News Archives for World - 2019-10-10

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Europe

Irish foreign minister says there is Brexit optimism but 'not there yet'

British Prime Minister and Irish counterpart said, there was still some way to go before they had got an agreement.

Published 10 Oct, 2019 09:17pm

Europe

Ukraine leader says troops must withdraw before Putin summit

If there is no pullback (of troops) there is no Normandy summit, Zelensky told. In the runup to the planned su

Published 10 Oct, 2019 09:06pm

World

Trump suggests US could mediate 'deal' between Turks and Kurds

Send in thousands of troops and win Militarily, hit Turkey very hard Financially and with Sanctions. Trump has

Published 10 Oct, 2019 09:01pm

World

Modi and Xi eye new border security steps in summit talks

Modi and Xi will be aiming to prevent a further deterioration in relations during the informal summit in Mamallapur

Updated 10 Oct, 2019 09:53pm

Asia

Apple CEO Cook defends removal of police-tracking app used in Hong Kong

The information in the app, including crowdsourced locations of police checkpoints and protest hotspots. It is

Published 10 Oct, 2019 08:24pm

World

US drops support for Brazil OECD bid after Trump offered backing

The apparent reversal would be a major snub for right-wing Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who has held Trump u

Published 10 Oct, 2019 07:28pm

World

Hindutva extremists blame Muslim community for RSS member’s family murder

Local police say the exact motive of the murder was yet to be ascertained. Hindutva extremists term murder an

Updated 10 Oct, 2019 04:01pm

World

US, China resume trade talks amid uncertainty

Top Chinese trade envoy Liu He was greeted Thursday by senior US officials as they resumed efforts to resolve their

Published 10 Oct, 2019 02:09pm

World

Iran FM pitches Gulf security plan to neighbours

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif pitched the Islamic republic's Gulf security plan. Iranian Presid

Published 10 Oct, 2019 01:39pm

World

18 injured as shells hit Turkish border towns

At least 18 people were injured in shelling on Turkish border towns on Thursday. Three people were injured, on

Published 10 Oct, 2019 01:34pm

Europe

Balkans leaders aspire to common market

Leaders of Albania, North Macedonia and Serbia voiced Thursday. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, Albanian P

Published 10 Oct, 2019 01:20pm

World

Russia will push for Turkey-Syria 'dialogue' on Kurds: Lavrov

Sergei Lavrov said Thursday that Ankara and Damascus should discuss the issue of Kurdish forces. Turkey has "l

Published 10 Oct, 2019 12:59pm

Europe

Brexit-facing UK economy shrinks but set to avoid recession

Britain's Brexit-facing economy shrank in August, official data showed Thursday. That contrasted however with

Published 10 Oct, 2019 12:58pm

Europe

Macron presses donors for $14bn to help end AIDS, TB, malaria

Emmanuel Macron urged donor nations Thursday to replenish the Global Fund to Fight AIDS. The UN objective of e

Published 10 Oct, 2019 12:53pm

Middle East

Yemen to become world's poorest country if war continues: UN

War-ravaged Yemen is on course to become the world's poorest country if the conflict persists. Yemen, long the

Published 10 Oct, 2019 12:51pm

Europe

Pope accepts resignation of New York bishop after abuse claims

Pope Francis officially accepted on Thursday the resignation of New York's Bishop John Jenik. Jenik was suspen

Published 10 Oct, 2019 12:48pm

World

Erdogan threatens EU with refugee influx if criticises Syria operation

Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned the EU on Thursday that Ankara would allow millions of refugees. Turkey launched a

Published 10 Oct, 2019 12:42pm

Africa

Ebola virus now squeezed into 'corner' of DR Congo: WHO

Efforts to halt an Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo have made "significant progress". Ebola

Published 10 Oct, 2019 12:40pm

Africa

Benin president launches 'dialogue' without key opponents

Benin's President Patrice Talon on Thursday launched a political "dialogue" to calm tensions. The West African

Published 10 Oct, 2019 12:34pm

Europe

Eurozone agree details of tiny eurozone budget

European finance ministers agreed Thursday on the basic terms of a tiny eurozone budget. France is holding out

Published 10 Oct, 2019 12:31pm

Europe

Authors from Austria, Poland win Nobel Prize in Literature

Handke was named as laureate of the year 2019 while Tuckarzukl was named laureate of the year 2018. Last year’

Published 10 Oct, 2019 12:28pm

Europe

France summons Turkish ambassador over Syria offensive: diplomatic source

France's foreign ministry on Thursday summoned the Turkish ambassador to Paris over Ankara's air. The ambassad

Published 10 Oct, 2019 12:27pm

Europe

Merkel vows 'zero tolerance' for hate after anti-Semitic attack

Angela Merkel vowed Thursday that there would be no tolerance for hate. The representatives of the constitutio

Published 10 Oct, 2019 12:25pm

Europe

Six months on, Notre-Dame's rebirth still years away

One day after the blaze that scarred Notre-Dame, President Emmanuel Macron addressed a nation. There remains n

Published 10 Oct, 2019 12:09pm

Asia

Bangladesh arrest warrant for Nobel laureate Yunus

Bangladeshi economist and Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus has been issued with an arrest warrant. A judge at a c

Published 10 Oct, 2019 11:57am

Europe

EU removes Switzerland, UAE from tax-haven list

The EU removed Switzerland and the United Arab Emirates from its list of tax havens on Thursday. The EU's grey

Published 10 Oct, 2019 11:28am

Asia

Suspected IS radical stabs Indonesian security minister

A suspected IS radical stabbed Indonesia's chief security minister Wiranto. Berkah Hospital spokesman Firmansy

Published 10 Oct, 2019 11:24am

Asia

Huge saltwater croc kills fisherman in latest attack on Philippine island

A huge saltwater crocodile killed a Philippines fisherman after snatching him from his boat. The 20-year-old w

Published 10 Oct, 2019 11:08am

Middle East

Kurds say repulsed new Turkish ground push

Kurdish forces said they repulsed a fresh Turkish ground attack in northeastern Syria Thursday. Turkey bombard

Published 10 Oct, 2019 11:04am

Europe

Romania government faces collapse in no-confidence vote

Romania's beleaguered left-wing government risks collapse in a no-confidence vote Thursday. Prime Minister Vio

Published 10 Oct, 2019 10:40am

World

China urges 'respect' of Syria sovereignty as Turkey attacks

China said Thursday that Syria's sovereignty and territorial integrity "must be respected". Turkey's President

Published 10 Oct, 2019 10:32am

Asia

Malaysia must scrap 'cruel' death penalty: Amnesty

Malaysian police sometimes use torture to extract confessions from suspects in death penalty cases. The Southe

Published 10 Oct, 2019 10:30am

Europe

British, Irish PMs to lock horns over Brexit stalemate

Boris Johnson will meet his Irish counterpart for last-ditch Brexit talks on Thursday. Johnson will sit down w

Published 10 Oct, 2019 10:27am

World

S&P Global says no immediate pressure on South Africa rating

S&P Global's long-term foreign-currency rating for South Africa's debt is 'BB'. Africa's most industrialis

Published 10 Oct, 2019 10:24am

Asia

Iran calls for 'immediate halt' to Turkish Syria offensive

Iran called Thursday for an immediate halt to Turkey's offensive on Kurdish-ruled northeastern Syria. Iran is

Updated 10 Oct, 2019 10:43am

Europe

Ukraine president says Trump didn't seek to blackmail him

Zelenskiy said he had not known that U.S. military aid to Ukraine had been blocked at the time of the call. Tr

Published 10 Oct, 2019 10:08am

Europe

Five scandals ahead of Poland's general election

Poland's governing conservatives will almost certainly win Sunday's general election. The campaign has been fi

Published 10 Oct, 2019 10:07am

Europe

Ukrainian president says he will propose peacekeepers on border with Russia

Peacekeepers would be based on the border with Russia, says Ukrainian President. KIEV: Ukrainian President Vo

Published 10 Oct, 2019 09:54am

Europe

Greek industrial output falls 0.6pc y/y in August

Manufacturing production rose 0.1pc from the same month in 2018, while mining output fell 23.1pc. Electricity

Published 10 Oct, 2019 09:38am

World

US did not approve Turkey’s attack on Syria, says Mike Pompeo

Pompeo defended Trump's surprise decision to pull back US forces. US Secretary of State says reports the US ha

Published 10 Oct, 2019 09:36am

Asia

South Korea may acquire nuclear submarines after North's test

South Korea's Navy is considering acquiring nuclear-powered submarines, it said Thursday. Seoul is surrounded

Updated 10 Oct, 2019 10:20am

World

India is releasing detained Kashmiri politicians only if they sign ‘bonds’

Kashmiri politician Mehbooba Mufti's daughter says her mother has refused to sign bonds for her release. Sever

Published 10 Oct, 2019 08:19am

Africa

UK economy shrinks as Brexit looms

Britain's economy contracted in August, official data showed Thursday. That contrasted with upwardly-revised m

Updated 10 Oct, 2019 10:51am

World

Trade wars lose US its competitiveness top spot: WEF

The United States fell to second place behind Singapore in the World Economic Forum's flagship Global Competitiveness Report, with the slippage linked in part to President Donald Trump's trade wars. The Forum, organisers of the glitzy annual gathering of

Updated 10 Oct, 2019 04:20am

World

Eurozone puts pressure on Dutch, Germans to spend more

Germany and the Netherlands, which run budget surpluses, should invest more to help boost economic growth at home and throughout the euro zone, top euro zone officials said on Wednesday, echoing a call from the European Central Bank last month.

Updated 10 Oct, 2019 05:35am

World

US job openings fall

US job openings fell to a 1-1/2-year low in August and hiring declined, suggesting employment growth was slowing largely because of ebbing demand for labour as the economy loses momentum.

Updated 10 Oct, 2019 05:27am

World

Productivity stagnant despite global stimulus

Economies around the world have failed to boost productivity levels despite $10 trillion of central bank stimulus unleashed since the global financial crisis of a decade ago, according to the Geneva-based World Economic Forum (WEF) think tank.

Updated 10 Oct, 2019 06:09am

World

EU 1.8 million seek UK settled status post-Brexit

Nearly 1.8 million EU nationals have applied to stay in Britain after Brexit, according to figures out Wednesday.

Updated 10 Oct, 2019 05:36am

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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 14	330
Diesel/Litre / Nov 14	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%)
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	1.41 ▲ 0.16 (12.8%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	2.66 ▲ 0.3 (12.71%)
Shabbir Tiles / Nov 13 Shabbir Tiles & Ceramics Limited(STCL)	10.10 ▲ 1 (10.99%)
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%)
Cresent Jute / Nov 13 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	13.85 ▲ 1.26 (10.01%)
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%)

Stock	Price
Arpak Int. / Nov 13 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	124.84 ▼ -13.87 (-10%)
Fateh Sports / Nov 13 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	189.16 ▼ -21.02 (-10%)
Mughal Energy / Nov 13 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	32.10 ▼ -3.15 (-8.94%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Nov 13 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	12.75 ▼ -1.25 (-8.93%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Nov 13 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	7.80 ▼ -0.75 (-8.77%)
D.M. Corporation / Nov 13 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	149.02 ▼ -11.68 (-7.27%)
J.A.Textile / Nov 13 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	73.02 ▼ -4.96 (-6.36%)
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / Nov 13 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	5.53 ▼ -0.36 (-6.11%)
Asim Textile / Nov 13 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	62.99 ▼ -4.08 (-6.08%)
Shadman Cotton / Nov 13 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	72 ▼ -4.6 (-6.01%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	301,901,923 ▲ 0.16
Kohinoor Spinning / Nov 13 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	59,218,140 ▲ 0.34
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	46,281,961 ▲ 0.3
Dost Steels Ltd. / Nov 13 Dost Steels Limited(DSL)	42,784,338 ▲ 0.34
TPL Properties / Nov 13 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	32,210,703 ▲ 0.53
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Nov 13 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	27,405,751 ▲ 0.04
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	24,811,419 ▲ 1
Cnergyico PK / Nov 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	22,493,258 ▲ 0.11
F. Nat.Equities / Nov 13 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	20,858,319 -
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 13 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	17,134,592 ▲ 0.07

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