News Archives for World - 2019-05-14

Africa

South African unemployment rises, in challenge for Ramaphosa

PRETORIA: South Africa's unemployment rate inched up to 27.6pc in the first quarter, official data showed on Tuesday, un

Published 14 May, 2019 10:08pm

World

Spain April final CPI 1.5pc vs 1.3pc in March

Spanish national consumer prices rose 1.5pc year-on-year in April according to data from the National Statistics Institu

Published 14 May, 2019 08:46pm

Europe

UK jobless rate falls again as pre-Brexit hiring surge continues

LONDON: Britain's unemployment rate fell to its lowest level since the mid-1970s as a pre-Brexit hiring surge continued,

Published 14 May, 2019 08:43pm

North America

Mexico creates database of clandestine graves

MEXICO CITY: Mexico said Tuesday it has created a database on the hundreds of clandestine graves found in recent years a

Published 14 May, 2019 08:41pm

Asia

Japan Finmin Aso: Sino-US trade war won't trigger economic crisis

TOKYO: Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Tuesday the Sino-US trade war would not immediately trigger an economi

Published 14 May, 2019 08:39pm

Africa

Gunmen kill four at Catholic parade in Burkina Faso: church

OUAGADOUGOU: Gunmen killed four Catholics in a religious procession in northern Burkina Faso a day after a priest and fi

Published 14 May, 2019 08:36pm

World

Romania's Q1 current account deficit expands 18.0pc y/y

BUCHAREST: Romania's current account deficit widened by about 18pc on the year to 1.21 billion euros ($1.36 billion)in t

Published 14 May, 2019 08:31pm

World

Walmart speeds up delivery in race with Amazon

SAN FRANCISCO: Retail colossus Walmart on Tuesday began offering free next-day deliveries of online purchases, aiming to

Published 14 May, 2019 08:30pm

Africa

Grace Mugabe accused of bloody attack on domestic worker

HARARE: Grace Mugabe, the wife of former Zimbabwean ruler Robert Mugabe, has been accused of attacking an employee at th

Published 14 May, 2019 08:29pm

Europe

UK government still preparing for 'no deal' Brexit: PM May's spokesman

LONDON: The British government is continuing to make preparations for leaving the European Union without a deal, a spoke

Published 14 May, 2019 08:28pm

Europe

May, Labour leader meet on Brexit deadlock

LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May was to meet opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn on Tuesday for talks on br

Published 14 May, 2019 08:26pm

Europe

Russia's Lavrov to Pompeo: it's time to work together constructively

SOCHI: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday it was time for Russia a

Published 14 May, 2019 08:25pm

North America

Mexico City declares air pollution alert

MEXICO CITY: Mexico City declared an environmental alert Tuesday as a blanket of smog enveloped the sprawling urban area

Published 14 May, 2019 08:22pm

North America

Bolton beats war drums in US-Iran standoff

WASHINGTON: War drums are beating louder in Washington's long-festering standoff with Iran and National Security Advisor

Published 14 May, 2019 08:17pm

Europe

US, Iran say not seeking war as tensions spike

SOCHI: US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Tuesday said his country is not seeking war with Iran, despite a spike in

Published 14 May, 2019 08:14pm

Middle East

Netanyahu stands by Trump against Iran 'aggression'

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday reiterated his support for US President Donald Trump's s

Published 14 May, 2019 08:13pm

Middle East

12 dead in exchange of fire in northwest Syria: monitor

BEIRUT: Twelve civilians were killed on Tuesday during exchanges of fire in northwestern Syria, including six slain when

Published 14 May, 2019 08:11pm

North America

Joe Biden under pressure from left on climate change

WASHINGTON: Democratic 2020 frontrunner Joe Biden was forced into defending his environmental record Tuesday after a pop

Published 14 May, 2019 08:10pm

World

Brazil to cut 2019 GDP forecast below 2pc as fiscal picture worsens

BRASILIA: Brazil's government will cut its 2019, economic growth forecast to below 2pc and seek supplementary funding fr

Published 14 May, 2019 07:57pm

Europe

UK PM May to bring Brexit vote to parliament in June: Sky News

LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May will tell Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn at a meeting on Tuesday evening t

Published 14 May, 2019 07:49pm

World

Brazilian appeals court votes to free former President Temer

BRASILIA: A Brazilian appeals court voted on Tuesday to free former President Michel Temer, who was arrested last week f

Published 14 May, 2019 07:47pm

Europe

Putin says he senses Trump genuinely wants to repair US: Russia ties

SOCHI: President Vladimir Putin told US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday that he sensed that US President Donal

Published 14 May, 2019 07:45pm

Europe

British PM, ministers agree Brexit deal must be ratified by summer break

LONDON: The British government agreed on Tuesday it was "imperative" to ratify Britain's exit from the European Union be

Published 14 May, 2019 07:32pm

World

Venezuela security forces block opposition lawmakers from entering parliament

CARACAS: Venezuelan security forces prevented opposition lawmakers from entering the parliament building for a session o

Published 14 May, 2019 07:19pm

Europe

French 'yellow vest' protesters upstage top theatre awards

PARIS: A group of protesters from the anti-government "yellow vest" movement upstaged France's top annual theatre awards

Published 14 May, 2019 06:33pm

Africa

Kiir urges rival Machar to return to South Sudan

JUBA: South Sudan President Salva Kiir on Tuesday urged rebel chief Riek Machar to return to Juba during a speech to par

Published 14 May, 2019 06:29pm

North America

US senators plan bill targeting Russia-Germany pipeline-source

WASHINGTON: A group of Republican and Democratic US senators will introduce legislation as soon as Tuesday seeking sanct

Published 14 May, 2019 06:29pm

North America

US Senate moves forward on plan to develop electric vehicle supply chain

US lawmakers on Tuesday moved closer to developing a national electric vehicle supply chain policy, with senators voicin

Published 14 May, 2019 06:28pm

North America

US FAA downgrades Costa Rica air safety rating

WASHINGTON: The US Federal Aviation Administration said on Tuesday it had found Costa Rica does not comply with Internat

Published 14 May, 2019 06:28pm

Europe

Ukraine president elect says supports cooperation with IMF

KIEV: Ukrainian president-elect Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday that he sees among his priorities as continuation of

Published 14 May, 2019 06:26pm

Europe

UK PM May to meet Labour's Corbyn for Brexit talks later on Tuesday

LONDON: The leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, will meet Prime Minister Theresa May later on Tu

Published 14 May, 2019 06:25pm

Europe

With dementia cases set to triple, WHO issues guide to cut risk

GENEVA: With dementia cases set to soar, the World Health Organization presented Tuesday its first-ever guidelines for r

Published 14 May, 2019 06:25pm

North America

Trump says US-China trade talks have not collapsed

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said trade talks with China had not collapsed, characterizing the trade

Published 14 May, 2019 06:24pm

Europe

UK eyes July Brexit deal, MEPs likely to take seats

LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May's government said Tuesday it was aiming to agree a Brexit deal by July, makin

Published 14 May, 2019 06:22pm

Europe

Pompeo tells Russia: Don't meddle in next US presidential vote

SOCHI/MOSCOW: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday that Washington w

Published 14 May, 2019 06:21pm

Africa

South Sudan refugees flood into DR Congo

ARU: Refugees are flooding into the remote northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo from South Sudan as a September

Published 14 May, 2019 06:20pm

Africa

Post-election repression in Benin 'disturbing': Amnesty

COTONOU: Amnesty International condemned Tuesday a Benin government clampdown on demonstrations following recent parliam

Published 14 May, 2019 06:16pm

Asia

Magnitude 7.5 quake hits off Papua New Guinea, tsunami warning lifted

SYDNEY: A strong, shallow earthquake hit near Rabaul in Papua New Guinea's remote New Britain island on Tuesday, rattlin

Published 14 May, 2019 06:14pm

Europe

Macron wants to meet Libya's Haftar to push ceasefire

PARIS: President Emmanuel Macron wants to meet Libyan eastern commander Khalifa Haftar to push a ceasefire and resume pe

Published 14 May, 2019 06:14pm

Africa

Libya aid agencies seek UN resolution to protect people caught up in fighting

GENEVA: Aid agencies in Libya called on Tuesday for a UN resolution to support people caught in fighting around Tripoli,

Published 14 May, 2019 06:13pm

Europe

Italy's Salvini pledges tax breaks for auto sector

VERONA: Italy will introduce tax breaks on value added tax for the auto sector in the next budget law, Deputy Prime Mini

Published 14 May, 2019 06:13pm

Europe

Italy's Di Maio raps Salvini over "irresponsible" debt remarks

ROME: Luigi Di Maio on Tuesday criticised a suggestion by his coalition partner Matteo Salvini that Italy could break Eu

Published 14 May, 2019 06:12pm

Middle East

Iran's Supreme Leader says there will be no war with US

LONDON: Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Tuesday Tehran does not seek war with the United States de

Published 14 May, 2019 06:12pm

Europe

Greek lawmakers debate tax breaks, vote on Wednesday

ATHENS: Greek lawmakers on Tuesday debated new tax breaks proposed by the leftist Syriza administration, seeking to rev

Published 14 May, 2019 06:11pm

World

Fed's George says low inflation does not require policy response

MINNEAPOLIS: The US Federal Reserve does not need to change interest rate policy to push inflation back up to the centr

Published 14 May, 2019 06:07pm

Europe

EU split over how to deal with deteriorating Italian finances

BRUSSELS: Italy's deteriorating public finances will break European Union rules this year and next unless Rome alters i

Published 14 May, 2019 06:05pm

North America

Democrats and Trump do battle in court over his financial records

WASHINGTON: A federal judge on Tuesday said financial records from US President Donald Trump's long-time accounting firm

Published 14 May, 2019 06:04pm

Europe

British PM May, ministers agree must ratify Brexit deal by summer break

LONDON: The British government agreed on Tuesday that it was "imperative" to ratify Britain's exit from the European

Published 14 May, 2019 06:02pm

Europe

Powerful quake rattles residents on Papua New Guinea island

KOKOPO: A violent 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck an island chain off the north coast of Papua New Guinea late Tuesday,

Published 14 May, 2019 05:35pm

Europe

Evacuations as rain and floods swamp northern Bosnia

SARAJEVO: Torrential downpour has flooded hundreds of homes and swamped roads in northern Bosnia, officials said Tuesday

Published 14 May, 2019 05:32pm

Europe

Pompeo says urged Russia to end support for Venezuela's Maduro

SOCHI: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Tuesday that he urged Russia in talks to end support for Venezuelan Presid

Published 14 May, 2019 05:19pm

North America

WhatsApp patches security flaw after spyware injection revealed

WASHINGTON: WhatsApp on Tuesday urged users to upgrade the application to plug a security hole that allowed for the inje

Published 14 May, 2019 05:18pm

Africa

Sudan talks resume after shootings mar breakthrough

KHARTOUM: Protest leaders resumed talks with Sudan's military rulers Tuesday seeking to build on a political breakthroug

Published 14 May, 2019 05:16pm

Europe

Russia FM says collusion claims with Trump 'absolute fiction'

SOCHI: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday dismissed as "fiction" speculation that US President Donald Tru

Published 14 May, 2019 05:14pm

Europe

'We fundamentally do not see a war with Iran': Pompeo

SOCHI: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Tuesday that the United States does not want war with Iran but vowed to ke

Published 14 May, 2019 05:13pm

Europe

NATO chief warns Britain over Huawei risk

LONDON: The head of NATO told Britain on Tuesday it must preserve secure mobile networks as it weighs the risks of allow

Published 14 May, 2019 05:12pm

Europe

Lessons from the first lady? Brigitte Macron to return to classroom

PARIS: French first lady Brigitte Macron, a career-long teacher who has kept a low public profile, is set to return to t

Published 14 May, 2019 05:07pm

North America

Amnesty urges ICC to probe 'crimes against humanity' in Venezuela

MEXICO CITY: Amnesty International said Tuesday it believes the Venezuelan authorities have committed crimes against hum

Published 14 May, 2019 05:04pm

Asia

Escalating Sri Lankan anti-Muslim riots claim first life

MINUWANGODA: Sri Lanka announced Tuesday a curfew for a second straight night after a man was killed by sword-wielding r

Published 14 May, 2019 05:01pm

North America

FAA deferred to Boeing on key 737 MAX assessments: source

NEW YORK: The US Federal Aviation Administration did not independently evaluate the safety of a Boeing 737 MAX system im

Published 14 May, 2019 04:56pm

Middle East

Yemen rebels hand security of Hodeida ports to 'coastguard': UN

HODEIDA: Yemen's Huthi rebels have handed over security of key Red Sea ports to the "coastguard" but much work remains t

Published 14 May, 2019 04:51pm

Africa

Villagers flee after Boko Haram raid

KANO: Thousands of residents have fled their village in northeast Nigeria's Borno state, fearing renewed attacks by Boko

Published 14 May, 2019 04:47pm

Europe

Russia, US say ready for better ties as Putin set to host Pompeo

SOCHI: Moscow and Washington's top diplomats said Tuesday it was time to build better ties, ahead of the highest-lev

Published 14 May, 2019 03:33pm

Europe

Brexit talks doomed? Labour concerned May's successor could ditch any deal

LONDON: Britain's opposition Labour Party has done all it can to reach a Brexit compromise with Prime Minister There

Published 14 May, 2019 03:16pm

World

India delays levying retaliatory tariff on US goods to June 16

NEW DELHI: India delayed on Tuesday the implementation of higher tariffs on some goods imported from the United Stat

Published 14 May, 2019 03:15pm

Middle East

Indications from US and Iran that ‘things will end well’: Iraqi PM

BAGHDAD: Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said on Tuesday he was getting indications from talks with both the U

Published 14 May, 2019 03:03pm

Asia

Iran's Zarif warns of risk from ‘extremist’ individuals in US government

NEW DELHI: Iran's foreign minister said on Tuesday that "extremist individuals" in the US government were pursuing d

Published 14 May, 2019 03:01pm

North America

Trump tweets optimism on China trade, lines up new US tariffs

WASHINGTON/BEIJING: US President Donald Trump sounded optimistic about prospects for a trade deal with China on Tues

Published 14 May, 2019 02:56pm

Asia

Magnitude 7.5 quake hits off Papua New Guinea, prompts tsunami threat

A shallow magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck close to the remote New Britain island of Papua New Guinea on Tuesday, the

Published 14 May, 2019 02:54pm

Europe

Macron wants to meet Libya's Haftar to push ceasefire

PARIS: President Emmanuel Macron wants to meet Libyan eastern commander Khalifa Haftar to push a ceasefire and resum

Published 14 May, 2019 02:52pm

World

Japan takes India to WTO over mobile phone import duties

GENEVA: Japan has complained at the World Trade Organization about India's duties on mobile phones, base stations an

Published 14 May, 2019 02:44pm

World

Norway raises 2019 spending from wealth fund

OSLO: Norway will spend more than originally planned from its sovereign wealth fund in 2019 while the economy grows at i

Published 14 May, 2019 07:56am

World

Turkish industrial output falls 2.2%, less than expected

ISTANBUL: Turkish industrial production fell a less-than-expected 2.2% year-on-year in March, the Turkish Statistical In

Published 14 May, 2019 07:39am

Europe

UK's May told to ditch Brexit talks with opposition Labour

LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May was under pressure from her own party on Tuesday to abandon a bid to find a B

Published 14 May, 2019 07:38am

World

Hungary's construction output jumps by 67.6 pc y/y in March

BUDAPEST: Hungary's construction sector output jumped by 67.6 percent year-on-year in March following a 46.8-percent inc

Published 14 May, 2019 07:33am

Europe

UN chief meets N.Z. mosque victims, decries online hate

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned hate speech was spreading online "like wildfire"

Published 14 May, 2019 07:00am

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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 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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