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According to the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin, Minister for Water Resources Moonis Elahi, Senator Faisal Vawda, and the family of Minister for Industries and Production Khusro Bakhtiar, among others, had links with offshore companies.

Duterte has perhaps cleared the way for his daughter to run for the country's highest position.

The Covishield vaccine, created by the British-Swedish pharmaceutical corporation AstraZeneca, is produced in India by the Serum Institute of India in Pune.

The United States has organized among the world's most effective vaccine roll-outs, after a heavily criticized early response to the pandemic.

"We seek a strong partnership with Pakistan on counterterrorism and we expect sustained action against all militant and terrorist groups without distinction," Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman told reporters.

The domed Al Wasl Plaza, centrepiece of the vast Expo site, was lit by spectacular projections as Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum declared the $7 billion event open.

The new regulations for them include pre-departure Covid-19 RTPCR test within 72 hours before travel, RTPCR test on arrival at airport, RTPCR test on Day 8 after arrival and mandatory quarantine in the destination address for a period of 10 days after arrival in India. 

As the world prepares for COP26, wealthy nations are under ever-greater pressure to deliver on an unmet pledge, made in 2009, to send $100 billion a year to help finance an adequate response by developing countries to rising global temperatures.

 In 2017, Emperor Naruhito's 29-year-old niece became engaged to Kei Komuro, 29, and the two first charmed the audience with their grins at each other in a news conference to announce the occasion. 

Manning released an apologetic letter following the controversy over the directive stating that the previous comment was "a grievous and tragic blunder."