News Archives for World - 2019-05-09

Europe

Poland's April jobless rate down at 5.6pc: minister

WARSAW: Poland's unemployment rate fell in April to 5.6 percent from 5.9 percent a month earlier, Labour Minister Elzbie

Published 09 May, 2019 11:21pm

North America

Trump to nominate Shanahan as defense secretary: White House

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump plans to nominate Patrick Shanahan, a former Boeing Co executive, as his defense secr

Updated 09 May, 2019 11:00pm

North America

Mexico's government budgets $5.9bn for new refinery: Energy Secretary

MEXICO CITY: Mexico's energy secretary Rocio Nahle said on Thursday that the government has budgeted an investment of 50

Published 09 May, 2019 08:47pm

North America

Trump says he has received 'beautiful' letter from China's Xi

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he had received a "beautiful letter" from Chinese President Xi Ji

Published 09 May, 2019 08:12pm

North America

Trump says 'surprised' by Senate subpoena of his son Trump Jr.

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Thursday said the Senate Intelligence Committee's subpoena of his son Donald Tr

Published 09 May, 2019 08:11pm

Europe

UK PM May held talks with DUP on Thursday: May's spokeswoman

LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May held a meeting with senior members of the Democratic Unionist Party at her Ch

Published 09 May, 2019 08:07pm

World

Venezuela's annual inflation hits 1.3 million pc in April: congress

CARACAS: Venezuela's consumer prices rose 1.3 million percent in the year through April, the opposition-controlled Natio

Published 09 May, 2019 08:04pm

North America

US weekly jobless claims fall less than expected

WASHINGTON: The number of Americans filing applications for unemployment benefits fell less than expected last week, whi

Published 09 May, 2019 08:03pm

North America

Trump says he does not think North Korea is ready to negotiate

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Thursday the United States was looking very seriously at North Korea's lat

Published 09 May, 2019 08:00pm

North America

Trump calls on Congress to protect patients from surprise medical bills

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump called on Congress on Thursday to pass legislation to protect patients from surpri

Published 09 May, 2019 07:59pm

North America

North Korea launches more missiles; US seizes coal ship as tensions mount

SEOUL/WASHINGTON: North Korea fired what appeared to be two short-range missiles on Thursday in its second such test in

Published 09 May, 2019 07:51pm

North America

No deaths reported in Mexico pipeline blast: official

MEXICO CITY: No deaths were reported after a fuel pipeline exploded in southern Mexico, an emergency services official s

Published 09 May, 2019 07:50pm

North America

Trump says 'open to talk' to Iran, condemns Kerry

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is open to talks with the Iranian leadership, amid mounting

Published 09 May, 2019 07:44pm

Middle East

At least 7 dead in Baghdad suicide bombing: security official

BAGHDAD: At least seven people were killed and 15 wounded in a suicide bombing at a market in eastern Baghdad on Thursda

Published 09 May, 2019 07:37pm

Europe

Italy PM says nationalisation not on the agenda for Carige bank

SIBIU, ROMANIA: Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Thursday there were no plans to nationalise ailing Italian bank Ca

Published 09 May, 2019 07:35pm

Europe

EU stands by Cyprus in Turkey drilling dispute: Tusk

SIBIU, ROMANIA: European Council President Donald Tusk said on Thursday that the European Union stood behind Cyprus in a

Published 09 May, 2019 07:24pm

Europe

EU nations are living far beyond the Earth's means: report

BRUSSELS: The European Union's 28 countries consume the Earth's resources faster than they can be renewed and none of th

Published 09 May, 2019 07:23pm

World

Canada trade deficit shrinks slightly in March on higher oil exports

OTTAWA: Canada's trade deficit in March shrank slightly to C$3.21 billion ($2.38 billion) but was still the 12th largest

Published 09 May, 2019 07:19pm

Europe

France hotel stays tumble amid 'yellow vest' unrest

PARIS: The number of overnight stays in hotels in France slumped in the first quarter, especially in Paris, the national

Published 09 May, 2019 06:50pm

Europe

Britain's Labour launches EU vote campaign warning of 'Trump Brexit'

GILLINGHAM: Britain's main opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn warned frustrated eurosceptic voters on Thursday they were ri

Published 09 May, 2019 06:49pm

Europe

Drone sighting briefly grounds flights at Frankfurt airport

BERLIN: Frankfurt airport was shut down for nearly an hour on Thursday morning as operators halted flights over a drone

Published 09 May, 2019 06:48pm

Europe

Putin hails military might on WWII Victory Day

MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin vowed to ensure Russia's military strength as the country on Thursday marked World War

Published 09 May, 2019 06:45pm

Europe

Macron defends Saudi arms sales with new shipment in focus

SIBIU: French President Emmanuel Macron defended his country's arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates o

Published 09 May, 2019 06:44pm

Africa

2 civilians dead in Libya attack claimed by IS

TRIPOLI: Two civilians were killed and four captured Thursday in a southern Libyan town held by strongman Khalifa Haftar

Published 09 May, 2019 06:43pm

Africa

British terror suspect jailed for possessing explosives

MOMBASA: A Kenyan court on Thursday sentenced British terror suspect Jermaine Grant to four years prison for possessing

Published 09 May, 2019 06:40pm

World

German tax revenues to rise more slowly as economy cools

BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel's government predicted Thursday that its tax revenues would rise more slowly tha

Published 09 May, 2019 06:36pm

Europe

Officials warn of lead pollution risks after Notre-Dame blaze

PARIS: The fire that ravaged the Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris last month released lead particles that have settled in p

Published 09 May, 2019 06:35pm

Europe

Pope 'suffers' with Roma, Sinti people amid tensions in Rome

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis said Thursday he "suffers" when he reads about threats made against Roma and Sinti people, fo

Published 09 May, 2019 06:27pm

Middle East

US aircraft carrier passes Suez Canal on Iran deployment

CAIRO: American aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln passed through the Suez Canal Thursday, Egyptian authorities said,

Published 09 May, 2019 06:26pm

North America

More than 1,000 guns seized in Los Angeles raid

LOS ANGELES: More than 1,000 handguns and rifles have been seized in a raid on a mansion in an upscale neighborhood in t

Published 09 May, 2019 06:24pm

Africa

Nigerian police free 27 hostages, including five Chinese

ABUJA: Nigerian police have freed 27 hostages kidnapped in recent weeks, police officials said Thursday, including five

Published 09 May, 2019 06:18pm

Europe

UK hosts Libyan PM, says no military solution to unrest

LONDON: British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said Thursday there can be "no military solution" to unrest in Libya after

Published 09 May, 2019 06:08pm

Europe

Montenegro convicts pro-Russian politicians of coup plot

PODGORICA: A Montenegro court on Thursday handed jail sentences to two opposition politicians and a dozen others, includ

Published 09 May, 2019 06:05pm

Africa

Mugabe's tractors, trucks to be auctioned to pay off debts

HARARE: Farm tractors, pick-up trucks and combine harvesters from former Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe's dairy farm w

Published 09 May, 2019 05:59pm

Europe

Asylum seekers on trial in Greece over camp protest

LESBOS ISLAND: More than 100 asylum seekers went on trial on the Greek island of Lesbos on Thursday after protesting aga

Published 09 May, 2019 05:59pm

Middle East

Jordan approves third cabinet reshuffle in less than a year

AMMAN: Jordanian Prime Minister Omar al-Razzaz reshuffled his cabinet Thursday for the third time in less than year as t

Published 09 May, 2019 05:54pm

Europe

Russia condemns new US sanctions on Iran, urges talks

MOSCOW: Russia on Thursday denounced new US sanctions on Iran's mining industry and called for talks to preserve the nuc

Published 09 May, 2019 05:52pm

Africa

ANC takes strong lead in closely-watched South Africa poll

PRETORIA: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa's ruling ANC will retain its parliamentary majority after polls but wi

Published 09 May, 2019 05:49pm

North America

US seizes North Korea freighter accused of violating sanctions

NEW YORK: The United States on Thursday announced the seizure of a North Korean cargo ship, saying it had violated inter

Published 09 May, 2019 05:48pm

Europe

Italian navy ship rescues 36 migrants off Libya

ROME: The Italian navy said Thursday one of its ships had rescued 36 migrants in international waters off Libya, raising

Published 09 May, 2019 05:44pm

North America

Trump says 'very surprised' by son's subpoena in Russia probe

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was "very surprised" by a Senate panel's order that his son Do

Published 09 May, 2019 05:41pm

North America

Break up Facebook, says company's co-founder

NEW YORK: One of the co-founders of Facebook called on Thursday for the social media behemoth to be broken up, warning t

Published 09 May, 2019 05:39pm

World

Coca-Cola spent 8mn euros to influence research in France: report

PARIS: US beverage giant Coca-Cola paid more than eight million euros in France to health professionals and researchers

Published 09 May, 2019 05:36pm

World

Venezuela opposition lawmaker seeks refuge in Argentine embassy

CARACAS: A Venezuelan opposition lawmaker sought refuge in Argentina's embassy in Caracas Thursday, hours after the dete

Published 09 May, 2019 05:35pm

World

US-China trade tensions 'threat to the global economy': IMF

WASHINGTON: Trade tensions and the exchange of tariffs between the United States and China pose a "threat to the glo

Published 09 May, 2019 04:28pm

World

Canada posts record trade deficit outside of US

OTTAWA: Canada posted a record trade deficit with countries other than its neighbor the United States in March while

Published 09 May, 2019 04:28pm

North America

US charges ex-intel analyst over leaks on secret drone attacks

WASHINGTON: A former intelligence analyst was charged Thursday with leaking secrets about the US military's drone-ba

Published 09 May, 2019 04:06pm

World

US goods trade deficit with China hits five-year low

WASHINGTON: The US goods trade deficit with China, a focus of President Donald Trump's "America First" agenda, dropp

Published 09 May, 2019 03:25pm

North America

Pompeo returned to Washington to discuss Iran, North Korea

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo cut short a European trip and returned to Washington for meetings on I

Published 09 May, 2019 03:24pm

Asia

Sixth round of Taliban-US peace talks end

KABUL: US and Taliban negotiators wrapped up their sixth round of peace talks on Thursday with "some progress" made

Published 09 May, 2019 03:09pm

Middle East

Bahrain gets first instalment of $10bn Gulf package

DUBAI: Bahrain said on Thursday it has received the first instalment of a $10-billion support package from key Gulf

Published 09 May, 2019 12:43pm

Asia

Moon warns North Korea launch 'could make negotiations more difficult'

SEOUL: North Korea's launch of what appeared to be a short-range missile threatens to complicate nuclear negotiation

Published 09 May, 2019 12:38pm

Europe

British minister blasts 'lazy thinking' on Brexit

SIBIU: Britain's Brexit minister on Thursday condemned "lazy thinking" about the country's divorce from the European

Published 09 May, 2019 12:37pm

World

As tariff hike looms, China asks US to meet it halfway, denies backtracking

BEIJING: China appealed to the United States to meet it halfway to salvage a deal that could end their trade war, wi

Published 09 May, 2019 12:23pm

Asia

North Korea fires two short-range missiles in second test in a week

SEOUL: North Korea fired what appeared to be two short-range missiles on Thursday, the South's military said, less t

Published 09 May, 2019 11:38am

World

Greek February unemployment eases to 18.5 pc, lowest since July 2011

ATHENS: Greece's jobless rate eased to 18.5 percent in February from an upwardly revised 18.6 percent in the previous mo

Published 09 May, 2019 10:26am

World

Poland's April jobless rate down at 5.6 pc - minister

WARSAW: Poland's unemployment rate fell in April to 5.6 percent from 5.9 percent a month earlier, Labour Minister Elzbie

Published 09 May, 2019 08:37am

Europe

Pompeo cuts short European visit to return early to Washington - U.S. State Department

LONDON: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has postponed his visit to Greenland because he needs to return to Washingto

Published 09 May, 2019 08:33am

Europe

Pompeo cuts short European visit to return early to Washington - U.S. State Department

LONDON: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has postponed his visit to Greenland because he needs to return to Washingto

Published 09 May, 2019 08:18am

World

South Korea's central bank sees modest slowdown of global economy

SEOUL: South Korea's central bank saw a higher possibility for the modest slowdown of the global economy though some wor

Published 09 May, 2019 07:20am

World

China consumer and producer inflation rise

BEIJING: Factory and consumer inflation in China picked up in April, a positive sign for the world's number two economy,

Published 09 May, 2019 07:04am

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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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