Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and other international brands in January called for a global pact that included calls to cut plastic production, a key growth area for the oil industry.
The invitation comes at a time of heightened tensions between Washington and Dhaka, after the US sanctioned some incumbent and former officials of Bangladesh’s elite security force, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), for “human rights violations.”
The agreement was announced as Indonesian Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto met his French counterpart Florence Parly in Jakarta. Subianto confirmed a deal had been struck for the purchase of the jets.
Prince Mohammed, Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler, was among dozens of world leaders who had been expected to attend the ceremony in Beijing last week. But the Saudi royal did not show up for the event.
The hydropower projects were suitable and economic sources of generating emission less power that were enabling the country’s energy mix to become both environments friendly and self-sufficient.
The massive new pipeline has been completed, but has yet to begin funnelling natural gas to Germany, a route tying energy-hungry Europe ever closer to Russia.
Usman Dar addressing to the beneficiaries of Kamyab Jawan Program said the amount being provided to them was the tax money so it should be utilized carefully and honestly.
The eerie, psychological drama about a repressed 1920s cattle rancher in Montana earned 12 nods ahead of next month's Oscars gala, including best director. "The Power of the Dog" was also nominated for best picture.
