News Archives for World - 2020-03-01

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Two Swiss high school classes quarantined over coronavirus

The move at the Bienne technical high school marks the first measures against COVID-19 that affect a school in Swit

Published 01 Mar, 2020 10:37pm

World

Damascus says to exchange consular missions with Libya's Haftar

"A memorandum of understanding was signed... for the reopening of diplomatic and consular missions," SANA said.

Published 01 Mar, 2020 10:35pm

World

EU calls foreign ministers' meeting over fall-out from Syria conflict

The fighting around the Syrian rebel stronghold of Idlib "represents a serious threat to international peace and se

Published 01 Mar, 2020 10:33pm

World

Paris's Louvre museum closes over staff coronavirus fears

Around 300 staff met in the morning and voted "almost unanimously" not to open, Christian Galani of the CGT labour

Published 01 Mar, 2020 10:32pm

Europe

Hungary bars doors to asylum-seekers over coronavirus fears

"We are suspending indefinitely new admissions of people into the transit zones," said Gyorgy Bakondi, an adviser t

Updated 04 Mar, 2020 10:36am

Europe

Trump aides defend US coronavirus response

Pence and Health Secretary Alex Azar made the rounds of Sunday talk shows with the message that risks from the dise

Published 01 Mar, 2020 10:30pm

Europe

Greek islanders block migrant boat from landing

Shouting "Go back to Turkey", furious locals at the port of Thermi blocked the boats. A police officer was sli

Published 01 Mar, 2020 10:28pm

World

Germany's coronavirus cases almost double to 129

Germany's most populous state of North Rhine-Westphalia has emerged as a hotspot after an infected couple attended

Published 01 Mar, 2020 10:22pm

World

Big win for Biden puts him back in US race as 'Super Tuesday' nears

With 48 percent of the vote in South Carolina, the former vice president more than doubled the 20 percent won by na

Published 01 Mar, 2020 10:20pm

World

Afghans see bittersweet chance for peace in Taliban deal

The deal came on the back of a week-long limited truce which has since been extended by President Ashraf Ghani's go

Published 01 Mar, 2020 10:13pm

Middle East

Israel's Netanyahu tries to poach 'Russian vote' from old rival

Netanyahu is seeking to woo supporters of former ally Avigdor Lieberman, leader of the secular nationalist Yisrael

Published 01 Mar, 2020 10:09pm

World

Iran says 54 dead as coronavirus spreads more rapidly

"Eleven people lost their lives" in the past 24 hours, health ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour told a televise

Published 01 Mar, 2020 03:42pm

World

Iran opposes Afghan pact it says US had 'no right' to sign

After 18 years of war, the US and the Taliban signed an agreement in Doha on Saturday that paves the way for a 14-m

Published 01 Mar, 2020 02:30pm

World

Damascus says will down 'enemy' aircraft over NW Syria

Syrian military high command announces the closure of the airspace for planes and any drone above northwestern Syri

Published 01 Mar, 2020 12:36pm

World

Turkey says pursuing military operation against Syrian regime

Though Turkey has reported striking targets in Syria since dozens of its troops were killed there Thursday, it was

Published 01 Mar, 2020 12:14pm

Asia

New Malaysia PM sworn in amid crisis, Mahathir fights on

The Southeast Asian nation was plunged into turmoil after Mahathir's reformist "Pact of Hope" alliance, which storm

Published 01 Mar, 2020 07:15am

World

Afghanistan did not commit to release 5,000 Taliban, says Ghani

The Taliban demand for the release of its prisoners from Afghan jails cannot be a pre-condition to direct talks wit

Published 01 Mar, 2020 06:35am

Asia

South Korea reports 376 more coronavirus cases, total 3,526

Nearly 90 percent of the new cases were in Daegu, the centre of the country's outbreak, and its neighbouring North

Published 01 Mar, 2020 06:34am

World

Top British home office mandarin quits in minister bullying row

Britain's top government official in the ministry responsible for policing and counter-terrorism resigned on Saturday, saying there had been an orchestrated campaign to remove him. Philip Rutnam quit after reports of tensions between him and Home Secretar

Published 01 Mar, 2020 12:00am

World

Opposition urges 'Russia without Putin' in rally for slain liberal

Thousands rallied in central Moscow on Saturday to call on President Vladimir Putin not to stay in power indefinitely, in the first major protest by the Russian opposition since the Kremlin chief announced controversial plans to change the constitution.

Published 01 Mar, 2020 12:00am

World

Advertising spending on US primaries surpasses $1 billion

Advertising spending on the US presidential primaries has surpassed an "unprecedented" $1 billion, half of which came from the coffers of billionaire Democratic White House hopeful Michael Bloomberg, a tracking firm said Friday.

Published 01 Mar, 2020 12:00am

World

Trump wins key court case on snub of Congressional subpoenas

The White House won a key victory for presidential power Friday when an appeals court rejected a lawsuit over President Donald Trump's blocking his former legal advisor from honoring a Congressional subpoena.

Published 01 Mar, 2020 12:00am

World

US postpones ASEAN regional summit due to coronavirus: US official

The United States has delayed a regional ASEAN summit scheduled to take place in Las Vegas next month due to fears of the coronavirus, a senior administration official said Friday.

Updated 04 Mar, 2020 10:46am

World

More than 200,000 hit by Congo floods

More than 200,000 people have been affected by floods that have ravaged Republic of Congo since last year, authorities said Saturday. The government has issued an urgent international appeal after the flooding along the Congo and Ubangi rivers in the coun

Published 01 Mar, 2020 12:00am

World

Greece pushes back migrants after Turkish border 'onslaught'

Greek police fired teargas to push back hundreds of stone-throwing migrants trying to cross over the border from Turkey on Saturday, as a crisis over Syria shifted onto the European Union's doorstep. Greece, which has tense relations with Turkey at the be

Published 01 Mar, 2020 12:00am

World

Virus hammers China's February economic activity

China's manufacturing activity fell to its lowest level on record in February as official data on Saturday confirmed the massive damage the deadly coronavirus epidemic has caused to the world's second-largest economy.

Published 01 Mar, 2020 12:00am

World

US game makers conference postponed amid virus fears

A game developers conference in San Francisco was postponed Friday, after Facebook and Microsoft withdrew from the event due to concerns about the spread of novel coronavirus. The annual gathering was due to start March 16 in a downtown convention center

Published 01 Mar, 2020 12:00am

World

Can the Fed inoculate US economy against virus impact?

The US Federal Reserve stands ready to take action to counter the risks posed by the novel coronavirus crisis, the central bank's chairman Jerome Powell said Friday, while insisting that the US economy remains in a good position.

Updated 01 Mar, 2020 04:44am

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 11	276.82 ▼ -0.03
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 11	276.62 ▼ -0.03
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 12	159.82 ▲ 0.14
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 12	0.83 ▲ 0.0003
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 12	1.33 ▼ -0.0019
Euro to USD / Nov 12	1.11 ▼ -0.0017
SOFR % / Nov 9	3.88 ▼ -0.01

Stock	Volume
India Sensex / Nov 12	81,896.37
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 12	60,792.29
Hang Seng / Nov 12	24,032.15
FTSE 100 / Nov 12	10,860.32
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 12	26,973.67
France CAC40 / Nov 12	8,387.88
S&P 500 / Nov 11	7,619.38
Nasdaq / Nov 11	25,466.19
Dow Jones / Nov 11	52,486.49

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 12	335
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 12	86.29
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 12	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 12	357,112
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 12	3,978
Diesel/Litre / Nov 12	364
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 12	82.48

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Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Nov 12 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	8.55 ▲ 0.86 (11.18%)
Security Investment Bank / Nov 12 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	10.53 ▲ 1 (10.49%)
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 12 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	10.96 ▲ 1 (10.04%)
Crescent Fib. / Nov 12 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	76.84 ▲ 6.99 (10.01%)
Prosperity Weav / Nov 12 Prosperity Weaving Mills Limited(PRWM)	61.02 ▲ 5.55 (10.01%)
Ansari Sug. / Nov 12 Ansari Sugar Mills Limited(ANSM)	26.62 ▲ 2.42 (10%)
ARM Green Industries / Nov 12 ARM Green Industries Limited(ARMG)	99.24 ▲ 9.02 (10%)
Arpak Int. / Nov 12 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	138.71 ▲ 12.61 (10%)
Asim Textile / Nov 12 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	67.07 ▲ 6.1 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Nov 12 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	604.11 ▲ 54.92 (10%)

Stock	Price
Premier Insurance (R) / Nov 12 Premier Insurance Limited (RIGHT)(PINLR)	0.26 ▼ -0.2 (-43.48%)
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Nov 12 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	3.76 ▼ -0.6 (-13.76%)
Hira Textile / Nov 12 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	4.25 ▼ -0.5 (-10.53%)
Unicap Modaraba / Nov 12 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	20.76 ▼ -2.31 (-10.01%)
J.A.Textile / Nov 12 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	77.98 ▼ -8.66 (-10%)
J.K.Spinning / Nov 12 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	372.26 ▼ -41.36 (-10%)
Popular Islamic / Nov 12 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	152.93 ▼ -16.99 (-10%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Nov 12 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	14 ▼ -1.55 (-9.97%)
Fateh Sports / Nov 12 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	210.18 ▼ -23.09 (-9.9%)
Shadman Cotton / Nov 12 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	76.60 ▼ -8.09 (-9.55%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 12 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	190,622,572 ▲ 0.03
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Nov 12 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	147,355,708 ▼ -0.31
F. Nat.Equities / Nov 12 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	55,342,344 ▲ 0.03
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 12 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	35,381,209 ▲ 0.1
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 12 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	34,091,021 ▲ 0.08
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Nov 12 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	30,204,209 ▲ 0.04
Hascol Petrol / Nov 12 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	22,959,535 ▲ 0.24
Pak Elektron / Nov 12 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	21,421,963 ▲ 0.36
B.O.Punjab / Nov 12 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	20,558,575 ▼ -0.39
Ningbo Green Light / Nov 12 Ningbo Green Light Energy Limited(NGLEL)	19,339,405 ▼ -0.29

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