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Twitter

Trump ban could set 'dangerous' precedent, according to Twitter chief

Twitter Chief Jack Dorsey stated that banning President Donald Trump from its social media platform, after last week's violence at the Capitol, was the "right decision", but that it sets a dangerous precedent.
Last week, Twitter removed the outgoing President's account, which had over 88 million followers, citing the risk of further violence being incited - in the aftermath of the storming of the Capitol by a mob of Trump supporters.

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 07:44pm

World

Google backs Biden's immigration reform plan for 'dreamers'

Google has announced that it would support President-elect Joe Biden's efforts to pass a new United States immigration law, helping to cover application fees for immigrants seeking lawful work.
Google announced its philanthropic aim to pay for the application fees of nearly 500 young immigrants, seeking employment under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) programme.

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 05:16pm

Technology

Twitter chief says Trump ban sets 'dangerous' precedent

"Having to take these actions fragment the public conversation," Dorsey said.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 09:41am

World

Tech giants hope for US data privacy law

The European Union's GDPR has largely contributed to making consumers aware of the issues related to the data that they submit to large digital platforms.

Published 13 Jan, 2021 08:01pm

World

Watchdogs across EU should be allowed to challenge Facebook, EU court adviser says

The adviser to the EU’s top court has issued a recommendation to allow data protection agencies in any EU country to take legal action against Facebook or any other tech firm even if their regional headquarters are in a different EU state.
If the recommendation is followed, it could prompt action by national agencies in the 27-member EU against other U.S. tech companies, such as Google, Twitter and Apple, which also have their EU headquarters in Ireland.

Published 13 Jan, 2021 03:45pm

World

In rare joint message, top US military leaders condemn Capitol riot

There has also been a renewed focus on extremism within the US military after the Capitol storming.

Published 13 Jan, 2021 11:13am

World

Pence rejects calls to oust defiant Trump, but impeachment looms

"I do not believe that such a course of action is in the best interest of our nation," Pence wrote in a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi shortly before the House was set to vote on a measure calling on Pence to use the amendment to strip Trump of power.

Published 13 Jan, 2021 10:02am

World

Twitter suspends 70,000 accounts linked to pro-Trump QAnon conspiracy

The social network was Trump's preferred megaphone, and his account had 88 million subscribers when it was suspended.

Published 12 Jan, 2021 05:52pm

World

Ugandan opposition presidential candidate Bobi Wine says military raided his home

"No reason for the arrest was given," he said.

Published 12 Jan, 2021 11:33am

World

Twitter suspends 70,000 accounts dedicated to sharing QAnon content

"These accounts were engaged in sharing harmful QAnon-associated content at scale and were primarily dedicated to the propagation of this conspiracy theory across the service," Twitter said.
Twitter has already permanently suspended Donald Trump's Twitter account.

Published 12 Jan, 2021 10:15am

Sports

'Not acceptable': Australia's long battle with racism in sport

That gesture is often credited as the catalyst to addressing racial vilification in Australian Rules.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 10:16am

World

Short on alternatives, fans trash Twitter's Trump ban - on Twitter

Given the riot at the Capitol this week, there was a "serious risk that this type of content will further incite violence," Amazon said in a letter to Parler first reported by Buzzfeed.

Published 10 Jan, 2021 02:04pm

World

Twitter removes Khamenei vaccine tweet for 'violating' rules

The Islamic republic has reported more than 1.2 million cases of the novel coronavirus, which have caused over 56,000 deaths.

Published 09 Jan, 2021 08:16pm

World

Trump accuses Twitter of conspiring 'to silence me'

Apparently expecting such a move, Trump also put out his comments as a statement through the White House press office.

Published 09 Jan, 2021 07:09pm

World

Twitter permanently suspends Trump as presidency crumbles

Two days after Trump sent a mob of followers to march on Congress, his presidency is in freefall, with allies walking away and opponents sharpening their teeth.

Published 09 Jan, 2021 06:53pm

World

An isolated Trump, cut off from Twitter, faces a new drive for impeachment

The resulting chaos, viewed with shock around the world, left a police officer and four others dead in its wake.
Twitter quickly deleted those posts and soon after suspended the Trump campaign account.

Published 09 Jan, 2021 06:36pm

World

Google suspends Parler social networking app from Play Store; Apple gives 24-hour warning

Apple Inc on Friday also gave the service 24 hours to submit a detailed moderation plan, pointing to participants using the service to coordinate Wednesday’s siege of the U.S. Capitol building.

Published 09 Jan, 2021 10:51am

World

'Looking at possibilities of building our own platform', Trump says after Twitter account suspension

"Tonight, Twitter employees have coordinated with the Democrats and Radical Left in removing my account from their platform, to silence me," Trump tweeted from POTUS account.
The tweets were deleted almost instantly.

Updated 09 Jan, 2021 10:49am

World

Twitter permanently suspends Donald Trump's account

"After a close review of recent Tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account and the context around them we have permanently suspended the account due to the risk of further incitement of violence,” Twitter said in a statement.

Published 09 Jan, 2021 04:46am

World

Facebook bans Trump 'indefinitely' for inciting violence

Snapchat confirmed Thursday that it locked Trump out of the photo sharing platform amid concerns over his dangerous rhetoric.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 09:50pm

World

Twitter, Facebook freeze Trump accounts as tech giants respond to storming of U.S. capitol

One woman was shot and killed inside the Capitol building in the chaos.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 10:10am

World

Twitter limits reach of tweets stoking US Capitol unrest

"We have been significantly restricting engagement with tweets labeled under our Civic Integrity Policy due to the risk of violence," the Twitter support team said.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 04:12am

Technology

Twitter buys Social Podcasting App Breaker

Twitter announced that it has acquired Breaker, a social broadcasting app, to build Twitter Spaces.

Published 05 Jan, 2021 02:07pm

World

Mexico approves AstraZeneca/Oxford coronavirus vaccine

Together with Argentina, it also has an agreement with the British drugs giant to produce its vaccine to supply to Latin American nations.

Published 05 Jan, 2021 08:49am

Technology

Breaker podcasting platform team joins Twitter

Twitter recently began letting a "very small" group of users create Spaces, which it described as online venues "built around the voices of the people using Twitter."

Published 05 Jan, 2021 08:45am

Business & Finance

Sony to launch PlayStation 5 in India in February

"We are happy to announce that PS5 shall be launched in India on 2nd of February 2021," the Japanese firm tweeted from its PlayStation India Twitter handle.

Published 01 Jan, 2021 12:38pm

World

Defying Trump, McConnell puts off vote on $2,000 checks, urges override of defence bill veto

The Senate is expected to hold a procedural vote on Trump's veto on Wednesday evening, which could lead to final passage later in the week or over the weekend.

Published 30 Dec, 2020 10:03am

World

Jobless to get weekly aid despite Trump's last-minute approval, US says

In a statement to AFP, a Labor Department spokesperson said it would work with individual states to make sure payments under the programs, which were reauthorized until March 14, continue uninterrupted.

Published 30 Dec, 2020 08:57am

World

Three killed, three wounded in Illinois shooting

He said three other people had been wounded from the gunfire and were being treated at local hospitals.

Published 27 Dec, 2020 10:20am

Business & Finance

Turkish central bank will not use interest rate corridor or sell forex

The central bank's Twitter account quoted him as saying the bank will not buy or sell forex to determine an exchange rate.

Updated 26 Dec, 2020 12:03am

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Dewan Sugar / Jul 1 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	2.99 ▲ 0.80 (36.53%)
Yousuf Weaving / Jul 1 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	5.51 ▲ 0.56 (11.31%)
Ashfaq Textile / Jul 1 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	8.90 ▲ 0.90 (11.25%)
Azgard Nine / Jul 1 Azgard Nine Limited(ANL)	11.28 ▲ 1.00 (9.73%)
Tri-Star Power / Jul 1 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	3.79 ▲ 0.29 (8.29%)
Sanofi-Aventis / Jul 1 Sanofi-Aventis Pakistan Limited(SAPL)	1148.48 ▲ 80.12 (7.50%)
Bolan Casting / Jul 1 Bolan Castings Limited(BCL)	53.55 ▲ 3.73 (7.49%)
K.S.B.Pumps / Jul 1 KSB Pumps Company Limited(KSBP)	142.14 ▲ 9.91 (7.49%)
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F.Treet Manuf / Jul 1 First Treet Manufacturing Modaraba(FTMM)	9.78 ▲ -1.00 (-9.28%)
Husein Sug.Convert.Pref. / Jul 1 Husein Sugar Mills Ltd Convertible Preference Shares(HSMCPS)	4.99 ▲ -0.51 (-9.27%)
AEL Textile / Jul 1 AEL Textile Limited(AEL)	12.95 ▲ -1.05 (-7.50%)
Ellcot Spinning / Jul 1 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	150.77 ▲ -12.22 (-7.50%)
TPL Insurance / Jul 1 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	31.21 ▲ -2.53 (-7.50%)
Bank Of Khyber / Jul 1 The Bank of Khyber(BOK)	13.92 ▲ -1.08 (-7.20%)
Pak Gen.Ins. / Jul 1 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	10.16 ▲ -0.77 (-7.04%)
Kohinoor Mills / Jul 1 Kohinoor Mills Limited(KML)	25.00 ▲ -1.75 (-6.54%)
Jahangir Sidd(Pref) / Jul 1 Jahangir Sidd(Pref)(JSCLPSA)	7.50 ▲ -0.44 (-5.54%)
Quice Food / Jul 1 Quice Food Industries Limited(QUICE)	3.82 ▲ -0.19 (-4.74%)

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Agritech Limited / Jul 1 Agritech Limited(AGL)	9,614,500 ▼ 0.00
Yousuf Weaving / Jul 1 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	5,016,500 ▼ 0.00
Kohinoor Spining / Jul 1 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	4,705,000 ▼ 0.00
G3 Technologies / Jul 1 G3 Technologies Limited(GTECH)	4,358,000 ▼ 0.00
Azgard Nine / Jul 1 Azgard Nine Limited(ANL)	4,332,500 ▼ 0.00
TPL Properties / Jul 1 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	3,891,837 ▼ 0.00
Sui North Gas / Jul 1 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	2,448,092 ▼ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 1 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	2,072,000 ▼ 0.00
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Pak Refinery / Jul 1 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	1,717,062 ▼ 0.00

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 30	204.90
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 30	204.70
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 30	135.30
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 30	0.96
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 30	1.21
Euro to USD / Jun 30	1.05
UK LIBOR % / Jun 30	1.57

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 30	3785.38
India Sensex / Jun 30	53018.94
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 30	26186.80
Nasdaq / Jun 30	11028.73
Hang Seng / Jun 30	21859.79
FTSE 100 / Jun 30	7169.28
Dow Jones / Jun 30	30775.43
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 30	12783.77
France CAC40 / Jun 30	5922.86

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 30	106.11
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 30	18180.00
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 30	120000.00
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 30	1805.60
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 30	97.14

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