News Archives for World - 2019-05-27

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Middle East

Regime bombardment kills 18 civilians in Syria's Idlib: monitor

ARIHA: At least 18 civilians were killed on Monday as Syria's regime intensified its bombardment of Idlib province,

Published 27 May, 2019 10:31pm

Middle East

Trump's security adviser to visit UAE 'this week'

DUBAI: US national security adviser John Bolton will this week travel to the United Arab Emirates for talks, the US

Published 27 May, 2019 10:29pm

Asia

Zarif says Iran not seeking nuclear arms

DUBAI: Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Monday Iran is not seeking nuclear weapons, which its supreme l

Published 27 May, 2019 08:31pm

North America

Trump says Iran nuclear deal achievable as sanctions sting

TOKYO: US President Donald Trump said on Monday a deal with Iran on its nuclear programme was possible, crediting ec

Published 27 May, 2019 08:27pm

North America

Trump backers launch construction on private border wall

SUNLAND PARK: A US military veteran has launched construction on the first section of private border wall between th

Published 27 May, 2019 08:15pm

World

Ball in US court to start trade talks

BRUSSELS: EU-US talks that could prevent the United States imposing punitive car tariffs have made some progress, bu

Published 27 May, 2019 07:36pm

Asia

From Japan, Trump doubles down on Biden criticism and embrace of Kim Jong Un

TOKYO: US President Donald Trump doubled down on his support for North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's scathing view of

Published 27 May, 2019 07:18pm

Europe

Merkel urges EU leaders to agree fast on Commission presidency nominee

BERLIN: Chancellor Angela Merkel urged EU leaders on Monday to agree fast on a nominee for the post of European Comi

Published 27 May, 2019 07:13pm

Asia

Australian PM to visit Solomon Islands as Pacific nation eyes ties to China

SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison will visit the Solomon Islands next week, he said on Monday, as Western

Published 27 May, 2019 03:46pm

Asia

Thailand's pro-army party invites opponents to join new govt

BANGKOK: Two Thai political parties have been invited to join a new government led by military junta chief General Prayu

Published 27 May, 2019 03:31pm

Europe

Czech finance minister says wage increases to be lower next year

PRAGUE: Czech Finance Minister Alena Schillerova said on Monday she had proposed to raise public sector wages by 2pc acr

Published 27 May, 2019 03:27pm

Africa

Algeria's July election date implausible: media

ALGIERS: Algerian media said Monday there was very little chance a presidential election will be held as planned on July

Published 27 May, 2019 03:22pm

Europe

Italy's Di Maio says no one within 5-Star party asked for his resignation

ROME: Italy's Deputy Prime Minister and 5-Star leader Luigi Di Maio said on Monday none of his party colleagues had aske

Published 27 May, 2019 03:20pm

World

Lebanon 2019 state budget approved by cabinet

BEIRUT: The government of heavily indebted Lebanon formally approved a 2019, budget on Monday that includes deep spendin

Published 27 May, 2019 03:18pm

Africa

Death toll in DR Congo boat disaster rises to 32

KINSHASA: The death toll from a boat disaster in western DR Congo at the weekend rose to 32, while scores more are feare

Published 27 May, 2019 03:16pm

Africa

Zimbabwe's opposition MDC backs Chamisa

GWERU: Zimbabwe's main opposition party has elected Nelson Chamisa unopposed to remain as leader at its first congress s

Published 27 May, 2019 03:12pm

Europe

Austrian chancellor loses no-confidence showdown

VIENNA: Austria's Chancellor Sebastian Kurz on Monday lost a no-confidence vote in parliament, removing him and his cabi

Published 27 May, 2019 03:07pm

Europe

Hundreds of prisoners start fires, wound staff in Ukraine riot

ODESSA: A major riot involving 500 prisoners broke out at a penitentiary in the Ukrainian city of Odessa on Monday with

Published 27 May, 2019 03:06pm

World

Brazil posts $62mn current account deficit in April: central bank

BRASILIA: Brazil posted a current account deficit of $62 million in April, the central bank said on Monday, narrower tha

Published 27 May, 2019 02:51pm

Asia

Dovish Trump says not looking for regime change in Iran

TOKYO: The United States does not seek "regime change" in Iran despite mounting Middle East tensions, President Donald T

Published 27 May, 2019 01:53pm

Asia

Everest 'traffic jam' survivor calls for tougher rules

KATHMANDU: Ameesha Chauhan, a survivor of the Everest "traffic jam" who is in hospital recovering from frostbite, said c

Published 27 May, 2019 01:45pm

Asia

Malaysia's last male Sumatran rhino dies: officials

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's last surviving male Sumatran rhino died Monday, wildlife officials said, leaving behind only on

Published 27 May, 2019 01:44pm

Middle East

Iraq condemns fourth French IS member to death: AFP

BAGHDAD: An Iraqi court on Monday condemned a fourth French citizen to death for joining the Islamic State group, a day

Published 27 May, 2019 01:40pm

Europe

Salvini's League triumps in migrant 'hot spots'

ROME: Matteo Salvini's far-right League, which triumphed at the European elections in Italy, did particularly well in ce

Published 27 May, 2019 01:40pm

Europe

Austrian chancellor set to lose no-confidence showdown

VIENNA: Austria's Chancellor Sebastian Kurz was set Monday to lose a no-confidence vote in parliament, which will see hi

Published 27 May, 2019 12:38pm

Europe

Fight for top EU jobs begins after European elections

BRUSSELS: The tussle for top EU jobs got under way Monday after European Parliament elections delivered a fragmented res

Published 27 May, 2019 12:36pm

Europe

WHO recognises 'burn-out' as medical condition

GENEVA: The World Health Organization has for the first time recognised "burn-out" in its International Classification o

Published 27 May, 2019 12:35pm

Africa

Coal-hungry S.Africa introduces carbon tax

JOHANNESBURG: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law a carbon tax to cut emissions in the continent

Published 27 May, 2019 12:34pm

Asia

Modi praises party workers amid violence, killings

VARANASI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised his nationalist party's courage Monday amid political clashes and

Published 27 May, 2019 12:33pm

Asia

Sri Lanka to relax emergency in a month: president

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's President announced on Monday he will allow tough emergency laws to lapse within a month because th

Published 27 May, 2019 12:31pm

Europe

Romania court upholds jail sentence for ruling party chief

BUCHAREST: A Romanian court on Monday upheld a jail sentence for the powerful head of Romania's ruling Social Democrats,

Published 27 May, 2019 12:28pm

World

China's industrial profits shrink in April, add to pressure on economy

BEIJING: Profits for China's industrial firms shrank in April as slowing manufacturing activity halted the previous mon

Published 27 May, 2019 12:27pm

Europe

Britain's Brexit Party triumphs in EU vote

LONDON: Nigel Farage's anti-EU Brexit party topped European Parliament polls in Britain, results showed Monday, putting

Updated 18 Jun, 2019 01:45pm

Asia

Trump hopes to announce more on trade deal with Japan very soon

TOKYO: The United States and Japan hope to have more to announce very soon on a trade deal, President Donald Trump said

Published 27 May, 2019 12:06pm

Europe

Spain's PM to talk EU jobs with Macron on Monday

MADRID: Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will travel to Paris on Monday to meet with French President Emmanuel Macro

Published 27 May, 2019 11:57am

World

Thai April factory output seen down 1pc y/y

BANGKOK: Thailand's annual manufacturing output in April is expected to have dropped for a third straight month but at a

Published 27 May, 2019 11:56am

World

Nigerian president signs $29bn 2019 budget into law

ABUJA: Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari signed an 8.9 trillion naira ($29 billion) budget for 2019, into law on Monda

Published 27 May, 2019 11:37am

Europe

EU's Katainen says Weber well placed to replace Juncker after EU election

HELSINKI: EU Commission Vice President Jyrki Katainen said Manfred Weber, who heads the European Parliament's conservati

Published 27 May, 2019 11:33am

Europe

Greek PM comes unstuck over Macedonia, austerity in European vote

ATHENS: Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was left struggling for his political survival on Monday after his Syriza pa

Published 27 May, 2019 11:24am

Europe

Russia says it is ready to play role in Venezuela crisis talks in Oslo

MOSCOW: Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Monday that Moscow was ready to play a role in talks between the Ve

Published 27 May, 2019 11:07am

Europe

Poland's unemployment rate falls to 5.6pc in April

WARSAW: Poland's registered unemployment rate fell to 5.6pc in April from 5.9pc in March, as expected, statistics offi

Published 27 May, 2019 11:01am

Asia

US 'not looking for regime change' in Iran: Trump

TOKYO: The United States is not seeking regime change in Iran, President Donald Trump said Monday, as tensions between t

Published 27 May, 2019 08:05am

Asia

Trump becomes first foreign leader to meet Japan's new emperor

Tokyo: Donald Trump on Monday became the first foreign leader to meet with Japan's newly enthroned Emperor Naruhito -- a

Published 27 May, 2019 07:43am

Asia

Abe: 'Full support' from Trump for meeting with Kim

Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Monday he had won the backing of US President Donald Trump for a proposed

Published 27 May, 2019 07:35am

Middle East

Seven children killed in Yemen attack: UNICEF

SANAA: Seven children were killed in an attack on the city of Taez last week, the United Nations' agency for children sa

Published 27 May, 2019 07:22am

Europe

Merkel's coalition in crisis talks after EU vote debacle

BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel's embattled coalition will hold crisis talks Monday after a thumping at European

Published 27 May, 2019 07:11am

World

Strong 8.0-magnitude earthquake jolts Peru

LIMA: A powerful 8.0-earthquake toppled houses, blocked roads and knocked out power in parts of Peru on Sunday, killing

Published 27 May, 2019 07:08am

World

Clashes between prisoners in Brazil jail leave 15 dead

SAO PAULO: Clashes between inmates killed 15 people at a jail in Amazonas state in northern Brazil on Sunday, the region

Published 27 May, 2019 07:06am

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Forex
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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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