News Archives for World - 2019-06-17

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Asia

At least six dead, 75 hurt in China quake

BEIJING: A strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck China's southwestern Sichuan province on Monday, leaving at least

Published 17 Jun, 2019 10:35pm

North America

Population of Earth to reach 9.7 billion in 2050: UN

UNITED NATIONS: The world population is expected to climb to 9.7 billion in 2050 from 7.7 billion today, with the po

Published 17 Jun, 2019 10:33pm

Europe

Macron says new Ukraine peace talks possible under Zelensky

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday said it may be possible to hold new peace talks over the conflict

Published 17 Jun, 2019 09:33pm

Middle East

UN chief tells Iran to keep implementing nuclear deal

UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called on Iran to continue to abide by a nuclear dea

Published 17 Jun, 2019 09:28pm

Europe

Erdogan blames Egypt 'tyrants' for Morsi's death

ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday blamed Egypt's "tyrants" for the death of former Egyptia

Published 17 Jun, 2019 09:19pm

Middle East

Brotherhood blames Egypt for Morsi's 'deliberate slow death'

NICOSIA: The Muslim Brotherhood accused Egyptian authorities of being responsible for Mohamed Morsi's "deliberate sl

Published 17 Jun, 2019 09:18pm

Europe

Tusk accuses Poland's ruling conservatives of 'abuse of power'

WARSAW: Outgoing EU Council President Donald Tusk on Monday accused the governing conservatives from his home countr

Published 17 Jun, 2019 09:16pm

Middle East

Iran sets 10-day countdown to surpass uranium limit

TEHRAN: Iran on Monday set a 10-day countdown for world powers to fulfil their commitments under a nuclear deal aba

Published 17 Jun, 2019 09:10pm

Middle East

Hamas pays tribute to Morsi

GAZA CITY: Hamas on Monday paid tribute to former Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi, who had been a close ally of th

Published 17 Jun, 2019 09:01pm

Middle East

UN agency denounces Huthi manipulation of Yemen food aid

UNITED NATIONS: The head of the World Food Programme threatened Monday to suspend aid deliveries to Huthi-controlled

Published 17 Jun, 2019 08:59pm

Asia

Brain disease kills more than 100 Indian children

PATNA: More than 100 children in the Indian state of Bihar -- home to some of the country's worst health indicators

Published 17 Jun, 2019 08:57pm

Asia

China's President Xi to visit North Korea this week

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit North Korea for two days from Thursday, state media in both countri

Published 17 Jun, 2019 08:53pm

Europe

France's Macron urges more dialogue with Iran, regrets announcements on enrichment

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday he regretted Iran's announcement that it would exceed the all

Published 17 Jun, 2019 08:38pm

Middle East

Qatar's emir offers condolences to former Egyptian president Mursi's family

CAIRO: Qatar's emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, offered condolences in a tweet on Monday to the family of form

Published 17 Jun, 2019 08:04pm

North America

As promised, Trump slashes aid to Central America over migrants

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump's administration on Monday cut hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to El Sa

Published 17 Jun, 2019 07:35pm

Europe

Seasonal jobs cut Bulgaria unemployment rate to 5.3pc in May

SOFIA: Bulgaria's jobless rate fell to 5.3pc in May from 5.6pc in the previous month as employers hired more staff for t

Published 17 Jun, 2019 04:11pm

Europe

UK PM May would not repeat criticism of London Mayor

LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May would not retweet Katie Hopkins, whose criticism London Mayor Sadiq Khan was

Published 17 Jun, 2019 03:38pm

World

Brazil 2019 growth forecasts cut to new low below 1.0pc

BRASILIA: Brazil's economy is expected to grow by less than 1.0pc this year, according to a central bank survey on Monda

Published 17 Jun, 2019 03:25pm

North America

Mexico's Lopez Obrador says will meet El Salvador's leader

MEXICO CITY: Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday he will meet with the leader of El Salvador in

Published 17 Jun, 2019 03:17pm

Middle East

UAE, Japan discuss 'defence' cooperation after Gulf attacks

ABU DHABI: Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed met with a top Japanese military official Monday, days aft

Published 17 Jun, 2019 02:55pm

Middle East

Iran, Hamas agree to 'confront dangers' of US peace plan

TEHRAN: Iran's intelligence minister and top officials of Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas have agreed to "confront t

Published 17 Jun, 2019 02:54pm

Asia

'Just a collision': Philippines' Duterte downplays sinking

MANILA: The sinking of a Filipino fishing boat by a Chinese vessel in the disputed South China Sea was "just a collision

Published 17 Jun, 2019 02:53pm

Europe

Qatar Airways not affected by rising Mideast tensions

France: Qatar Airways chief executive Akbar al-Baker said on Monday rising tensions in the Middle East were not affectin

Published 17 Jun, 2019 02:52pm

Africa

Kenya reassures public after Ebola false alarm

NAIROBI: Kenya sought to reassure the public and foreign visitors on Monday after a suspected Ebola case, which turned o

Published 17 Jun, 2019 02:48pm

Europe

EU to await IAEA report before deciding on any Iran breach

LUXEMBOURG: The European Union will only react to any Iranian breach of the 2015 nuclear deal if the International Atomi

Published 17 Jun, 2019 02:48pm

Middle East

Militant rocket fire kills 12 civilians in Syria: state media

DAMASCUS: Rocket fire has killed 12 civilians in a regime-held village in northwestern Syria, state news agency SANA has

Published 17 Jun, 2019 02:47pm

Asia

Myanmar's hardline monks rail against Rohingya and Suu Kyi

YANGON: Ultra-nationalist monks in Myanmar accepted a cash donation from the military on Monday while condemning Aung Sa

Published 17 Jun, 2019 02:45pm

Europe

EU leaders to debate push for zero emissions by 2050

BRUSSELS: EU leaders will this week discuss setting a target of zero net greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, European offi

Published 17 Jun, 2019 02:43pm

Europe

China pulls WTO suit over claim to be a market economy

GENEVA: China has halted a dispute at the World Trade Organization over its claim to be a market economy, a panel of thr

Published 17 Jun, 2019 02:38pm

Asia

China stands by Hong Kong leader after days of street protests

HONG KONG: China doubled down on its support for Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Monday after days of protests in the Chi

Published 17 Jun, 2019 02:37pm

Asia

'Explosion' near China-North Korea border causes small quake: authorities

BEIJING: A "suspected explosion" near the China-North Korean border caused a small earthquake on Monday, Chinese seismol

Published 17 Jun, 2019 02:35pm

Asia

China's President Xi to visit North Korea this week

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping will go to North Korea on Thursday for two days, state media in both countries rep

Published 17 Jun, 2019 02:33pm

Europe

EU blames Sudan military council for deadly crackdown

LUXEMBOURG: The EU on Monday blamed Sudan's military authorities for a bloody crackdown on protesters that left dozens o

Published 17 Jun, 2019 02:31pm

Middle East

Car bomb in Syria's Qamishli wounds 7: monitor

BEIRUT: A car bombing near Kurdish security offices in northeast Syria on Monday wounded seven civilians, including a ch

Published 17 Jun, 2019 02:30pm

Europe

EU executive sees no decisions on relationship with Switzerland on Tuesday

LUXEMBOURG: The European Commission will discuss the European Union's relations with Switzerland at its next meeting on

Published 17 Jun, 2019 02:23pm

World

German economy to shrink slightly in Q2

BERLIN: German economic output will fall slightly in the second quarter, the Bundesbank said on Monday, as one-off effec

Published 17 Jun, 2019 02:19pm

Europe

Germany urges Iran to uphold nuclear deal

BERLIN: The German government urged Iran to uphold the nuclear pact it agreed with world powers in 2015, a spokeswoman f

Published 17 Jun, 2019 02:17pm

Asia

Indonesia becomes latest Southeast Asian country to return waste to the West

JAKARTA: Indonesia has sent back a consignment of Canadian paper waste, imported via the United States, because it was c

Published 17 Jun, 2019 02:12pm

Asia

Death toll of children due to encephalitis mounts to 93 in Indian state Bihar

NEW DELHI: The outbreak of "Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES)," which has plagued India's eastern state of Bihar, has so

Published 17 Jun, 2019 02:11pm

Africa

UN to strengthen ties with Somalia: official

MOGADISHU: A senior UN official expressed optimism about the state of political and economic relations between the world

Published 17 Jun, 2019 02:08pm

Middle East

Israel urges more sanctions on Iran if it breaches uranium limit

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged world powers on Monday to step up sanctions against Iran swif

Published 17 Jun, 2019 02:06pm

Africa

Kenyan parliament will block repeal of rate cap, lawmaker says

NAIROBI: Kenya's parliament will block an attempt to repeal a cap on commercial lending rates, the lawmaker who sponsore

Published 17 Jun, 2019 01:59pm

World

Nigerian consumer inflation edges up to 11.4pc in May

LAGOS: Annual inflation in Nigeria stood at 11.4pc in May, compared with 11.37pc in April, the National Bureau of Statis

Published 17 Jun, 2019 01:55pm

World

Polish net inflation at 1.7pc y/y in May: central bank

WARSAW: The following is a table of Polish annual net inflation indices for May, published by the central bank on Monday

Published 17 Jun, 2019 01:47pm

Asia

Saudi Energy Minister says energy shipping lanes must be kept open

TOKYO: Saudi Arabian Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said on Monday that it is very important for the world's economy to

Published 17 Jun, 2019 01:42pm

Europe

UK says will look at all options if Iran breaches nuclear commitments

LONDON: Britain will look at all available options if Iran breaches its commitments around its nuclear activities, a spo

Published 17 Jun, 2019 01:27pm

Europe

UK's May to raise Hong Kong protests with China's Hu

LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May will raise the issue of protests in Hong Kong with China's Vice Premier Hu Ch

Published 17 Jun, 2019 01:26pm

World

Venezuela bus accident kills 18

CARACAS: At least 18 people were killed Sunday in a bus accident in a rural area of western Venezuela, police said. "

Published 17 Jun, 2019 01:00pm

Asia

Indian doctors strike over violence from patients and families

NEW DELHI: Tens of thousands of Indian doctors went on strike Monday calling for more protection against violence by pat

Published 17 Jun, 2019 12:58pm

Africa

Boko Haram suicide bombing in NE Nigeria kills 17: officials

KANO: A triple suicide bombing by Boko Haram militants killed 17 people in the northeastern Nigerian town of Konduga, em

Published 17 Jun, 2019 12:53pm

Europe

Eight dead after migrant boat sinks off Turkey: coastguard

ANKARA: Eight people died after a boat carrying illegal migrants sank off southwestern Turkey early Monday, the Turkish

Published 17 Jun, 2019 12:52pm

Europe

EU drops sanctions threat against Maldives

LUXEMBOURG: The European Union on Monday dropped the threat of sanctions against the Maldives, saying the political situ

Published 17 Jun, 2019 12:32pm

Africa

30 killed in triple suicide bombing in NE Nigeria

KANO: Thirty people were killed late Sunday in a triple suicide bombing in northeast Nigeria, emergency services reporte

Published 17 Jun, 2019 12:26pm

Europe

Kremlin says Putin, Trump could meet briefly at G20

MOSCOW: The Kremlin said Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin and US counterpart Donald Trump could meet briefly

Published 17 Jun, 2019 12:23pm

Asia

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong leaves jail, vows to join protests

HONG KONG: Leading Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong walked free from prison Monday and vowed to join historic an

Published 17 Jun, 2019 12:20pm

Middle East

Iran nuclear deal: developments since US exit

TEHRAN: A deal between major powers and Tehran on Iran's nuclear programme has been weakened since Washington unilateral

Published 17 Jun, 2019 12:14pm

Asia

China's Xi to visit North Korea this week: state media

BEIJING: Xi Jinping will visit North Korea this week, marking the first visit there by a Chinese president in more than

Published 17 Jun, 2019 12:12pm

Africa

Chad rebel chief held in France for crimes against humanity

PARIS: One of Chad's main rebel leaders was detained at his Paris home on Monday over alleged crimes against humanity co

Published 17 Jun, 2019 12:11pm

Asia

China's Xi to visit North Korea this week ahead of G20

BEIJING: Xi Jinping will make the first trip to North Korea by a Chinese president in 14 years this week, state media sa

Published 17 Jun, 2019 12:07pm

Africa

Bouteflika-era tycoon jailed for six months in Algeria

ALGIERS: A key backer of Algeria's former leader Abdelaziz Bouteflika and one of the country's top businessmen, Ali Hadd

Published 17 Jun, 2019 12:03pm

World

GE to cut another 450 Swiss jobs amid energy downturn

ZURICH: General Electric plans to cut around 450 jobs at two Swiss sites to help address "challenges on the global energ

Published 17 Jun, 2019 09:57am

World

Turkish unemployment at 14.1pc, edges down from decade high

ISTANBUL: Turkey's unemployment rate eased to 14.1% in the February-April period, declining from its highest level in ne

Published 17 Jun, 2019 08:50am

World

Huawei founder says to cut output by $30bn in 2019-20

Shenzhen, China: The founder of Huawei said the Chinese telecom giant would slash production over the next two years as

Published 17 Jun, 2019 07:45am

Asia

Dozen killed in Indonesia bus crash after passenger argument

JAKARTA: Twelve people were killed and dozens more injured in an Indonesian traffic accident Monday after a bus passenge

Published 17 Jun, 2019 07:25am

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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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