News Archives for World - 2019-05-07

World

Argentina's Macri seeks deal with opposition over economic crisis

BUENOS AIRES: Argentina's President Mauricio Macri, under pressure over a misfiring economy, has called rival party lead

Published 07 May, 2019 08:39pm

North America

Mexico president says no to US security plan

MEXICO CITY: Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Tuesday he wants the United States to end a security ass

Published 07 May, 2019 08:38pm

Europe

Police surround gunman in southern France after hostages released

BLAGNAC: Four women were freed "safe and sound" Tuesday after being held hostage for five hours by an armed teenager at

Published 07 May, 2019 08:37pm

North America

Trump invites Hungary's Orban to White House

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump is to host Hungary's firebrand anti-immigration Prime Minister Viktor Orban at the

Published 07 May, 2019 08:25pm

North America

Trump pardons US Army officer convicted of killing Iraqi

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump has granted a full pardon to a former US Army officer convicted of the 2009 murder of

Published 07 May, 2019 08:21pm

Africa

Thousands of Algerians hold first rally of Ramadan

ALGIERS: Thousands of Algerian students joined the first rally of Ramadan on Tuesday, pressing on with weeks of protests

Published 07 May, 2019 08:11pm

World

Russian inflation slows to 5.2pc y/y in April

MOSCOW: Russia's consumer price index (CPI) rose 5.2 percent in April in year-on-year terms, in line with analysts' expe

Published 07 May, 2019 08:08pm

Europe

Britain delights in birth of Meghan's royal boy

WINDSOR: Delighted Britons bet on baby names and dusted off their Union Jack costumes after Prince Harry and Meghan welc

Published 07 May, 2019 08:07pm

Europe

In North Macedonia, Pope urges Balkans to embrace diversity

SKOPJE: Pope Francis urged the Balkans to embrace its patchwork of faiths and ethnicities during his visit to North Mace

Published 07 May, 2019 08:02pm

Africa

One dead in attack on Burkina's third largest city

OUAGADOUGOU: One person died and two were wounded early Tuesday during the first attack by suspected militant on Ouahi

Published 07 May, 2019 08:00pm

Middle East

More than 150,000 displaced in northwest Syria in one week: UN

KAFR NABL: Violence in the northwestern Syrian region of Idlib has displaced more than 150,000 people in the past week,

Published 07 May, 2019 07:59pm

Africa

South Africa opposition supporters find free home in shanty town

POLOKWANE: Welcome to Juju Valley, a shanty settlement in South Africa, where some 600 families live in neat rows of sha

Published 07 May, 2019 07:57pm

World

Brazil inflation to top 5pc for first time in over two years: poll

BRASILIA: Annual inflation in Brazil is expected to have topped 5 percent in March for the first time in over two years,

Published 07 May, 2019 07:44pm

North America

US says 'transparent' elections in Turkey's interest

WASHINGTON: The United States said Tuesday that a "healthy democracy" with transparent elections is in Turkey's own inte

Published 07 May, 2019 07:33pm

Europe

Greek PM unveils tax, pension relief measures ahead of elections

ATHENS: Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Tuesday unveiled additional tax and pension "relief measures", weeks befo

Published 07 May, 2019 07:32pm

Europe

Iran says it is close to EU oil sales deal despite US sanctions: report

MOSCOW: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif told Russian news agency RIA on Tuesday that Iran was close to an

Published 07 May, 2019 07:31pm

Europe

Italian govt to continue even if cabinet votes to oust junior min: Salvini

ROME: The Italian government will carry on even if the cabinet votes to oust a junior League minister, Deputy Prime Mini

Published 07 May, 2019 07:30pm

Africa

Ebola medics fear being targeted in DRCongo after fatal road crash

BUTEMBO: Medics facing suspicion and hostility as they fight an Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo f

Published 07 May, 2019 07:30pm

Europe

Greek PM unveils tax cuts ahead of triple polls challenge

ATHENS: Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Tuesday announced a swathe of tax cuts and a reduction of IMF debt as he

Published 07 May, 2019 07:29pm

Europe

Italy's Tria shrugs of EU forecasts, says reflect government's

PARIS: Italian Economy minister Giovanni Tria said on Tuesday the European Commission's forecasts for Italy reflected th

Published 07 May, 2019 07:28pm

Europe

Russia probes pilot error after deadly plane blaze

MOSCOW: Russian investigators were on Tuesday considering pilot error as the cause of a crash-landing that saw a plane e

Published 07 May, 2019 07:28pm

North America

US sending B-52s to Middle East against Iran 'threat'

WASHINGTON: The US Air Force is deploying massive B-52 Stratofortress bombers to the Gulf in response to an alleged poss

Published 07 May, 2019 07:25pm

Europe

WHO urges broader use of Ebola vaccine as DR Congo case numbers climb

GENEVA: The World Health Organization on Tuesday urged a dramatic broadening of Ebola vaccination in the Democratic Repu

Published 07 May, 2019 07:22pm

Europe

UK will definitely hold European elections: minister

LONDON: Britain will hold elections to the European Parliament later this month regardless of what happens in ongoing ta

Published 07 May, 2019 07:20pm

North America

Trump supports plan for humanitarian food aid to North Korea: Yonhap

WASHINGTON: South Korea said that US President Donald Trump supports the country's plan to provide humanitarian food aid

Published 07 May, 2019 07:19pm

World

Venezuela to prosecute lawmakers who backed failed uprising

CARACAS: Venezuela's Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the prosecution of several lawmakers who supported last week's fai

Published 07 May, 2019 07:19pm

North America

Trump, South Korea's Moon discuss North Korean denuclearization: White House

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump spoke with South Korea's President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday to discuss North Korea's

Published 07 May, 2019 07:18pm

North America

Canada Tory leader kicks off election campaign with China in crosshairs

MONTREAL: Conservative leader Andrew Scheer on Tuesday kicked off a campaign to unseat Canada's Liberal Prime Minister J

Published 07 May, 2019 07:18pm

Africa

Namibia declares drought a national disaster, seeks aid

WINDHOEK: Namibia on Tuesday declared drought a national disaster after poor rainfall wreaked havoc on crops and scorche

Published 07 May, 2019 07:16pm

Europe

UK PM May regrets Britain will hold European elections: spokesman

LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May regrets that Britain will hold European Parliament elections and is determine

Published 07 May, 2019 07:14pm

Europe

UK's May to have regular meeting with head of Conservative 1922 group: spokesman

LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May will meet the chairman of the influential Conservative 1922, committee on Tue

Published 07 May, 2019 07:11pm

North America

US job openings rebound in March, hiring little changed

WASHINGTON: US job openings rebounded sharply in March, while the pace of hiring was little changed, pointing to a growi

Published 07 May, 2019 07:10pm

North America

White House to tell former counsel not to comply with House subpoena: ABC

WASHINGTON: The White House has decided to tell former White House counsel Don McGahn not to comply with a congressional

Published 07 May, 2019 07:02pm

Europe

WHO advisers recommend changes in Ebola vaccine strategy

GENEVA: The World Health Organization's strategic advisory group (SAGE) of vaccine experts have recommended speeding up

Published 07 May, 2019 07:01pm

World

US commerce Secretary warns India against any retaliatory tariffs

NEW DELHI: Any retaliatory tariffs by India in response to a planned withdrawal of some trade privileges for India b

Published 07 May, 2019 11:30am

Europe

Russia's Putin may meet Pompeo in Sochi on May 14

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin may hold talks with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in the southern Russi

Published 07 May, 2019 11:27am

Europe

IMF chief says US-China tensions 'threat' to world economy

PARIS: The head of the International Monetary Fund said Tuesday that fresh trade tensions between the United States and

Published 07 May, 2019 09:09am

World

Malaysia central bank, aiming to aid growth, makes 1st rate cut since 2016

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's central bank on Tuesday became the first in Southeast Asia to cut its key interest rate this ye

Published 07 May, 2019 08:24am

World

South Korea's foreign car import posts double-digit fall in April

SEOUL: Foreign luxury car import in South Korea posted a double-digit fall last month on shortage of new models, keeping

Published 07 May, 2019 07:25am

World

German industrial orders perk up in March

BERLIN: German manufacturing firms reported a slight rebound in new orders in March, official data showed Tuesday thanks

Published 07 May, 2019 07:11am

World

China confirms top trade negotiator Liu He to lead US trade talks Thursday

BEIJING: China confirmed Tuesday that top trade negotiator Liu He will visit the United States for a new round of talks

Published 07 May, 2019 07:10am

World

New Zealand two-year inflation expectations 2.01 pc for Q2 - RBNZ

WELLINGTON: New Zealand's two-year inflation expectations eased slightly in the second quarter to 2.01 percent, a survey

Published 07 May, 2019 07:00am

World

Philippine inflation slows for 6th straight month in April

MANILA: Philippine annual inflation slowed for a sixth consecutive month in April, reinforcing views the central bank wi

Published 07 May, 2019 06:21am

World

Australia Q1 retail sales worst in near 7 years, rate cut bets alive

SYDNEY: Australian retailers posted their weakest quarter in seven years in March in a bad omen for the broader economy

Published 07 May, 2019 06:20am

North America

UN calls for civilian protection in northwestern Syria

UNITED NATIONS, United States: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged the warring parties in Syria's no

Published 07 May, 2019 05:29am

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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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