News Archives for World - 2019-08-02

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World

US hiring slows; shorter factory workweek a red flag

WASHINGTON: US job growth slowed in July and manufacturers slashed hours for workers, which together with an escalat

Published 02 Aug, 2019 07:51pm

North America

Trump sure Kim 'does not want to disappoint his friend, President Trump!'

WASHINGTON/SEOUL: US President Donald Trump sought again on Friday to play down North Korea's three tests in eight d

Published 02 Aug, 2019 06:58pm

North America

Trump says his choice for US spy chief has decided to stay in Congress

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Friday his choice for director of national intelligence, Representativ

Published 02 Aug, 2019 06:43pm

World

Bolton, Ross to attend Venezuela summit in Peru on Tuesday

LIMA: US national security adviser John Bolton will attend a summit in Peru to discuss Venezuela on Tuesday, but Venezue

Published 02 Aug, 2019 04:21pm

North America

Mexico keeps budget target despite weak economy

MEXICO CITY: Mexico's finance ministry is holding onto an ambitious primary budget surplus target despite mounting evide

Published 02 Aug, 2019 04:05pm

Africa

Algerian protesters in mass rally, pledge civil disobedience

ALGIERS: Algerians descended on the capital in huge numbers Friday and called for "civil disobedience" for the first tim

Published 02 Aug, 2019 04:02pm

Europe

Croatia revises up growth forecasts, sees steady budget surplus

SARAJEVO: Croatia has revised upwards its economic growth estimates for this and the next three years, based on expectat

Published 02 Aug, 2019 04:01pm

Europe

Brexit supporter jailed for death threats against MPs

LONDON: A 64-year-old Londoner was jailed for 18 weeks on Friday for phoning in death threats against members of parliam

Published 02 Aug, 2019 04:01pm

World

Japan and South Korea trade tit-for-tat export blows

TOKYO: Japan and South Korea rescinded each other's favoured export partner status on Friday and Seoul said it would rev

Published 02 Aug, 2019 04:00pm

North America

North Korea's Kim won't 'disappoint me,' despite missile tests: Trump

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Friday underlined his intense personal support for North Korean leader Kim Jong Un

Published 02 Aug, 2019 03:55pm

North America

Trump impeachment momentum grows as Democrats pass milestone

WASHINGTON: More than half of House Democrats support launching impeachment proceedings against US President Donald Trum

Published 02 Aug, 2019 03:53pm

Asia

Indonesia lifts tsunami warning after powerful quake off Java

JAKARTA: Indonesia lifted a tsunami warning late Friday after a powerful earthquake struck off the southern coast of hea

Published 02 Aug, 2019 03:06pm

Europe

EU renews call for Libya ceasefire

BRUSSELS: The European Union called Friday on Libya's warring sides to establish a permanent truce and return to UN-led

Published 02 Aug, 2019 03:05pm

Europe

Turkey begins to fill controversial dam, say activists

ANKARA: Turkish authorities have started filling a controversial dam whose artificial lake will submerge a 12,000-year-o

Published 02 Aug, 2019 02:43pm

North America

US trade deficit shrinks slightly; exports, imports fall

WASHINGTON: The US trade deficit fell slightly in June as both imports and exports fell, suggesting the Trump administr

Published 02 Aug, 2019 02:17pm

North America

US employment growth slows in July; wages pick up

WASHINGTON: US job growth slowed in July and wages picked up moderately, which together with an escalation in trade tens

Published 02 Aug, 2019 02:16pm

North America

Trump, Britain's Johnson discussed trade, security, 5G -White House

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump spoke with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson about trade, next-generation 5G mo

Published 02 Aug, 2019 02:15pm

North America

Trump to announce EU beef trade agreement -source

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump will formally announce an agreement to open up European markets to more US beef ex

Published 02 Aug, 2019 02:15pm

Asia

Indonesia warns quake could spark three metre (10 foot) tsunami

JAKARTA: A powerful earthquake that struck off the southern coast of Indonesia's heavily populated Java island could spa

Published 02 Aug, 2019 02:05pm

Africa

Sierra Leone cancels major mining licences - FT

The government of Sierra Leone has cancelled or suspended the licences of several big mining projects, including the Ton

Published 02 Aug, 2019 02:01pm

Asia

Philippines weighs re-use of controversial dengue vaccine

MANILA: The Philippines is considering re-introducing a dengue vaccine whose use it halted because of links to the death

Published 02 Aug, 2019 02:00pm

Africa

South Africa parliament, ruling party slam cop attacks

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's parliament and ruling African National Congress (ANC) on Friday condemned this week's attac

Published 02 Aug, 2019 01:57pm

Asia

India likely to put 35pc minimum shareholding rule for listed entities on hold - source

NEW DELHI: The Indian government is likely to put on hold a plan to raise the minimum public shareholding in listed comp

Published 02 Aug, 2019 01:57pm

World

Ferrari shares fall after it fails to upgrade guidance despite earnings rise

MILAN: Shares in Ferrari went into reverse on Friday as the Italian luxury carmaker failed to lift its guidance for 2019

Published 02 Aug, 2019 01:51pm

World

Fed's Rosengren sees no clear, compelling case for further rate cuts

Boston Federal Reserve Bank President Eric Rosengren, one of two dissenting votes at the US central bank on its decision

Published 02 Aug, 2019 01:51pm

Europe

Europe's July heatwave 'extremely unlikely' without climate change - scientists

BARCELONA: Global warming turbo-charged July's record-breaking heatwave in Europe by 1.5 to 3 degrees Celsius (2.7-5.4F)

Published 02 Aug, 2019 01:50pm

Europe

EU race for IMF chief down to three as Spain's Calvino quits

BRUSSELS: European Union governments will try on Friday to choose a candidate to lead the International Monetary Fund fr

Published 02 Aug, 2019 01:49pm

Europe

Cocaine worth 1bn euros seized in Germany's largest drugs haul

BERLIN: German authorities on Friday said they had seized 4.5 tonnes of cocaine worth 1 billion euros ($1.11 billion) in

Published 02 Aug, 2019 01:47pm

Asia

Climate battle will 'succeed or fail' in Asia: UN

TOKYO: The battle to combat climate change will "succeed or fail" based on what happens in Asia, where growing energy ne

Published 02 Aug, 2019 01:46pm

Europe

NATO aims to avoid 'new arms race' with Moscow

BRUSSELS: NATO will aim to avoid a "new arms race" with Russia and not deploy nuclear missiles on European soil, allianc

Published 02 Aug, 2019 01:44pm

Africa

Tunisia presidential hopefuls line up for September polls

TUNIS: Presidential hopefuls in Tunisia began registering their candidacies on Friday for snap September polls called af

Published 02 Aug, 2019 01:37pm

Europe

July heatwave up to 3C hotter due to climate change

PARIS: The record-shattering heatwave that baked much of northern Europe last month was likely between 1.5 to 3 degrees

Published 02 Aug, 2019 01:36pm

North America

Canada posts C$136mn trade surplus in June

Canada posted a trade surplus of C$136 million ($103 million) in June as both exports and imports declined on crude oil,

Published 02 Aug, 2019 01:32pm

Europe

BT ready for UK PM Johnson's fibre broadband challenge

LONDON: BT is ready to play its part in achieving Prime Minister Boris Johnson's plan to roll out full-fibre broadband a

Published 02 Aug, 2019 01:32pm

Africa

Benin court bans presidential rival from elections: judiciary

COTONOU: A court in Benin on Friday handed a top opposition politician a suspended six-month jail term over campaign bre

Published 02 Aug, 2019 01:31pm

Asia

Taiwan president's bodyguard smuggling scam implicates 76: spy agency

TAIPEI: More than 70 members of Taiwan's presidential security detail have been swept up in a cigarette smuggling scanda

Published 02 Aug, 2019 01:24pm

World

US trade deficit steady at $55.2bn in June as exports sink

WASHINGTON: America's mammoth trade deficit held steady in June as foreign demand for US goods and services weakened acr

Published 02 Aug, 2019 01:22pm

North America

US job creation slows to 164,000 in July; unemployment steady

WASHINGTON: The United States continued to add new jobs last month but at a slower pace, more signs the economy is weake

Published 02 Aug, 2019 01:21pm

Europe

Germany orders Google to take humans out of audio loop

FRANKFURT AM MAIN: A German data protection official has convinced Google to stop human workers from listening to audio

Published 02 Aug, 2019 01:19pm

Europe

Moscow says US made 'serious mistake' dropping arms treaty

MOSCOW: Moscow on Friday said Washington had made a "serious mistake" pulling out of the INF treaty, after the United St

Published 02 Aug, 2019 01:17pm

Middle East

Regime violations will nullify Idlib truce: Syria militants

BEIRUT: Regime attacks on rebel-held areas in northwest Syria will "nullify" a ceasefire deal announced by Damascus, jih

Published 02 Aug, 2019 01:16pm

Europe

EU orders France to recover 8.5mn euros from Ryanair

BRUSSELS: The European Union on Friday ordered France to recover 8.5 million euros from Ryanair which it said the low-co

Published 02 Aug, 2019 01:14pm

Asia

Tsunami warning as powerful quake hits southwest Indonesia

JAKARTA: A powerful earthquake struck off the southern coast of Indonesia's heavily populated Java island Friday, with t

Published 02 Aug, 2019 01:13pm

Africa

Nigeria's Buhari faces flak over cabinet picks

LAGOS: Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has come under fire for stacking his new cabinet with ageing party loyalists

Published 02 Aug, 2019 01:12pm

North America

Trump to make EU trade announcement on Friday - White House

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump will make a trade announcement about the European Union later on Friday, according

Published 02 Aug, 2019 12:08pm

Europe

Spanish data point to 2.3pc growth this year - minister

MADRID: Latest Spanish economic data point to an expansion of 2.3% this year, acting economy minister Nadia Calvino said

Published 02 Aug, 2019 12:07pm

Europe

Poland says Russia responsible for nuclear treaty collapse

WARSAW: Poland's foreign ministry said on Friday that Russia bears full responsibility for the collapse of the Intermedi

Published 02 Aug, 2019 11:37am

Africa

Border friction in DR Congo on anniversary of Ebola outbreak

GOMA: An Ebola epidemic in eastern DR Congo marked its first anniversary on Thursday with two more cases in the densely-

Published 02 Aug, 2019 11:32am

North America

US eyes migration deals with rest of Central America after Guatemala's

GUATEMALA CITY: The United States will seek migration deals with El Salvador, Costa Rica, Honduras and Panama, akin to l

Published 02 Aug, 2019 11:28am

World

Ecuador cracks down on illegal mining to transform economy

LA MERCED DE BUENOS AIRES: In a desolate area of Ecuador's northern Andes, dozens of electricity generators are cordoned

Published 02 Aug, 2019 11:21am

North America

Pentagon stalls $10bn cloud contract eyed by Amazon

SAN FRANCISCO: The Pentagon has put off awarding a $10 billion cloud computing contract sought by Amazon, saying Thursda

Published 02 Aug, 2019 11:17am

Europe

Disunited Kingdom: hard Brexit threat tests historic ties

LONDON: New British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's big tour of Britain saw him booed by EU supporters in Wales and heckl

Published 02 Aug, 2019 11:15am

North America

Trump has 'no problem' with latest North Korean weapons test

SEOUL: North Korea carried out its third weapons test in eight days on Friday, according to the South's military, but US

Published 02 Aug, 2019 11:14am

Asia

Pompeo rips into China, urges ASEAN to trust in US

BANGKOK: America's top diplomat Mike Pompeo on Friday implored Southeast Asian nations to trust in US values, delivering

Published 02 Aug, 2019 11:12am

North America

Afghanistan peace deal would see US troop numbers slashed: reports

WASHINGTON: A proposed peace deal would see the United States withdraw thousands of troops from Afghanistan in exchange

Published 02 Aug, 2019 11:10am

Asia

Thai government confirms 'bombing incidents' in Bangkok

BANGKOK: The Thai government on Friday confirmed a number of small "bombing incidents" in Bangkok as the city hosts a ma

Published 02 Aug, 2019 11:07am

North America

Trump targets China with tariffs on $300bn in goods

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump announced Thursday he will hit China with punitive tariffs on another $300 billion

Published 02 Aug, 2019 10:56am

World

Allianz confident for 2019 after second quarter windfall

FRANKFURT AM MAIN: German insurer Allianz on Friday reported rising profits in the second quarter thank to a windfall in

Published 02 Aug, 2019 10:55am

Asia

Angry South Koreans accuse Japan of 'economic invasion'

SEOUL: Angry South Korean demonstrators on Friday accused former colonial power Japan of "economic invasion" after Tokyo

Published 02 Aug, 2019 10:54am

Asia

South Korea's Moon condemns Japan's 'reckless' trade decision

SEOUL: South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Friday condemned Japan's decision to remove his country from a "white list"

Published 02 Aug, 2019 10:53am

Asia

Crocodiles hunt in flooded Indian city

VADODARA: Crocodiles hunted dogs in the flooded streets of the Indian city of Vadodara after it was battered by nearly 5

Published 02 Aug, 2019 10:51am

Europe

UK PM Johnson's parliamentary majority almost gone as pro-EU party wins seat

LLANELWEDD: Britain's pro-European Union Liberal Democrats won a parliamentary seat from the governing Conservative Part

Published 02 Aug, 2019 10:50am

Europe

Croatian commits suicide after shooting six dead: police

ZAGREB: A man suspected of shooting six people dead in Zagreb took his own life Friday after police tried to arrest him,

Published 02 Aug, 2019 10:48am

Middle East

Qaeda attack kills 19 soldiers in Yemen: security officials

ADEN: Al-Qaeda gunmen killed 19 soldiers in an attack on an army base in southern Yemen Friday, security officials said,

Published 02 Aug, 2019 10:46am

Africa

Fighting between Libya rivals kills 9: unity goverment

TRIPOLI: At least nine loyalist fighters have been killed in clashes with forces of Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar in t

Published 02 Aug, 2019 10:43am

Africa

Sudan arrests paramilitaries for pupils' killing amid new deaths

KHARTOUM: Sudan's ruling generals announced Friday that nine paramilitaries had been arrested for the killing of four te

Published 02 Aug, 2019 10:41am

Europe

Russia PM's visit to disputed island irks Japan

MOSCOW: Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Friday visited one of a chain of far-eastern islands claimed by Japan,

Published 02 Aug, 2019 10:39am

Asia

North Korea increases pressure with latest missile launches

SEOUL: North Korea fired missiles for the third time in eight days on Friday, a series of launches that analysts say are

Published 02 Aug, 2019 10:37am

Europe

No-deal Brexit would impair key UK industries -BoE's Carney

LONDON: Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said on Friday that some major industries could become unviable if Britain

Published 02 Aug, 2019 10:36am

Europe

NATO says ready with "measured" response to Russia missile breach

BRUSSELS: NATO has agreed ways to deter Russia from launching a new, land-based, medium-range missile, the alliance sai

Published 02 Aug, 2019 10:34am

World

China vows to strike back at US tariffs threat

BEIJING: The trade war between the United States and China escalated on Friday as Beijing threatened to unleash "counter

Published 02 Aug, 2019 10:33am

Europe

Italy retail sales jump 1.9pc m/m in June

ROME: Italian retail sales rose 1.9% in June from the month before, the largest increase since January 2017, national st

Published 02 Aug, 2019 10:31am

Asia

Indonesia government injects $459mn in state electricity firm

JAKARTA: Indonesian government has approved a capital injection of 6.5 trillion rupiah ($458.55 million) to state electr

Published 02 Aug, 2019 10:31am

Asia

US formally withdraws from INF missile treaty, says Russia 'responsible': Pompeo

BANGKOK: The United States on Friday formally abandoned the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty with Russia,

Published 02 Aug, 2019 10:30am

Europe

Head of Ukrainian presidential office submits letter of resignation

KIEV: The head of the office of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has submitted his letter of resignation after tw

Published 02 Aug, 2019 10:30am

Europe

Google to allow Android users in Europe choose default search engine

Google will let Android device users in Europe choose their default search engine from four options, including Google se

Published 02 Aug, 2019 10:29am

Europe

Britain's Johnson suffers first electoral setback as PM

LLANELWEDD: Boris Johnson suffered a setback in his first ballot box test as British prime minister on Friday after the

Published 02 Aug, 2019 10:28am

Europe

Georgia's consumer prices decline 0.02pc m/m in July

TBILISI: Consumer prices in Georgia fell 0.02% month-on-month in July after declining 1% in June, the State Statistics S

Published 02 Aug, 2019 10:27am

North America

Fed, trade confusion upending Wall Street investment playbooks

NEW YORK: As Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday described why the central bank's interest rate cut should

Published 02 Aug, 2019 10:26am

Europe

Euro zone retail trade rises in June, industrial prices slip

BRUSSELS: Retail trade in the euro zone rose 1.1% in June on the month, the EU's statistics agency Eurostat said on Fri

Published 02 Aug, 2019 10:26am

Europe

EU tells France to recover 8.5mn euros illegal aid from Ryanair

BRUSSELS: EU competition regulators on Friday ordered France to recover 8.5 million euros ($9.4 million) in illegal aid

Published 02 Aug, 2019 10:25am

Middle East

Air strikes stop in Syria's Idlib after truce announced

BEIRUT: Air strikes stopped in Syria's Idlib Friday after the government announced it had agreed a truce following weeks

Published 02 Aug, 2019 10:25am

Europe

EU seeks name for IMF head among four, with no UK candidate

BRUSSELS: European Union governments will try on Friday to choose the bloc's candidate to lead the International Monetar

Published 02 Aug, 2019 10:25am

Asia

Trump says it's up to China to deal with Hong Kong 'riots'

HONG KONG: U.S. President Donald Trump has described protests in Hong Kong as "riots" that China will have to deal with

Published 02 Aug, 2019 10:25am

World

US-China trade war in 10 dates

PARIS: Here are 10 key dates in the 16-month-long trade battle between the United States and China.

Marc

Published 02 Aug, 2019 10:24am

Asia

Four dead, dozens missing in Indonesian boat sinking: media

JAKARTA: At least four people have died and dozens more are missing after an Indonesian fishing boat sunk off the coast

Published 02 Aug, 2019 10:23am

Europe

German customs seize record 4.5 tonnes of cocaine

BERLIN: Germany's customs service said Friday it had seized a 4.5 tonne cocaine shipment, the country's largest ever, wi

Published 02 Aug, 2019 10:21am

Asia

US, Russia rip up Cold War-era INF missile treaty

BANGKOK: The United States and Russia ripped up a Cold War-era missile pact on Friday in a move that raised the spectre

Published 02 Aug, 2019 10:20am

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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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