News Archives for World - 2019-04-09

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World

Torrential rain in Rio de Janeiro leaves 10 dead

RIO DE JANEIRO: Torrential rain left at least 10 people dead in Rio de Janeiro, officials said Tuesday, as emergency

Published 09 Apr, 2019 11:21pm

Africa

Pressure on Bashir builds as calls for Sudan transition grow

KHARTOUM: Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir came under mounting pressure Tuesday as three Western nations pushed for

Published 09 Apr, 2019 11:18pm

North America

Pompeo refuses to back two-state solution after Netanyahu pledge

WASHINGTON: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday refused to reaffirm US support for a Palestinian state after I

Published 09 Apr, 2019 11:17pm

North America

More Trump firings of senior US immigration officials seen likely

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump's administration stepped up pressure on the U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Published 09 Apr, 2019 11:15pm

North America

Pompeo agrees Kim Jong Un is a 'tyrant'

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has said he's in love with Kim Jong Un, but Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on

Published 09 Apr, 2019 11:10pm

World

Argentine economy vulnerable while political risk persists: Moody's

BUENOS AIRES: Argentina's economy will remain subject to shocks until clarity emerges regarding the country's Octobe

Published 09 Apr, 2019 11:09pm

Europe

Merkel sees Brexit extension to early 2020 as possibility: party source

BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel views an extension of a Brexit deadline for "several months to early 2020 as

Published 09 Apr, 2019 10:38pm

Europe

May pleads with Macron, Merkel for Brexit delay

PARIS: British Prime Minister Theresa May toured Berlin and Paris on Tuesday to plead for an extension to the deadli

Published 09 Apr, 2019 10:34pm

Europe

EU's Tusk proposes long Brexit delay but not more than a year

BRUSSELS: EU Council President Donald Tusk on Tuesday urged the bloc's leaders to allow Britain to delay Brexit for

Published 09 Apr, 2019 10:31pm

North America

US must prepare for 'hard Brexit': Mnuchin

WASHINGTON: The United States must prepare for the very real possibility Britain will leave the European Union witho

Published 09 Apr, 2019 10:18pm

World

Italy cuts 2019 growth forecast to 0.2pc from 1.0pc

MILAN: Italy's populist government on Tuesday slashed its 2019 economic growth forecast to 0.2 percent from a prior

Published 09 Apr, 2019 10:17pm

Middle East

Netanyahu, Gantz both claim victory in Israeli polls

JERUSALEM: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main challenger Benny Gantz both claimed victory after Israel's

Published 09 Apr, 2019 10:16pm

World

Guaido says maintaining contacts with Venezuela's military

LIMA: Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido said Tuesday he has been keeping up "very discreet" contacts with Ca

Published 09 Apr, 2019 10:14pm

Europe

Putin declines to say if he wants Donald Trump to be re-elected

ST PETERSBURG: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday declined to say if he wanted to see U.S. President Donald

Published 09 Apr, 2019 09:23pm

North America

Trump, Europe ramp up tariff threats in aircraft dispute

BRUSSELS/PARIS/WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the United States would impose tariffs on $11 b

Published 09 Apr, 2019 09:19pm

Europe

Putin says no imminent decision on oil output cuts

ST PETERSBURG: President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia and OPEC should discuss the future of their oil

Published 09 Apr, 2019 09:17pm

Europe

Putin says Norwegian spy suspect can't be pardoned until his trial is over: agencies

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that he could not consider pardoning a Norwegian held in Ru

Published 09 Apr, 2019 09:11pm

World

Turkish recovery from recession key to global rebound in 2020: IMF

WASHINGTON/ISTANBUL: Turkey's recovery from recession is an important part of an expected global pick-up in 2020, th

Published 09 Apr, 2019 09:07pm

Middle East

Bomb kills 8 in Syrian city of Raqqa

RAQQA: A bomb attack in the Syrian city of Raqqa killed eight people on Tuesday, including four members of the U.S.-

Published 09 Apr, 2019 08:59pm

Middle East

Iran still planning three satellite launches this year, despite ramped up US pressure: minister

GENEVA: Iran said on Tuesday it would press ahead with the launch of three satellites into orbit this year despite a

Published 09 Apr, 2019 08:54pm

Europe

Germany to agree to Brexit delay but France sets conditions as May arrives in Paris

PARIS/BERLIN: Germany and other European Union powers will accept Prime Minister Theresa May's request for another d

Published 09 Apr, 2019 08:50pm

Europe

EU hails breakthrough with China on industry subsidies

BRUSSELS: Chinese Premier Li Keqiang promised the European Union on Tuesday that Beijing would no longer force forei

Published 09 Apr, 2019 08:44pm

North America

Trump says he is not bringing back family separation policy

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he was not returning to a policy of separating children from fami

Published 09 Apr, 2019 08:43pm

Europe

NASA turns its focus to earth with aid partnership

LONDON: NASA is using its satellites to solve humanitarian challenges in some of the most fragile places on earth un

Published 09 Apr, 2019 08:39pm

World

IMF says global economy cooling, coordinated stimulus may be needed

WASHINGTON: The global economy is slowing more than expected and a sharp downturn could require world leaders to coo

Published 09 Apr, 2019 08:38pm

Middle East

Israelis vote to decide on Netanyahu's record reign

JERUSALEM: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tried to galvanise supporters into voting in Israel's parliamentary ele

Published 09 Apr, 2019 08:22pm

Europe

US congressional committee leaders warn Turkey on F-35, S-400

WASHINGTON: The leaders of the US Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees warned Turkey on Tuesday th

Published 09 Apr, 2019 08:21pm

North America

Trump says he is not reviving US immigration policy that separated children from parents

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he was not reviving a policy of separating children from parents

Published 09 Apr, 2019 08:18pm

North America

Facebook, Google defend efforts to remove hate speech before Congress

WASHINGTON: Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google unit on Tuesday defended their efforts to remove hate speech from

Published 09 Apr, 2019 08:17pm

Europe

EU's Tusk proposes Brexit delay up to 1 year, with early exit option

BRUSSELS: The chairman of European Union leaders Donald Tusk proposed on Tuesday to offer Britain an extension of th

Published 09 Apr, 2019 08:15pm

Asia

Dalai Lama, 83, hospitalised with chest infection

MUMBAI: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama was admitted to a New Delhi hospital on Tuesday with chest infection

Published 09 Apr, 2019 08:12pm

North America

Mnuchin says Treasury lawyers consulted White House on Trump tax returns

WASHINGTON: US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Tuesday that Treasury Department lawyers had held discussio

Published 09 Apr, 2019 08:08pm

Europe

UK PM May outlines to France's Macron talks with opposition Labour Party

LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May updated French President Emmanuel Macron on discussions with the oppositi

Published 09 Apr, 2019 08:07pm

Europe

EU to agree further Brexit delay but could kick UK out on June 1: draft

BRUSSELS: The European Union will grant Britain another delay to Brexit on certain conditions, including that it hol

Published 09 Apr, 2019 08:05pm

Africa

Trump praises Egypt's Sisi despite concerns about human rights, Russian arms

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump praised his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi as a "great president"

Published 09 Apr, 2019 08:02pm

Europe

EU to agree Brexit delay but France pushes for conditions

PARIS/BERLIN/BRUSSELS: European Union leaders will grant Prime Minister Theresa May a second delay to Brexit but the

Published 09 Apr, 2019 07:59pm

Middle East

Iran's Khamenei calls US blacklisting of Guards a ‘vicious move’

DUBAI/LONDON: Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said the United States had made "a vicious move" in desi

Published 09 Apr, 2019 07:55pm

Asia

Maldives ruling party pledges probe into Chinese deals after landslide win

MALE: Maldives former president Mohamed Nasheed, whose party won a landslide in the archipelago's parliamentary elec

Published 09 Apr, 2019 07:54pm

World

More than 100,000 migrants encountered at US southern border in March: data

WASHINGTON: US officers arrested or denied entry to over 103,000 people along the border with Mexico in March, a 35

Published 09 Apr, 2019 07:40pm

North America

White House widens leadership purge at Homeland Security

WASHINGTON: The White House plans to remove more top leaders of the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), an officia

Published 09 Apr, 2019 05:23pm

North America

US job openings hit 11-month low; quits rate stagnates

WASHINGTON: US job openings dropped to an 11-month low in February and hiring decreased, which could partially explain a

Published 09 Apr, 2019 05:23pm

Africa

Sudan opposition says around 20 killed since sit-in began

KHARTOUM: Around 20 people have been killed and dozens wounded in dawn attacks on a sit-in outside Sudan's defence minis

Published 09 Apr, 2019 05:22pm

Europe

Weary EU set to give yet more time for Brexit

BRUSSELS/LUXEMBOURG: Brexit will not be on Friday, EU leaders will confirm when they meet British Prime Minister Theresa

Published 09 Apr, 2019 05:11pm

North America

US senators' new bill would ban online 'dark patterns' that trick consumers

WASHINGTON: US Senators Mark Warner, a Democrat, and Deb Fischer, a Republican, are introducing a bill on Tuesday to ban

Published 09 Apr, 2019 05:09pm

Europe

UK parliament set to endorse PM May's Brexit delay request

LONDON: British lawmakers are expected to endorse Prime Minister Theresa May's request to the European Union to delay Br

Published 09 Apr, 2019 05:08pm

Africa

Nigerian parliament recommends tax rise on luxury goods

ABUJA: Nigeria's parliament has asked the government to consider increasing taxes on luxury goods to boost revenues, it

Published 09 Apr, 2019 05:04pm

North America

New York orders mandatory measles vaccinations, blasts misinformation fueling outbreak

NEW YORK: New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio declared a public health emergency in parts of Brooklyn on Tuesday in respo

Published 09 Apr, 2019 05:03pm

North America

Mexico inflation rises in March on higher gasoline prices

MEXICO CITY: Mexico's annual inflation ticked up slightly in March, the statistics institute said on Tuesday, spurred by

Published 09 Apr, 2019 05:02pm

North America

Long-outlawed US trade policy wins WTO approval in Canada lumber dispute

GENEVA: A World Trade Organization ruling approved a long-outlawed US trade policy on Tuesday, when a panel of adjudicat

Published 09 Apr, 2019 05:01pm

Asia

In breakthrough, China promises EU companies equal treatment

BRUSSELS: Chinese Premier Li Keqiang promised his European Union hosts on Tuesday that Beijing will no longer force fore

Published 09 Apr, 2019 04:59pm

Europe

French nuclear output down 0.6 pct in March - EDF

PARIS: Electricity generation from French nuclear reactors operated by state-controlled EDF fell 0.6 percent year-on

Published 09 Apr, 2019 04:57pm

North America

Congo Ebola outbreak ‘far from contained,’ US aid chief says

WASHINGTON: The deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is far from contained, US Agency for Internati

Published 09 Apr, 2019 04:54pm

North America

Canada's golden boy Trudeau sinks in polls as scandal takes toll

OTTAWA: When Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took office in late 2015, he was a political golden boy who seemed d

Published 09 Apr, 2019 04:54pm

World

Brazil's Bolsonaro plans new trip to US, China and Middle Eastern countries

SAO PAULO: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Tuesday he is planning new trips to the United States, China and

Published 09 Apr, 2019 04:53pm

North America

Trump praises 'great job' by Egypt's Sisi

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Tuesday praised the "great job" he said is being done by Egyptian President Abdel

Published 09 Apr, 2019 04:44pm

North America

UN refugee chief: Toxic language of politics led to Christchurch

UNITED NATIONS: UN refugee chief Filippo Grandi on Tuesday blamed the "toxic language of politics" targeting refugees, m

Published 09 Apr, 2019 04:39pm

Europe

Kosovo PM sacks another Serb minister for 'hate speech'

PRISTINA: Kosovo's Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj on Tuesday sacked a second minister from the Serb minority in two wee

Published 09 Apr, 2019 04:37pm

Europe

Merkel sees Brexit extension to early 2020 as possibility: party source

BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel views an extension of a Brexit deadline for "several months to early 2020 as pos

Published 09 Apr, 2019 04:36pm

North America

Taiwan president says US trade deal would boost security

WASHINGTON: Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen on Tuesday pitched a trade deal with the United States, saying it would both

Published 09 Apr, 2019 04:35pm

Europe

China pledges open economy at EU summit

BRUSSELS: China on Tuesday said it would push further to open its economy and deepen ties with the EU, which has grown i

Published 09 Apr, 2019 04:31pm

World

Ecuador says rethinking Assange asylum

QUITO: Ecuador says it is reassessing its asylum for Julian Assange after WikiLeaks warned last week that the organizati

Published 09 Apr, 2019 04:30pm

North America

US job openings fall to 11-month low in February

WASHINGTON: US job openings dropped to an 11-month low in February and hiring decreased, which could explain a sharp slo

Published 09 Apr, 2019 04:24pm

Africa

Dozens killed in Nigerian violence flareup

WARRI: Dozens of people have been killed in a flareup of violence in three Nigerian regions, security officials and loca

Published 09 Apr, 2019 03:50pm

Africa

Algeria's new president, a seasoned regime insider

ALGIERS: Algeria's interim president Abdelkader Bensalah is a seasoned establishment insider who has a track record of s

Published 09 Apr, 2019 03:45pm

North America

UN tells Central Africa to reintegrate rebels

UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council on Tuesday told the Central African Republic that it must make progress in reint

Published 09 Apr, 2019 03:40pm

Europe

Putin says knew 'from beginning' Mueller probe would find no collusion

SAINT PETERSBURG: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday he knew from the start that the massive investigation in

Published 09 Apr, 2019 03:39pm

World

IMF sees deeper Iran recession hitting regional growth

DUBAI: The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday worsened its forecast for Iran's recession as US sanctions bite, with

Published 09 Apr, 2019 03:35pm

Middle East

Bomb attack kills 13 in Syria's Raqa: monitor

BEIRUT: A double bomb attack Tuesday in the northern Syrian city of Raqa, a former bastion of the Islamic State group, k

Published 09 Apr, 2019 03:33pm

Asia

UK should say sorry for century-old Amritsar massacre, India says

NEW DELHI: Britain should apologise for the killing of unarmed Indian civilians in the city of Amritsar, India's defence

Published 09 Apr, 2019 03:32pm

North America

Lapin confirmed as Haiti's new prime minister

PORT-AU-PRINCE: Haiti's President Jovenel Moise on Tuesday confirmed Jean-Michel Lapin as the country's new prime minist

Published 09 Apr, 2019 03:28pm

Africa

Algeria: rolling protests against ruling system

ALGIERS: Mass protests that led Algeria's ailing president Abdelaziz Bouteflika to step down last week after 20 years in

Published 09 Apr, 2019 03:25pm

Africa

Ugandan police say arrests made in case of kidnapped tourist

KAMPALA: Ugandan police said Tuesday they had arrested "suspects" involved in the kidnapping of an American tourist and

Published 09 Apr, 2019 03:24pm

Middle East

Israel votes with Netanyahu's future at stake

JERUSALEM: Israelis voted Tuesday in a high-stakes election that will decide whether to extend Prime Minister Benjamin N

Published 09 Apr, 2019 03:23pm

Europe

France not opposed to Brexit extension, but a year 'too long': Macron aide

PARIS: France is not opposed to an extension to the Brexit deadline, but would push for strict conditions to be attached

Published 09 Apr, 2019 03:21pm

Middle East

Suicide bombing kills 7 in Egypt's North Sinai: ministry

CAIRO: A teen suicide bomber on Tuesday killed four members of Egypt's security forces and three civilians in an attack

Published 09 Apr, 2019 03:19pm

Europe

Russian prosecutors expose $25 million fraud in defence sector

MOSCOW: Russia's general prosecutor said Tuesday he had uncovered embezzlement worth more than $24 million from the coun

Published 09 Apr, 2019 03:18pm

North America

US attorney general ready to release Mueller report 'within a week'

WASHINGTON: US Attorney General Bill Barr said Tuesday his review of the Mueller Russia meddling investigation report is

Published 09 Apr, 2019 03:17pm

Asia

Ghosn accuses Nissan executives of 'backstabbing' plot

TOKYO: Carlos Ghosn has accused "backstabbing" Nissan executives of a "conspiracy" to have him arrested over fears he pl

Published 09 Apr, 2019 02:45pm

Europe

Mussolini's great-grandson targets EU elections: report

ROME: Italian dictator Benito Mussolini's great-grandson plans to run in next month's European parliamentary elections o

Published 09 Apr, 2019 02:33pm

Europe

Any Brexit delay depends on May request: EU's Barnier

LUXEMBOURG: The EU's chief Brexit negotiator said Tuesday that the length of any delay to the divorce that the bloc may

Published 09 Apr, 2019 02:31pm

Africa

Vatican says to host S.Sudan warring rivals

VATICAN CITY: South Sudan's warring rivals President Salva Kiir and rebel leader and former vice president Riek Machar w

Published 09 Apr, 2019 02:11pm

Middle East

Blast in rebel-held Yemen capital killed 14 schoolchildren: UN

SANAA: An explosion near two schools in the rebel-held Yemeni capital killed 14 children and wounded 16, the UN said Tue

Published 09 Apr, 2019 02:09pm

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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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