News Archives for World - 2019-04-25

Asia

North Korea billed US $2 million for Warmbier care

WASHINGTON: North Korea gave the United States a $2 million bill to cover its expenses for the care of comatose Otto War

Published 25 Apr, 2019 11:21pm

World

New coffees, delivery push fuel Starbucks quarterly sales, profit view

Starbucks Corp raised its full-year profit forecast and beat Wall Street estimates for quarterly same-store sales on Thu

Published 25 Apr, 2019 11:18pm

Asia

UK's Prince William meets survivors of Christchurch mosque shootings

WELLINGTON: Britain's Prince William met survivors of a deadly shooting at two mosques in Christchurch, including a five

Published 25 Apr, 2019 11:15pm

North America

US judge charged with aiding escape from immigration police

NEW YORK: An American judge and a former court worker were charged on Thursday for allegedly helping a man escape US imm

Published 25 Apr, 2019 10:38pm

North America

Canada capital declares flooding state of emergency

OTTAWA: Ottawa's mayor declared a state of emergency in the Canadian capital on Thursday in anticipation of rising flood

Published 25 Apr, 2019 10:10pm

Asia

Ex-Nissan boss Ghosn released from Tokyo jail after posting bail

TOKYO: Former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn, who was indicted this week on fresh charges of financial misconduct, was release

Published 25 Apr, 2019 10:05pm

World

Brazil posts $494mn current account deficit in March

SAO PAULO: Brazil posted a current account deficit of $494 million in March, the central bank said on Thursday, narrowin

Published 25 Apr, 2019 09:40pm

Europe

Brexit discontent drives new grassroots push for Scottish independence

EDINBURGH: As Brexit gnaws at Britain's political structure, supporters of an independent Scotland are launching a new g

Published 25 Apr, 2019 09:39pm

World

Brazil foreign minister urges China to improve GMO approvals

BRASILIA: Brazil Foreign Minister Ernesto Araujo said on Thursday that the country must work with China to reduce non-ta

Published 25 Apr, 2019 09:24pm

Europe

Macron admits differences with Merkel over Brexit, trade

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday admitted differences with German counterpart Angela Merkel on Brexit

Published 25 Apr, 2019 09:12pm

Middle East

Six deminers killed in Yemen blast

DUBAI: Six demining experts were killed in an explosion Thursday at an arms depot in Yemen's Red Sea city of Mokha, said

Published 25 Apr, 2019 09:11pm

Africa

Cyclone Kenneth makes landfall in Mozambique

MAPUTO: A powerful cyclone made landfall in northern Mozambique Thursday evening, barely a month after a super-storm sla

Published 25 Apr, 2019 09:05pm

Europe

Macron admits to Franco-German splits on key issues

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday admitted differences with German counterpart Angela Merkel on Brexit

Published 25 Apr, 2019 09:03pm

Europe

Teach Romanian ruling party a lesson at referendum: President

BUCHAREST: Romanian President Klaus Iohannis urged the nation Thursday to vote next month in a referendum on judicial re

Published 25 Apr, 2019 09:02pm

World

Amazon profit lifted by cloud, online sales

SAN FRANCISCO: Amazon on Thursday reported that profit in the first quarter of this year more than doubled to $3.6 billi

Published 25 Apr, 2019 08:58pm

World

Mexico retail sales rise for second month in February

MEXICO CITY: Mexican retail sales rose for the second straight month in February, the national statistics agency said on

Published 25 Apr, 2019 08:41pm

Europe

Russia's Deputy PM: those guilty of contaminating oil in pipeline face fines: RIA

MOSCOW: Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak said on Thursday that those who were guilty of contaminating oil in

Published 25 Apr, 2019 08:38pm

Asia

Huge crowds greet India's Modi in his sacred city seat

VARANASI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi staged a show of strength on Thursday in the city of Varanasi, one of the most sa

Published 25 Apr, 2019 07:48pm

Europe

UK dismisses Iran prison swap offer

LONDON: British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt on Thursday dismissed the suggestion of a prisoner swap for a British-Iran

Published 25 Apr, 2019 07:43pm

North America

White House to Congress: top Trump immigration aide won't testify

WASHINGTON: The White House has refused a request for President Donald Trump's top immigration aide to testify to Congre

Published 25 Apr, 2019 07:41pm

Europe

EU slams Russian 'attack' after passport change for Ukraine

BRUSSELS: The European Union condemned Moscow on Thursday for making it easier for people in separatist areas of east Uk

Published 25 Apr, 2019 07:38pm

Europe

Ukraine's president-elect says being blocked from calling snap poll

KIEV: Ukraine's president-elect Volodymyr Zelenskiy, keen to build parliamentary support, said on Thursday the election

Published 25 Apr, 2019 07:36pm

Africa

Residential areas of Libya capital turning into 'battlefields': ICRC

TRIPOLI: Intensified fighting for control of the Libyan capital is turning residential areas of Tripoli into "battlefiel

Published 25 Apr, 2019 07:34pm

North America

Biden asked Obama 'not to endorse' him for president

WASHINGTON: Former US vice president Joe Biden, who launched his White House bid Thursday, said he asked old boss Barack

Published 25 Apr, 2019 07:32pm

Europe

Macron vows to press on with 'transformations' in France

PARIS: President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday vowed to press ahead with his government's programme to transform France, a

Published 25 Apr, 2019 07:31pm

Africa

Regional bloc invites S.Sudan rivals to Addis talks

NAIROBI: The rivals in South Sudan's conflict have been invited to hold talks in Ethiopia's capital next week to nudge a

Published 25 Apr, 2019 07:30pm

Africa

Dozens wounded as police break up Morocco teacher protest

RABAT: Over 70 demonstrators were left wounded Thursday after Moroccan police used water cannon to disperse a rally in t

Published 25 Apr, 2019 07:28pm

North America

Mexico ready to apologize to US over border incident: AMLO

MEXICO CITY: Mexico's president said Thursday he was willing to offer an apology to the United States, if necessary, to

Published 25 Apr, 2019 06:37pm

North America

In degrading Nature humanity harms itself, UN report warns

PARIS: Diplomats and scientists from 130 nations gather in Paris next week to vet and validate the first UN global asses

Published 25 Apr, 2019 06:36pm

Europe

Europe's far-right touts 'new European harmony' in EU vote

PRAGUE: Marine Le Pen, head of France's National Rally party, on Thursday said Europe's populist far-right parties are o

Published 25 Apr, 2019 06:33pm

Europe

Macron says wants to scrap elite university ENA

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that he intended to scrap one of the country's most prestigious un

Published 25 Apr, 2019 06:31pm

Africa

Huge crowd floods Khartoum pushing for Sudan handover

KHARTOUM: Tens of thousands of protesters converged from all directions on Sudan's army headquarters Thursday after call

Published 25 Apr, 2019 06:29pm

Europe

Syria constitutional committee 'unclear': Russian negotiator

NUR-SULTAN: Russia's envoy on Syria said Thursday that "several unclear issues" were slowing the formation of a constitu

Published 25 Apr, 2019 06:28pm

Asia

Sri Lanka blast toll revised down to 253 as some 'double-counted'

COLOMBO: Authorities in Sri Lanka on Thursday lowered the death toll in a spate of Easter bombings by more than 100 to 2

Published 25 Apr, 2019 06:14pm

North America

SpaceX, NASA tight-lipped on cause of crew capsule incident

WASHINGTON: NASA and SpaceX remained tight-lipped Thursday about what caused a mysterious but apparently serious inciden

Published 25 Apr, 2019 06:12pm

Africa

DR Congo arrests 11 over murder of doctor fighting Ebola

KINSHASA: Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo said they arrested 11 suspects Thursday in the murder last wee

Published 25 Apr, 2019 06:11pm

World

Serbia's NIS reports sharp drop in first quarter profits

BELGRADE: Serbian oil company NIS , majority owned by Russia's Gazprom Neft, reported a sharp drop of annual profit in t

Published 25 Apr, 2019 06:09pm

Europe

Putin says US guarantees unlikely to prompt North Korea to de-nuclearise

VLADIVOSTOK: Russian President Vladimir Putin said after holding his first face-to-face talks with North Korean leader K

Published 25 Apr, 2019 06:07pm

World

Russia firm to take over Syria port for 49 years

DAMASCUS: A Russian firm is to take over Syria's largest port for 49 years and invest $500 million in expanding it,

Published 25 Apr, 2019 04:00pm

North America

Trump questions Biden's intelligence to wage winning primary bid

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Thursday cast doubt on Joe Biden's mental capacity for a successful primary

Published 25 Apr, 2019 02:52pm

Asia

Sri Lanka's top defence official quits

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's top defence ministry official quit Thursday, taking responsibility for security failures that l

Published 25 Apr, 2019 02:46pm

Asia

Ghosn wins bail in Japan but banned from seeing wife

TOKYO: Former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn emerged from his Tokyo detention centre in the late hours of Thursday after

Published 25 Apr, 2019 02:41pm

North America

US regrets Afghan civilian deaths, says answer is peace

WASHINGTON: The US envoy negotiating with the Taliban voiced regret Thursday over findings that US-backed forces wer

Published 25 Apr, 2019 02:28pm

World

Kenyan economy to grow at least 6pc in 2019

NAIROBI: Kenya's economy is likely to expand by at least 6 percent this year, the country's finance minister said on

Published 25 Apr, 2019 02:00pm

Europe

Putin: nothing wrong with us giving passports to east Ukraine residents

VLADIVOSTOK: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday there was nothing wrong with easing rules for residen

Published 25 Apr, 2019 01:36pm

Europe

Britain wants Brexit deal approved before July

GLASGOW: British Prime Minister Theresa May's government wants to get her thrice-defeated Brexit deal approved by pa

Published 25 Apr, 2019 01:33pm

North America

Former Vice President Biden launches White House bid as Democrat frontrunner

WASHINGTON: Former US Vice President Joe Biden, a moderate who has made his appeal to working-class voters who deser

Published 25 Apr, 2019 01:32pm

Europe

UK government launches leak inquiry over Huawei discussions

LONDON: Britain's government has launched a leak inquiry over the disclosure of confidential discussions about the r

Published 25 Apr, 2019 01:01pm

North America

Trump denies telling White House counsel to fire Mueller

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he had never ordered his White House counsel at the time, Don

Published 25 Apr, 2019 12:56pm

North America

Inspector General clears acting Pentagon chief in probe

WASHINGTON: The US Defense Department's inspector general has concluded that acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanah

Published 25 Apr, 2019 12:52pm

World

US core capital goods orders post biggest gain in eight months

WASHINGTON: New orders for US-made capital goods increased by the most in eight months in March, but a drop in shipm

Published 25 Apr, 2019 12:43pm

World

US weekly jobless claims post biggest rise in 19 months

WASHINGTON: The number of Americans filing applications for unemployment benefits increased by the most in 19 months

Published 25 Apr, 2019 12:41pm

Europe

EU slams Russian 'attack' after passport change for Ukraine

BRUSSELS: The European Union condemned Moscow on Thursday for making it easier for people in separatist areas of east Uk

Published 25 Apr, 2019 11:35am

Europe

Putin says ready to 'fully restore' ties with Ukraine

Vladivostok, Russia: President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Russia was ready to restore full relations with Kiev, a

Published 25 Apr, 2019 11:13am

Europe

North Korea needs 'security guarantees' in exchange for denuclearisation: Putin

Vladivostok: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that North Korea needs security guarantees and that denuclea

Published 25 Apr, 2019 11:08am

Europe

Putin and Kim end summit in Russia

VLADIVOSTOK: Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ended their summit in Russia. Kim,

Published 25 Apr, 2019 10:56am

World

UK government to support Airbus contract for Turkish satellites

LONDON: The British government will support an Airbus contract to manufacture and deliver two satellites for Turkish com

Published 25 Apr, 2019 10:27am

World

Spain unemployment edges up after election debate clash over jobs

MADRID: Spain's unemployment rate edged closer to 15 percent in the first quarter, data showed on Thursday, highlighting

Published 25 Apr, 2019 08:47am

World

South Korea posts worst growth figure for a decade in Q1

SEOUL: South Korea's economy shrank 0.3 percent in the first quarter, its worst performance for a decade, its central b

Published 25 Apr, 2019 07:34am

Europe

France's Macron to unveil long-awaited reform plan

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron will unveil his long-awaited response to nearly six months of humiliating street

Published 25 Apr, 2019 07:29am

Asia

Silent streets after dozens of children killed in Sri Lanka attacks

NEGOMBO, Sri Lanka: The streets of Sri Lanka's Katuwapitiya should be full of the sound of youngsters. But after deadly

Published 25 Apr, 2019 07:18am

Europe

Kim says looking to boost traditional ties with Russia

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Thursday he was looking to develop his country's traditional t

Published 25 Apr, 2019 07:14am

Europe

Kim, Putin vow to seek closer ties at first talks

VLADIVOSTOK: Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to seek closer ties as they met

Published 25 Apr, 2019 07:07am

North America

Pompeo expects North Korea diplomacy to be 'bumpy'

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday he expected "bumpy" talks ahead with North Korea but that h

Published 25 Apr, 2019 06:56am

Asia

Japan court grants $4.5 mn bail to Carlos Ghosn

TOKYO: A Japanese court granted Carlos Ghosn bail Thursday, meaning the former Nissan boss could soon walk out of his To

Published 25 Apr, 2019 06:51am

Asia

All Sri Lanka Catholic church services suspended: senior priest

COLOMBO: All of Sri Lanka's Catholic churches have been ordered to stay closed and suspend services until security impro

Published 25 Apr, 2019 06:49am

North America

Work on New Mexico airport to begin Monday: president

MEXICO CITY: Mexico's president announced Wednesday that construction would begin next week on a controversial new airpo

Published 25 Apr, 2019 06:38am

Europe

Royal Bank of Scotland says CEO resigns

LONDON: Britain's bailed-out Royal Bank of Scotland said Thursday that chief executive Ross McEwan has resigned after st

Published 25 Apr, 2019 06:32am

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Forex
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Commodity

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 15	330
Diesel/Litre / Nov 15	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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