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After year of climate disasters, world off-track to curb warming

PARIS: Catastrophic floods, crop-wilting droughts and record heatwaves this year have shown that climate change...

Published 28 Dec, 2022 12:26pm

World

Europe's heatwave may have caused more than 20,000 'excess' deaths

Summer heatwaves in France, Germany, Spain and Britain led to more than 20,000 "excess" deaths, a report compiling...

Published 25 Nov, 2022 12:58am

World

India at 75: Melting glaciers, heatwaves and climate crisis

GAUMUKH: From prime ministers and millionaires to labourers and ascetics, Hindu faithful dream of trekking at least...

Published 10 Nov, 2022 11:19am

Opinion

Heat, then floods ruin Pakistani farmers’ livelihoods

Generations of Rahim Buksh’s ancestors have laboured in the rice paddies and wheat fields surrounding Pakistan’s...

Published 25 Oct, 2022 05:51am

World

‘Dangerous’ heatwaves may grip the tropics daily by 2100: study

PARIS: Many millions of people in the tropics could be exposed to dangerous heat for half the year by 2100 even if...

Published 26 Aug, 2022 05:35am

World

2022 sees record Europe wildfire destruction: EU

PARIS: Europe’s blistering summer may not be over yet but 2022 is already breaking records, with nearly 660,000...

Published 14 Aug, 2022 10:20am

Opinion

Volunteer firefighters key in France’s fight against wildfires

Volunteer firefighters have been called up from their day jobs all over France this summer to help battle ...

Published 14 Aug, 2022 06:17am

World

Wildfires rage in France, thousands evacuated from homes

HOSTENS: Wildfires tore through the Gironde region of southwestern France on Wednesday, destroying homes and forcing...

Published 10 Aug, 2022 10:43pm

World

Heatwaves increasing in India but related deaths fall

NEW DELHI: Temperatures during India’s monsoon season have risen this century and the country could see more...

Published 03 Aug, 2022 03:40pm

Pakistan

'Climate colonialism': Sherry Rehman says climate change apocalyptic

Pakistan, where Rehman serves as climate change minister, has a front-row seat for the cascading catastrophe of global warming

Published 20 Jul, 2022 05:45pm

World

France braces for record temperatures

PARIS: France was bracing Monday for the peak of the heatwave gripping the country, with crushing temperatures...

Published 18 Jul, 2022 12:45pm

World

Wildfires rage in France and Spain as heatwaves sear Europe

PARIS: Wildfires raged in southwestern France and Spain on Saturday, forcing thousands of people to be evacuated ...

Published 16 Jul, 2022 10:56pm

World

China heatwaves drive up power demand to record levels, southern floods swamp cities

SHANGHAI/BEIJING: Heatwaves in northern and central China drove up electricity demand to record levels as millions...

Published 22 Jun, 2022 01:02pm

Markets

Deadly heatwaves threaten economies too

PARIS: More frequent and intense heatwaves are the most deadly form of extreme weather made worse by global warming,...

Published 15 Jun, 2022 10:58pm

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Jan 29 786 Investments Limited(786)	4.70 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jan 29 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	377 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jan 29 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jan 29 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jan 29 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jan 29 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	65 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jan 29 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	348.44 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jan 29 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Jan 29 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	6.72 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Jan 29 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	55.56 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Jan 29 786 Investments Limited(786)	4.70 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jan 29 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	377 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jan 29 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jan 29 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jan 29 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jan 29 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	65 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jan 29 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	348.44 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jan 29 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Jan 29 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	6.72 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Jan 29 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	55.56 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Refinery / Jan 29 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	14,225,354 ▼ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Jan 29 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	13,167,971 ▼ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 29 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	12,526,831 ▼ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 29 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	9,891,019 ▼ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 29 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	9,686,092 ▼ 0.00
Hub Power Co. / Jan 29 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	8,819,700 ▼ 0.00
Habib Bank / Jan 29 Habib Bank Limited(HBL)	8,556,359 ▼ 0.00
Engro Polymer / Jan 29 Engro Polymer & Chemicals Limited(EPCL)	6,713,796 ▼ 0.00
Maple Leaf Cement / Jan 29 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	5,509,833 ▼ 0.00
Lotte Chemical / Jan 29 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	5,393,473 ▼ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 27	265
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 27	263
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 27	129.88
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 27	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 27	1.24
Euro to USD / Jan 27	1.09
UK LIBOR % / Jan 27	4.31

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 27	4070.56
India Sensex / Jan 27	59330.90
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 27	27382.56
Nasdaq / Jan 27	11621.71
Hang Seng / Jan 27	22688.90
FTSE 100 / Jan 27	7765.15
Dow Jones / Jan 27	33978.08
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 27	15150.03
France CAC40 / Jan 27	7097.21

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 27	79.68
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 27	20235
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 27	173610
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 27	1928.04
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 27	86.89

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