News Archives for World - 2019-11-08

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EU needs to learn the ‘language of power’, incoming chief says

French President Emmanuel Macron vetoed further expansion of the EU at a recent Brussels summit. Von der Leyen

Published 08 Nov, 2019 11:36pm

Europe

Moody's warns UK of further debt downgrade on Brexit paralysis

Britain's lawmakers have been wrangling over the country's exit from the European Union for more than three years.

Updated 09 Nov, 2019 10:43am

World

Trump says has not agreed to roll back tariffs on Chinese goods

He said China wanted to make a deal more than he did, adding that the U.S. tariffs were generating "billions" for U

Published 08 Nov, 2019 11:32pm

World

Trump to ask US Supreme Court to review tax returns decision

Vance will oppose the request, and the parties intend to brief their positions by Nov. 25, according to the lawyers

Updated 09 Nov, 2019 10:41am

World

Pompeo warns against China, Russia on eve of Berlin Wall anniversary

Stressing that "we can never take ... things for granted", he said the 70-year-old NATO alliance too "runs the risk

Published 08 Nov, 2019 11:11pm

World

Canada unemployment unchanged in October at 5.5pc

On a year-over-year basis, employment has still grown by 443,000 or 2.4 percent, said Statistics Canada. "Afte

Published 08 Nov, 2019 11:05pm

Europe

EU's new chief says Brexit 'shock' has 'strengthened bloc's unity'

"As paradoxical as it sounds, the shock of Brexit has strengthened our unity," she said. "Because it has not o

Published 08 Nov, 2019 11:02pm

World

U.N. top court rejects Moscow's call to block Ukraine vs Russia case

Presiding Judge Abdulqawi Yusuf says conditions had been met for the case to be heard in full, rejecting Russian ob

Published 08 Nov, 2019 03:52pm

World

US may postpone China tariffs due in December

Investors worldwide have been cheered by repeated reports quoting sources in Washington and Beijing saying duties a

Published 08 Nov, 2019 02:30pm

Middle East

Turkey, Britain, France, Germany to hold Syria summit

It was decided to organise this four-way summit on the sidelines of the NATO summit scheduled in London on December

Published 08 Nov, 2019 02:29pm

World

Pompeo criticises Russia and China but says NATO must change

Pompeo criticised Russia's treatment of political opponents, saying China's tactics would be "horrifyingly familiar

Published 08 Nov, 2019 12:25pm

World

Iran downs a drone over southern port city of Mahshahr: report

The Iran Front Page website did not say whether it was a military or civilian drone. The Young Journalists Clu

Published 08 Nov, 2019 10:13am

World

Iran quake kills at least six, injures 300: media

Magnitude 5.8 quake struck 83 km southwest of Ardabil in East Azerbaijan province. The quake was followed by m

Published 08 Nov, 2019 09:52am

World

US lab identifies rare new HIV strain

A US pharmaceutical firm has identified a new subtype of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and said the finding showed that cutting edge genome sequencing is helping researchers stay ahead of mutations.

Published 08 Nov, 2019 12:00am

World

China says agreed with US to remove tariffs if trade deal progresses

China and the United States have agreed a plan to remove tariffs imposed on two-way goods in stages, the commerce ministry said Thursday, as negotiators try to hammer out a trade deal.

Published 08 Nov, 2019 12:00am

World

Toyota reports record profit, sales

Japanese car giant Toyota on Thursday reported record net profit and sales for the first half, with cost-cutting efforts helping to boost its balance sheet.

Updated 08 Nov, 2019 07:27am

World

Doctors, nurses protest low wages in Latvia

Thousands of doctors and nurses rallied Thursday in front of the Latvian parliament in Riga calling for better pay in what was the Baltic state's largest protest in over a decade.

Published 08 Nov, 2019 12:00am

World

Rolls-Royce takes £1.4 billion hit on troubled plane engines

Rolls-Royce on Thursday said that problems with its Trent 1000 plane engines will hit the British group's 2019 profits by about £1.4 billion ($1.8 billion, 1.6 billion euros).

Updated 08 Nov, 2019 10:57am

World

World food prices rise for first time in five months

World food prices rose for the first time in five months in October, boosted by jumps in quotations for sugar and cereals, the United Nations food agency said on Thursday.

Updated 08 Nov, 2019 07:56am

World

British TV channels launch rival to Netflix

The BBC and three smaller British TV channels launched a joint streaming service on Thursday aimed at challenging Netflix's dominance on the UK market.

Published 08 Nov, 2019 12:00am

World

Siemens meets 2019 goals but warns of 'risks' in 2020

German industrial behemoth Siemens on Thursday reported a drop in annual net profits but said it had met its targets, and warned that geopolitical risks and a cooling economy would weigh on its performance in 2020.

Published 08 Nov, 2019 12:00am

World

Sainsbury's sinks into red on overhaul

Sainsbury's plunged into a net loss in the first half on costly store closures, the British supermarket said Thursday - and after it recently failed to merge with Walmart-owned Asda.

Published 08 Nov, 2019 12:00am

World

China jails nine for selling fentanyl into US

China on Thursday jailed nine people for selling fentanyl to Americans, the result of a landmark joint probe, and pledged further co-operation following President Donald Trump's fury at Beijing's perceived inaction against Chinese suppliers fuelling the d

Published 08 Nov, 2019 12:00am

World

EU warns of low growth with debt on the rise

The EU slashed its already low growth forecast for the eurozone on Thursday, intensifying pressure on Germany and other rich countries to spend more to stimulate the economy in Europe. The European Commission said the 19-country single currency bloc would

Published 08 Nov, 2019 12:00am

World

Jordan, Turkey, UAE violated Libya arms embargo: UN

Jordan, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates have regularly violated the UN arms embargo imposed on Libya since 2011, according to a confidential report by UN experts seen Thursday by AFP.

Published 08 Nov, 2019 12:00am

World

Saudi king hosts CIA chief for talks

Saudi Arabia's King Salman hosted the Central Intelligence Agency's director Thursday, state media said, after three people were charged in the US with spying on Twitter users critical of the royal family.

Published 08 Nov, 2019 12:00am

World

US calls for 'serious steps' as Iran resumes uranium enrichment

The United States on Thursday called for "serious steps" to be taken after Iran resumed uranium enrichment at its underground Fordow plant in a new step back from its commitments under a 2015 nuclear deal.

Published 08 Nov, 2019 12:00am

World

Congolese 'Terminator' warlord gets harshest ever ICC sentence

The International Criminal Court sentenced Congolese rebel chief Bosco "Terminator" Ntaganda to 30 years in jail for war crimes and crimes against humanity on Thursday, the highest ever penalty issued by the tribunal.

Published 08 Nov, 2019 12:00am

World

US-led coalition launches operation to protect Gulf waters

A US-led naval coalition officially launched operations in Bahrain Thursday to protect shipping in the troubled waters of the Gulf, after a string of attacks that Washington and its allies blamed on Iran.

Published 08 Nov, 2019 12:00am

World

Erdogan threatens to open Europe gates for refugees

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on a visit to EU member Hungary repeated his threat Thursday to "open the gates" for millions of refugees eager to flee to Europe unless more international support was provided.

Published 08 Nov, 2019 12:00am

World

Malaysia says US offer to host APEC 'not a good idea'

An offer by the United States to host a Pacific rim summit in America in 2020 after Chile abruptly cancelled this year's event was "not a good idea", Malaysia's foreign minister said Thursday.

Published 08 Nov, 2019 12:00am

World

Baghdadi's wife revealed IS group secrets after capture

The wife of slain Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi revealed "a lot of information" about the jihadist group's "inner workings" after she was captured last year, a Turkish official said.

Published 08 Nov, 2019 12:00am

World

Chinese traditional medicine must be regulated: Europe doctors

Top European medical bodies demanded Thursday that Chinese traditional medicines be subject to the same regulatory oversight as conventional Western methods, despite recent WHO recognition of their use.

Published 08 Nov, 2019 12:00am

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 12	276.81 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 12	276.61 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 13	159.79 ▼ -0.13
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 13	0.84 ▼ -0.0004
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 13	1.32 ▼ -0.0006
Euro to USD / Nov 13	1.11 ▲ 0.0001
SOFR % / Nov 12	3.90 ▲ 0.01

Stock	Volume
India Sensex / Nov 13	81,418.07
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 13	61,142.35
Hang Seng / Nov 13	23,662.52
FTSE 100 / Nov 13	10,851.83
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 13	26,734.13
France CAC40 / Nov 13	8,354.18
S&P 500 / Nov 12	7,592.40
Nasdaq / Nov 12	25,366.09
Dow Jones / Nov 12	52,297.09

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 13	332
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 13	88.91
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 13	18,080
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 13	3,891.79
Diesel/Litre / Nov 13	360
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 13	82.40
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 12	357,112

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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