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Hurricane Ian leaves Cuba without power, takes aim at Florida

CONSOLACION DEL SUR: Powerful Hurricane Ian left a trail of destruction and caused a widespread blackout in Cuba on...

Published 28 Sep, 2022 10:58am

World

Britain and the world prepare to say last farewell to Queen Elizabeth

LONDON: Britain, world leaders and royalty from across the globe will on Monday bid a final farewell to Queen...

Updated 19 Sep, 2022 01:30pm

World

Cuba’s first monkeypox case recorded in Italian tourist

HAVANA: Cuba reported its first case of monkeypox Saturday in an Italian tourist who is in “critical” condition, the...

Published 21 Aug, 2022 10:27am

World

Afghan held in Guantanamo prison freed, say Taliban

KABUL: One of the last Afghan detainees held inside the Guantanamo Bay US detention centre in Cuba has been freed...

Published 24 Jun, 2022 03:34pm

World

No petrol, no cars: Cubans turn to electric transport

SANTA CLARA: There is a new sight on the streets of Havana: increasing numbers of electric vehicles whizzing among...

Published 18 Jun, 2022 10:19am

World

Death toll climbs to 22 in Havana hotel blast, gas leak suspected

HAVANA: The death toll from a powerful explosion at a five-star hotel in central Havana climbed to 22 Friday with...

Published 07 May, 2022 08:44am

World

Ricardo Alarcon dies

HAVANA: Ricardo Alarcon, one of the most powerful men in Cuba under former President Fidel Castro and a key player ...

Published 02 May, 2022 05:46am

World

Cuba calls for US, NATO to address Russian demands

HAVANA: Cuba on Wednesday urged the United States and NATO to respond “seriously and realistically” to Russian...

Published 24 Feb, 2022 06:34am

Business & Finance

Cuba slaps new tax on food sales as economic woes hit hard

HAVANA: Cuba on Saturday announced a new 10 percent tax on retail food sales, as the country endures economic woes...

Published 06 Feb, 2022 11:05am

World

Vietnam approves Abdala vaccine as president visits Cuba

Abdala becomes the eighth COVID-19 vaccine approved for use in Vietnam, which has one of the lowest vaccination rates in the region

Published 18 Sep, 2021 10:48am

World

Cuba approves two more locally made Covid vaccines

HAVANA: Cuba on Friday approved two more domestic Covid-19 vaccines for emergency use, the island nation's ...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

World

Cuban president dismisses unrest as a 'lie' as regime mounts response

HAVANA: Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Saturday denounced what he said was a false narrative over unrest on...

Published 18 Jul, 2021 04:14am

Business & Finance

Cuba offers to establish vaccine production facility in Pakistan

In a major development for Pakistan in its efforts to enhance its pharmaceutical industry, the Republic of Cuba has...

Published 14 Jul, 2021 04:06pm

World

Cuba blames US for unprecedented anti-govt protests

HAVANA: Cuba on Monday blamed a US “policy of economic suffocation” for unprecedented anti-government protests,...

Published 13 Jul, 2021 03:22am

World

Storm Elsa cuts through Caribbean after claiming three lives

HAVANA: Tropical storm Elsa battered Jamaica and Cuba with winds and rain Sunday after claiming at least three lives...

Published 05 Jul, 2021 04:57am

World

Tropical storm Elsa churns past Haiti, headed for Cuba

Elsa was the Atlantic's first hurricane of the season on Friday

Published 04 Jul, 2021 10:34am

World

Quake rattles west Cuba

HAVANA, (Cuba): A tremor hit western Cuba on Tuesday morning, prompting the evacuation of several buildings but with...

Published 30 Jun, 2021 03:54am

World

Internet, the thorn in the side of Cuba's one party state

It showed dissident artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcantara being arrested in a poor neighborhood of the capital.

Published 21 Apr, 2021 11:02am

World

Cuba gets new leader as last Castro officially retires

Fidel Castro, still revered as the country's father and savior, led the country from 1959 to 2006, when he fell ill and his brother took over.

Published 20 Apr, 2021 10:13am

World

Cuba gets new leader as last Castro retires

HAVANA: Cuba marked the end of an era Monday with the transfer of power from the Castro clan, in charge for six...

Updated 20 Apr, 2021 10:06am

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Cuban party electing new leaders amid generational shift

Castro, however, committed the country to "respectful" talks with the US administration of Joe Biden. Ties with the United States had worsened under Biden's predecessor, Donald Trump.

Published 19 Apr, 2021 10:30am

World

Cuba loosens ban on cattle slaughter, sales of beef, dairy

HAVANA: Cuba announced that it was loosening a decades-old ban on the slaughter of cattle and sale of beef and dairy...

Updated 15 Apr, 2021 10:09am

World

Press, health and education remain in state control under Cuba reforms

In addition, Cuba will maintain its control of cinematographic and audiovisual production, TV programs, cultural programming in general and real estate activity.

Published 11 Feb, 2021 11:16am

World

Cuba tipped off Colombia about looming left-wing ELN rebel attack

After the breakdown of the peace process, Duque demanded that Cuba extradite the rebels in its territory, which President Miguel Diaz-Canel's government opposed.

Published 09 Feb, 2021 09:49am

World

Pentagon pauses plan to give Covid vaccine to Guantanamo detainees

The United States has been the world's hardest-hit country by the coronavirus pandemic, in absolute terms, with 436,000 deaths and nearly 26 million cases.

Published 31 Jan, 2021 11:36am

World

Five dead in helicopter accident in Cuba

HAVANA: Five people died in Cuba on Friday when their helicopter crashed on its way from the province of Holguin to...

Published 31 Jan, 2021 03:36am

World

Cuba hopes Biden will quickly resume Obama-era détente

"I haven't been able to meet my son," said Garbey, whose son was born in the United States five months ago. "It's tough."

Published 21 Jan, 2021 09:32pm

World

Cuba closes schools, bars and restaurants as coronavirus rebounds

A total ban on public transport, and restrictions on the movement of vehicles and people from 7:00 pm to 5:00 am, were removed from measures after they were initially announced by state media.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 01:33pm

World

Iran slams US move to rebrand Cuba state sponsor of terror

Trump has reversed many of Obama's efforts to normalise relations with Cuba, also ramping up sanctions against the Havana government.

Published 12 Jan, 2021 09:20pm

World

Cuba to test Covid vaccine candidate in Iran

The Americas' only Communist-ruled state wants to have its entire population immunized with its own vaccines by the first half of 2021.

Published 10 Jan, 2021 12:18pm

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Elite Cap.Mod / Oct 7 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	3.04 ▲ 0.39 (14.72%)
Kohinoor Ind. / Oct 7 Kohinoor Industries Limited(KOIL)	5.50 ▲ 0.70 (14.58%)
Pak Gen.Ins. / Oct 7 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	6.38 ▲ 0.60 (10.38%)
F.Treet Manuf / Oct 7 First Treet Manufacturing Modaraba(FTMM)	10.65 ▲ 0.93 (9.57%)
Chakwal Spinning / Oct 7 Chakwal Spinning Mills Limited(CWSM)	1.85 ▲ 0.16 (9.47%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Oct 7 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	5 ▲ 0.40 (8.70%)
HBL Growth Fund / Oct 7 HBL Growth Fund(HGFA)	5.75 ▲ 0.45 (8.49%)
Imperial Limited / Oct 7 Imperial Limited(IML)	14.26 ▲ 1.00 (7.54%)
Frieslandcampina / Oct 7 Frieslandcampina Engro Pakistan Limited(FCEPL)	74.25 ▲ 5.18 (7.50%)
P.N.S.C / Oct 7 Pakistan National Shipping Corporation(PNSC)	82.01 ▲ 5.72 (7.50%)

Stock	Price
Nishat Power / Oct 7 Nishat Power Limited(NPL)	18.72 ▲ -3.21 (-14.64%)
Tariq Corp.Pref. / Oct 7 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	3 ▲ -0.51 (-14.53%)
Pak Agro Pack. / Oct 7 Pak Agro Packaging Limited(GEMPAPL)	9 ▲ -1.00 (-10.00%)
Tri-Star Power / Oct 7 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	4.60 ▲ -0.40 (-8.00%)
Fazal Cloth / Oct 7 Fazal Cloth Mills Limited(FZCM)	249.66 ▲ -20.24 (-7.50%)
Ideal Sp. / Oct 7 Ideal Spinning Mills Limited(IDSM)	31.82 ▲ -2.58 (-7.50%)
AKD Securities / Oct 7 AKD Securities Limited(AKDSL)	22.34 ▲ -1.81 (-7.49%)
Suhail Jute / Oct 7 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	22.49 ▲ -1.82 (-7.49%)
Olympia Mills / Oct 7 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	17.60 ▲ -1.40 (-7.37%)
Reliance Ins. / Oct 7 Reliance Insurance Company Limited(RICL)	6.15 ▲ -0.47 (-7.10%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 7 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	83,449,000 ▼ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Oct 7 Telecard Limited(TELE)	44,118,500 ▼ 0.00
The Organic Mea / Oct 7 The Organic Meat Company Limited(TOMCL)	9,862,500 ▼ 0.00
Lotte Chemical / Oct 7 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	8,666,503 ▼ 0.00
Kot Addu Power / Oct 7 Kot Addu Power Company Limited(KAPCO)	8,472,604 ▼ 0.00
TRG Pak Ltd / Oct 7 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	8,187,542 ▼ 0.00
Maple Leaf Cement / Oct 7 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	7,973,419 ▼ 0.00
Hub Power Co. / Oct 7 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	7,488,553 ▼ 0.00
Flying Cement / Oct 7 Flying Cement Company Limited(FLYNG)	7,051,000 ▼ 0.00
TPL Properties / Oct 7 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	5,387,739 ▼ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 7	220.90
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 7	219.90
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 7	145.25
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 7	0.99
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 7	1.11
Euro to USD / Oct 7	0.97
UK LIBOR % / Oct 6	3.06

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 7	3674
India Sensex / Oct 7	58191.29
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 7	27116.11
Nasdaq / Oct 7	10779.48
Hang Seng / Oct 7	17740.05
FTSE 100 / Oct 7	6976.56
Dow Jones / Oct 7	29427.31
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 7	12294.69
France CAC40 / Oct 7	5868.44

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 6	19235
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 7	90.51
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 7	124357
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 7	1696.34
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 7	82.08

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