News Archives for World - 2019-07-23

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World

UK's Johnson to take helm of economy as warning signs flash

LONDON: Britain's incoming Prime Minister Boris Johnson will inherit an economy that could be heading for a slowdown

Published 23 Jul, 2019 11:30pm

World

Venezuela limps back to normal after another blackout

CARACAS: Electricity has been restored in all of Caracas and several other regions of Venezuela after a major blacko

Published 23 Jul, 2019 11:05pm

Asia

Iran warns new British PM it will 'protect' Gulf waters

TEHRAN: Iran warned Britain's next prime minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday that it will "protect" waters of the oil-

Published 23 Jul, 2019 09:15pm

Middle East

Britain, Germany condemn Israeli demolition of Palestinian homes

UNITED NATIONS: Britain and Germany added their voices to growing international condemnation of Israel Tuesday over

Published 23 Jul, 2019 08:31pm

World

IMF downgrades world growth, warns of 'precarious' 2020

WASHINGTON: Global trade tensions, continued uncertainty and rising prospects for a no-deal Brexit are sapping the s

Published 23 Jul, 2019 08:21pm

Europe

EU warns incoming British PM Johnson it won't change Brexit terms

BRUSSELS/PARIS: The European Union congratulated incoming British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday but warned

Published 23 Jul, 2019 07:25pm

Europe

Britain's new leader Johnson: ‘We are going to get Brexit done’

LONDON: Boris Johnson, the Brexiteer who has promised to lead Britain out of the European Union with or without a de

Published 23 Jul, 2019 07:15pm

World

White House adviser Kudlow hopeful on US-China trade talks

WASHINGTON: White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow on Tuesday said it was a good sign that top US officials would

Published 23 Jul, 2019 07:12pm

Europe

Russian lawmakers seek to stamp out banned content in emails

MOSCOW: Russian lawmakers floated draft legislation on Tuesday that would prohibit email service providers from circ

Published 23 Jul, 2019 07:04pm

World

US home sales tumble as prices surge to record high

WASHINGTON: U.S home sales fell more than expected in June as a persistent shortage of properties pushed prices to a

Published 23 Jul, 2019 06:02pm

North America

US may have brought down second Iranian drone last week: US general

WASHINGTON: A US Navy ship may have brought down a second Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz last week, the head

Published 23 Jul, 2019 06:00pm

Europe

Irish foreign minister promises to work constructively with PM Johnson

DUBLIN: Ireland will work constructively with Boris Johnson to resolve the impasse over Britain's planned exit from the

Published 23 Jul, 2019 04:28pm

Middle East

Saudi consumer prices fall in June but deflation eases

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia's consumer prices fell in June from a year earlier for the sixth month in a row, but the consumer pr

Published 23 Jul, 2019 03:51pm

Europe

Bulgarian president vetoes costly deal to buy US F-16s

SOFIA: Bulgarian President Rumen Radev on Tuesday vetoed a $1.3-billion deal to buy eight F-16 fighter jets from the US,

Published 23 Jul, 2019 03:06pm

World

French parliament approves EU-Canada trade deal

PARIS: France's lower house of parliament approved a huge EU-Canada trade deal on Tuesday after a heated debate about it

Published 23 Jul, 2019 03:04pm

Europe

France's Macron congratulates Boris Johnson, as ex-minister warns ‘EU not for turning’

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron and future head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen both congratulat

Published 23 Jul, 2019 03:00pm

Europe

France, Germany, Britain working on maritime ‘observation’ mission in Gulf: Le Drian

PARIS: Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said France was working with European capitals to improve maritime security i

Published 23 Jul, 2019 02:57pm

Africa

Nigeria's President Buhari submits list of cabinet nominees to Senate

ABUJA: Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari submitted his list of cabinet nominees to the upper house of parliament, the

Published 23 Jul, 2019 02:53pm

Europe

IMF lowers global growth forecasts amid trade, Brexit uncertainties

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday lowered its forecast for global growth this year and next, warnin

Published 23 Jul, 2019 02:49pm

Middle East

UAE not leaving war-torn Yemen despite drawdown: minister

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates, part of a Saudi-led military coalition, is not leaving war-torn Yemen despite an ongoin

Published 23 Jul, 2019 02:06pm

Europe

One year on, deadly Greek wildfire haunts survivors

ATHENS: Twelve months on, you can still see it in the faces of the survivors: the deadly wildfires that killed 102 peopl

Published 23 Jul, 2019 01:51pm

Asia

US sanctions on Chinese oil trader 'illegal': Beijing

BEIJING: China on Tuesday called US sanctions against Chinese companies "illegal", a day after US Secretary of State Mik

Published 23 Jul, 2019 01:29pm

Africa

Gangs kill 12, including children, in DR Congo

GOMA: Machete- and gun-wielding gangs killed 12 civilians, including two children, in twin overnight attacks in northeas

Published 23 Jul, 2019 01:22pm

Middle East

Israel says 12 Palestinian buildings destroyed in controversial demolition

JERUSALEM: Israel said Tuesday a total of 12 Palestinian buildings it considered illegally constructed were demolished i

Published 23 Jul, 2019 01:20pm

Europe

EU confirms Iran to meet nuclear deal members

BRUSSELS: Iran will meet envoys from Britain, China, France, Germany and Russia in Vienna on Sunday as they try to save

Published 23 Jul, 2019 01:18pm

Europe

Theresa May: a legacy sunk by Brexit

LONDON: Theresa May had a mission to fight Britain's "burning injustices" through strong and stable leadership -- but he

Published 23 Jul, 2019 01:17pm

Europe

Spain's Socialists to lose first confidence vote after Podemos declines support

MADRID: Spain's far-left Unidas Podemos party said on Tuesday it would not back acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez in a

Published 23 Jul, 2019 01:15pm

Europe

Boris Johnson: time to get serious?

LONDON: Playing the clown has propelled Boris Johnson to the brink of power, but he faces a serious challenge to unite h

Published 23 Jul, 2019 01:15pm

Africa

South Africa business indicator falls 1.6pc in May

JOHANNESBURG: The South African Reserve Bank's composite leading business cycle indicator fell by 1.6% month-on-month i

Published 23 Jul, 2019 01:15pm

Europe

Britain's Boris Johnson in dates

LONDON: Here are key dates in the life of Boris Johnson, who was named the new Conservative leader Tuesday and will beco

Published 23 Jul, 2019 01:14pm

Europe

Boris Johnson vows to 'get Brexit done' on October 31

LONDON: Boris Johnson vowed on Tuesday to "get Brexit done" by the twice-delayed October 31 deadline, after defeating Fo

Published 23 Jul, 2019 01:12pm

Middle East

Kuwait receives $270 million in war reparations

GENEVA: Kuwait has received another $270 million in compensation for Iraq's 1990 invasion, the UN said Tuesday, as it ai

Published 23 Jul, 2019 01:11pm

Europe

No-deal Brexit would be tragedy, EU will stick to agreement - Timmermans

BRUSSELS: A no-deal Brexit would be a tragedy for both the EU and Britain but the bloc will stick to its withdrawal agre

Published 23 Jul, 2019 01:10pm

Europe

Europe gears up for record-breaking heatwave

PARIS: France and western Europe were Tuesday bracing for a new record-breaking heatwave that is forcing the temporary s

Published 23 Jul, 2019 01:10pm

Asia

South Korea says warning shots fired at Russian military plane

SEOUL: South Korean fighter jets fired over 400 warning shots and Japan complained to Moscow on Tuesday after a Russian

Published 23 Jul, 2019 01:08pm

Europe

Lithuania's Prime Minister wins parliamentary confidence vote

VILNIUS: Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis won a confidence vote in the parliament on Tuesday, a procedural s

Published 23 Jul, 2019 01:07pm

Asia

Iran to meet nuclear deal partners amid tanker crisis

TEHRAN: Iran said Tuesday it will attend an urgent meeting with countries still party to the troubled nuclear deal, as i

Published 23 Jul, 2019 01:07pm

Asia

Japan scrambles fighters to intercept Russian and Chinese planes

TOKYO: Japan's military scrambled fighter aircraft to intercept Russian and Chinese planes, it said on Tuesday, includi

Published 23 Jul, 2019 01:06pm

Europe

Carrie Symonds: Britain's new 'first girlfriend'

LONDON: Boris Johnson will enter Downing Street as British prime minister for the first time on Wednesday amid speculati

Published 23 Jul, 2019 01:05pm

Asia

Indonesia to close island in bid to save Komodo dragons

JAKARTA: Indonesia plans to close its eastern island of Komodo to the public next year in a bid to conserve rare Komodo

Published 23 Jul, 2019 01:05pm

Asia

India's top court to rule on eviction of millions from forests

BANGKOK: India's top court on Wednesday resumes hearing a case against millions of forest dwellers and indigenous people

Published 23 Jul, 2019 01:04pm

Europe

EU wants to work with Johnson to pass Brexit deal

BRUSSELS: European Union chiefs said Tuesday they want to work with Britain's next prime minister Boris Johnson to ratif

Published 23 Jul, 2019 01:03pm

Europe

Germany's Continental, Jungheinrich hit brakes as auto sector slows

FRANKFURT: A slowing auto sector prompted profit warnings from supplier Continental and paint systems producer Duerr lat

Published 23 Jul, 2019 01:00pm

Europe

Four children die in Russia summer camp fire

MOSCOW: Four children died after a fire ripped through a summer camp in the Russian far east in the early hours of Tuesd

Published 23 Jul, 2019 12:59pm

Europe

Madrid court rules Deliveroo riders are employees

MADRID: A court has ruled food delivery group Deliveroo wrongly hired over 500 riders in Madrid as self-employed contrac

Published 23 Jul, 2019 12:56pm

Asia

China's former premier Li Peng dies at 90

BEIJING: Former Chinese Premier Li Peng, reviled by rights activists and many in the capital as the "Butcher of Beijing"

Published 23 Jul, 2019 12:56pm

Middle East

Iraq exhumes bodies thought to be Kurds killed by Saddam

BAGHDAD: Iraq on Tuesday began exhuming the remains of dozens of victims, including children, likely killed during ex-di

Published 23 Jul, 2019 12:55pm

Europe

Portuguese firefighters hope to bring forest blazes under control

LISBON: Hundreds of Portuguese firefighters aided by overnight rain gained the upper hand Tuesday against massive wildfi

Published 23 Jul, 2019 12:53pm

Asia

China tightens regulations on ownership of unlisted banks

BEIJING: China has tightened ownership regulations of unlisted commercial banks, as regulators intensify a crackdown on

Published 23 Jul, 2019 12:51pm

Europe

Barnier says EU ready to work with Johnson for orderly Brexit

BRUSSELS: The European Union's Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said on Tuesday the bloc was ready to work with incomin

Published 23 Jul, 2019 12:50pm

North America

As heat wave breaks across US northeast, thousands left without power

Severe wind and rain in the northeastern United States left thousands without power on Monday and into early Tuesday, ev

Published 23 Jul, 2019 12:50pm

Europe

Spain PM loses first parliament confidence vote

MADRID: Spain's outgoing prime minister Pedro Sanchez lost a first post-election parliamentary confidence vote on Tuesda

Published 23 Jul, 2019 12:47pm

Europe

World reacts to Britain's PM to-be Johnson

LONDON: Britain's main allies congratulated Boris Johnson on Tuesday after he won a party leadership vote that will see

Published 23 Jul, 2019 12:44pm

Europe

Boris Johnson wins race to become new British PM, Conservative party leader

After a month of contest between Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt, Johnson emerged victorious on Tuesday after winning

Published 23 Jul, 2019 11:25am

Africa

Kenya's finance minister pleads not guilty to corruption charges

NAIROBI: Kenya's Finance Minister Henry Rotich pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to corruption charges over the award of two

Published 23 Jul, 2019 11:14am

Asia

Japan says it, not South Korea, should have taken action on Russian plane

TOKYO: Japan on Tuesday criticised South Korea for taking action against a Russian plane over what Japan says is its air

Published 23 Jul, 2019 11:06am

Asia

China says strongly opposes US sanctions on Chinese firm over Iran oil

BEIJING: China strongly opposes US sanctions on a Chinese energy firm accused of violating curbs on Iran's oil sector le

Published 23 Jul, 2019 11:00am

Africa

South Africa expects lower tax revenues, higher borrowing this year

CAPE TOWN: South Africa's 2019/20 tax revenues could be "significantly lower" than budgeted for and it may need to borro

Published 23 Jul, 2019 10:59am

Europe

Boris Johnson expected to be named Britain's next PM

LONDON: Boris Johnson is expected to be elected leader of Britain's governing Conservative Party and the next prime mini

Published 23 Jul, 2019 10:57am

World

Singapore core inflation hits over 2-yr low, raising bets on policy easing

SINGAPORE: Singapore's June core inflation measure hit a more than two-year low as electricity and gas prices declined,

Published 23 Jul, 2019 10:54am

Europe

Lithuania's Prime Minister wins parliamentary confidence vote

STOCKHOLM: Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis won a confidencevote in the parliament on Tuesday, a procedural

Published 23 Jul, 2019 10:21am

Europe

Bosnia's economy grew 3.62pc yr/yr in 2018

SARAJEVO: Bosnia's economy grew 3.62pc year-on-year in 2018, driven mainly by improved activity in the energy sector, ag

Published 23 Jul, 2019 10:11am

World

Poland's unemployment rate fell to 5.3pc in June

WARSAW: Poland's registered unemployment rate fell to 5.3% in June from 5.4% in May, statistics office data showed on Tu

Published 23 Jul, 2019 08:57am

Europe

Macron hails progress on Europe migrant deadlock

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday said European countries had made progress on plans to redistribute ref

Published 23 Jul, 2019 08:18am

World

Trump praises Pakistan's role in 'progress' on Afghan peace

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Monday hailed Pakistan's help in advancing peace talks in Afghanistan, a marked sh

Updated 23 Jul, 2019 08:39am

Asia

Iran says to meet nuclear deal parties on Sunday

TEHRAN: Iran said it will attend a meeting in Vienna on Sunday of diplomats from countries still party to the 2015 nucle

Published 23 Jul, 2019 07:59am

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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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