News Archives for World - 2019-03-29

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Europe

Time 'running out' to prevent no-deal Brexit

BERLIN: Germany Foreign Minister Heiko Maas warned Friday that time was running out to prevent a no-deal Brexit, but

Published 29 Mar, 2019 09:37pm

North America

US says Russians in Venezuela to fix missile system

WASHINGTON: A Russian military deployment to Venezuela that has prompted warnings by the United States was meant lar

Published 29 Mar, 2019 09:27pm

North America

Mueller report to be released by mid-April

WASHINGTON: Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election is t

Published 29 Mar, 2019 09:24pm

Asia

Trump, Moon to meet in Washington in April

SEOUL: US President Donald Trump will host his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in next month, Seoul said Friday, a

Published 29 Mar, 2019 09:20pm

Europe

EU's Tusk calls Brexit summit for April 10

BRUSSELS: EU president Donald Tusk on Friday summoned leaders to an extraordinary summit on April 10, after British

Published 29 Mar, 2019 08:36pm

Europe

France says risk of 'no deal' Brexit increased 'very strongly'

PARIS: The French presidency said Friday that a vote by British lawmakers to reject Prime Minister Theresa May's EU

Published 29 Mar, 2019 08:16pm

Europe

No-deal Brexit fears rise as parliament sinks May's deal

LONDON: Lawmakers rejected Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal for a third time on Friday, sounding its probabl

Published 29 Mar, 2019 06:37pm

World

Brazil ex-president Temer hit with new corruption charges

SAO PAULO: Brazil's former president Michel Temer was hit with corruption charges on Friday, just a day after being

Published 29 Mar, 2019 06:27pm

North America

Trump threatens to close southern US border if Mexico does not stop immigrants

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump threatened on Friday to close the US border with Mexico next week, or at least la

Published 29 Mar, 2019 06:23pm

Europe

France's Macron: time to accelerate final preparations for no Brexit deal

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday said that if British Prime Minister Theresa May failed to secure parli

Published 29 Mar, 2019 04:33pm

Europe

EU leaders to meet on Brexit on April 10: summit chair Tusk

BRUSSELS: European Union leaders will meet on April 10 to discuss Britain's departure from the bloc, summit chair Donald

Published 29 Mar, 2019 04:30pm

Europe

After ‘grave’ defeat, PM May says Britain is running out of Brexit options

LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Friday that lawmakers' "grave" decision to reject her Brexit deal for

Published 29 Mar, 2019 04:24pm

Europe

Billionaire jeweller Nirav Modi denied bail in London over bank fraud case

LONDON: Fugitive billionaire jeweller Nirav Modi was denied bail in a London court on Friday, following his arrest last

Published 29 Mar, 2019 04:21pm

Europe

Risk of no deal Brexit 'very real': Dutch PM Rutte

THE HAGUE: Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Friday Britain could now leave the European Union without a deal, aft

Published 29 Mar, 2019 04:19pm

North America

Bolton: Russia, others sending troops to Venezuela is 'direct threat' to region's security

WASHINGTON: The White House warned Russia and other countries backing Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro against sendin

Published 29 Mar, 2019 04:18pm

World

US new home sales rise in February

WASHINGTON: Sales of new US homes in rose in February with broad gains around the country, while the median sales prices

Published 29 Mar, 2019 04:15pm

Europe

Brexit scenarios: the paths ahead

LONDON: With British lawmakers rejecting Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit divorce deal for a third -- and possibly fi

Published 29 Mar, 2019 04:09pm

Africa

Illness costs Africa hundreds of millions every year: WHO

PRAIA: The World Health Organization has estimated that disease strips hundreds of millions of dollars from Africa's eco

Published 29 Mar, 2019 04:05pm

World

US urges Venezuelan military to act amid Russian presence

WASHINGTON: The United States on Friday urged Venezuela's military to act to "protect" its citizens as it renewed critic

Published 29 Mar, 2019 03:03pm

Europe

UK lawmakers reject Brexit deal for third time

LONDON: British MPs on Friday rejected Prime Minister Theresa May's EU divorce deal for a third time, opening the way fo

Published 29 Mar, 2019 03:02pm

Europe

Anger and irreverence on the Brexit Day that wasn't

LONDON: It was billed by Brexiteers as "Independence Day" -- until political paralysis prompted a last-ditch delay to Br

Published 29 Mar, 2019 02:54pm

North America

Canada economy posts surprise growth in Jan; reverses 2 monthly declines

OTTAWA: The Canadian economy grew by a surprise 0.3 percent in January, reversing recent declines as the construction an

Published 29 Mar, 2019 02:54pm

North America

US consumer spending weak, inflation tame as economy slows

WASHINGTON: US consumer spending barely rose in January and income increased modestly in February, suggesting the ec

Published 29 Mar, 2019 02:52pm

World

France unveils 2.5bn euro African development plan

DAKAR: France launched Friday an initiative to develop African businesses via a combination of credits, loan guarantees

Published 29 Mar, 2019 02:52pm

Europe

Britain's May urges parliament to back divorce deal, guarantee Brexit

LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May urged parliament on Friday to back her divorce deal with the European Union,

Published 29 Mar, 2019 02:49pm

Europe

Austria's far-right under fresh scrutiny ahead of key EU poll

VIENNA: Austria's far-right Freedom Party has again found itself in hot water over possible links to extremists just as

Published 29 Mar, 2019 02:49pm

Europe

France's Macron: time to accelerate final preparations for no Brexit deal

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday said that if British Prime Minister Theresa May failed to secure parli

Published 29 Mar, 2019 02:45pm

North America

Trump to host Egypt's Sisi on April 9

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump will host his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at the White House on Apri

Published 29 Mar, 2019 02:27pm

Europe

Greek parliament approves foreclosure protection bill

ATHENS: Greece's parliament approved on Friday a bill extending the protection of borrowers from foreclosures on their p

Published 29 Mar, 2019 01:15pm

Africa

Kenya's inflation rises to 4.35 pct yr/yr in March

NAIROBI: Kenya's inflation rose to 4.35 percent year-on-year in March from to 4.14 percent a month earlier, due to risin

Published 29 Mar, 2019 01:14pm

Europe

'No-deal' Brexit puts rare giraffes at risk too By Clare Roth

ANTWERP: Amid all the hand-wringing from businessmen and politicians about potential risks from a 'no-deal' Brexit, zook

Published 29 Mar, 2019 01:12pm

Europe

Spain's 2018 budget deficit 2.6 pct of GDP - INE data

MADRID: Spain's public budget deficit was 2.6 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2018, according to a calculatio

Published 29 Mar, 2019 01:10pm

World

Vietnam GDP growth hit by swine flu, weakened exports

Vietnam HANOI: Vietnam's growth slowed in the first quarter of this year, dragged down by a weakened agricultural sector

Published 29 Mar, 2019 01:06pm

Asia

Bangladesh high-rise inferno death toll rises to 25

DHAKA: The death toll from a terrifying blaze that ripped through a Bangladesh high-rise rose on Friday to 25, as author

Published 29 Mar, 2019 01:04pm

Europe

UK lawmakers poised for pivotal vote on May's Brexit deal

LONDON: MPs are set for a momentous third vote Friday on Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit divorce deal, which could e

Published 29 Mar, 2019 01:03pm

Europe

Poland advocates for a long Brexit delay if deal not passed - PM

WARSAW: Warsaw is ready for another Brexit delay if London fails to ratify the stalled withdrawal agreement on Friday, P

Published 29 Mar, 2019 01:03pm

Europe

Ukraine's Poroshenko vows to beat comedian rival as campaign closes

KIEV: Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko insisted he could beat comedian and poll-leader Volodymyr Zelensky despite wh

Published 29 Mar, 2019 01:02pm

Europe

Italy's Pompeii offers new glimpses of life before calamity

POMPEII: Nearly 2,000 years after Pompeii was destroyed by a volcanic eruption, the ancient Roman city is still giving u

Published 29 Mar, 2019 01:01pm

Europe

Erdogan fights to hold Turkey's cities in bitter election battle

ISTANBUL: Less than a year after Tayyip Erdogan celebrated election triumph with fireworks in Ankara, Turkey's all-power

Published 29 Mar, 2019 12:59pm

Africa

South Africa's February budget surplus widens year-on-year

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's February budget balance recorded a surplus of 10.86 billion rand ($747.87 million) compare

Published 29 Mar, 2019 12:56pm

Europe

Turkey rejects US pressure over Russian missile deal

ISTANBUL: Turkey's government on Friday rejected US pressure over its disputed deal to purchase Russian missiles, saying

Published 29 Mar, 2019 12:54pm

Europe

Chile manufacturing output rose 0.8 percent in February

SANTIAGO: Chilean manufacturing production rose 0.8 percent in February compared to the previous year, government data s

Published 29 Mar, 2019 12:52pm

Europe

German jobless rate at 4.9pc record low since reunification

BERLIN: Germany's unemployment rate fell again in March, striking a new historic low since reunification in 1990, figure

Published 29 Mar, 2019 12:48pm

Africa

Loyalist calls for president to quit fail to end Algeria protests

ALGIERS: Thousands of Algerians gathered for new anti-government protests in the capital on Friday despite moves by a su

Published 29 Mar, 2019 12:47pm

Africa

Cyclone-hit Mozambique fears cholera epidemic

BEIRA: Doctors and nurses wearing Wellington boots and face masks tended to patients in tents at a hastily-erected treat

Published 29 Mar, 2019 12:44pm

World

Brazil jobless rate 12.4 pct in three months through February –IGBE

RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil's jobless rate rose to 12.4 percent in the three months through February, statistics agency IGBE

Published 29 Mar, 2019 12:29pm

Europe

UK lawmakers poised for pivotal vote on May's Brexit deal

LONDON: MPs are set for a momentous third vote Friday on Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit divorce deal, which could e

Published 29 Mar, 2019 10:16am

World

French consumer spending falls unexpectedly in February

PARIS: Consumer spending in France fell unexpectedly in February as unseasonably warm temperatures depressed spending on

Published 29 Mar, 2019 08:37am

World

Turkish Feb foreign visitor arrivals rise 9.38 percent - ministry

ISTANBUL: The number of foreign visitor arrivals in Turkey rose 9.38 percent year-on-year to 1.67 million in February, d

Published 29 Mar, 2019 08:32am

World

OECD says Swedish c.bank should go-ahead with gradual rate hikes

STOCKHOLM: Sweden's economy is set to slow, but the central bank should proceed with its plans to tighten monetary polic

Published 29 Mar, 2019 08:28am

World

German retail sales rise more than expected in February

BERLIN: German retail sales rose by 0.9 percent on the month in February, lifted by more than expected in fresh positive

Published 29 Mar, 2019 08:23am

World

South Africa Feb credit demand growth slows to 6.03pc m/m

JOHANNESBURG: Growth in private sector credit demand in South Africa slowed to 6.03 percent in February from a revised 6

Published 29 Mar, 2019 07:03am

World

Japan's factory output rises, unemployment stays low

TOKYO: Japan's closely watched factory output rose modestly in February with unemployment staying at record low levels,

Published 29 Mar, 2019 06:27am

Asia

Philippines rearrests Duterte critic journalist Maria Ressa

MANILA: Philippine journalist Maria Ressa, a prominent critic of President Rodrigo Duterte, was rearrested on Friday in

Published 29 Mar, 2019 06:15am

World

Venezuela's Maduro announces ban on rival holding public office

Caracas: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's regime, bolstered by a Russian military deployment infuriating the US, on

Updated 29 Mar, 2019 06:40am

World

US, Chinese negotiators resume 'productive' trade talks

BEIJING: Top negotiators from China and the United States resumed a fresh round of trade talks in Beijing on Friday aimi

Published 29 Mar, 2019 05:54am

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 13	276.80 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 13	276.60 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 13	159.71 ▼ -0.21
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 13	0.84 ▲ 0.003
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 13	1.32 ▼ -0.0022
Euro to USD / Nov 13	1.10 ▼ -0.0036
SOFR % / Nov 12	3.90 ▲ 0.01

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 13	7,561.67
India Sensex / Nov 13	81,592.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 13	61,142.35
Nasdaq / Nov 13	25,136.27
Hang Seng / Nov 13	23,637.60
FTSE 100 / Nov 13	10,902.56
Dow Jones / Nov 13	52,347.55
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 13	26,749.95
France CAC40 / Nov 13	8,368.91

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 16	330
Diesel/Litre / Nov 16	360
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 13	88.56
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 13	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 13	352,911
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 13	3,884.49
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 13	82.61

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	6.07 ▲ 1 (19.72%)
Dewan Sugar / Nov 13 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	8.77 ▲ 1 (12.87%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	2.64 ▲ 0.28 (11.86%)
Shabbir Tiles / Nov 13 Shabbir Tiles & Ceramics Limited(STCL)	10.10 ▲ 1 (10.99%)
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	1.38 ▲ 0.13 (10.4%)
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 13 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	12.06 ▲ 1.1 (10.04%)
Unicap Modaraba / Nov 13 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	22.84 ▲ 2.08 (10.02%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Nov 13 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	82.90 ▲ 7.54 (10.01%)
Ningbo Green Light / Nov 13 Ningbo Green Light Energy Limited(NGLEL)	16.48 ▲ 1.5 (10.01%)
Zuma Resources / Nov 13 Zuma Resources Limited(ZUMA)	33.75 ▲ 3.07 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Arpak Int. / Nov 13 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	124.84 ▼ -13.87 (-10%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Nov 13 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	12.64 ▼ -1.36 (-9.71%)
Shadman Cotton / Nov 13 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	69.87 ▼ -6.73 (-8.79%)
Fateh Sports / Nov 13 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	193.60 ▼ -16.58 (-7.89%)
Asim Textile / Nov 13 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	62.73 ▼ -4.34 (-6.47%)
D.M. Corporation / Nov 13 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	151.06 ▼ -9.64 (-6%)
Bhanero Textile / Nov 13 Bhanero Textile Mills Limited(BHAT)	1,207.41 ▼ -76.42 (-5.95%)
Hira Textile / Nov 13 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	4.01 ▼ -0.24 (-5.65%)
J.A.Textile / Nov 13 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	73.72 ▼ -4.26 (-5.46%)
AN Textile Mills / Nov 13 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	58.55 ▼ -3.21 (-5.2%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	303,195,710 ▲ 0.13
Kohinoor Spinning / Nov 13 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	59,505,118 ▲ 0.34
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	46,791,082 ▲ 0.28
Dost Steels Ltd. / Nov 13 Dost Steels Limited(DSL)	43,180,738 ▲ 0.37
TPL Properties / Nov 13 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	32,746,701 ▲ 0.48
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Nov 13 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	27,571,943 ▲ 0.05
F. Nat.Equities / Nov 13 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	24,996,122 ▲ 0.01
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	24,965,743 ▲ 1
Cnergyico PK / Nov 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	22,527,745 ▲ 0.14
Dar-es-Salaam / Nov 13 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	21,467,835 ▲ 0.82

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