News Archives for World - 2019-07-26

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Asia

Kim says missile test a warning to South Korean 'warmongers'

SEOUL: North Korea said on Friday its latest missile launch was a warning to South Korean "warmongers" to stop impor

Published 26 Jul, 2019 09:19pm

North America

Trump says China could wait until US election for trade deal

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said on Friday that he would not be surprised if China held out until after the U

Published 26 Jul, 2019 09:17pm

Europe

Erdogan says Turkey to turn elsewhere if US will not sell F-35s

ISTANBUL: President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday Turkey would turn elsewhere for fighter jets if the United States

Published 26 Jul, 2019 09:16pm

Europe

Johnson, Trump discuss trade, Brexit and Iran

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and US President Donald Trump have agreed to start talks as soon as possible af

Updated 26 Jul, 2019 09:26pm

Europe

France will implement digital tax

PARIS: France will go ahead with a digital tax, Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire said Friday, shortly after US Presid

Published 26 Jul, 2019 08:30pm

World

Brazil calls on BRICS to heed 'cries' of Venezuelans

RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil's Foreign Minister Ernesto Araujo on Friday pleaded with the country's partners in the BRICS

Published 26 Jul, 2019 08:29pm

World

Trump threatens not to recognize China's special status at WTO

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to withdraw recognition of the special "developing nation" s

Published 26 Jul, 2019 08:24pm

World

US to deny tariff relief for Apple Mac Pro parts from China

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Friday said his administration would not grant Apple Inc any relief for tar

Published 26 Jul, 2019 07:52pm

North America

Trump says U.S. to hit France with 'substantial' action for digital tax

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Friday the United States would hit France shortly with a "substantial

Published 26 Jul, 2019 07:49pm

Europe

Irish PM wants to meet UK's Johnson to understand 'real red lines'

GLENTIES: Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said on Friday he would need to meet his British counterpart Boris Johns

Published 26 Jul, 2019 07:46pm

World

US economy slows in Q2; weak business investment a red flag

WASHINGTON: US economic growth slowed less than expected in the second quarter as a surge in consumer spending blunt

Published 26 Jul, 2019 07:41pm

Europe

World Bank's Georgieva added to EU list of candidates to lead IMF

BRUSSELS: European Union governments are working to select one European candidate from a list of five names to succe

Published 26 Jul, 2019 07:33pm

World

India's Venezuelan June oil imports highest in 7 quarters

NEW DELHI: India's oil imports from Venezuela surged to about 475,200 barrels per day (bpd) in June, more than doubl

Published 26 Jul, 2019 07:31pm

North America

House panel seeks grand jury evidence to assess Trump impeachment

WASHINGTON: The Democratic-led US House Judiciary Committee headed to court on Friday to seek access to grand jury e

Published 26 Jul, 2019 07:26pm

North America

IMF launches 'open, merit-based' search for new leader

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund said on Friday its executive board adopted an "open, merit-based and tra

Published 26 Jul, 2019 07:24pm

North America

US House panel seeks grand jury evidence to assess Trump impeachment

WASHINGTON: The Democratic-led US House Judiciary Committee asked a federal court on Friday for access to grand jury

Published 26 Jul, 2019 07:06pm

North America

World has grown numb to Syrian carnage: UN rights chief

UNITED NATIONS: The relentless campaign of airstrikes in Syria has been met with a “collective shrug,” the top United Na

Published 26 Jul, 2019 04:38pm

North America

US economy slows in Q2; consumer spending accelerates

WASHINGTON: US economic growth slowed less than expected in the second quarter as a surge in consumer spending blunted s

Published 26 Jul, 2019 04:17pm

Asia

Philippines' Duterte accused of campaign promise 'betrayal'

MANILA: Philippine labour groups on Friday accused President Rodrigo Duterte of breaking a campaign promise to outlaw sh

Published 26 Jul, 2019 03:18pm

Europe

British court rules against Iran in tank payment dispute

LONDON: A UK court has ruled in London's favour in a long-standing financial dispute with Iran that has wider political

Published 26 Jul, 2019 02:55pm

Europe

Salvini wants Europe to take migrants from Italy coastguard

ROME: Far-right Interior Minister Matteo Salvini on Friday ordered 135 migrants and refugees rescued in the Mediterranea

Published 26 Jul, 2019 02:51pm

Europe

Government or no government, Spain's economy fares well

MADRID: Spain may have been waiting for a new government for months but its economy does not seem to mind as it grows mu

Published 26 Jul, 2019 02:49pm

Europe

EU partners warn Johnson against Brexit provocation

PARIS: European partners Friday warned Boris Johnson that his hardline Brexit stance was putting the UK on a "collision

Published 26 Jul, 2019 02:47pm

Asia

At least 25 dead after Myanmar land dispute: MP

YANGON: At least 25 people died when a land dispute in Myanmar turned violent this week, a regional MP said Friday, as d

Published 26 Jul, 2019 02:46pm

North America

US rules out any intervention on dollar: Trump advisor

WASHINGTON: The US government will not intervene to weaken the value of the American dollar, despite persistent concerns

Published 26 Jul, 2019 02:45pm

North America

White House adviser says US has 'ruled out' currency intervention

WASHINGTON: White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Friday the United States has "ruled out" intervening in cu

Published 26 Jul, 2019 02:34pm

Europe

Sweltering Europe relieved as heatwave relents

PARIS: Anxious farmers counted the cost and sweltering workers breathed a sigh of relief Friday as a heatwave lifted fro

Published 26 Jul, 2019 01:43pm

Africa

New DRC Ebola coordinator open to second vaccine: WHO

GENEVA: The UN said Friday that the Democratic Republic of Congo's new Ebola response coordinator is considering the use

Published 26 Jul, 2019 01:42pm

World

Higher sales in US, other markets boost McDonald's earnings

NEW YORK: Solid sales increases in the United States and other key markets lifted McDonald's second-quarter profits, boo

Published 26 Jul, 2019 01:40pm

World

US economic growth slows in Q2, 2018 falls below Trump target

WASHINGTON: The American economy hit the brakes in the second quarter, as activity declined in an increasingly skittish

Published 26 Jul, 2019 01:39pm

Africa

Truck ploughs into DR Congo roadside market, killing 7

KINSHASA: An overloaded truck hurtled through an informal street market in Goma in eastern DR Congo, killing seven peopl

Published 26 Jul, 2019 01:38pm

Asia

China landslide death toll rises to 26

BEIJING: The death toll in a landslide that buried a village in southwest China rose to 26 on Friday following the disco

Published 26 Jul, 2019 01:34pm

Europe

Russia to ban US think tank citing security fears

MOSCOW: Russia has branded the US government-funded Atlantic Council think tank "undesirable", its General Prosecutor's

Published 26 Jul, 2019 01:26pm

World

Twitter rallies on growth in users, revenue

WASHINGTON: Twitter shares rallied Friday after a second-quarter update showed better-than-expected revenues and a growt

Published 26 Jul, 2019 01:25pm

Europe

No-deal Brexit threatens UK car production, industry warns PM Johnson

LONDON: A no-deal Brexit is an existential threat to the British car industry and would risk output, a British car indus

Published 26 Jul, 2019 01:18pm

North America

Mexico monthly economic activity stokes recession fears

MEXICO CITY: Mexico's economy was flat in May from April and contracted 0.4 percent from May of 2018, the national stati

Published 26 Jul, 2019 01:18pm

North America

After Mueller show, Democrats likely no closer to impeachment

WASHINGTON: Former special counsel Robert Mueller's reticent testimony to Congress likely confirmed what many Democrats

Published 26 Jul, 2019 01:03pm

Europe

UN rights chief condemns 'indifference' over Syria bloodshed

GENEVA: The UN human rights chief on Friday condemned "international indifference" in the face of mounting deaths in Syr

Published 26 Jul, 2019 12:56pm

Africa

Morocco recovers 16 bodies after rare summer deluge: report

RABAT: Moroccan emergency crews pulled 16 bodies from the mud after a rare summer downpour triggered a landslide that bu

Published 26 Jul, 2019 12:55pm

Asia

Thai govt urged not to buy power from Laos dam

BANGKOK: The Thai government must suspend plans to buy electricity from a dam in Laos, conservationists said Friday, as

Published 26 Jul, 2019 12:52pm

Middle East

More than 400,000 displaced in northwest Syria in 3 months: UN

BEIRUT: More than 400,000 people have been displaced in northwestern Syria over the past three months, the UN said Frida

Published 26 Jul, 2019 12:51pm

Europe

Europe's record heatwave threatens Greenland ice sheet

GENEVA: The hot air that smashed European weather records this week looks set to move towards Greenland and could cause

Published 26 Jul, 2019 12:49pm

Europe

What next? Brexit scenarios under PM Johnson

LONDON: After Brussels rejected British Prime Minister Boris Johnson request to rewrite the Brexit deal, here are the po

Published 26 Jul, 2019 12:49pm

Europe

Erdogan applauds sharp Turkish rate cut, says more need to come

ISTANBUL: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that the central bank's decision a day earlier to sharply cut

Published 26 Jul, 2019 12:49pm

Asia

China landslide death toll rises to 24

BEIJING: The death toll in a landslide that buried a village in southwest China rose to 24 on Friday, with 27 people sti

Published 26 Jul, 2019 12:48pm

Middle East

Are the Palestinians really set to cut Israel ties?

RAMALLAH: Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas announced late Thursday his government would stop implementing its agreemen

Published 26 Jul, 2019 12:47pm

Asia

China approves wheat imports from Russia's Kurgan region - customs

BEIJING: China has approved wheat imports from the Russian region of Kurgan, the Chinese customs office said on Friday.

Published 26 Jul, 2019 12:46pm

Europe

Belgium hit record high of 41.8 C on Thursday

BRUSSELS: Belgian meteorologists registered a record high temperature for the country on Thursday when western Europe sw

Published 26 Jul, 2019 12:46pm

Middle East

Damascus rejects Turkey-US talks on Syria buffer zone

DAMASCUS: Damascus said Friday it would reject any agreement between Turkey and the US to establish a "security zone" in

Published 26 Jul, 2019 12:45pm

Asia

Bangladesh flood death toll surpasses 100

DHAKA: The death toll from monsoon storms in Bangladesh rose above 100 Friday with flood levels still rising in many par

Published 26 Jul, 2019 12:44pm

Asia

Hong Kong protesters rally at airport to 'educate' visitors

HONG KONG: Thousands of Hong Kongers, including flight attendants, held a rally in the airport's arrivals hall on Friday

Published 26 Jul, 2019 12:43pm

Africa

Boko Haram kills two in Nigerian displaced camp

KANO: Two people were killed and several wounded when Boko Haram fighters raided a camp for people displaced by the mili

Published 26 Jul, 2019 12:42pm

Asia

Iran frees nine Indian crew from seized tanker: India govt

NEW DELHI: Iran has freed nine of 12 Indian crew from a Panama-flagged tanker seized on July 14, India's foreign ministr

Published 26 Jul, 2019 12:40pm

Europe

Croatian soldier killed in Kabul attack returns home

ZAGREB: The body of a Croatian soldier killed in a Taliban-claimed suicide car bomb attack in Kabul landed back in his n

Published 26 Jul, 2019 12:36pm

World

Amazon pays a price for one-day delivery as profit growth slows

WASHINGTON: Amazon appeared to pay a hefty price for its move to speedy shipping, as the online giant reported profits b

Published 26 Jul, 2019 12:32pm

World

French July consumer confidence highest in 1-1/2 years

PARIS: French consumer confidence rose in July for the seventh consecutive month to reach its highest level in a year an

Published 26 Jul, 2019 08:50am

Europe

France tells UK PM Johnson: let's work on post-Brexit relationship

PARIS: France is ready to work with Britain's new Prime Minister Boris Johnson, but Paris and other European capitals wi

Published 26 Jul, 2019 07:03am

Asia

China landslide death toll rises to 20

BEIJING: The death toll in a landslide that buried a village in southwest China rose to 20 on Friday, with 25 people sti

Published 26 Jul, 2019 06:00am

North America

Pompeo says would 'happily' go to Tehran

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday he would "happily" go to Tehran to address tensions between

Published 26 Jul, 2019 05:45am

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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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