News Archives for World - 2020-04-24

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World

US death toll tops 50,000 as some Georgia businesses reopen

Rob Flat, owner of Tried and True Tattoo a few blocks away, said he was only taking appointments, not walk-ins, but

Published 24 Apr, 2020 10:28pm

World

Trump signs huge new economic relief spending package

The bill was passed by the lower house of Congress on Thursday as another 4.4 million US workers filed new claims f

Published 24 Apr, 2020 10:26pm

World

UN pushes for virus vaccine as Trump disinfectant theory sparks outrage

The pandemic has upended life around the planet as nations try to stop the spread of the disease that has so far cl

Published 24 Apr, 2020 10:25pm

World

Trump to sell ventilators to developing countries to fight virus

Governors led by New York's Andrew Cuomo said they were seriously short of ventilators at the start of the pandemic

Published 24 Apr, 2020 10:20pm

World

Trump says spoke 'sarcastically' about injecting disinfectants

During a press conference late Thursday, Trump turned to government scientists in the room and asked them about the

Published 24 Apr, 2020 10:18pm

World

US CBO sees economy contracting 12pc in Q2, unemployment 14pc

US GDP in the April-June period is forecast to decline by 12 percent while the jobless rate reaches 14 percent as a

Published 24 Apr, 2020 10:17pm

Europe

UK virus death toll climbs to over 19,000

The health ministry said 684 more people had died in the 24-hour period to 1600 GMT on Thursday, taking the number

Published 24 Apr, 2020 10:15pm

Europe

France readying multi-billion euro loans for Air France, Renault: minister

For Renault, a 5 billion euro ($5.4 billion) bank loan package guaranteed by the state is being worked on, he said.

Published 24 Apr, 2020 10:13pm

Europe

British PM planning to work back on Monday

Johnson was discharged from a London hospital and was continuing his recovery from COVID-19 at his country residenc

Published 24 Apr, 2020 04:49pm

World

US coronavirus toll exceeds 50,000: Johns Hopkins

50,031 people have now died in the United States from COVID-19 since the start of the global health crisis, with mo

Published 24 Apr, 2020 04:24pm

World

IMF, WTO warn against export controls on medical supplies, food

We are concerned by supply disruptions from the growing use of export restrictions and other actions that limit tra

Published 24 Apr, 2020 03:01pm

Europe

Italy to ease virus lockdown over four weeks: report

The next four Mondays will mark the country's reopening" following the lockdown implemented last month to slow the

Published 24 Apr, 2020 01:37pm

Europe

COVID-19 vaccine not certain: global alliance Gavi

Seth Berkley said the more competition the better in the scientific fightback against the new coronavirus pandemic.

Published 24 Apr, 2020 01:23pm

Asia

Afghan leaders must seize chance for peace: NATO

The call comes after the militants dismissed a government call for a Ramadan ceasefire as "not rational" and as the

Published 24 Apr, 2020 01:18pm

Europe

World leaders due to launch COVID-19 drugs, vaccine plan: WHO

The WHO said late on Thursday it would to announce a "landmark collaboration" on Friday to speed development of saf

Published 24 Apr, 2020 01:05pm

Middle East

Saudi-led coalition announces one-month extension of Yemen ceasefire

A two-week ceasefire announced by the coalition that is battling the Houthi group in Yemen expired on Thursday with

Published 24 Apr, 2020 12:26pm

Europe

Spain's daily coronavirus deaths lowest in a month

The new deaths were just a 1.7% increase overall, down from 440 the previous day, and the lowest since March 21, un

Published 24 Apr, 2020 12:19pm

World

Huge fire ravages Poland's largest nature reserve

Massive wildfires have ravaged Poland's largest nature reserve, the Biebrza National Park, as the country faces its worst drought in years.

Published 24 Apr, 2020 02:52am

World

Germany announces new 10 billion euro virus package

The German government unveiled a 10 billion euro ($10.8 billion) economic package on Thursday to pay for additional unemployment benefits and new tax cuts to help businesses affected by the coronavirus.

Published 24 Apr, 2020 02:52am

World

US new home sales tumble

Sales of new US single-family homes dropped by the most in more than 6-1/2 years in March and further declines are likely as the novel coronavirus outbreak batters the economy and throws millions of Americans out of work.

Published 24 Apr, 2020 02:52am

World

Millions of Americans join unemployed ranks

A stunning 26.5 million Americans have sought unemployment benefits over the last five weeks, confirming that all the jobs gained during the longest employment boom in US history have been wiped out as the novel coronavirus savages the economy.

Published 24 Apr, 2020 02:52am

World

Pandemic throws global economy into deeper decline

Global economic activity all but ground to a halt this month as government-imposed lockdowns due to the coronavirus pandemic took a particularly heavy toll on the world's service industry, surveys showed on Thursday.

Published 24 Apr, 2020 02:52am

World

Spanish government apologises to children

One of Spain's deputy prime ministers apologised Thursday to the country's children for confining them to their homes since mid-March as part of a nationwide lockdown to fight the coronavirus pandemic.

Published 24 Apr, 2020 02:52am

World

First Syrian state torture trial opens in Germany

Two alleged former Syrian intelligence officers went on trial in Germany on Thursday accused of crimes against humanity in the first court case worldwide over state-sponsored torture by Bashar al-Assad's regime.

Published 24 Apr, 2020 02:52am

World

UN warns Israel over West Bank annexation

The UN's special Middle East envoy, Nickolay Mladenov, on Thursday warned Israel not to annex parts of the West Bank, saying such a move would be a "devastating blow" to the internationally-backed two-state solution.

Updated 24 Apr, 2020 06:29am

World

US spy chief to pressure countries with anti-LGBT policies

The US acting director of national intelligence is weighing ways to pressure countries with anti-LGBT policies, including reducing intelligence sharing, the New York Times reported Thursday.

Published 24 Apr, 2020 02:52am

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 10	276.85 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 10	276.65 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 11	158.78 ▲ 0.06
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 11	0.83 ▲ 0.0014
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 11	1.33 ▼ -0.0007
Euro to USD / Nov 11	1.12 ▼ -0.0011
SOFR % / Nov 9	3.88 ▼ -0.01

Stock	Volume
India Sensex / Nov 11	82,041.82
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 11	61,248.59
Hang Seng / Nov 11	24,322.85
FTSE 100 / Nov 11	10,832.65
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 11	26,621.06
France CAC40 / Nov 11	8,335.45
S&P 500 / Nov 10	7,520.93
Nasdaq / Nov 10	25,065.88
Dow Jones / Nov 10	52,231.89

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 12	338
Diesel/Litre / Nov 12	371
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 11	86.43
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 11	18,080
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 11	4,063.62
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 11	82.69
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 10	369,372

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 11 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	1.22 ▲ 0.2 (19.61%)
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Nov 11 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	6.24 ▲ 1 (19.08%)
Altern Energy / Nov 11 Altern Energy Limited(ALTN)	7.42 ▲ 1 (15.58%)
Security Investment Bank / Nov 11 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	9.53 ▲ 1 (11.72%)
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 11 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	9.96 ▲ 1 (11.16%)
Gammon Pak / Nov 11 Gammon Pakistan Limited(GAMON)	22.40 ▲ 2.04 (10.02%)
Bawany Air Products / Nov 11 Bawany Air Products Limited(BAPL)	18.80 ▲ 1.71 (10.01%)
J.A.Textile / Nov 11 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	86.64 ▲ 7.88 (10.01%)
Ningbo Green Light / Nov 11 Ningbo Green Light Energy Limited(NGLEL)	15.27 ▲ 1.39 (10.01%)
Unicap Modaraba / Nov 11 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	23.07 ▲ 2.1 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Premier Insurance (R) / Nov 11 Premier Insurance Limited (RIGHT)(PINLR)	0.46 ▼ -0.16 (-25.81%)
Popular Islamic / Nov 11 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	169.92 ▼ -18.88 (-10%)
Chenab Ltd / Nov 11 Chenab Limited(CHBL)	8.87 ▼ -0.68 (-7.12%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Nov 11 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	194.31 ▼ -14.67 (-7.02%)
Reliance Weaving / Nov 11 Reliance Weaving Mills Limited(REWM)	170 ▼ -12.66 (-6.93%)
Data Agro / Nov 11 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	150.43 ▼ -9.94 (-6.2%)
TPL Properties / Nov 11 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	13.10 ▼ -0.83 (-5.96%)
Dadex Eternit / Nov 11 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	149.93 ▼ -9.43 (-5.92%)
Ideal Dynamics / Nov 11 Ideal Dynamics Limited(IDEAL)	54.91 ▼ -3.1 (-5.34%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Nov 11 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	68.51 ▼ -3.74 (-5.18%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 11 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	231,751,629 ▲ 0.2
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Nov 11 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	219,678,013 ▲ 1
Cnergyico PK / Nov 11 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	56,728,436 ▲ 0.42
TPL Properties / Nov 11 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	42,024,727 ▼ -0.83
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 11 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	38,484,342 ▲ 1
Media Times Ltd / Nov 11 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	29,428,916 ▲ 0.17
Cres.Star Ins. / Nov 11 Crescent Star Insurance Limited(CSIL)	28,284,576 ▲ 0.49
B.O.Punjab / Nov 11 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	27,889,475 ▼ -0.29
F. Nat.Equities / Nov 11 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	27,699,018 ▲ 0.03
Pakistan Refinery / Nov 11 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	26,668,836 ▲ 3.13

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