News Archives for World - 2019-07-15

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Middle East

UN envoy aims to bolster Yemen truce as rivals wind up Hodeida talks

RIYADH: UN envoy Martin Griffiths said Monday he held "productive" talks with the Saudi deputy defence minister aime

Updated 16 Jul, 2019 06:04am

North America

Pentagon gets 3rd acting chief since Mattis -- temporarily

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump's administration named its third acting defense secretary in seven months on Monda

Published 15 Jul, 2019 10:14pm

Europe

Macron demands answers from Iran over academic's detention

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday called on Tehran to explain why a Franco-Iranian academic based at a P

Published 15 Jul, 2019 10:13pm

Europe

EU agrees measures against Turkey for Cyprus drilling

BRUSSELS: The European Union on Monday agreed measures to punish Turkey for pursuing drilling operations off Cyprus

Updated 16 Jul, 2019 06:17am

Europe

Italy's Salvini says Giorgetti a top candidate for economic EU role

ROME: Italy's cabinet secretary Giancarlo Giorgetti would be one of the best candidates to take a top economic post in t

Published 15 Jul, 2019 08:48pm

Asia

Malaysia seized $240mn from Chinese company over pipeline project -PM Mahathir

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia seized more than 1 billion ringgit ($243.5 million) from a bank account of state-owned China Petr

Published 15 Jul, 2019 08:47pm

Africa

DR Congo urges calm after Ebola case in key city

KINSHASA: Authorities in Democratic Republic of Congo have appealed for calm after an evangelical preacher fell ill with

Published 15 Jul, 2019 08:44pm

World

Brazil vice president says country is staying in Paris climate accord

RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil's Vice President Hamilton Mourao said on Monday he considers it "impossible" for Brazil to leave

Published 15 Jul, 2019 08:35pm

Africa

South Africa's Zuma tells graft probe he's a victim of conspiracy

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's former president Jacob Zuma on Monday dismissed multiple graft allegations against him, tel

Published 15 Jul, 2019 07:59pm

North America

UN extends Yemen monitor mission by six months

UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council voted unanimously Monday to extend its ceasefire observation mission in the Yeme

Published 15 Jul, 2019 07:57pm

World

Venezuela government, opposition reopen Barbados talks

CARACAS: Representatives for Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro and opposition leader Juan Guaido have arrived in Barbad

Published 15 Jul, 2019 07:51pm

North America

Trudeau critical of Trump attack on US congresswomen

MONTREAL: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hit out Monday at US President Donald Trump's Twitter remarks telling U

Published 15 Jul, 2019 07:35pm

Asia

Ten dead after Bangladesh train strikes wedding party

DHAKA: At least 10 people were killed in a northwestern Bangladesh town after a train hit a wedding party van at an unma

Published 15 Jul, 2019 07:34pm

World

Argentina inflation to maintain slowdown in June

BUENOS AIRES: Argentina's Consumer Price Index will decelerate for the third consecutive month in June amid a more stabl

Published 15 Jul, 2019 07:33pm

Middle East

Israel says EU's response on Iran ‘recalls 1930s appeasement’

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned a European Union response on Monday to Iran's breaches of

Published 15 Jul, 2019 07:32pm

North America

Trump says has 'better' plan if Congress doesn't pass US-Mexico-Canada trade deal

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said on Monday he has "a better plan" if the US Congress does not pass a new trade de

Published 15 Jul, 2019 07:30pm

North America

Trump says weekend deportation raids were 'very successful'

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said on Monday that raids over the weekend aimed at immigrants who had been ordered d

Published 15 Jul, 2019 07:28pm

World

Brazil's Monashees to raise $250 million to invest in startups

SAO PAULO: Brazilian venture capital firm Monashees said on Monday it plans to raise $250 million to increase investment

Published 15 Jul, 2019 07:24pm

Africa

Zambian president sacks finance minister

LUSAKA: Zambia's President Edgar Lungu has fired Finance Minister Margaret Mwanakatwe, a statement from the presidency s

Published 15 Jul, 2019 07:20pm

Europe

Three children, woman killed in France train-car crash

AVENAY-VAL-D'OR: A woman and three children were killed Monday when a train smashed into their car at a level crossing i

Published 15 Jul, 2019 07:19pm

World

India's June import decline reflects further weakness in demand and activity

NEW DELHI: India's imports declined to their lowest level in four months in June to $40.29 billion, down 9pc from a year

Published 15 Jul, 2019 07:18pm

Europe

British PM May hosts victorious England cricket team

LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May hosted the World Cup-winning England cricket team in the garden of her Downin

Published 15 Jul, 2019 07:13pm

Europe

Erdogan hails S-400 deal as Turkey marks 2016 coup bid anniversary

ANKARA: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday hailed the controversial delivery of a Russian missile defence system d

Published 15 Jul, 2019 07:11pm

North America

Mnuchin says Facebook must enact proper safeguards against illicit use, money laundering

WASHINGTON: US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said on Monday that the Treasury department has serious concerns that Fa

Published 15 Jul, 2019 07:10pm

Europe

EU to hold emergency migration talks in Helsinki

BRUSSELS: European interior ministers have been invited to emergency talks in Helsinki on Wednesday to seek to break the

Published 15 Jul, 2019 07:09pm

North America

Canada's Trudeau condemns Trump attacks: 'That is not how we do things'

OTTAWA: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday added his voice to those condemning an attack by US President D

Published 15 Jul, 2019 07:09pm

North America

Eyeing 2020 election, Trump doubles down on xenophobic tweets

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump stepped up his xenophobic attacks on progressive Democratic congresswomen on Monday,

Published 15 Jul, 2019 07:07pm

North America

One in five US Twitter users follows Trump

WASHINGTON: Nineteen percent of US Twitter users follow President Donald Trump on the social platform, and a majorit

Published 15 Jul, 2019 03:42pm

Europe

UK's Hammond pledges to fight a no-deal Brexit from outside government

British finance minister Philip Hammond said on Monday he would not stay in his job when the country's next prime mi

Published 15 Jul, 2019 03:39pm

Europe

Germany's von der Leyen to resign as defence minister regardless of European Parliament vote

BERLIN: The European Union's conservative nominee to head the executive Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said on Mo

Published 15 Jul, 2019 03:11pm

North America

Trump again attacks liberal US congresswomen

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump lashed out again Monday at progressive Democratic congresswomen he attacked over

Published 15 Jul, 2019 02:28pm

Asia

UN calls for 'zero tolerance' of sexual harassment in Afghan workplace

KABUL: A senior UN official in Afghanistan has called on government offices to adopt policies of "zero tolerance" to

Published 15 Jul, 2019 02:21pm

North America

White House moves to block asylum for migrants crossing Mexico

WASHINGTON: The White House moved Monday to ban asylum for migrants who cross the US southern border after passing t

Published 15 Jul, 2019 02:11pm

Asia

Hong Kong leader condemns 'rioters' after violent mall clash

HONG KONG: Anti-government protesters who fought police inside a Hong Kong shopping mall were "rioters", the finance

Published 15 Jul, 2019 02:09pm

Asia

Iran says may 'reverse' nuclear programme to pre-deal status

TEHRAN: Iran's atomic energy agency said Monday it could reverse its nuclear programme to its status before curbs we

Published 15 Jul, 2019 02:07pm

Europe

Von der Leyen offers minimum wage, jobless benefit to win EU lawmakers' backing

BRUSSELS: The nominee to head the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen said in letters to lawmakers on Monday th

Published 15 Jul, 2019 01:54pm

North America

Trump sees slowing Chinese growth pressuring Beijing on trade

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Monday pointed to slowing economic growth in China amid restarted trade tal

Published 15 Jul, 2019 01:52pm

Europe

EU Commission president nominee says open to further Brexit extension

BRUSSELS: Germany's Ursula von der Leyen said on Monday she would support giving Britain more time to negotiate its

Published 15 Jul, 2019 01:45pm

World

Malaysia seized $240mn from Chinese state firm over pipeline project

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia seized 1 billion ringgit ($243.49 million) from a bank account of state-owned China Petroleum

Published 15 Jul, 2019 01:08pm

World

China Q2 GDP growth slows to 27-year low as trade war bites, more stimulus seen

BEIJING: China's economic growth slowed to 6.2% in the second quarter, its weakest pace in at least 27 years, as dem

Published 15 Jul, 2019 12:47pm

World

Bitcoin drops more than 10% as scrutiny of cryptocurrencies grows

LONDON: Bitcoin slumped more than 10% over the weekend to a two-week low as fears of a crackdown of cryptocurrencies gre

Published 15 Jul, 2019 11:10am

North America

Trump may face more court battles over giving citizenship data to states

U.S. President Donald Trump's order that all federal agencies provide citizenship data to the Commerce Department could

Published 15 Jul, 2019 10:19am

Europe

Ahead of EU talks, UK calls for reduced tensions with Iran

LONDON: British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said Monday that Iran's actions were "profoundly destabilizing" but said h

Published 15 Jul, 2019 07:44am

Asia

One dies, hundreds evacuate after 7.3 quake in Indonesia

JAKARTA: At least one person has been found dead and hundreds were evacuated after a major 7.3-magnitude earthquake hit

Published 15 Jul, 2019 07:24am

World

China GDP growth slows to 6.2% in second quarter

BEIJIN: China's growth slowed to its weakest pace in almost three decades in the second quarter, with the US-China trade

Published 15 Jul, 2019 07:20am

North America

Migrants in fear as US raids reportedly begin

NEW YORK: Thousands of undocumented immigrants waited in uncertainty Sunday, fearful of nationwide raids that President

Published 15 Jul, 2019 12:24am

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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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