News Archives for World - 2019-06-19

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Middle East

New US deployment includes more Patriot missile defenses

WASHINGTON: The latest deployment of 1,000 additional troops to the Middle East, which was announced on Monday, will

Published 19 Jun, 2019 10:08pm

North America

US Senate to vote Thursday on whether to block Trump Saudi arms sale plan

WASHINGTON: The US Senate will vote on Thursday on legislation seeking to block President Donald Trump's plan to sid

Published 19 Jun, 2019 09:55pm

North America

Trump formally launches 2020 re-election bid; slams Democrats

NEW YORK: US President Donald Trump has accused his Democratic opponents of trying to "destroy our country" as he of

Published 19 Jun, 2019 09:54pm

Europe

UK risks Scotland split, more austerity after a no-deal Brexit

LONDON: British finance minister Philip Hammond warned contenders in the race to become prime minister that a no-dea

Published 19 Jun, 2019 09:51pm

World

US-Japan trade deal progress likely in 'months': US official

WASHINGTON: Tokyo understands Washington's desire to negotiate greater access to the Japanese market and efforts to

Published 19 Jun, 2019 09:47pm

North America

Canada's Conservative leader unveils climate plan without carbon pricing

OTTAWA: Canada's Conservative Party leader unveiled his long-awaited climate and environmental plan on Wednesday tha

Published 19 Jun, 2019 09:40pm

World

US Fed's Powell says case for rate cut 'strengthened'

WASHINGTON: US Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell said Wednesday that many central bankers feel the case for an int

Published 19 Jun, 2019 09:35pm

World

Mexico becomes first country to ratify USMCA trade deal via Senate vote

MEXICO CITY: Mexico on Wednesday became the first country to ratify the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA

Updated 19 Jun, 2019 10:00pm

Europe

I hope MH17 crash suspects will stand trial

KIEV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday he welcomed murder charges brought against four susp

Published 19 Jun, 2019 07:56pm

North America

US House Speaker Pelosi backs bill aimed at protecting Hong Kong rights

WASHINGTON: US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a longtime critic of China's human rights record, on W

Published 19 Jun, 2019 07:35pm

Europe

UK Labour's Corbyn backs second referendum on any Brexit deal

LONDON: British opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn backed a second referendum on any Brexit deal on Wednesday, h

Published 19 Jun, 2019 07:33pm

North America

Former Trump aide Hope Hicks frustrates Democrats with limited testimony

WASHINGTON: Hope Hicks, once a close aide to US President Donald Trump, drew fire from Democrats on Wednesday for no

Updated 19 Jun, 2019 07:58pm

North America

New York mayor demands apology from presidential rival Biden over civility remarks

WASHINGTON: New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Wednesday called on his Democratic presidential rival, former Vice

Published 19 Jun, 2019 07:17pm

Asia

Senior US-Chinese trade negotiators to confer before Trump-Xi G20 meeting

WASHINGTON/BEIJING: The top US trade negotiator said on Wednesday it is in the interests of China and the United Sta

Published 19 Jun, 2019 07:09pm

Asia

US Navy says mine fragments suggest Iran behind Gulf tanker attack

FUJAIRAH: The United States sought on Wednesday to bolster its case for isolating Iran over its nuclear and regional

Published 19 Jun, 2019 06:45pm

Europe

UK PM candidate Johnson increases support in third round of leadership contest

LONDON: Brexit campaigner Boris Johnson cemented his position as the favourite to be Britain's next prime minister o

Published 19 Jun, 2019 06:41pm

Europe

Erdogan says Khashoggi's killers will pay the price, be held accountable

ANKARA: Those responsible for the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi will pay the price and be held accounta

Updated 19 Jun, 2019 08:28pm

Europe

Britain's bankers call for more support, tax cuts after Brexit

LONDON: Britain should create a new body to promote a positive "vision" for banking and cut taxes on the industry af

Published 19 Jun, 2019 06:27pm

Europe

UK police arrest man over plane crash death of footballer Sala

LONDON: British police said on Wednesday they had arrested a man on suspicion of manslaughter in connection with the

Published 19 Jun, 2019 06:24pm

North America

US Senate panel OKs aid to ease migrant surge at southern border

WASHINGTON: The Senate Appropriations Committee on Wednesday approved $4.6 billion in largely humanitarian aid to ad

Published 19 Jun, 2019 06:22pm

North America

US targets Russian firm for allegedly helping North Korea evade sanctions

WASHINGTON: The United States has sanctioned a Russian financial institution for allegedly helping North Korea evade

Published 19 Jun, 2019 06:12pm

Asia

Strong quake hits Indonesia

JAKARTA: A powerful earthquake struck Indonesia early on Thursday, 248 km west of Jayapura, Irian Jaya, in the provi

Published 19 Jun, 2019 06:09pm

World

Swedish economy to slow, rate hike in 2020

STOCKHOLM: Sweden's economy will slow slightly this year and the central bank will wait until spring 2020 to raise the b

Published 19 Jun, 2019 03:37pm

Asia

China says Trump, Xi will discuss whatever they want at G20 meeting

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump will discuss whatever they want when they meet at th

Published 19 Jun, 2019 03:34pm

Asia

Japan's PM Abe says not thinking of dissolving lower house for election

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday he was not thinking about dissolving parliament's lower hous

Published 19 Jun, 2019 03:24pm

Europe

Italy wants EU commissioner with a top drawer economic role

ROME: Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Wednesday that Italy's commissioner in the European Union's next executive s

Published 19 Jun, 2019 03:22pm

World

Polish wages rise 7.7pc y/y in May, above forecast

WARSAW: Polish corporate sector wages rose by an annual 7.7pc in May to an average of 5,058 zlotys ($1,329.34) per month

Published 19 Jun, 2019 03:19pm

North America

Trump pokes Fed on rates as policy meet opens

WASHINGTON: With no letup in pressure from the White House, the Federal Reserve on Wednesday began the final day of a po

Published 19 Jun, 2019 03:10pm

Africa

Sudan army ruler calls on protest leaders to hold unconditional talks

KHARTOUM: Sudan's army ruler Wednesday called on protest leaders to resume talks on the transfer of power without any co

Published 19 Jun, 2019 03:08pm

World

Bulgaria posts 1.2pc/GDP current account surplus through April

SOFIA: Bulgaria posted a current account surplus of 1.2pc of gross domestic product in the first four months, compared w

Published 19 Jun, 2019 03:01pm

World

South African consumer inflation subdued, upping rate cut chances

JOHANNESBURG: South African inflation stayed well within the central bank's target range in May, making it more than two

Published 19 Jun, 2019 02:55pm

Asia

Germany economy minister raises Hong Kong during China visit

BEIJING: German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier said on Wednesday that during talks in Beijing he raised the issue of Ho

Published 19 Jun, 2019 02:31pm

Europe

Italy holds cabinet meeting on toll-road operators on Wednesday

ROME: Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte will meet later on Wednesday with Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio and Tr

Published 19 Jun, 2019 02:05pm

World

Argentina's new poor sink deeper amid recession

BUENOS AIRES: Like many Argentines, Daniel Roger and his family found themselves slipping down the social ladder over th

Published 19 Jun, 2019 02:00pm

Europe

Romanian PM elected head of European centrist group with Macron's blessing

PARIS: A former Romanian prime minister was on Wednesday elected the first leader of Renew Europe, the new centrist forc

Published 19 Jun, 2019 01:57pm

Middle East

Egypt accuses UN of seeking to 'politicise' Morsi death

CAIRO: Egypt accused the United Nations on Wednesday of seeking to "politicise" the death of the country's first democra

Published 19 Jun, 2019 01:57pm

Asia

ASEAN leaders told to get serious on Rohingya issue

BANGKOK: Southeast Asian leaders must use an upcoming summit to hold unvarnished talks on Myanmar's treatment of the Roh

Published 19 Jun, 2019 01:54pm

World

UK inflation dips to Bank of England target

LONDON: British annual inflation has dipped to the Bank of England's 2.0 target rate, official data showed Wednesday, fu

Published 19 Jun, 2019 01:52pm

Asia

Xi pens friendship letter to North Korea before rare visit

BEIJING: Xi Jinping will burnish China's fragile alliance with North Korea by making his first trip to Pyongyang as pres

Published 19 Jun, 2019 01:51pm

Europe

Kate and William's police convoy hits UK pensioner

LONDON: An 83-year-old woman was in a serious condition in a British hospital on Wednesday after being hit by a motorbik

Published 19 Jun, 2019 01:50pm

World

Slovakia dips 2019 growth outlook, cuts inflation outlook

BRATISLAVA: Slovakia's Finance Ministry cut its forecast for 2019, economic growth to 3.5pc, from 4.0pc due to a slowdow

Published 19 Jun, 2019 01:42pm

Europe

UK PM May has not told anyone who she supports to replace her

LONDON: Theresa May has not told anyone, including her husband, who she is backing in the leadership contest to replace

Published 19 Jun, 2019 01:40pm

Europe

Adidas loses EU court battle over 'three stripe' design

LUXEMBOURG: German sportswear giant Adidas on Wednesday lost a legal battle to trademark its "three stripe" motif in the

Published 19 Jun, 2019 01:37pm

Europe

Britain's Labour is engaging in consultation on Brexit stance

LONDON: Britain's Labour Party is engaging in a consultation on its Brexit stance, a spokesman for leader Jeremy Corbyn

Published 19 Jun, 2019 01:35pm

Europe

Weary Brussels braced for a second bout with Boris

BRUSSELS: The frontrunner to become Britain's prime minister, former Brussels journalist -- and foreign minister -- Bori

Published 19 Jun, 2019 01:35pm

Europe

Court releases ex-ETA boss after France arrest

PARIS: A Paris court on Wednesday ordered the conditional release of a former Basque separatist leader who was arrested

Published 19 Jun, 2019 01:20pm

Africa

Two killed in attack on police station near Niger capital

NIAMEY: Two policemen were killed late Tuesday when gunmen attacked a police station on the northern edge of the Niger c

Published 19 Jun, 2019 01:15pm

Europe

Four charged with murder over MH17 crash

NIEUWEGEIN: International investigators on Wednesday charged four people with murder over the 2014 shooting down of flig

Published 19 Jun, 2019 12:42pm

Asia

Air India flight delayed after spat over pilot's lunch box

NEW DELHI: An Air India pilot and a cabin crew member are being investigated after an argument over a lunch box delayed

Published 19 Jun, 2019 12:41pm

World

Canada May annual inflation rate up to seven-month high of 2.4pc

Canada's annual inflation rate in May rose to 2.4pc from 2.0pc in April, on higher prices for food and transportation wh

Published 19 Jun, 2019 12:39pm

Europe

MH17 suspect denies Ukraine rebels behind attack

MOSCOW: One of the main suspects named in the shooting down of passenger flight MH17 over Ukraine denied Wednesday that

Published 19 Jun, 2019 12:38pm

Europe

Ex-French president Sarkozy loses bid to halt corruption trial

PARIS: Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has lost his final bid to avoid a trial on charges of corruption and infl

Published 19 Jun, 2019 12:37pm

Europe

Far-right 'hounding' led to politician's murder: German ruling party chief

PARIS: Germany's far-right AfD party is responsible for the climate of hate that led to the murder of a local German pol

Published 19 Jun, 2019 12:33pm

Europe

EU's Tusk hopes for top jobs deal on Thursday

BRUSSELS: European Council President Donald Tusk said on Wednesday that he hoped EU's leaders would agree on new names f

Published 19 Jun, 2019 11:17am

World

Italy posts trade surplus in April - ISTAT

ROME: Italy posted a trade surplus with the rest of the world of 2.885 billion euros in April, compared with a surplus o

Published 19 Jun, 2019 11:06am

Europe

Rory Stewart ‘considering pact’ with Michael Gove against Boris Johnson in run for Britain PM

Rory Stewart, one of the candidates vying to become the next British Prime Minister, has said that he is 'considerin

Published 19 Jun, 2019 10:59am

Europe

Iran's President Rouhani says scaling back nuclear commitments is a "minimum" measure

LONDON: Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday pulling out of some commitments under the nuclear deal was a "

Published 19 Jun, 2019 10:49am

World

Saudi consumer prices fall in May but deflation keeps easing

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia's consumer prices fell in May from a year earlier for the fifth month in a row, but the consumer pri

Published 19 Jun, 2019 10:44am

World

Xi visit raises prospect of 'concrete cooperation' with North Korea

BEIJING/SEOUL: China's President Xi Jinping heads to Pyongyang this week holding out the prospect of fresh measures to s

Published 19 Jun, 2019 10:36am

World

China says history shows positive outcome from U.S. talks possible

BEIJING: China said on Wednesday positive outcomes were possible in trade negotiations with the United States, after the

Published 19 Jun, 2019 10:33am

World

South African consumer inflation subdued, upping rate cut chances

JOHANNESBURG: South African inflation stayed well within the central bank's target range in May, making it more than two

Published 19 Jun, 2019 10:22am

World

UK inflation falls to Bank of England target, underlying pressure weak

LONDON: Britain's inflation rate cooled in May and cost pressures in factories fell to a three-year low, according to da

Published 19 Jun, 2019 10:13am

North America

UN chief asks Russia, Turkey to 'stabilize' Syria's embattled Idlib

UNITED NATIONS, United States: UN chief Antonio Guterres called on Russia and Turkey Tuesday to "stabilize the situation

Published 19 Jun, 2019 07:14am

North America

Trump-Xi meeting at G20 raises hope for trade truce

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping have agreed to meet at the G20 summit in Japan next

Published 19 Jun, 2019 07:06am

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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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