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Twitter spotlights Asia democracy movements with #MilkTeaAlliance emoji

HONG KONG: Twitter has launched an emoji to spotlight the “#MilkTeaAlliance” online protest movement that has...

Updated 09 Apr, 2021 09:21am

World

Twitter spotlights Asia democracy movements with #MilkTeaAlliance emoji

It has also directed local telecom service providers to block access to social media sites, which protesters have skirted by using virtual private networks and foreign SIM cards.

Published 08 Apr, 2021 01:14pm

World

HK democracy activist granted asylum in UK

LONDON: Hong Kong Democracy activist Nathan Law said on Wednesday he had been granted asylum in Britain after ...

Updated 08 Apr, 2021 09:12am

Pakistan

PM shares breathtaking pictures Of Deosai Ski Traverse

Imran says that Deosai plains – the high altitude plateau in Gilgit Baltistan, had turned out to be the country’s first winter ski traverse
The premier shared a number of pictures of the local and foreigner skiers traversing in the snows of Deosai

Published 06 Apr, 2021 11:18am

World

Russia extends punitive Twitter slowdown until mid-May

Russia has since March impeded the speed of Twitter for not removing content it deems illegal, and threatened to block it entirely. Photos and videos take longer to load for some users.
"It was a productive discussion about how we can both work to ensure that reports of such illegal content are dealt with expeditiously," it said in a statement.

Published 05 Apr, 2021 06:52pm

World

Russia extends Twitter slowdown, deadline to remove content

The watchdog gave Twitter a month to remove the content or face a complete blockage in Russia.

Published 05 Apr, 2021 05:38pm

World

Officers hurt near US Capitol after being rammed by vehicle

WASHINGTON: Two police officers were injured near the US Capitol on Friday after being rammed by a vehicle whose...

Published 03 Apr, 2021 03:41am

World

Russian court fines Twitter on charges of failing to delete content

The Tagansky District Court in Moscow said in a series of statements that it had issued three separate fines against Google of 3.2 million roubles, 3.3 million roubles and 2.4 million roubles.
It said the fines related to offences committed on Jan. 22-24 this year, including "violating the procedure for removing information", all under Russia's Administrative Offences Code.

Published 02 Apr, 2021 06:06pm

BR Research

On social media rules

The fate of the government’s social media regulations hangs in the balance. The second version of the rules –...

Published 02 Apr, 2021 07:35am

Technology

Twitter says in process of identifying new independent board director

The company also said board member Jesse Cohn, who is also hedge fund Elliott Management's head of US equity activism, will be nominated for re-election as a class II director.

Published 01 Apr, 2021 07:57pm

World

Without Trump, political disinformation dips - for now

WASHINGTON: Twitter said it permanently suspended Donald Trump's account after the January 6 Capitol riot because...

Updated 31 Mar, 2021 10:14am

World

Without Trump, political disinformation dips -- for now

"It has removed a daily blizzard of misinformation from the ecosystem," Muirhead told AFP. "Not being bombarded is helping people's misinformation immune systems to reset themselves and recover."

Updated 28 Mar, 2021 05:32pm

World

Ship stuck in the Suez Canal unleashes flood of Internet jokes

A giant ship has blocked the famous Suez Canal but opened up a torrent of memes and gifs lampooning the hapless container carrier, which has been jammed in the waterway since Tuesday.
Elements of global commerce have been brought to a standstill, but no one was hurt, and the environment is so far undamaged. The lack of stakes surrounding the Ever Given’s grounding has made it a prime target for jokes.

Published 26 Mar, 2021 03:05pm

World

'Yes or no?' U.S. lawmakers fume over Big Tech's answers on misinformation

Only Twitter Inc CEO Jack Dorsey replied “yes” to the question, but said the “broader ecosystem” had to be taken into account.

Published 26 Mar, 2021 12:25pm

Pakistan

IGP inaugurates automated Police Complaint Redressal System

PESHAWAR: Keeping abreast of the vision of the government of achieving “Digital Pakistan”, the Inspector General...

Updated 26 Mar, 2021 09:30am

World

Drama in Congress as tech CEOs face fury over disinformation

Zuckerberg meanwhile said Facebook has ramped up its efforts "to keep hate and violence off our platform" and offered a proposal to address concerns about liability of online platforms, suggesting that each platform have systems in place to weed out illegal content.

Published 25 Mar, 2021 10:32am

Congress to grill US internet giants

SAN FRANCISCO: The heads of Facebook, Google and Twitter will testify before Congress Thursday on disinformation,...

Published 25 Mar, 2021 05:08am

World

Russia launches 38 satellites for 18 countries

MOSCOW: A Russian Soyuz rocket blasted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Monday carrying 38 foreign...

Updated 23 Mar, 2021 05:15pm

World

Donald Trump plans social media comeback, according to adviser

Former President of the United States, Donald Trump is expected to return to social media "with his own platform", according to an advisor.
Trump was unceremoniously suspended from Twitter and Facebook after January's deadly riots in Washington DC and the Capitol incursion.

Published 22 Mar, 2021 04:26pm

Technology

Twitter starts testing its 'undo tweet' feature

Twitter has confirmed that it will be adding an 'undo tweet' feature to its platform.
Users might have to pay for this new feature.

Published 20 Mar, 2021 05:05pm

World

Facebook says technical issue caused global outage of WhatsApp, Instagram

We resolved this issue for everyone, and we apologize for any inconvenience, Facebook said.
On Friday, Facebook-owned Instagram and WhatsApp, as well as the Facebook Messenger app, went down globally for more than 30 minutes.

Published 20 Mar, 2021 11:04am

Technology

Twitter asks users to weigh in on rules for world leaders

WASHINGTON: Twitter on Friday began a survey of global users about platform rules for world leaders while consulting...

Published 20 Mar, 2021 04:39am

World

Russia gives Twitter one month to remove 'banned' content

Subbotin also told the Interfax news agency that Twitter has not taken any "specific steps" to remove the prohibited content.

Published 16 Mar, 2021 06:15pm

Markets

Goldman holds top rank in activism defence, Spotlight takes No. 2 spot

Elliott Management held onto its spot as the busiest activist, having launched 17 campaigns last year after 11 in 2019.

Published 16 Mar, 2021 11:20am

Technology

Strange Twitter bug bans users for mentioning 'Memphis'

Others referenced the Monty Python comedy "Life of Brian," with lawyer George Conway, a vocal Donald Trump critic, linking to the scene where a man is about to be stoned for saying the word "Jehovah."

Updated 15 Mar, 2021 02:53pm

World

Bolivia ex-president Anez arrested in 'coup' probe: minister

LA PAZ: Bolivia's former interim president Jeanine Anez was arrested Saturday on terrorism and sedition charges over...

Updated 14 Mar, 2021 10:29am

World

Russia says Twitter not removing 'banned' information

The communications watchdog reiterated that the measures only affect posts with photo, video and graphics.

Published 11 Mar, 2021 04:48pm

World

LinkedIn China suspends new sign-ups to ‘respect law’

BEIJING: Microsoft-owned social network LinkedIn has halted new member sign-ups for its service in China while it...

Updated 11 Mar, 2021 09:47am

Technology

Twitter founder's auction of a tweet draws $2 million bid

Top Shot has generated more than $200 million in transactions this year, according to Dapper Labs, which partnered with the NBA to create Top Shot.

Updated 07 Mar, 2021 05:25pm

World

U.S. agency probes Facebook for 'systemic' racial bias in hiring, promotions - attorneys

Last December, the Justice Department accused Facebook of discriminating against U.S. workers broadly, saying it gave hiring preference to temporary workers such as H-1B visa holders.
Alphabet Inc’s Google last month agreed to spend $3.8 million to settle U.S. government allegations that it underpaid women and unfairly passed over women and Asians for job openings.

Published 06 Mar, 2021 10:48am

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 10	278.14
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 10	277.97
USD to Japanese Yen / May 10	155.70
USD to Swiss Franc / May 10	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 10	1.25
Euro to USD / May 10	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 9	5214.08
Nasdaq / May 9	16346.27
Dow Jones / May 9	39387.76
India Sensex / May 10	72468.66
Tokyo Nikkei / May 10	38229.11
Hang Seng / May 10	18970.69
FTSE 100 / May 10	8438.19
Germany DAX 30 / May 10	18827.29

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / May 10	288.49
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 10	79.87
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 10	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 10	209019
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 10	2369.35
Diesel/Litre / May 10	281.96

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 10 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 10 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 10 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 10 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 10 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 10 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 10 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 10 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 10 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 10 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 10 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 10 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 10 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 10 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 10 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 10 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 10 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 10 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 10 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 10 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 10 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 10 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 10 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 10 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 10 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 10 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 10 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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