News Archives for World - 2019-05-02

North America

Trump says he's not inclined to let former counsel McGahn testify to Congress

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said on Thursday he did not believe he would allow former White House counsel Don McG

Published 02 May, 2019 10:54pm

Africa

Cholera outbreak declared in cyclone-hit northern Mozambique

JOHANNESBURG: Officials declared a cholera outbreak in northern Mozambique on Thursday, a week after cyclone winds, floo

Published 02 May, 2019 10:42pm

World

Brazil's Bolsonaro faces backlash as sponsors ditch NY gala dinner

RIO DE JANEIRO: Delta Air Lines, The Financial Times and Bain & Co have pulled out of an event in New York honoring

Published 02 May, 2019 10:33pm

North America

Pentagon warns on risk of Chinese submarines in Arctic

WASHINGTON: Deepening Chinese activities in the Arctic region could also pave the way for a strengthened military presen

Published 02 May, 2019 10:10pm

North America

Baltimore mayor resigns in wake of book sale scandal

WASHINGTON: The mayor of the troubled eastern US city of Baltimore, who is facing allegations of corruption over sales o

Published 02 May, 2019 10:01pm

Asia

Thai king to pay homage to ancestors ahead of coronation

BANGKOK: Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn will pay homage to his ancestors on Thursday as part of preparations for hi

Published 02 May, 2019 08:49pm

Middle East

Egypt targets 8pc growth by fiscal year 2021-22: PM

BEIRUT: Egypt targets economic growth of 8 percent in the 2021-2022 fiscal year, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said on

Published 02 May, 2019 08:47pm

Middle East

Turkey's Erdogan says determined to lower interest rates to targeted levels

ANKARA: President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday he was determined to lower interest rates to targeted levels and descr

Published 02 May, 2019 08:45pm

World

Romania records 0.5pc/GDP budget deficit in Q1

BUCHAREST: Romania ran a consolidated budget deficit of 0.5 percent of gross domestic product in the first quarter, unch

Published 02 May, 2019 08:44pm

World

Czech end-April budget shows CZK 29.7bn deficit, biggest since 2012

PRAGUE: The Czech central state budget showed a 29.7 billion crown ($1.30 billion) deficit at the end of April, the bigg

Published 02 May, 2019 08:08pm

Europe

EU plans sharp hike in US energy imports as trade lever

BRUSSELS: The European Union will seek to double imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the United States by 2023,

Published 02 May, 2019 08:06pm

North America

US weekly jobless claims unchanged last week

WASHINGTON: The number of Americans filing applications for unemployment benefits was unchanged at higher levels last we

Published 02 May, 2019 08:04pm

Asia

India's April jobless rate rises to 7.6pc: group says

NEW DELHI: India's unemployment rate in April rose to 7.6 percent, the highest since October 2016, and up from 6.71 perc

Published 02 May, 2019 08:02pm

World

Turkish inflation to edge higher in April on food, tobacco

ANKARA: Turkey's annual inflation is expected to rise to 20.33 percent in April, a Reuters poll showed on Thursday, as f

Published 02 May, 2019 07:58pm

World

Denmark's FX reserves fall to 452.9bn DKK at end-April

COPENHAGEN: Denmark's foreign exchange reserves fell to 452.9 billion Danish crowns ($67.85 billion) in April from 454.1

Published 02 May, 2019 07:51pm

Africa

South African government says Chinese loan to Eskom not in jeopardy

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's public enterprises ministry on Thursday said that a China Development Bank (CDB) loan to st

Published 02 May, 2019 07:43pm

World

Italy's state sector deficit up by 1.5bn euros in Jan-April

MILAN: Italy posted a state sector budget deficit of 31.6 billion euros ($35.3 billion) in the first four months of the

Published 02 May, 2019 07:33pm

North America

White House letter blasts Mueller report, says Trump has right to instruct advisers not to testify to Congress

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump has the right to instruct advisers not to testify before congressional oversight prob

Published 02 May, 2019 07:30pm

Europe

Italy court rejects appeals against oil-gas permits granted Global Petroleum

ROME: An Italian regional court has thrown out an appeal by local municipalities against oil and gas exploration permits

Published 02 May, 2019 07:26pm

Africa

What next for cyclone-hit Mozambique?

PEMBA: Mozambique is reeling after an unprecedented two cyclones swept ashore within six weeks, wreaking havoc and leavi

Published 02 May, 2019 07:14pm

North America

US approves dengue vaccine Dengvaxia

WASHINGTON: US health authorities have given their approval to dengue vaccine Dengvaxia, the controversial first treatme

Published 02 May, 2019 07:12pm

Africa

Nigerian motorbike gunmen kill 15: police

KANO: A fleet of 150 gunmen on motorbikes rode into two villages in northern Nigeria, murdering at least 15 people, stea

Published 02 May, 2019 07:04pm

Africa

Burundi president rewards daughter at workers' ceremonies

NAIROBI: Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza lauded his 12-year-old daughter and gave her money at May Day ceremonies

Published 02 May, 2019 06:54pm

Africa

Soldiers break up protests in Benin post-election violence

COTONOU: Soldiers in Benin fired shots Thursday as they clamped down on the second day of angry demonstrations against p

Published 02 May, 2019 06:50pm

World

Two more protesters die following Venezuela clashes

CARACAS: Two more opposition demonstrators, both minors, have died from injuries sustained in clashes with Venezuelan se

Published 02 May, 2019 06:47pm

World

Maduro exhorts Venezuela military to fight 'any coup' as deaths rise

CARACAS: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday called on the armed forces to oppose "any coup plotter" after a

Published 02 May, 2019 06:40pm

North America

Scientology cruise ship quarantined in Caribbean after measles case

ST. JOHN'S: A cruise ship owned by the Church of Scientology has been quarantined in the Caribbean port of Saint Lucia f

Published 02 May, 2019 06:39pm

Africa

Vast crowds of protesters join Sudan 'million-strong march': AFP

KHARTOUM: Huge crowds of demonstrators flocked to join a "million-strong" march Thursday outside Sudan's army headquarte

Published 02 May, 2019 06:35pm

North America

Senate Democrat Bennet enters 2020 race weeks after besting cancer

WASHINGTON: US Senator Michael Bennet, a Colorado Democrat who has worked to build bipartisan consensus, announced Thurs

Published 02 May, 2019 06:33pm

Africa

Libya lawmakers slam Haftar's assault on Tripoli

TRIPOLI: Dozens of Libyan lawmakers supporting the internationally-recognised government on Thursday condemned an offens

Published 02 May, 2019 06:32pm

North America

Trump says second pick to Fed board withdraws from consideration

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump announced Thursday that conservative economic commentator Stephen Moore has withdrawn

Published 02 May, 2019 06:30pm

World

Opposition figure Lopez ordered arrested in Venezuela: official

CARACAS: Venezuela's top court on Thursday ordered the arrest of opposition figure Leopoldo Lopez, who has sought refuge

Published 02 May, 2019 06:28pm

Europe

France, Italy mark 500th anniversary of Leonardo's death

AMBOISE: French President Emmanuel Macron and Italian counterpart Sergio Mattarella on Thursday kicked off commemoration

Published 02 May, 2019 06:25pm

Europe

Assange begins UK fight against US extradition

LONDON: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange told a court on Thursday he would oppose extradition to the United States a

Published 02 May, 2019 04:28pm

North America

Trump says 'brutal repression' of Venezuelan people 'must end'

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump appealed on Monday for a swift end to the "brutal repression" of the Venezuelan p

Published 02 May, 2019 04:23pm

North America

Pompeo, Lavrov to meet next week on Venezuela

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will discuss disagreements on the Venezuela crisis with Russian Foreig

Published 02 May, 2019 04:21pm

World

Maduro exhorts Venezuela military to fight 'any coup plotter'

CARACAS: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday called on the armed forces to oppose "any coup plotter" aft

Published 02 May, 2019 04:18pm

World

India's April jobless rate rises to 7.6pc

NEW DELHI: India's unemployment rate in April rose to 7.6 percent, the highest since October 2016, and up from 6.71

Published 02 May, 2019 04:10pm

World

India's buffalo meat exports hit six-year low on weak China demand

MUMBAI: India's buffalo meat exports fell 8.7 percent in 2018/19 from a year ago to the lowest level in six years, a

Published 02 May, 2019 04:05pm

World

Brazil manufacturing grows at slowest pace in 6 months

BRASILIA: Growth in Brazilian manufacturing activity slowed in April to its weakest pace in six months, data on Thur

Published 02 May, 2019 03:51pm

Europe

Russia's Lavrov says 'not true' Moscow asked Maduro not to leave Venezuela

MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov dismissed as untrue on Thursday assertions by US officials that Mosco

Published 02 May, 2019 03:47pm

North America

US House chairman gives Barr more time to release full Mueller report

WASHINGTON: The Democratic head of the US House Judiciary Committee on Thursday said the panel would make one more g

Published 02 May, 2019 03:44pm

World

US Q1 productivity strongest since 2014; labor costs decline

WASHINGTON: US worker productivity increased at its fastest pace in more than four years in the first quarter, depre

Published 02 May, 2019 03:25pm

Europe

UK PM May under fire after Huawei leak sacking

LONDON: Theresa May hoped firing her defence secretary over a leak would put her latest government scandal to rest.

Published 02 May, 2019 02:59pm

World

World Bank launches $50 million fund to support clean mining

ANKARA: The World Bank introduced a $50 million fund dedicated to making mineral mining climate-smart and sustainable, t

Published 02 May, 2019 10:23am

World

Carmakers' April sales down 6 pc on weak overseas demand

SEOUL: Vehicle sales of South Korea's five carmakers fell 6 percent last month from a year earlier due to weak overseas

Published 02 May, 2019 10:17am

World

German retail sales fall in March

BERLIN: German retail sales fell by 0.2 percent on the month in March, due largely to sharp drops in sales of food, drin

Published 02 May, 2019 09:26am

World

Thai shippers cut 2019 export growth forecast to 3pc

BANGKOK: Thailand's exports are likely to rise 3 percent this year, down from an earlier forecast of 5 percent due to a

Published 02 May, 2019 08:00am

World

Turkey expects bids on lottery rights in June -wealth fund head

ISTANBUL: Turkey aims to take bids in June in a tender for the operating rights of the national lottery, and it aims to

Published 02 May, 2019 07:48am

Asia

Sri Lanka attacks death toll rises to 257

COLOMBO: The death toll from the Easter suicide bomb attacks in Sri Lanka has risen to 257, authorities said Thursday.

Published 02 May, 2019 07:40am

Africa

Germany's Merkel promises aid to fight militants in Burkina Faso

Ouagadougou: German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday arrived in Burkina Faso where she promised aid to strengthen s

Published 02 May, 2019 07:15am

Asia

Abe ready to meet North Korea's Kim 'unconditionally': media

Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has offered to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un "unconditionally" in a bid

Published 02 May, 2019 07:02am

World

One dead, 46 hurt in Venezuela May Day clashes

Caracas: May Day clashes between opposition supporters and Venezuela's armed forces in Caracas left a woman dead and 46

Published 02 May, 2019 07:00am

Previous Day

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Forex
World
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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