News Archives for World - 2019-05-28

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Europe

Tusk says Brexit served as 'vaccine' against eurosceptic EU vote

BRUSSELS: Britain's Brexit paralysis served as a "vaccine" against the eurosceptic vote in the European Union's parl

Published 28 May, 2019 08:52pm

Europe

In Brussels, May urges successor to seek Brexit deal

BRUSSELS: Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday urged whoever succeeds her to get Britain out of the EU quickly but

Published 28 May, 2019 08:44pm

Europe

Macron confronts Merkel as top EU job tussle begins

BRUSSELS: Europe's most powerful leaders were on collision course over filling Brussels' top job Tuesday as they gat

Published 28 May, 2019 08:40pm

World

Venezuela talks in Norway must focus on Maduro departure: US

WASHINGTON: Talks in Norway between Venezuela's government and the US-backed opposition should focus only on Preside

Published 28 May, 2019 08:35pm

Europe

Erdogan meets Iraqi president as Turkey launches strikes on PKK

ISTANBUL: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met his Iraqi counterpart Barham Saleh on Tuesday while the Turkish militar

Published 28 May, 2019 08:33pm

North America

US says North Korea program violates UN resolutions, after Trump tweet

WASHINGTON: The US State Department said Tuesday that North Korea's overall program of weapons of mass destruction v

Published 28 May, 2019 08:31pm

Europe

Merkel stands by Weber for top job, EU leaders divided

BRUSSELS: Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday that she stood by centre-right candidate Manfred Weber for

Published 28 May, 2019 08:21pm

World

Strong labor market boosts US consumer confidence

WASHINGTON: Consumer confidence jumped in May as households grew more upbeat about the labor market, suggesting the

Published 28 May, 2019 07:43pm

Europe

Ukraine and IMF to prepare new aid programme after election

KIEV: Ukraine and the International Monetary Fund have agreed to prepare a new aid programme to be ready after a sna

Published 28 May, 2019 07:41pm

North America

Disaster aid bill worth $19.1bn blocked again in US House

WASHINGTON: The US House of Representatives on Tuesday failed again to pass a $19.1 billion disaster aid bill suppor

Published 28 May, 2019 07:29pm

Middle East

US calls Russian, Syrian air strikes 'reckless escalation' in Syria

WASHINGTON: The United States continues to be alarmed by Syrian government and Russian air strikes in northwest Syri

Published 28 May, 2019 07:28pm

World

Canada to present bill on ratification of new North American trade pact

OTTAWA: The Canadian government on Wednesday will formally present draft legislation to parliament to ratify a new N

Published 28 May, 2019 07:13pm

World

Regional group to discuss Venezuela crisis next week

OTTAWA: The Lima Group regional bloc, which supports the opposition in crisis-hit Venezuela, will meet in Guatemala

Published 28 May, 2019 07:09pm

Europe

French Finance Minister says he will fight to save jobs at GE's Belfort site

PARIS: French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire told the country's lower house of parliament on Tuesday that he would figh

Published 28 May, 2019 04:41pm

World

Algeria's annual inflation slightly down to 4pc in April

ALGIERS: Algeria's annual inflation fell to 4 percent in April from 4.1 percent the previous month, due to lower prices

Published 28 May, 2019 04:39pm

Africa

Tanzania, Zambia plan $1.5bn oil products pipeline: Tanzania minister

DAR ES SALAAM: Tanzania and Zambia plan to build a refined products pipeline to transport petroleum between the two coun

Published 28 May, 2019 04:27pm

Europe

Outgoing PM May says best for UK to leave EU with a deal

BRUSSELS: Outgoing Prime Minister Theresa May said on Tuesday it was best for Britain to leave the European Union in an

Published 28 May, 2019 04:07pm

Europe

EU names special adviser to help resolve Venezuela crisis

BRUSSELS: The European Union on Tuesday named Spanish-Uruguayan former banker and diplomat Enrique Iglesias as its point

Published 28 May, 2019 03:47pm

World

Sri Lanka enters port deal with Japan, India

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka Tuesday announced it is entering into partnership with India and Japan to develop a deep-sea containe

Published 28 May, 2019 03:19pm

North America

Kushner heads to Mideast to press US peace plan: White House

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner is heading to the Middle East, the White House said Tue

Published 28 May, 2019 03:18pm

Europe

EU's Moscovici prefers dialogue to sanctions against Italy: cabinet member

BRUSSELS: European Economic Commissioner Pierre Moscovici is not in favour of using financial sanctions against Italy as

Published 28 May, 2019 03:17pm

World

Brazil's top court set to decide on Petrobras divestments Thursday

BRASILIA: Brazil's Supreme Court is set to issue on Thursday a key decision that could hold up billions of dollars of di

Published 28 May, 2019 02:53pm

Middle East

Egypt considering selling power plants to private investors: minister

CAIRO: Egypt is considering selling three recently built power plants to private investors, but talks are still at an ea

Published 28 May, 2019 02:47pm

Europe

No-deal Brexit is 'political suicide': Hunt

LONDON: Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said Tuesday that Britain's governing Conservative Party would be committing "poli

Updated 18 Jun, 2019 01:45pm

Asia

Attacks against Afghan schools soar, says UNICEF

KABUL: The number of attacks on schools in Afghanistan nearly tripled last year, UNICEF said Tuesday, cutting children's

Published 28 May, 2019 02:40pm

Africa

Nigerian president vows corruption crackdown in second term

ABUJA: Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed to continue his crackdown against corrupt officials, in a tough spe

Published 28 May, 2019 02:38pm

World

Eurozone loan growth picks up in April

FRANKFURT AM MAIN: Growth in lending to firms and households in the eurozone picked up in April, official data showed Tu

Published 28 May, 2019 02:37pm

Europe

US walks out of UN arms control body in Venezuela protest

GENEVA: The United States on Tuesday walked out of the UN's Conference on Disarmament as Venezuela assumed the body's ro

Published 28 May, 2019 02:35pm

Asia

Indonesia says top officials marked for death amid deadly riots

JAKARTA: Four Indonesian officials, including its chief security minister and the president's top intelligence advisor,

Published 28 May, 2019 02:09pm

Middle East

Israeli election rerun looms as Netanyahu talks falter

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urgently worked to break a deadlock in coalition negotiations Tuesd

Published 28 May, 2019 02:09pm

Europe

Italy's right takes Piedmont in boon for high-speed rail link

ROME: Italy's right-wing coalition has taken the wealthy Piedmont region from the left, definitive election results show

Published 28 May, 2019 02:08pm

Asia

Papua New Guinea in crisis as PM stalls resignation

PORT MORESBY: Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O'Neill stalled his announced resignation and took legal action to p

Published 28 May, 2019 02:05pm

World

Lebanon budget may not be enough to restore confidence: S&P Global

LONDON: Lebanon's budget plan to cut its fiscal deficit to 7.6pc of GDP this year may not be enough to restore damaged c

Published 28 May, 2019 01:40pm

World

Brazil's federal public debt falls 1pc in April from March Treasury

BRASILIA: Brazil's federal public debt fell 1.0pc in April from March to 3.88 trillion reais ($960 billion), the Treasur

Published 28 May, 2019 01:35pm

World

Spain's public deficit, minus town halls, 0.3pc of GDP to March- Budget Min

Spain's public deficit, including the central government, social security system and regions, but excluding town halls,

Published 28 May, 2019 01:18pm

World

UAE economic growth expected at 2pc in 2019: central bank

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates has revised downwards its expectations for economic growth in 2019, with real gross dome

Published 28 May, 2019 01:16pm

World

Brazil economy likely shrank in Q1 for first time since 2016

BRASILIA: Brazil's economy likely shrank in the first quarter of this year for the first time since 2016, a Reuters poll

Published 28 May, 2019 01:03pm

Europe

Italy's Salvini calls for new ECB role to guarantee state debts

ROME: Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini called on Tuesday for a new role for the European Central Bank, which

Published 28 May, 2019 01:01pm

Europe

UK's Fox says would be surprised if EU refuses to renegotiate Brexit terms

CAIRO: British trade minister Liam Fox said on Tuesday that he would be surprised if the European Union did not agree to

Updated 18 Jun, 2019 01:45pm

Europe

Czech PM denies eastern four agreed to propose Sefcovic for Commission chief

PRAGUE: Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis said on Tuesday that four ex-communist eastern European countries had not agre

Published 28 May, 2019 12:50pm

World

Slovak March current account shows 44 million euros deficit

PRAGUE: Slovakia's current account showed a deficit of 44 million euros ($49.21 million) in March after a gap of 111 mil

Published 28 May, 2019 12:44pm

World

Iceland inflation rises to 3.6pc in May

COPENHAGEN: Iceland's consumer price index (CPI) rose 3.6 percent year on year in May, the statistics office said on Tue

Published 28 May, 2019 12:19pm

Europe

Now up to others to find Brexit solution: PM May's spokesman

LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May's spokesman said on Monday it was now up to others to break the country's dea

Published 28 May, 2019 12:08pm

Europe

EU parliament demands leaders name lawmaker to run executive

BRUSSELS: Leaders of a majority of parties in the newly elected European Parliament called on EU national leaders meetin

Published 28 May, 2019 12:07pm

Europe

Merkel party's battle with YouTubers escalates

BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel's favoured successor plunged into a new social media storm Tuesday, with her app

Published 28 May, 2019 12:06pm

Europe

Catalan separatist trial to end June 11: court

MADRID: The trial of 12 Catalan separatists over a failed attempt to secede in October 2017 is due to end on June 11, Sp

Published 28 May, 2019 12:04pm

Africa

Nine subsistence miners die in Zimbabwe blasts

HARARE: At least nine miners died in Zimbabwe following blasts in a shaft north of the capital Harare where they were il

Published 28 May, 2019 12:04pm

Europe

EU leaders launch hunt to fill Brussels' top job

BRUSSELS: European leaders descended on Brussels on Tuesday to begin the hunt for a new generation of top EU officials i

Published 28 May, 2019 12:03pm

Africa

Sudan protesters strike as deadlock with military persists

KHARTOUM: Thousands of Sudanese workers began a national strike on Tuesday, leaving air and bus passengers stranded as p

Published 28 May, 2019 12:01pm

Asia

Malaysia to ship back hundreds of tonnes of plastic waste

PORT KLANG: Hundreds of tonnes of imported plastic waste will be shipped back to where it came from, Malaysia said Tuesd

Published 28 May, 2019 11:56am

Middle East

Iraq condemns two more French IS members to death

BAGHDAD: A Baghdad court sentenced two more Frenchmen to death Tuesday for joining the Islamic State jihadist group, rai

Published 28 May, 2019 11:54am

Asia

Two dead, including schoolgirl, after Japan mass stabbing

KAWASAKI: Two people including a schoolgirl were stabbed to death and more than a dozen injured in Japan on Tuesday in a

Published 28 May, 2019 11:52am

Europe

Italy braced for 3 billion-euro Brussels fine: Salvini

ROME: Italy's Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini said Tuesday he expected Brussels to slap Rome with a three billion-e

Published 28 May, 2019 11:48am

Europe

'Burn-out' is an 'occupational phenomenon' not disease: WHO

GENEVA: The World Health Organization said Tuesday that "burn-out" remains an "occupational phenomenon" that could lead

Published 28 May, 2019 11:47am

World

Turkish economic confidence tumbles in May

ISTANBUL: Turkey's economic confidence index tumbled 8.5% in May to 77.5 points, hitting its lowest level since October,

Published 28 May, 2019 09:14am

Europe

EU leaders launch hunt to fill Brussels' top job

BRUSSELS: European leaders descend on Brussels on Tuesday to launch the hunt for a new generation of top EU officials in

Published 28 May, 2019 07:30am

Asia

Trump leaves Japan after visit to meet new emperor

TOKYO: US President Donald Trump left Japan on Tuesday after a trip in which he became the first foreign leader to meet

Published 28 May, 2019 07:15am

Asia

Abe voices 'strong anger' over 'harrowing' Japan stabbing

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe voiced "strong anger" over what he described as a "harrowing" attack, after a

Published 28 May, 2019 07:13am

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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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