News Archives for World - 2019-06-20

Europe

Climate protesters interrupt speech by UK finance minister Hammond

LONDON: Climate change protesters briefly interrupted a high-profile speech by British finance minister Philip Hammond t

Published 20 Jun, 2019 09:05pm

Europe

World Food Programme announces partial suspension of Yemen aid

ROME: The World Food Programme announced Thursday the "partial suspension" of aid to areas in Yemen under the control of

Published 20 Jun, 2019 08:47pm

Middle East

Israel's Netanyahu says world must back US against Iran

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday urged "peace-loving countries" to back the United State

Published 20 Jun, 2019 08:30pm

World

Walmart to pay $282 mn to settle US bribery probes: agency

NEW YORK: International retail giant Walmart agreed to pay $282 million to settle charges over potentially illegal payme

Published 20 Jun, 2019 08:28pm

North America

US Senate votes to block Saudi arms sales, UK suspends licenses

WASHINGTON: Saudi Arabia's controversial military campaign in Yemen suffered a double blow Thursday as US lawmakers vote

Published 20 Jun, 2019 08:21pm

Europe

Britain's William and Harry split charities

LONDON: Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate are to split their charitable works from his brother Prince Harry and

Published 20 Jun, 2019 08:18pm

Africa

South African president admits economy 'extremely weak'

CAPE TOWN: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday described the country's economic outlook as "extremely we

Published 20 Jun, 2019 08:16pm

Europe

EU extends economic sanctions against Russia

BRUSSELS: European Union leaders on Thursday extended punishing economic sanctions against Russia over the conflict in U

Published 20 Jun, 2019 08:13pm

Middle East

Yemen rebels target Saudi desalination plant: coalition

RIYADH: A Yemeni rebel strike targeted a desalination plant in the southwestern Saudi province of Jizan, a Riyadh-led mi

Published 20 Jun, 2019 07:49pm

Europe

Thousands of protesters try to storm Georgia parliament

TBILISI: Thousands of protesters attempted Thursday to storm the Georgian parliament in Tbilisi, furious that a Russian

Published 20 Jun, 2019 07:47pm

Europe

EU agrees to extend economic sanctions on Russia until 2020

BRUSSELS: European Union leaders agreed on Thursday to prolong until the end of January 2020, economic sanctions against

Published 20 Jun, 2019 07:42pm

Europe

British parliament to hold Citizens' Assembly on climate crisis

LONDON: British lawmakers will hold a Citizens' Assembly to gather views on how to meet its newly-strengthened emissions

Published 20 Jun, 2019 07:33pm

World

Colombian imports rose 6.8pc year-on-year in April

BOGOTA: Colombia's imports rose 6.8pc to $4.32 billion in April, from $4.04 billion in the same month last year, the gov

Published 20 Jun, 2019 07:28pm

North America

Trump says he will discuss detained Canadians with China's Xi

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would raise the issue of detained Canadians being held by Chin

Published 20 Jun, 2019 07:12pm

North America

White House invites congressional leaders for Iran briefing

WASHINGTON: The Trump administration called top congressional leaders to the White House for a briefing later on Thursda

Published 20 Jun, 2019 07:04pm

Africa

South Africa's Ramaphosa says Eskom cannot be allowed to fail

CAPE TOWN: South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa used his state of the nation address on Thursday to pledge to speed

Published 20 Jun, 2019 07:03pm

North America

Top Democrat Pelosi: US has no appetite to go to war with Iran

WASHINGTON: US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday the United States has no appetite to g

Published 20 Jun, 2019 04:14pm

North America

Canada's Trudeau to press Trump, Pelosi on trade pact ratification

WASHINGTON: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, keen to take advantage of improving ties with President Donald T

Published 20 Jun, 2019 04:08pm

Asia

Zarif says US lying about drone being hit over international waters

DUBAI: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Twitter on Thursday that the United States is lying ove

Published 20 Jun, 2019 04:05pm

Asia

Former top policeman who criticised India's Modi jailed for murder

AHMEDABAD: A former top Indian policeman who accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of complicity in deadly communal r

Published 20 Jun, 2019 03:58pm

Europe

Dutch PM says Mahathir MH17 comment 'sows confusion'

BRUSSELS: Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Thursday slammed his Malaysian counterpart for creating "confusion" by

Published 20 Jun, 2019 03:50pm

Asia

Hong Kong protesters call for new demo after demands are snubbed

HONG KONG: Hong Kong opposition groups called Thursday for another major demonstration after the pro-Beijing governm

Published 20 Jun, 2019 03:48pm

Europe

Putin says MH17 probe shows 'no proof' of Russia's guilt

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday the international community had failed to provide any evid

Published 20 Jun, 2019 03:46pm

North America

Trump, Trudeau mend fences at White House meeting

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump hosts his Canadian counterpart Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday to mend

Published 20 Jun, 2019 03:08pm

North America

Biden says Trump strategy makes Iran conflict 'more likely'

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump's strategy on Iran, including abandoning a nuclear pact, is a "self-inflicted dis

Published 20 Jun, 2019 03:02pm

Europe

Britain suspends new Saudi arms licences linked to Yemen

LONDON: Britain on Thursday temporarily suspended approving new Saudi arms export licenses that might contribute to

Published 20 Jun, 2019 02:50pm

Europe

UK PM candidate Johnson extends lead in fourth round of leadership contest

LONDON: Boris Johnson, the front-runner in the race to become Britain's next prime minister, increased his support a

Published 20 Jun, 2019 02:38pm

Europe

Erdogan says does not expect US sanctions on Turkey over Russia deal

ISTANBUL: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday said he did not expect the United States to impose sanctions

Published 20 Jun, 2019 02:10pm

Europe

Swedish prosecutor will not appeal court ruling on Assange detention

STOCKHOLM: Sweden's prosecution authority said on Thursday it would not appeal a court ruling rejecting a formal req

Published 20 Jun, 2019 02:04pm

Europe

EU leaders may toughen climate goal for 2050, haggle over top jobs

BRUSSELS: The EU's 28 national leaders meeting in Brussels on Thursday are likely to embrace a more ambitious stance

Published 20 Jun, 2019 02:01pm

World

US current account shrinks in Q1 on weak imports

WASHINGTON: The US current account deficit narrowed sharply in the first quarter as imports of goods declined, while

Published 20 Jun, 2019 01:25pm

World

US weekly jobless claims fall more than expected

WASHINGTON: The number of Americans filing applications for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week,

Published 20 Jun, 2019 01:11pm

World

Canada sheds jobs in May as construction hiring falls

TORONTO: Canada lost 16,000 jobs in May as hiring declined in the construction sector, according to a report from AD

Published 20 Jun, 2019 01:02pm

Europe

EU to extend economic sanctions on Russia until 2020

BRUSSELS: European Union leaders will decide on Thursday to prolong until the end of January 2020 economic sanctions

Published 20 Jun, 2019 01:00pm

Asia

China's Xi says world hopes North Korea-US talks can succeed

BEIJING: The world hopes North Korea and the United States can talk to each other and for those talks to be successf

Published 20 Jun, 2019 12:55pm

Asia

Rohingya refugees long for home but Bangladesh says still too volatile

COX'S BAZAR: Rohingya Muslim refugees in camps in Bangladesh long to go back to their homes in Myanmar but a Banglad

Published 20 Jun, 2019 12:51pm

Europe

Russia's Putin says ready to hold talks with Donald Trump

MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that he was ready to hold talks with US President Donald Trump if

Published 20 Jun, 2019 12:48pm

World

Sri Lanka to raise up to $2.72 bn to meet debt payments through 2029

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka plans to raise up to 480 billion rupees ($2.72 billion) in additional debt this year to finance the g

Published 20 Jun, 2019 11:38am

World

Total cuts 200 jobs in Denmark

COPENHAGEN: French oil major Total SA said on Thursday it would cut 200 jobs in Denmark as part of the redevelopment of

Published 20 Jun, 2019 11:30am

Europe

Conservatives' MPs vote today to decide final two candidates to run for Britain PM

Conservative and Unionist Party (Tory leadership) MPs will vote on Thursday to choose who the two final candidates w

Updated 20 Jun, 2019 11:10am

World

China, U.S. trade teams to hold talks

BEIJING: Top Chinese and U.S. officials will hold trade talks following instructions from their leaders, the Chinese com

Published 20 Jun, 2019 08:02am

World

Turkish June consumer confidence rebounds from record low -statistics institute

ISTANBUL: Turkey's consumer confidence rose to 57.6 points in June from 55.3 points in May, data from the Turkish Statis

Published 20 Jun, 2019 08:00am

Europe

Europe seeks compromise candidate for top EU job

BRUSSELS: European leaders will try once again Thursday to agree on a compromise EU leader after political groups failed

Published 20 Jun, 2019 07:48am

Asia

Xi visits North Korea to meet Kim ahead of Trump talks

PYONGYANG: Chinese President Xi Jinping started a historic visit in Pyongyang on Thursday to reboot a troubled alliance,

Published 20 Jun, 2019 07:32am

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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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