With his peace initiative looking forlorn, Crown Prince Abdullah of Saudi Arabia warned today that no strike against Yasir Arafat would stop Palestinian violence while several Arab governments braced to contain popular outrage over the Israeli incursion into Ramallah.
While bracing for Mount Merapi to explode, officials were also trying to cope with damage from a 7.7-magnitude earthquake late Monday that caused a tsunami off western Indonesia, leaving scores of villagers dead or missing.
The Assembly Government though, while bracing itself for cuts to its budget from the Spending Review, is adamant that universal benefits are something worth fighting for.
And though many farmers are deeply worried over the prospects of producing enough food, some of the more entrepreneurial ones are adopting new ways to conserve water while bracing for what will be a drier future.
Merrill Lynch & Company said yesterday that it would cut 60 jobs in its stock and bond research department, becoming the latest securities firm to cut costs while bracing for a slowdown in business.
Squeezed by high inflation, dwindling tax revenues and a national economic downturn, states from coast to coast have struggled to close yawning budget gaps while bracing for another difficult fiscal year, which in most states begins Tuesday.
As the president begins promoting his agenda of tackling gun control, immigration and climate change, even while bracing for yet another deadline-driven fiscal debate with Republicans, his advisers are scrambling to prioritize his ambitions to avoid squandering precious time.
So the Rescotts are trying to help their daughter pay for the prom while bracing for what lies ahead: more job uncertainty, along with bills for Lindsay's tuition at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
TORONTO — Giant banks, while bracing for a wave of tougher regulation in Washington, will not have to face a new set of global rules on capital and liquidity anytime soon.
Although the number of arrivals has since dropped by half, the German government is still struggling to find shelter for all of the new ones, while bracing for more.
