News Archives for World - 2019-04-23

Africa

UN to help raise $50bn for Lake Chad revival project

ABUJA: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has agreed to help raise $50 billion for a project to help revive drought-s

Published 23 Apr, 2019 10:54pm

North America

Mexico president says plan to counter fuel theft saves 12bn pesos

MEXICO CITY: Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Tuesday that a government drive to stamp out fuel the

Published 23 Apr, 2019 10:53pm

Asia

Sri Lanka president vows security shake-up over attacks

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's president on Tuesday vowed a major shake-up of the military's top brass in the wake of the deadly E

Published 23 Apr, 2019 10:32pm

Africa

South Africa floods, mudslides kill 33, children missing

DURBAN: The death toll from floods and mudslides that crushed homes in the South African port of Durban on Tuesday has r

Published 23 Apr, 2019 10:30pm

Europe

UK's May assures Ukraine's new president of continued support

LONDON: Prime Minister Theresa May told Ukraine's President-elect Volodymyr Zelenskiy in a congratulatory call on Tuesda

Published 23 Apr, 2019 10:29pm

Africa

Budget pressure forces UN scaleback in DR Congo

KINSHASA: The United Nations mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo, one of the biggest UN peacekeeping operations,

Published 23 Apr, 2019 10:25pm

Africa

Egyptians overwhelmingly approve changes extending Sisi's rule

CAIRO: Egyptian voters have overwhelmingly backed constitutional changes that could see President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's

Published 23 Apr, 2019 10:20pm

Europe

Russia calls US tightening of Iran oil sanctions 'aggressive and reckless'

MOSCOW: Russia on Tuesday called the US tightening of oil sanctions on Iran an "aggressive and reckless" policy after Wa

Published 23 Apr, 2019 10:15pm

North America

Trump son-in-law calls probe worse than Russian meddling

NEW YORK: Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior advisor, said Tuesday that Robert Mueller's prob

Published 23 Apr, 2019 10:07pm

Europe

Pro-EU party launches election campaign as UK MPs return from break

LONDON: A new anti-Brexit political party launched its campaign Tuesday for next month's European Parliament elections a

Published 23 Apr, 2019 10:01pm

Europe

Spain's Sanchez says he has no plans for governing alliance with Ciudadanos

MADRID: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Tuesday his Socialist party did not intend to include the centre-ri

Published 23 Apr, 2019 09:56pm

Africa

Heavy rains in Uganda kill 17 children, one adult

KAMPALA: Heavy rains have hit eastern Uganda destroying homes and crops, and leaving 17 children and one adult dead, the

Published 23 Apr, 2019 09:54pm

North America

Divided US Supreme Court hears politically charged census case

WASHINGTON: A sharply divided US Supreme Court heard arguments on Tuesday in a case about the 2020 census that could hav

Published 23 Apr, 2019 09:48pm

World

Brazil court votes to reduce ex-president Lula's sentence

RIO DE JANEIRO: A Brazilian appeals court on Tuesday voted to reduce former leftist president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva'

Published 23 Apr, 2019 09:44pm

North America

Mexico tells US to invest in Central America to stem migration

MEXICO CITY: Mexico President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador told the United States on Tuesday that if it wants to stem the

Published 23 Apr, 2019 09:37pm

Africa

Protest train rolls into Khartoum as US urges civilian handover

KHARTOUM: Hundreds of protesters arrived on a packed train in Khartoum Tuesday to join a weeks-long sit-in outside army

Published 23 Apr, 2019 09:35pm

North America

Can Democrats get hold of the full Mueller report?

Congressional Democrats have taken legal action to obtain the full Russia report by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, with

Published 23 Apr, 2019 09:33pm

Asia

Strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake rocks NE India: USGS

NEW DELHI: A strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck India's northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh early Wednesday, the

Published 23 Apr, 2019 09:28pm

Asia

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un departs for Russia by train on Wednesday -KCNA

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un departed for Russia on Wednesday morning by private train, state media Korean Cen

Published 23 Apr, 2019 09:28pm

Africa

Protesters, police clash ahead of South Africa polls

TURFFONTEIN: Police and protesters exchanged volleys of teargas and stones in Johannesburg on Tuesday when a suburb erup

Published 23 Apr, 2019 09:25pm

North America

Pence to visit Michigan to tout new North American trade deal

WASHINGTON: US Vice President Mike Pence is set to visit southeast Michigan on Wednesday to make the case that the N

Published 23 Apr, 2019 04:55pm

Africa

Tanzania denies blocking release of scathing IMF report

DAR ES SALAAM: Tanzania on Tuesday denied blocking the publication of a critical International Monetary Fund report

Published 23 Apr, 2019 04:25pm

North America

US Congress deadline looms for release of Trump tax returns

WASHINGTON: The US Treasury and Internal Revenue Service face a final deadline on Tuesday for handing over President

Published 23 Apr, 2019 04:14pm

World

IMF executive board approves FY2020–FY2022 medium-term budget

ISLAMABAD: The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved the fund’s administrative and c

Published 23 Apr, 2019 03:53pm

North America

Trump vows to hit back at EU as tariffs bite Harley-Davidson

NEW YORK: US President Donald Trump threatened retribution on Europe Tuesday over tariffs that have bruised profitab

Published 23 Apr, 2019 03:39pm

Europe

Sibling rivalry behind Britain's Brexit politics

LONDON: Rachel Johnson, the sister of leading Brexit proponent Boris Johnson, on Tuesday became a candidate for new

Published 23 Apr, 2019 03:38pm

Europe

North Korea's Kim, Putin to hold first talks in Russia's Far East

MOSCOW: Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin will meet in Russia's Far East on Thursday, the Kremlin said, as the North Ko

Published 23 Apr, 2019 03:28pm

North America

US President Trump to make state visit to UK in June

LONDON: US President Donald Trump has accepted Queen Elizabeth's invitation to make a state visit to Britain in June

Published 23 Apr, 2019 01:56pm

North America

Trump will travel to France, meet with Macron in June

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump and his wife will travel to France on June 6, where Trump will meet with Frenc

Published 23 Apr, 2019 01:50pm

Africa

African summit gives Sudan military more time for reforms

CAIRO: African leaders meeting in Cairo agreed to give Sudan's ruling military council more time to implement democr

Published 23 Apr, 2019 01:36pm

Asia

China shows off new destroyer as Xi views naval parade

QINGDAO: China showed off the first of its new generation of guided missile destroyers on Tuesday as President Xi Ji

Published 23 Apr, 2019 12:51pm

North America

Trump urges creation of 'fairer' companies amid spat with Twitter

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday called for the creation of "more, and fairer" social media companie

Published 23 Apr, 2019 12:43pm

World

Poland's inflation may exceed target range in 2020 - rate-setter

WARSAW: Rising wage demands and energy costs in Poland may push inflation above the central bank's target range in 2020,

Published 23 Apr, 2019 10:41am

Europe

EU still sees no reworking of Brexit deal

BRUSSELS: The European Commission again ruled out on Tuesday any reopening of the withdrawal treaty negotiated with Brit

Published 23 Apr, 2019 10:40am

Europe

Anti-Brexit party launch as MPs return from break

LONDON: A new pro-EU political party is launching its campaign Tuesday for next month's European elections, as British l

Published 23 Apr, 2019 10:34am

Asia

At least 45 children killed in Sri Lanka attacks: UN

GENEVA: At least 45 children were among the more than 320 people killed in the suicide bomb attacks in Sri Lanka, the Un

Published 23 Apr, 2019 10:28am

Africa

Floods, mudslides kill five in South Africa

Johannesburg: At least five people died early Tuesday in South Africa's coastal city of Durban after torrential rains tr

Published 23 Apr, 2019 10:23am

Asia

Sri Lanka may need more IMF help as blasts threaten tourism

HONG KONG/SINGAPORE: Sri Lanka faces a likely collapse in tourism following Easter Sunday bomb attacks on churches and

Published 23 Apr, 2019 09:50am

World

Bitcoin jumps to a six-month high as 2019 rally grows

LONDON: Bitcoin jumped on Tuesday to its highest in six months, pulling smaller cryptocurrencies up with it in a move th

Published 23 Apr, 2019 09:39am

Europe

Zelenskiy faces battles with Ukraine's hostile parliament

KIEV: Before Ukraine's new president Volodymyr Zelenskiy was even elected, an opposition leader was plotting to curb his

Published 23 Apr, 2019 09:21am

World

Croatia's budget surplus down to 0.2pc of GDP in 2018 - Stats office

ZAGREB: Croatia's 2018 general budget surplus was down to 0.2 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) compared to 0.8 pe

Published 23 Apr, 2019 09:15am

Asia

Rescuers race to find survivors after Philippine quake kills 15

PORAC, Philippines: Rescue teams in the Philippines searched for signs of life beneath the rubble of a collapsed four-st

Published 23 Apr, 2019 08:52am

World

Indonesia to assume 5.3-5.6pc economic growth for 2020

JAKARTA: Indonesia's government will target 5.3 percent to 5.6 percent economic growth in 2020, compared with this year'

Published 23 Apr, 2019 08:49am

World

Oman Aviation seeks up to $6bn for airline, airports -CEO

DUBAI: Oman Aviation Group is seeking to raise up to $6 billion to finance the expansion of state-owned Oman Air and Oma

Published 23 Apr, 2019 08:30am

World

First phase of mega Singapore port project on track for 2021 launch

SINGAPORE: Singapore on Tuesday said its plans to build the world's biggest container terminal in a single location were

Published 23 Apr, 2019 08:09am

Asia

Hundreds evacuated after gas leak at Australia's Sydney Opera House

SYDNEY: About 500 people were evacuated on Tuesday from the Sydney Opera House concourse and adjoining restaurants follo

Published 23 Apr, 2019 08:06am

Asia

Sri Lanka detains Syrian in investigation of blasts; toll rises to 321

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan police detained a Syrian among 40 people being questioned about the Easter Sunday attacks on churche

Published 23 Apr, 2019 07:47am

Asia

'Saddest day' as Sri Lanka mourns blast victims

NEGOMBO, Sri Lanka: Devastated relatives collapsed into the arms of bystanders at memorial services on Tuesday, as Sri L

Published 23 Apr, 2019 07:41am

World

German consumer goods producer Henkel to invest 45 bn won in South Korea

SEOUL: Henkel, a German chemical and consumer goods producer, said Tuesday it will invest 45 billion won (US$39 million)

Published 23 Apr, 2019 07:15am

Asia

North Korea confirms Kim 'soon' to visit Russia: KCNA

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will "soon" visit Russia for his first summit with President Vladimir Putin, stat

Published 23 Apr, 2019 07:10am

World

Venezuela government calls two new counter protests

CARACAS: Venezuela's government announced on Monday two marches to counter the ones opposition leader Juan Guaido has pl

Published 23 Apr, 2019 07:08am

North America

Trump calls Sri Lanka PM to express condolences over attacks

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump called Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Monday to express condol

Published 23 Apr, 2019 07:05am

World

China plastic waste ban throws global recycling into chaos

JENJAROM, Malaysia: From grubby packaging engulfing small Southeast Asian communities to waste piling up in plants from

Published 23 Apr, 2019 06:58am

Europe

Macron to finally reveal reform plan in crunch announcement

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron will on Thursday reveal his long-awaited response to almost half a year of stree

Published 23 Apr, 2019 06:52am

World

Colombia mudslide death toll rises to 28

ROSAS, Colombia: The number of dead from a mudslide that buried houses in southwestern Colombia has risen to at least 28

Published 23 Apr, 2019 06:40am

Asia

Sri Lanka observes nationwide three-minute silence for bomb victims

COLOMBO: Sri Lankans across the island nation observed three minutes of silence early Tuesday to pay tribute to nearly 3

Published 23 Apr, 2019 06:38am

Asia

Toll in Sri Lanka blasts rises to 310: police spokesman

COLOMBO: The toll from a string of deadly suicide bomb attacks in Sri Lanka has risen to 310, with several people dying

Published 23 Apr, 2019 06:29am

Asia

6.4-magnitude quake hits southern Philippines: USGS

MANILA: A 6.4-magnitude tremor struck the southern Philippines on Tuesday, US geologists said, just a day after a deadly

Published 23 Apr, 2019 06:13am

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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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