News Archives for World - 2019-04-16

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Middle East

Saudi king hosts Abu Dhabi crown prince amid Sudan turmoil

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's King Salman on Tuesday hosted Abu Dhabi's crown prince for talks, state media said, after the

Published 16 Apr, 2019 11:17pm

North America

Turkish Defense Minister makes unannounced visit to Pentagon

WASHINGTON: Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar held unannounced talks with acting Pentagon chief Patrick Shanahan

Published 16 Apr, 2019 11:17pm

Africa

At least two dead after rockets hit Tripoli: emergency services

TRIPOLI: At least two civilians were killed late Tuesday as a number of rockets struck parts of Tripoli, emergency s

Published 16 Apr, 2019 11:16pm

Europe

Mogherini urges EU to redeploy warships in Mediterranean

STRASBOURG: EU diplomatic chief Federica Mogherini on Tuesday urged European countries to change course and send war

Published 16 Apr, 2019 10:04pm

Europe

Macron vows to rebuild Notre-Dame within five years

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron vowed Tuesday to rebuild Notre-Dame cathedral "within five years", after a f

Published 16 Apr, 2019 10:00pm

Europe

Macron vows to rebuild a 'more beautiful' Notre-Dame in 5 years

PARIS: President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday vowed to rebuild Notre-Dame cathedral "even more beautifully" within fiv

Published 16 Apr, 2019 09:52pm

World

South Africa's growing debt a concern: Moody's

JOHANNESBURG: Ratings agency Moody's warned South Africa again on Tuesday that growing government debt linked to bai

Published 16 Apr, 2019 08:55pm

Middle East

Netanyahu passes threshold for nomination as Israel's premier

JERUSALEM: Israel's president said on Tuesday a majority of members of parliament had advised him to have Prime Mini

Published 16 Apr, 2019 08:44pm

Europe

Total CEO says company pledges 100 million euro to rebuild Notre-Dame

PARIS: French energy major Total will make a 100 million euro ($112.98 million) contribution to the reconstruction

Published 16 Apr, 2019 08:32pm

Europe

Germany's public debt to fall below EU ceiling this year: document

BERLIN: The German government expects the country's public sector debt to fall below the European Union's debt ceili

Published 16 Apr, 2019 08:31pm

North America

Trump offers condolences, assistance to France's Macron after Notre-Dame fire: White House

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump during a phone call on Tuesday expressed condolences to French President Emmanuel

Published 16 Apr, 2019 08:26pm

Africa

UN Security Council considers demanding Libya ceasefire

UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council is considering a British-drafted resolution that would demand a ceasefire in

Published 16 Apr, 2019 08:24pm

Europe

Euro area budget no ‘bazooka’ but will expand bloc's policy toolkit: Centeno

LONDON: A future euro area budget will complement monetary policy, adding a new instrument to the bloc's toolkit, th

Published 16 Apr, 2019 08:15pm

North America

White House talking to other possible Fed candidates: Kudlow

WASHINGTON: The White House is considering other possible candidates for the board of the Federal Reserve although U

Published 16 Apr, 2019 08:12pm

Europe

Erdogan's AK Party calls for rerun of Istanbul elections

ISTANBUL/ANKARA: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's AK Party formally requested on Tuesday an annulment and rerun of

Published 16 Apr, 2019 08:11pm

Asia

Indonesians choose president, parliament in world's biggest one-day vote

JAKARTA: Indonesians vote in the world's biggest single-day election on Wednesday, with polling stations opening fir

Published 16 Apr, 2019 08:10pm

Asia

Google blocks Chinese app TikTok in India after court order

NEW DELHI: Google has blocked access to the hugely popular video app TikTok in India to comply with a state court's

Published 16 Apr, 2019 08:05pm

World

Mexican president to freeze education reform, seek new consensus

MEXICO CITY: Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Tuesday he will freeze an education overhaul enac

Published 16 Apr, 2019 07:48pm

Africa

Haftar's push for Libyan capital stirs international rifts

TRIPOLI: Qatar called on Tuesday for a blocking of foreign arms supplies to eastern Libyan forces commander Khalifa

Published 16 Apr, 2019 07:46pm

Europe

Britain's Hammond to attend China's Belt and Road forum

LONDON: British finance minister Philip Hammond plans to attend meetings in China to discuss the country's centrepie

Published 16 Apr, 2019 07:44pm

Africa

Egypt's parliament takes steps that could extend Sisi's term

CAIRO: Egypt's parliament on Tuesday approved amendments to the constitution that could keep President Abdel Fattah

Published 16 Apr, 2019 07:37pm

Europe

Turkey expects Washington to extend sanctions waiver on Iran oil

WASHINGTON: Turkey expects the United States to extend a waiver granted to Ankara to continue oil purchases from Ira

Published 16 Apr, 2019 07:32pm

North America

Trump to allow US lawsuits against foreign firms doing business in Cuba: official

WASHINGTON: The Trump administration will allow lawsuits in U.S. courts for the first time against foreign companies

Published 16 Apr, 2019 07:29pm

Europe

French President Macron hopes to rebuild Notre-Dame in five years

PARIS: President Emmanuel Macron pledged on Tuesday that France would rebuild the fire-devastated Notre-Dame de Pari

Published 16 Apr, 2019 07:24pm

World

Argentine inflation accelerates to 4.7pc in March

BUENOS AIRES: Argentina consumer prices rose 4.7% in March, the country's statistics agency said on Tuesday, acceler

Published 16 Apr, 2019 07:23pm

Africa

Egypt's Sisi calls Sudan's military leader to offer support

CAIRO: Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Tuesday called the head of Sudan's transitional military council, A

Published 16 Apr, 2019 07:22pm

Africa

Egypt parliament extends presidential term to six years

CAIRO: In a Tuesday voting session, MPs also voted in favor of allowing President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to run for a

Published 16 Apr, 2019 07:14pm

Europe

Salvini in fresh warning to migrant rescue ships

ROME: Italy's far-right Interior Minister Matteo Salvini signed a new directive Tuesday against charity vessels rescuing

Published 16 Apr, 2019 04:08pm

Europe

Ireland's macroeconomic forecasts for 2019-2023

DUBLIN: Ireland trimmed its gross domestic product (GDP) forecasts for 2019 and 2020 on Tuesday, citing a more challeng

Published 16 Apr, 2019 03:37pm

Europe

'Yellow vest' Libya protesters say France backs Tripoli assault

TRIPOLI: Dozens of "yellow vest" protesters rallied Tuesday in the Libyan capital to denounce what they said was France'

Published 16 Apr, 2019 03:36pm

Europe

Erdogan's AKP demands formal rerun of Istanbul vote

ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling party on Tuesday formally demanded a rerun of Istanbul's local

Published 16 Apr, 2019 03:35pm

Middle East

Key dates of Sisi's presidency in Egypt

CAIRO: Egypt's parliament was Tuesday voting whether to change the constitution to allow general-turned-president Abdel

Published 16 Apr, 2019 03:33pm

Africa

Demands of Sudan protesters post-Bashir

KHARTOUM: Protests have rocked Sudan for nearly four months, resulting in the ouster of president Omar al-Bashir last we

Published 16 Apr, 2019 03:30pm

Europe

Germany charges suspects with 'market manipulation' against Wirecard

FRANKFURT AM MAIN: German financial supervisor Bafin told AFP Tuesday it had filed charges with Munich prosecutors over

Published 16 Apr, 2019 03:28pm

Europe

Years? Decades? Uncertainty over time needed to rebuild Notre-Dame

PARIS: Rebuilding the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris could take decades after it was gutted by a fire, experts warned Tue

Published 16 Apr, 2019 03:27pm

Middle East

Key politician backs Netanyahu but tough coalition talks ahead

JERUSALEM: A key politician on Tuesday threw his backing behind Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu following last

Published 16 Apr, 2019 03:06pm

Europe

Macron to discuss Notre-Dame with Pope Francis later Tuesday: presidency

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron will discuss the fire that ravaged the famed Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris with

Published 16 Apr, 2019 03:05pm

Europe

Trump's Notre-Dame advice 'risible', says fire chief

PARIS: As Notre-Dame in Paris burned, US President Donald Trump tweeted some advice to French firefighters. "Perhaps

Published 16 Apr, 2019 03:04pm

Africa

ICC prosecutor warns Libya war crimes will be prosecuted

THE HAGUE: The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor Tuesday warned she "would not hesitate" to broaden her in

Published 16 Apr, 2019 03:02pm

Asia

Amid intense drought, deadly rains lash Afghanistan

KABUL: Torrential rainstorms have lashed drought-stricken Afghanistan in recent days, bringing widespread flooding that

Published 16 Apr, 2019 03:01pm

Africa

Sixteen massacred at party for newborn in Nigeria conflict

KANO: Sixteen people were killed and 14 were wounded when gunmen opened fire at a party to name a newborn baby, police s

Published 16 Apr, 2019 02:58pm

Africa

Sheep slaughtered as Sudan protesters celebrate Bashir ouster

KHARTOUM: Several cows and sheep were slaughtered Tuesday as Sudanese protesters celebrated the ouster of longtime leade

Published 16 Apr, 2019 02:57pm

World

Death toll in Brazil buildings disaster hits 15

RIO DE JANEIRO: The death toll from the collapse of two apartment buildings in Rio de Janeiro last week has risen to 15,

Published 16 Apr, 2019 02:52pm

World

US manufacturing flat in March, capping weak Q1

WASHINGTON: American manufacturing was flat in March, which was good news after sharp declines in the prior two months t

Published 16 Apr, 2019 02:48pm

World

First Red Cross humanitarian aid arrives in Venezuela: official

CARACAS: The first shipment of Red Cross humanitarian aid arrived in crisis-wracked Venezuela on Tuesday following appro

Published 16 Apr, 2019 02:44pm

Europe

European Parliament backs rules to protect whistleblowers

STRASBOURG: The European Parliament on Tuesday overwhelmingly voted for rules aimed at protecting whistleblowers from re

Published 16 Apr, 2019 02:43pm

Africa

Algeria top official quits as students keep up protest

ALGIERS: In yet more upheaval for Algeria since the ousting of long-time leader Abdelaziz Bouteflika, the controversial

Published 16 Apr, 2019 02:36pm

World

World economy, Brexit delay boost German investor morale

BERLIN: German investor morale improved for the sixth month in a row due to a resilient global economy and a delay to Br

Published 16 Apr, 2019 01:57pm

World

Upstart Russian oil firm, with Goldman Sachs backing, bucks industry blues

YARAKTA OIL FIELD: In the frozen taiga of eastern Siberia, where bears roam in spring after waking from hibernation, an

Published 16 Apr, 2019 01:56pm

Europe

UK wage growth at new decade high as employers hire in the face of Brexit

LONDON: British workers' pay grew at its joint fastest pace in over a decade, fuelled by further job creation, adding t

Published 16 Apr, 2019 01:55pm

North America

Turkey's finance minister met with White House aide Kushner on Monday - source

WASHINGTON: White House aide Jared Kushner held a meeting with Turkish Finance Minister Berat Albayrak on Monday, a sour

Published 16 Apr, 2019 01:55pm

Europe

Serbia's government drafts law to convert Swiss-franc loans

BELGRADE: Serbs who hold loans denominated in Swiss francs will have their debt converted to euros, then reduced by 38 p

Published 16 Apr, 2019 01:51pm

Europe

Russia recognises new authorities in Sudan - RIA agency

MOSCOW: Moscow recognises the new authorities in Sudan after President Omar al-Bashir was ousted, Russia's RIA news agen

Published 16 Apr, 2019 01:49pm

Middle East

Qatar calls for effective arms embargo against Libya's Haftar

MILAN: Qatar's foreign minister has called for an effective arms embargo against eastern Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar

Published 16 Apr, 2019 01:48pm

World

Producer prices in Brazil rise 0.43 pct in February

SAO PAULO: Brazil's producer price index (PPI) rose 0.43 percent in February, up from -0.75 percent in the previous mont

Published 16 Apr, 2019 01:48pm

Europe

Polish net inflation at 1.4 pct y/y in March - c.bank

WARSAW: The following is a table of Polish annual net inflation indices for March, published by the central bank on Tues

Published 16 Apr, 2019 01:47pm

Europe

Poland sees GDP growth slowing to 3.3 percent by 2022 - fin min

WARSAW: Poland expects gross domestic product (GDP) growth to slow to 3.3 percent by 2022, according to an update of the

Published 16 Apr, 2019 01:46pm

Europe

Macron's European election campaign suspended after Notre Dame fire -Loiseau

PARIS: The European election campaign of French President Emmanuel Macron is being suspended for now following the Notre

Published 16 Apr, 2019 01:46pm

Africa

Kenyan food, water scarcity will worsen as rains fail, Met Department says

NAIROBI: Kenya is likely to suffer from worsening food shortages and water scarcity as the rainy season fails, its m

Published 16 Apr, 2019 01:45pm

Europe

French President Macron: "We'll rebuild Notre-Dame together"

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron pledged to rebuild Notre-Dame cathedral on Monday after a blaze devastated large

Published 16 Apr, 2019 01:41pm

World

Global economic confidence remains low: New report

KARACHI: Global economic confidence remained low in Q1 2019, despite rising for the first time in a year, finds the late

Published 16 Apr, 2019 01:39pm

Europe

Erdogan's AK Party to submit appeal for rerun of Istanbul elections

ISTANBUL: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's AK Party will "shortly" appeal for the annulment and rerun of Istanbul's mu

Published 16 Apr, 2019 01:38pm

Europe

More than 100 arrested at London climate protests

LONDON: More than 100 people have been arrested in ongoing climate change protests in London that brought parts of the B

Published 16 Apr, 2019 01:18pm

Europe

The treasures of Notre-Dame

PARIS: The fire-gutted Notre-Dame cathedral contained some of the most sacred relics of the Christian faith, including t

Published 16 Apr, 2019 12:52pm

Europe

More than 60,000 people flee Nicaragua crisis: UN

GENEVA: More than 60,000 people have fled the crisis in Nicaragua over the past year, the UN said Tuesday, with neighbou

Published 16 Apr, 2019 12:51pm

Middle East

Enforce UN arms embargo on Libya, says Qatar

ROME: Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed ben Abdelrrahmane Al-Thani has called for the strict enforcement of the UN arms e

Published 16 Apr, 2019 12:49pm

Europe

Germany reopens painful debate on assisted suicide

KARLSRUHE: Germany's highest court on Tuesday began hearing a case brought by terminally ill patients and doctors agains

Published 16 Apr, 2019 12:47pm

World

Italy targets Amazon in market dominance probe

MILAN: Italy's competition authority said Tuesday it had opened an investigation into Amazon for possible abuse of its d

Published 16 Apr, 2019 12:45pm

Europe

Pope calls for 'all to mobilise' to rebuild Notre-Dame

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis said Tuesday he hoped everyone would pull together to rebuild the devastated Notre-Dame cathe

Published 16 Apr, 2019 12:44pm

Asia

Xi says China 'deeply saddened' by Notre-Dame fire: CCTV

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping said Tuesday that his country was "deeply saddened" by the fire that ripped throug

Published 16 Apr, 2019 12:43pm

Europe

German plane crash lands, disrupts airport traffic

BERLIN: A German government plane crash-landed on Tuesday, briefly disrupting traffic at Berlin's Schoenefeld airport, i

Published 16 Apr, 2019 12:16pm

Africa

Egypt parliament to vote on extending Sisi rule

CAIRO: Egypt's parliament, packed with loyalists of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, began Tuesday a session to vote on c

Published 16 Apr, 2019 12:13pm

Africa

Ivorian king, citing 17th-century ties, joins Notre-Dame campaign

ABIDJAN: A traditional monarch in Ivory Coast vowed on Tuesday to help rebuild Paris's Notre-Dame Cathedral, which in th

Published 16 Apr, 2019 12:12pm

Europe

French oil giant Total pledges 100mn euros for Notre-Dame rebuild

PARIS: French oil giant Total on Tuesday pledged 100 million euros towards the rebuilding of Notre-Dame cathedral after

Published 16 Apr, 2019 12:08pm

Europe

Donors pledge nearly 500mn euros to rebuild Notre-Dame

PARIS: Billionaires and local governments pledged nearly 500 million euros (565 million dollars) on Tuesday to help rest

Published 16 Apr, 2019 12:07pm

Asia

Kazakhstan to host Syria talks this month: foreign ministry

NUR-SULTAN: Kazakhstan said Tuesday it will host fresh talks on Syria on April 25-26, backed by Iran, Russia and Turkey

Published 16 Apr, 2019 12:06pm

Europe

European voters urged to mobilise behind child climate activists

STRASBOURG: Sweden's teenage activist Greta Thunberg on Tuesday urged Europeans to vote in next month's elections on beh

Published 16 Apr, 2019 12:04pm

Africa

Three dead, dozens missing in capsize on DR Congo lake

GOMA: Three people died and dozens were missing after a large canoe capsized overnight on Lake Kivu in eastern DR Congo,

Published 16 Apr, 2019 12:01pm

Europe

Queen Elizabeth II 'deeply saddened' by Notre-Dame fire

LONDON: Britain's Queen Elizabeth II on Tuesday said she was "deeply saddened" by the devastating fire that ripped throu

Published 16 Apr, 2019 11:59am

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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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