News Archives for World - 2019-04-04

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Europe

Turkey says US distorted meeting, but Pompeo stands by it

ANKARA: Turkey on Thursday accused the US State Department of making false claims about rows during a meeting betwee

Published 04 Apr, 2019 09:01pm

World

Trump should 'keep migration, trade issues separate': Mexico

MEXICO CITY: Mexico's economy minister urged US President Donald Trump on Thursday not to mix the issue of illegal i

Published 04 Apr, 2019 08:56pm

North America

Pompeo urges France not to approve digital services tax

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged France in a meeting with his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Dri

Published 04 Apr, 2019 08:34pm

North America

US jobless claims hit 49-year low; labor market resilient

WASHINGTON: The number of Americans filing applications for unemployment benefits fell to a nearly half-century low

Published 04 Apr, 2019 08:18pm

Europe

Trump threatens tariffs if Mexico does not help with immigration, drugs

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump threatened on Thursday to put tariffs on cars coming from Mexico into the United

Published 04 Apr, 2019 08:01pm

Asia

Philippines' Duterte tells China to ‘lay off’ island in disputed waters

MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte told China on Thursday to "lay off" an island occupied by Manila in the

Published 04 Apr, 2019 07:58pm

North America

Trump says China trade talks going well, will only accept 'great' deal

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that trade talks with China were going well and he would only

Published 04 Apr, 2019 07:53pm

Europe

PM May's party may put second referendum option to lawmakers: Guardian

LONDON: Theresa May's government is drafting a letter to the opposition Labour Party that could suggest allowing law

Published 04 Apr, 2019 07:45pm

Europe

Merkel hopes UK can present new Brexit proposals next week

DUBLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday she hopes cross-party crisis talks in London to try to brea

Published 04 Apr, 2019 07:42pm

North America

Pentagon says India debris expected to burn up in atmosphere

WASHINGTON: The Pentagon said on Thursday that it stood by Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan's assessment last w

Published 04 Apr, 2019 04:16pm

World

Fitch says risks to Argentina credits to persist economy-wide in 2019

Fitch said that risks to Argentina's credits across all economic sectors would continue in 2019 from challenging fiscal

Published 04 Apr, 2019 04:12pm

World

10 bank robbers shot dead in Brazil

SAO PAULO: At least 10 bank robbers were shot dead Thursday after Brazilian military police busted a gang trying to blow

Published 04 Apr, 2019 03:55pm

Africa

Too much spent on Mali security, not enough on food aid: UN official

GENEVA: Mali is in dire need of humanitarian aid, with more than three million people requiring food and basic assistanc

Published 04 Apr, 2019 03:53pm

Europe

French authority rejects pre-emptive 'yellow vest' protest bans

PARIS: France's Constitutional Council on Thursday struck down a measure that would have let authorities ban certain ind

Published 04 Apr, 2019 03:48pm

Europe

British MPs offered counselling for Brexit pressure

LONDON: Battles over Brexit have worn down British MPs, who are now being offered counselling to cope with the "extraord

Published 04 Apr, 2019 03:47pm

World

Norway retailers agree 3.2pc wage deal with labour unions

OSLO: Norway's two largest private-sector labour unions have agreed a 3.2 percent wage increase with retailers, preventi

Published 04 Apr, 2019 03:25pm

Middle East

Syrian government forces shell rebel-held northwest, kill 12

BEIRUT: Syrian government shelling killed at least a dozen people in the rebel-held northwest on Thursday, rescue worker

Published 04 Apr, 2019 03:21pm

Europe

EU cannot keep granting 'few weeks' Brexit delays: Timmermans

BERLIN: The European Union cannot keep delaying Britain's departure from the bloc by a few weeks, the deputy head of the

Published 04 Apr, 2019 03:05pm

North America

Facebook's Zuckerberg confident of stopping interference in 2020 campaign

Facebook Inc's Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg is confident the world's biggest social network will do better in

Published 04 Apr, 2019 02:58pm

Middle East

Saudi plans to invite bids for nuclear power project in 2020: sources

DUBAI/RIYADH: Saudi Arabia plans to issue a multi-billion-dollar tender in 2020 to construct its first two nuclear power

Published 04 Apr, 2019 02:53pm

North America

US weekly jobless claims fall to lowest level since 1969

WASHINGTON: The number of Americans filing applications for unemployment benefits fell to a more than 49-year low last w

Published 04 Apr, 2019 02:46pm

Europe

Go ‘extra step’ to get Brexit deal, Labour lawmakers urge Corbyn

LONDON: Twenty-five lawmakers in Britain's opposition Labour Party have urged their leader, Jeremy Corbyn, to go the "ex

Published 04 Apr, 2019 02:43pm

Africa

Kenya's president forecasts 2019 economic growth at 6.3 percent

NAIROBI: Kenya's president Uhuru Kenyatta said on Thursday economic growth in 2019 was forecast at 6.3 percent, from an

Published 04 Apr, 2019 02:40pm

Europe

Iran says flood damage to farms runs to hundreds of millions of dollars

LONDON: Flooding has caused hundreds of millions of dollars of damage to Iranian agriculture, an official said on Thursd

Published 04 Apr, 2019 02:28pm

North America

White House not expected to announce Trump-Xi summit date

WASHINGTON: The White House is not expected to announce a date on Thursday for a meeting between President Donald Trump

Published 04 Apr, 2019 02:24pm

World

Corruption costs $1 trillion in tax revenue globally: IMF

NEW YORK: Curbing corruption could generate about $1 trillion in tax revenues annually across the world, according to re

Published 04 Apr, 2019 02:18pm

North America

Mexico president pushes Congress to pass labor law after Pelosi trade warning

MEXICO CITY: Mexican lawmakers should pass a bill to protect worker rights as agreed during negotiations over a trade pa

Published 04 Apr, 2019 02:16pm

World

Turkey's rating not in danger for now: S&P Global

LONDON: Turkey's credit rating is not currently at risk of a downgrade though a further fall in lira would be "very, ver

Published 04 Apr, 2019 02:15pm

Europe

Greek, Danish PMs urge Britain to break Brexit impasse

ATHENS: British political parties need to work together to find a solution to Brexit, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and

Published 04 Apr, 2019 02:12pm

World

Adidas announces partnership with singer Beyonce

BERLIN: Adidas announced a partnership with singer Beyonce on Thursday that will include relaunching her Ivy Park athlei

Published 04 Apr, 2019 02:11pm

North America

Drugmakers pay $123 million to resolve US charity kickback probe

BOSTON: Three drugmakers will pay $122.6 million to resolve claims they used charities that help cover Medicare patients

Published 04 Apr, 2019 02:11pm

World

Alibaba's cross-border e-commerce sees fast growth in 2018

GUANGZHOU: China's e-commerce giant Alibaba saw strong growth in transactions via its cross-border procurement platform

Published 04 Apr, 2019 01:29pm

North America

NATO anniversary party turns ugly as US rips Germany, Turkey

WASHINGTON: Tensions soared Wednesday between the United States and two of its NATO partners, Germany and Turkey, marrin

Published 04 Apr, 2019 01:13pm

Asia

Carlos Ghosn case: key dates

TOKYO: Here are some key dates since former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn was arrested out of the blue in November, stunning

Published 04 Apr, 2019 01:12pm

North America

Trump to meet China's top trade negotiator at the White House

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump is set to meet with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He on Thursday, officials said, signalin

Published 04 Apr, 2019 01:09pm

Asia

Indonesia eyes komodo dragon island closure to thwart smuggling

JAKARTA: Indonesia may temporarily shut an island that is home to komodo dragons in a bid to fix problems created by mas

Published 04 Apr, 2019 12:59pm

Europe

UK police warn against 'febrile' Brexit rhetoric

LONDON: British police on Thursday warned campaigners and politicians to tone down their rhetoric to avoid inflaming the

Published 04 Apr, 2019 12:51pm

Europe

France to cap golden handshakes after 'excessive' Airbus package: finance minister

PARIS: The French government plans to cap executive "golden handshakes" at 30 percent of their salary, Finance Minister

Published 04 Apr, 2019 12:48pm

Europe

Turkey says US failed to report true content of Pompeo talks

ANKARA: Turkey on Thursday accused the US State Department of making false claims after a meeting between top US and Tur

Published 04 Apr, 2019 12:47pm

Europe

Ukraine's Poroshenko agrees to debate with frontrunner Zelensky

KIEV: Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko agreed Thursday to hold an election debate with frontrunner Volodymyr Zelensk

Published 04 Apr, 2019 12:45pm

Middle East

MSF halts work in Yemen's Aden after patient killed

ADEN: Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has stopped admitting patients to its clinic in Yemen's second city Aden after staff

Published 04 Apr, 2019 12:41pm

Europe

European Parliament approves no-deal Brexit visa waiver

BRUSSELS: The European Parliament on Thursday approved a law allowing Britons visa-free EU visits even after a "no deal"

Published 04 Apr, 2019 12:38pm

Europe

Body of Israeli soldier missing since 1982 found by Russian army: Putin

MOSCOW: The body of an Israeli soldier missing since the 1982 Lebanon War has been found by the Russian and Syrian armie

Published 04 Apr, 2019 12:36pm

Asia

Alleged NZ attacker donated repeatedly to European extremists: report

VIENNA: The alleged New Zealand mosque attacker made several donations to far-right "identitarian" activists in Europe k

Published 04 Apr, 2019 12:33pm

Africa

A quarter-century later, Rwanda's genocide weighs heavily on its youth

KIGALI: Every April 7, Rwanda recalls the hundreds of thousands of people who perished in the 1994 genocide -- an occasi

Published 04 Apr, 2019 12:30pm

Asia

At least four Indian soldiers killed in Maoist rebel ambush

NEW DELHI: Maoist rebels on Thursday ambushed an Indian military patrol and killed four soldiers in a jolt to security m

Published 04 Apr, 2019 12:26pm

Europe

EU law strengthens Spanish hand in Gibraltar dispute

BRUSSELS: As Brexit day looms, the question of how to handle Britain's border with Ireland has dominated the debate over

Published 04 Apr, 2019 12:23pm

Europe

French far-right figure Marion Marechal to visit Crimea

PARIS: The niece of French far-right leader Marine Le Pen, former MP Marion Marechal, will visit the Black Sea peninsula

Published 04 Apr, 2019 12:22pm

Europe

Anti-graft chief faces probe in Bulgaria property scandal

SOFIA: Bulgaria's top anti-graft fighter himself faced a probe Thursday into his income and property in a widening scand

Published 04 Apr, 2019 12:18pm

Europe

German industry urges Berlin to scale back climate goals

BERLIN: Germany's powerful BDI industry federation Thursday urged Berlin to trim its ambitions for cutting greenhouse ga

Published 04 Apr, 2019 12:16pm

Africa

Uganda hunt for kidnapped US tourist enters third day

KAMPALA: Ugandan security forces scoured dense bush on Thursday in the hunt for a US tourist and her safari guide who we

Published 04 Apr, 2019 12:15pm

North America

Nicaragua talks face deadline without progress

MANAGUA: Month-long talks aimed at resolving Nicaragua's deadly political crisis were set to pass a Wednesday deadline w

Published 04 Apr, 2019 12:13pm

Middle East

Voter rolls: Marijuana becomes unexpected issue in Israeli polls

TEL-AVIV: The pungent whiff of marijuana can frequently be encountered during strolls past Tel Aviv's sidewalk cafes, an

Published 04 Apr, 2019 12:09pm

Africa

Could Algeria's protests set off Arab Spring 2.0?

TUNIS: The resignation of Algerian leader Abdelaziz Bouteflika after huge protests has inspired activists in the region,

Published 04 Apr, 2019 12:05pm

Europe

Macron aides summoned for questioning in Benalla affair

PARIS: Three close aides to French President Emmanuel Macron have been summoned for questioning as part of a wide-rangin

Published 04 Apr, 2019 12:04pm

Europe

Italy probes neo-fascist anti-Roma violence

ROME: Italian judicial authorities have opened a probe after around 200 Rome residents and neo-fascists torched bins and

Published 04 Apr, 2019 12:01pm

Europe

British PM scrambles to avoid chaotic Brexit finale

LONDON: Britain's government redoubled its efforts Thursday to win over the main opposition party in a last-gasp bid to

Published 04 Apr, 2019 11:28am

Europe

UK police prepare for any post-Brexit disorder, urge "temperate" communication

LONDON: British police have tested plans in recent months to have 10,000 officers respond within 24 hours to any disorde

Published 04 Apr, 2019 11:06am

Europe

EU condemns Venezuelan efforts to prosecute Guaido -statement

BRUSSELS: European Union governments condemned on Thursday a measure by Venezuela's Constituent Assembly that allows for

Published 04 Apr, 2019 11:04am

World

German institutes slash 2019 growth forecast as industry orders tumble

BERLIN: Germany's leading economic institutes slashed their forecasts for 2019 growth by more than half on Thursday and

Published 04 Apr, 2019 10:08am

World

IKEA to start serving salad grown at its stores

KAARST, Germany: IKEA, the world's biggest furniture retailer, is preparing to serve lettuce grown in high-tech containe

Published 04 Apr, 2019 10:06am

Africa

Ethiopia to investigate crashed plane problems for up to a year

ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopian investigators cannot yet say whether there is a structural problem with the Boeing 737 MAX, based

Published 04 Apr, 2019 10:03am

Europe

UK might have to hold European Parliament elections - Brexit minister

LONDON: Britain's Brexit minister said he could not rule out the possibility of the country taking part in next month's

Published 04 Apr, 2019 10:00am

World

China March new bank loans seen rebounding, further easing expected

BEIJING: New bank loans in China likely rebounded in March from a drop the previous month, a Reuters poll showed, as pol

Published 04 Apr, 2019 09:54am

Europe

Putin tells Netanyahu Russia found remains of missing Israeli soldier

MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday that Russian special forces

Published 04 Apr, 2019 09:50am

World

Philippines revises up Q4 GDP growth to 6.3pc y/y

MANILA: The Philippine economy grew 6.3 percent in 2018's fourth quarter from a year earlier, rather than the previously

Published 04 Apr, 2019 09:38am

World

Malaysia's February exports unexpectedly fall 5.3pc y/y

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's exports fell sharply in February, the first contraction since August as trade slowed with most

Published 04 Apr, 2019 09:08am

North America

US court to hear contempt case against Tesla's Musk

NEW YORK: Elon Musk's messy Twitter habit will get a once-over on Thursday when a federal court weighs whether the contr

Published 04 Apr, 2019 08:56am

World

UK new car sales fall around 3 percent in March - preliminary data

LONDON: British new car registrations fell by around an annual 3 percent last month as uncertainty over diesel and Brexi

Published 04 Apr, 2019 08:56am

Africa

Nigeria's opposition party retains key oil state of Rivers

LAGOS: Nigeria's main opposition party has retained control of the key oil-producing state of Rivers, according to offic

Updated 04 Apr, 2019 12:52pm

World

France to cap golden handshakes at 30pc of salary: finance minister

PARIS: The French government plans to cap executive "golden handshakes" at 30 percent of their salary, Finance Minister

Published 04 Apr, 2019 08:17am

Africa

Fire disrupts one terminal at Kenya's main airport in Nairobi

NAIROBI: Kenya has closed one departure terminal at the Jomo Kenyatta Airport in Nairobi after a fire sparked by a bagga

Published 04 Apr, 2019 08:13am

World

German industrial orders slump 4.2 percent in February

BERLIN: German industrial orders fell at their sharpest rate in more than two years in February as they were hit by a sl

Published 04 Apr, 2019 07:55am

Europe

UK PM May's deal preferable than a customs union

LONDON: Britain's health minister said it was in the national interest to deliver the prime minister's Brexit deal rathe

Published 04 Apr, 2019 07:40am

World

Maersk's drilling unit lists separately at 570 crowns per share

COPENHAGEN: Shipping group A.P. Moller-Maersk spun off its drilling unit and listed it separately on the Copenhagen stoc

Published 04 Apr, 2019 07:27am

World

Poland's March jobless rate down at 5.9pc -minister

WARSAW: Poland's unemployment rate fell in March to 5.9 percent from 6.1 percent a month earlier, Labour Minister Elzbie

Published 04 Apr, 2019 07:25am

North America

Pence calls Germany stance in NATO 'unacceptable'

Washington: US Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday strongly criticized Germany at NATO's 70th anniversary gathering,

Published 04 Apr, 2019 06:59am

North America

Closing border 'not good for anyone': Mexican president

Mexico City: Closing the US-Mexican border would "not be good for anyone," Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez warned

Published 04 Apr, 2019 06:56am

World

Flooding in Paraguay's capital due to heavy rain

Asuncion, More than 20,000 families across Paraguay have been affected by severe flooding from two weeks of heavy rain t

Published 04 Apr, 2019 06:53am

North America

Pence tears into Germany, Turkey on NATO anniversary

Washington: Tensions soared Wednesday between the United States and two of its NATO partners, Germany and Turkey, as the

Published 04 Apr, 2019 06:52am

North America

Pompeo hails new DR Congo leader's 'change agenda'

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday praised the "change agenda" of the Democratic Republic of Con

Published 04 Apr, 2019 06:39am

North America

NATO anniversary party turns ugly as US rips Germany, Turkey

WASHINGTON: Tensions soared Wednesday between the United States and two of its NATO partners, Germany and Turkey, marrin

Published 04 Apr, 2019 06:26am

North America

Trump to meet China's top trade negotiator at the White House

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump is set to meet with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He on Thursday, officials said, signalin

Published 04 Apr, 2019 06:23am

Asia

Ex-Nissan chief Ghosn rearrested in Tokyo

TOKYO: Former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn was rearrested early Thursday in Tokyo on fresh financial misconduct allegations

Published 04 Apr, 2019 06:19am

Asia

New Zealand PM helps out a fellow mum

WELLINGTON: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern confirmed Thursday she paid for a harried mother's groceries in a

Published 04 Apr, 2019 06:08am

World

China outlines fresh tax cuts to lift economy

BEIJING: China has unveiled tens of billions of dollars worth of tax and fee cuts as part of a drive to kickstart the st

Published 04 Apr, 2019 05:58am

Asia

Christchurch accused to face 50 murder charges

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand: The man accused of attacking two mosques in Christchurch last month will face 50 murder charg

Published 04 Apr, 2019 05:57am

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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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