushed back on some of the most stringent proposals put forward by the US and other countries, but this year they appeared to give ground, agreeing to severe and punitive measures against its neighbor.
The two agreed to set up a working group that will exchange information on bilateral economic ties, a step German officials said was designed to forestall any punitive measures from Washington based on an incomplete picture of the relationship.
The United States also added Rosneft to its sanctions list and historically has taken a stronger stance against Russia than the European Union, whose dependency on Russian energy has often made some member states reluctant to impose punitive measures.
It was the latest in a series of punitive measures that Trump has taken against Washington's old Cold War foe since taking office in 2017, steadily rolling back the historic opening to Havana under his Democratic predecessor, Barack Obama.
If that claim has merit, the union could file a charge with the National Labor Relations Board, the NLRB, which could take punitive measures against Mic, including forcing the media company back to the bargaining table with the union.
Last month, the European Union (EU) decided to extend sanctions against Russia until mid-year while the U.S. has announced fresh punitive measures, including blacklisting five senior officials, in retaliation for Moscow's role in cyber-attacks during the U.S. presidential election.
The travel bans and asset freezes, which EU ambassadors are set to approve on Thursday, will follow U.S. sanctions last year and mark a tougher stance from European capitals that had sought to coax a solution without resorting to punitive measures.
Under U.S. rules, economies with a hefty trade surplus with the United States, a current account surplus exceeding 3 percent of their GDP and which use heavy intervention would be labeled currency manipulators and could be subject to punitive measures.
The Trump-Xi meeting comes as the world's two largest economies are entrenched in a nearly year-long trade war, with the both sides stepping up tariffs on one another in the past two months and threatening additional punitive measures.
"The Russian currency has been caught in a perfect storm of weakening crude oil prices and the new U.S. sanctions, in addition to the threat of even tougher punitive measures in the coming months," said Lilit Gevorgyan, economist at IHS Markit.
And then there are any numbers of similar embargoes, travel bans, investment divestitures and other more or less punitive measures that have been ladled on nations -- from Syria and Israel to Russia and South Africa -- without formal Security Council censure.
For instance, the industry appears to have shaken off concerns over price increases stemming from the tariffs imposed on solar panels as part of broad punitive measures President Trump has taken against China (which supplies most of the world's solar panels).
After months of negotiations, Deripaska agreed in late 2018 to reduce his stake in En+ to 44.95 percent from 70 percent in a deal with the U.S. Treasury Department that allowed the punitive measures against Rusal and En+ to be lifted.
On Inauguration Day, he would go to a "beautiful" gala ball or two, but focus mostly on rescinding Obama executive orders on immigration and calling up corporate executives to threaten punitive measures if they shift jobs out of the United States.
Trump began the week by vowing a tough response, a "big price to pay," and blamed both Russia and Iran for protecting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, vetoing punitive measures at the United Nations and providing military support on the ground.
For now, though, tensions remain high as the two sides remain far apart as both struggle to deal with the pandemic and the airlines brace for the fees and other punitive measures the White House might implement starting March 14.
Cambodia announced reforms to crack down on trafficking after it was placed on the Tier 2 Watch List in 2015 - which gives countries three years to demonstrate improvements or be relegated to Tier 3, where punitive measures can be activated.
On Thursday, the United States Treasury Department demonstrated Washington's determination to keep squeezing the North by designating for punitive measures two Chinese shipping companies that had helped North Korea evade sanctions through deceptive methods like ship-to-ship transfers of cargo.
And there is no consensus in the EU, where imposing any sanctions requires the unanimity of all 28 member states, on any new punitive measures, a fact made clear by the bloc's top diplomat after chairing foreign minister talks on Monday.
Spain's deputy prime minister made a televised appearance amid the chaos and numerous pauses in the meeting to announce that Rajoy's government was urging the Constitutional Court to take punitive measures against those who allowed the bill to be debated.
The legions of African-Americans who lobbied for more punitive measures to fight gun violence and drug dealing in their own neighborhoods didn't know that their real-time responses to crises would result in the inhuman outcome of mass incarceration.
"While we still think that a full-blown trade war is unlikely, the harsh rhetoric and punitive measures have reached a point that warrants serious consideration of such eventualities," Tamur Baig, chief economist at DBS Bank, said in a note.
The test comes after a heated exchange of threats earlier this month between North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump after the United Nations approved a series of new punitive measures, including additional economic sanctions targeting Pyongyang.
The federal charges against the Turkish bank come a day after the White House issued an array of punitive measures against Turkey over its invasion of northern Syria and subsequent attacks on the Kurds, who were fighting ISIS forces there.
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union member states agreed at a summit on Friday to take additional punitive measures against Russia for a nerve agent attack in Britain, as Moscow accused the bloc of joining a London-driven hate campaign against it.
Russia is Europe's biggest gas supplier and, while the EU has imposed significant sanctions on Moscow's financial, energy and defence sectors over the crisis in Ukraine, close ties between Russia and some EU members complicate discussions about new punitive measures.
"We may see some retreat in exports in the following months," said Betty Wang, senior China Economist at ANZ, referring to the risk of a slowdown after a burst of "front-loading" by shippers eager to beat any punitive measures.
There is broad concern in European capitals that 2018 could be the year Trump's bark on trade turns into bite, as he considers punitive measures on steel and threatens to end the 90s-era North American Free Trade Agreement with Canada and Mexico.
Commentary No matter what punitive measures are imposed on Iran, Tehran sees its missile program as essential for its self-preservation and is unlikely to agree to any restrictions beyond a superficial "cap" on the range of its missiles, writes Maysam Behravesh.
The United States, the European Union and other major nations have already lifted some of their punitive measures following a deal struck last month between Iran and world powers, in which the Islamic Republic agreed to scale back its atomic energy program.
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers last month faulted the Trump administration for failing so far to impose sanctions over China's alleged rights abuses against its Muslim minority and called for punitive measures against a senior Communist Party official and Chinese companies.
OTTAWA, June 29 (Reuters) - Canada struck back at U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs on Friday, vowing to impose punitive measures on C$16.6 billion ($12.63 billion) of American goods and unveiling a C$2 billion aid package for affected industries and workers.
"The Russian currency has been caught in a perfect storm of weakening crude oil prices and the new US sanctions, in addition to the threat of even tougher punitive measures in the coming months," said Lilit Gevorgyan, an economist at IHS Markit.
The figures underscore a turnaround in the sector, which was hit hard in the first half of the decade by punitive measures under Prime Minister Viktor Orban to shore up the budget and help borrowers at the expense of mainly foreign lenders.
The meetings are not expected to discuss further punitive measures against Moscow because Britain, France, Germany and Italy are members of the 28-nation European Union, which must agree collectively on what steps to take, said two diplomats briefed on the meeting.
Moscow's challenging of the international order will not be constrained only by punitive measures imposed after the fact, but must also be shaped by the proactive imposition of a predictable set of policies that makes clear the United States' boundaries and expectations.
The pain caused by punitive measures will likely be inflicted most heavily on the United States – not China – and the U.S. trade deficit with China and other countries is largely driven by U.S. savings and investment decisions, not by unfair foreign trade practices.
Multiple Republicans and Democrats have called for sanctions and other punitive measures against the Saudis, including an end to the lucrative trade relationship between the two countries and a freeze on U.S. support for the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen's bloody civil war.
"The EU has justifiably come under fire for its response to the refugee crisis but today's proposals ... will do nothing to allay this," she said, accusing the Commission of seeking to curb the rights of asylum seekers and "an obsession with punitive measures".
Sudan is one of the poorest, most isolated and most violent countries in Africa, and for years the United States has imposed punitive measures against it in a largely unsuccessful attempt to get the Sudanese government to stop killing its own people.
Mr. Blackman, who filed briefs that supported a national injunction against Mr. Obama's executive action on immigration, said they should not be used in cases of so-called sanctuary cities because each one deals with a different set of issues and punitive measures.
Related: Trouble in Europe's Pot Paradise: A Bloody Gang War Is Raging in Amsterdam "We do want reform, we don't want the death penalty for drug offenses, we're against punitive measures, but we don't think it's so black and white," Sabet said.
It's a nonbinding measure, which means Israel won't face any financial sanctions or other punitive measures if it chooses to ignore the resolution and continue to expand existing settlements or build new ones (Netanyahu's government has already announced plans to do both).
The Washington-based group's use of the term genocide adds pressure on U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to harden its own characterization of the treatment of the Rohingya, something that could oblige the U.S. government to take stronger punitive measures against Myanmar.
The European Union has warned the United States that imposing import tariffs on cars and car parts would likely lead to counter-measures on $294 billion of U.S. exports, while Canada has vowed to take punitive measures in response to U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs.
Hushek also cited concerns over the "lack of outcome" and the lack of action by heads of state and government in the regional bloc leading the talks, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, on punitive measures against those who violated the latest cease-fire in December.
Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump announced new sanctions against Iran Monday in part to retaliate after the downing of a US drone last week, with the punitive measures set to target Iran's Supreme Leader, military officials and its top diplomat, Foreign Minister Javad Zarif.
HELSINKI/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May has a week to rally wary European Union leaders behind punitive measures against Moscow over the poisoning of a Russian former spy but will struggle to secure major EU action at an EU summit next Thursday.
China and the United States have had different views on how strong the response should be to North Korea since Pyongyang's nuclear test last month with Washington urging harsh punitive measures and Beijing emphasizing dialogue and milder U.N. steps that are confined to non-proliferation.
LONDON (Reuters) - European refiners are cutting purchases of Iranian oil faster than expected as the U.S. prepares to reimpose sanctions on Iran, threatening a more severe impact than the last round of punitive measures in 20123 even though the EU has not joined in.
When leaders support punitive measures against Latino immigrants or Muslim Americans, whether in the streets or through discriminatory laws and racial profiling, they create an environment that normalizes the scapegoating of these groups and the hatred and violence that even children perpetrate against them.
But it's not clear that Russia will get off scot-free, with lawmakers from both parties calling for as-yet-unspecified punitive measures designed to retaliate for Moscow's interference in the 2016 elections and to deter Russia from trying to meddle in elections to come.
WASHINGTON — Turkey said on Saturday that it had turned over an audio recording of the killing of a Saudi dissident to the United States and other Western countries, intensifying the pressure on President Trump to take stronger punitive measures against his allies in Saudi Arabia.
Bob Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat who's one of the bill's cosponsors, said the legislation is a response to President Donald Trump's "willful paralysis in the face of Kremlin aggression" and seeks to ramp up pressure on Russia through a wide range of punitive measures.
While Okun added there was some concern on how that would be done and what the next steps would be, he noted it was too early to tell if the process would result in punitive measures or just an agreement on a "going-forward" basis.
But when it went to the House, a fellow lame duck, Republican Representative Bob Goodlatte, held up the bill before introducing a version that stripped all punitive measures included for law enforcement agencies that did not comply with the new law, rendering it toothless.
It is "very disturbing when public figures of a country become subjects of punitive measures of another country based on groundless accounts and accusations in total disregard of legal and judicial independence of the country", Cambodia's foreign ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.
These were extended recently until various points in 2019 and the latest provocation with Ukraine certainly won't help to persuade the U.S. and Europe from potentially extending punitive measures designed to punish Russia and anyone else seen to have played a role in the Ukraine crisis.
Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the 31-year-old overseeing the kingdom's biggest-ever overhaul of state and society, told visiting researchers last month punitive measures would be considered for any clerics who incited or resorted to violence over the plan, one of the researchers wrote.
He added that the SNB was also monitoring the U.K.'s turbulent departure from the European Union, which will be heavily influenced by the outcome of the current Conservative party leadership election, along with rising Italian debt and the ensuing punitive measures expected from the European Commission.
Those entreaties seem to have failed, and multiple outlets are reporting that Trump plans to pull the US out of the deal anyway, first by reimposing US sanctions on Iran's oil industry and then, later this summer, by putting other punitive measures on Tehran back into place.
The penalties - of S$5.2 million ($3.65 million) and S$2.4 million, respectively - were the latest punitive measures taken by the central bank in its crackdown on money laundering, having ordered the closure earlier this year of the local units of Swiss banks BSI and Falcon.
WASHINGTON, April 3 (Reuters) - A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday faulted the Trump administration for failing so far to impose sanctions over Chinas alleged human rights abuses against its Muslim minority and called for punitive measures against a senior Communist Party official and Chinese companies.
The de Blasio administration has taken a gentle approach to school discipline, encouraging practices that emphasize relationships and communication over more punitive measures, and during Mayor Bill de Blasio's tenure, data on school safety and suspensions show that crime and suspensions in the schools have fallen.
ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss ties with the European Union, its biggest trading partner, face a critical test this week as Brussels decides whether the two sides have made enough progress on a stalled draft treaty to head off punitive measures set to start at the end of June.
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador of Mexico insists that his country has been doing its part already, arguing that the crisis stems from a complex array of social and political problems across the region that would take billions in international investment — not punitive measures — to fix.
WASHINGTON — President Trump, stung by criticism that he has gone soft on China and less worried about Beijing's ability to disrupt a potential summit meeting with North Korea, reversed course on Tuesday and declared that the United States would impose tariffs and other punitive measures on China.
M.S. 88 has embraced a new approach to discipline that encourages schools to move away from suspensions and other punitive measures in favor of what are called restorative justice practices, which include having students discuss their conflicts and misbehavior to try to address problems at their root.
States like Colorado and New York are leading the way with new policies supported by mental health research, and individual prisons, like Algers Correctional Facility in Michigan, are testing out incentives programs rooted in perks for good behavior as opposed to punitive measures for (justifiably) bad behavior.
Punitive measures have been in place since Russia's annexation of Crimea and role in a pro-Russian uprising in east Ukraine in 2014; the sanctions target individuals, entities and Russian sectors (like energy, finance and defense) deemed to have played a direct or indirect role in the Ukraine crisis.
There will be the inevitable legal appeal from Meek's camp, but under these circumstances, how will it not also be an ethical appeal, a conversation about the value of a young man's life and the kind of punitive measures that will actually make a difference in his rehabilitation?
ZURICH, June 16 (Reuters) - Swiss ties with the European Union, its biggest trading partner, face a critical test this week as Brussels decides whether the two sides have made enough progress on a stalled draft treaty to head off punitive measures set to start at the end of June.
The alleged killing of Khashoggi at the hands of Saudi operatives in Istanbul appears to be the last straw for many lawmakers, who have threatened a variety of punitive measures, including ending U.S. arms sales to Saudi Arabia, cutting off support for the Yemen campaign and imposing sanctions.
READ: Obama to push to clear leftover Vietnam-era bombs Kerry's arrival in Beijing took place shortly after a visit by Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who warned that if China did not act, Washington would have no choice but to broaden its own punitive measures against Pyongyang.
Mr. Trump's declaration on Twitter appeared to be more of a muscular threat than an official statement of policy; the administration made no announcement of specific punitive measures against the Turkish government, and the White House declined to provide any details about the steps it was ready to take.
But the lawmakers' technical sophistication was mostly irrelevant — by the end of the session, the warning had been sent: In order to avoid a much harsher regulatory glare that could include major punitive measures, Facebook needs to stop apologizing, get its act together, and show that it is capable of changing.
The question is why, when other, more privileged "bad" girls enjoy lower stakes for the same behavior — think about the troubled teen celebrities of the mid-aughts — are the girls of Girls Incarcerated still only afforded redemption stories on television if they are funneled through traditional punitive measures of the state?
This may in fact be such a major threat to Facebook's business — imagine having to publicly state metrics that are clearly at odds with what you tell advertisers and users — that it might attempt to negotiate a larger initial fine in order to avoid punitive measures such as those outlined here.
James McLaughlin, executive director of the Texas Police Chiefs Association, complained to NBC about the punitive measures police could face under S.B. 4 — fines, jail time, civil penalties and the prospect of removal from office — that would force police to act as immigration agents even in innocuous encounters with civilians.
Growing concern about Mr Trump's stance coupled with anger over the allegations that Russia had meddled in the US election spurred Congress to press ahead with sanctions that — once approved, as is assumed will happen — will both punish Moscow and make it tougher for Mr Trump to ease punitive measures.
Tensions in Venezuela: The country's intelligence police detained a top aide to the opposition leader Juan Guaidó early today, a move that could provoke fresh punitive measures from the U.S. Unprotected and underwater: An Iowa town had to remove an improvised levee that held back the Missouri River in 2011.
And in this battle, the former happens to have a trick up its sleeve: the Countering America&aposs Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA), a law that gives Washington the ability to impose punitive measures on countries that purchase weaponry from Moscow and, in theory, tilt the playing field in its favor.
U.S. sanctions against Iran came into effect Tuesday and President Donald Trump has warned that countries who trade with Tehran will not be able to do business with the U.S. Trump also said he will expand the punitive measures in the coming weeks to include tougher ones related to oil production.
European Union member states agreed on Friday to take additional punitive measures against Russia for the nerve-agent attack on the former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia, who have been critical in hospital since they were found unconscious on March 4 on a bench in the city of Salisbury.
Presidential delays The result, said analysts and former officials, is that after months of Trump administration vows that Turkey will face sanctions for the Russian purchase -- which creates a threat to US national security and undermines the North Atlantic Treaty Organization -- those punitive measures are being put off by the President himself.
All of this is crucial to understanding why mass incarceration is now widely regarded by people of both political parties as unnecessary: Just as historically high crime rates and drug use encouraged America to increase its prison population, plummeting crime rates and reduced drug use suggest punitive measures are no longer needed.
In one study, Professor Lee and the developmental psychologist Victoria Talwar compared the truth-telling behaviors of West African preschoolers from two schools, one that employed highly punitive measures such as corporal punishment to discipline students and another that favored more tempered methods like verbal reprimands and trips to the principal's office.
He spoke in favor of military strikes on Iranian training camps ("This is not provocative or preëmptive—this is entirely responsive"), forced regime change in North Korea ("the only solution"), and punitive measures against Vladimir Putin for sheltering the intelligence leaker Edward Snowden ("We need to do things that cause him pain").
And the bill is facing pushback from small business organizations, such as the National Federation of Independent Businesses, who chafe at the punitive measures the legislation would bring to bear on firms deemed out of compliance, as well as the regularity with which such businesses would have to provide the necessary transparency.
Still, a limited deal — which Washington officials have begun referring to as an "early harvest" or a "confidence building" measure — could lower tensions between the United States and China and help to mitigate some of the damage that tariffs and other punitive measures have begun to take on companies on both sides of the fight.
And the White House could promote a revised Nafta as a political win ahead of the congressional midterm elections in November, while giving the president's top trade advisers room to turn their attention to resolving a potential trade war with China, which has fired back against American trade actions with punitive measures of its own.
The committee is now at a standoff with Trump Jr. over the subpoena, while Trump Jr.'s Republican allies ratchet up pressure on Burr to drop the matter and Democrats demand punitive measures against Trump Jr. While the subpoena was only revealed last week, the negotiations have been ongoing for several months, before Mueller finished his investigation.
One reason the relationship hasn't taken a bigger plunge is that the Trump administration hasn't followed through with major punitive measures—from expanding drone strikes and sanctioning Pakistani officials with ties to terrorists to designating Pakistan as a state sponsor of terror—that analysts and administration officials themselves in past months suggested could be in the offing.
"There are many geopolitical, non-energy related issues, which could also have further impact on the oil markets," Birol told Reuters, when asked about concerns in oil markets over whether Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest crude oil exporter, might retaliate against any punitive measures by global powers over Khashoggi's death in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.
As the Trump administration moves on multiple fronts to shut down illegal border crossings, it has also stepped up punitive measures targeting private citizens who provide compassionate help to migrants — "good Samaritan" aid that is often intended to save lives along a border that runs through hundreds of miles of remote terrain that can be brutally unforgiving.
While Serie A is not the only major European league where players of color have been subjected to racist abuse — players in England recently urged executives from Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to do more to stamp out widespread racial abuse on their platforms — the frequency of incidents, coupled with the lack of punitive measures, has been eye-catching.
He called on the United Nations to stop the war in Syria, which he described as "a gaping hole in the global conscience," and he criticized the Security Council's failure to take "punitive measures" against the rival leaders of South Sudan, who have driven that country to what the world body has called the brink of genocide.
Charlotte Spaulding Slaiman, who focuses on competition policy for the internet watchdog Public Knowledge, thinks a more useful way to handle the "they're too big" argument against Google and other tech giants isn't to focus on punitive measures but on legislation or agreements meant to create more competition, which often dries up when internet giants get to a certain size.
HSBC analysts added there were several ways in Beijing could respond to punitive measures from the U.S. China could impose tariffs on some or all of its imports from the U.S., extending them to even the services sector, where the U.S. saw a $28 billion trade surplus in 2015 due to education and tourism, according to HSBC, citing U.S. customs data.
Senator Cory Gardner, a first-term Republican from Colorado and a co-sponsor of the bill, said the measure mandates the sanctions rather than leaving them up to President Obama's discretion and also imposes the first punitive measures in response to a violation of the nation's cybersecurity infrastructure, which, he said, could set a precedent for others like Russia and Iran.
"While additional EU sanctions or other punitive measures are unlikely at this time, by announcing their intention to try the individuals accused next March — likely in absentia — will ensure a continuing legal process that prevents the economic or political normalization of EU-Russia relations for the foreseeable future," Daragh McDowell, head of Europe at risk consultancy Verisk Maplecroft, said in a note Wednesday.
Nikki Haley, the US ambassador to the UN, said on Sunday that Washington planned to impose new sanctions against Russia over its support for Syria, little more than a week after Washington triggered a sell-off in Russian markets with punitive measures against seven oligarchs, including Oleg Deripaska, that pushed Rusal, the country's largest aluminium producer, to the brink of collapse.
Another fellow early-aughts grad, a genderqueer person who says they did not have the language to zero in on their identity in high school, also hopes that the prom boys will be given a chance for restorative justice, an alternative to strictly punitive measures, where persons who were harmed meet with the people who perpetrated that harm in a safe place to discuss accountability and building a stronger community.
That's why Mercy Corps and 85033 other organizations working in Nigeria recently sent a letter to Secretary of State Mike PompeoMichael (Mike) Richard PompeoCotton warns China: Crackdown on Hong Kong would be 'grave miscalculation' Pompeo expresses concern over North Korea missile tests Pompeo acknowledges 'places where ISIS is more powerful today' MORE urging the State Department to take swift action, including: This messaging must include warnings of punitive measures, such as visa bans and targeted financial sanctions, against individuals who incite violence.
As the American Association of University Women (AAUW) explains, "More than 60% of Black women are in the workforce, making them one of the two racial/ethnic groups of women with the highest labor force participation rate, but their earnings lag behind most women's and men's earnings in the U.S." The reasons for why are varied: From a lack of enforcement with regard to anti-discrimination laws, as well as a lack of affordable care for children, elders, and the disabled, punitive measures against unionization efforts, and a paucity of affordable housing have impacted all Americans, especially Black women.
Sen. Marco RubioMarco Antonio RubioTrump moves forward with F-16 sale to Taiwan opposed by China The Hill's Morning Report — Trump and the new Israel-'squad' controversy Trump crosses new line with Omar, Tlaib, Israel move MORE (R-Fla.) on Sunday suggested that President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump pushes back on recent polling data, says internal numbers are 'strongest we've had so far' Illinois state lawmaker apologizes for photos depicting mock assassination of Trump Scaramucci assembling team of former Cabinet members to speak out against Trump MORE's reversal of Treasury Department sanctions against North Korea that had not yet been made public could stoke international uncertainty over future punitive measures.

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