News Archives for World - 2020-04-26

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World

UK reports lowest virus death toll in weeks

"But before we consider it safe to adjust any of the current system distancing measures, we must be satisfied that

Published 26 Apr, 2020 10:11pm

World

Unions go virtual as virus wipes out May Day marches

They have urged people to post a "short video to social media thanking a worker who's made a difference to you" wit

Published 26 Apr, 2020 10:10pm

World

Over 13 million children globally missed out routine vaccinations: UNICEF

The agency called on governments to step up, warning that disrupting immunization services amid the COVID-19 pandem

Published 26 Apr, 2020 10:10pm

World

Big fall in COVID-19 deaths in France

But officials said they were worried by an increase in critically ill patients suffering from other conditions.

Published 26 Apr, 2020 10:06pm

World

UK says virus death toll up by 413 to 20,732

The figure is the lowest daily rise of fatalities reported by the UK since March 31. LONDON: Britain's health

Published 26 Apr, 2020 10:06pm

Asia

Sri Lanka extends virus lockdown

Within hours of announcing on Saturday that the nationwide restrictions imposed on March 20 would be lifted, the go

Published 26 Apr, 2020 10:06pm

Europe

Germany's AfD party drops 'fascist' spokesman

Die Zeit newspaper wrote that Christian Lueth was relieved of his duties at the request of senior party figure Alex

Published 26 Apr, 2020 10:05pm

Europe

Perspex screens, fever checks offer Spain cafes route to reopen

He has installed various partitions to show the different ways cafe owners can keep customers separated. "Any

Published 26 Apr, 2020 10:05pm

World

Mnuchin predicts US economic 'bounce back' as pandemic spending rises

Mnuchin's upbeat assessment came amid skyrocketing unemployment figures and forecasts predicting a deep contraction

Published 26 Apr, 2020 10:04pm

Africa

Guinea-Bissau reports first death from coronavirus

The unstable country of 1.8 million people, poor even by African standards, has 53 officially-confirmed cases of vi

Published 26 Apr, 2020 10:04pm

World

Italy reports 260 virus deaths, lowest since March 14

Italy's COVID-19 death toll now stands at 26,644 -- second only to the United States. ROME: Italy reported it

Published 26 Apr, 2020 10:03pm

World

Saudi ramps up virus testing as lockdown relaxed

The agreement with China's Beijing Genome Institute (BGI) will provide for nine million COVID-19 tests, the governm

Published 26 Apr, 2020 10:03pm

Middle East

Syrian govt ends school early for over 4mn students

The decision was taken weeks after schools were closed in mid-March to combat the spread of the virus, leaving many

Published 26 Apr, 2020 10:02pm

World

Egypt seeks aid from IMF amid virus downturn

"No one knows when this crisis will end so we wanted to take some measures that would build on the economy's gains,

Published 26 Apr, 2020 04:09pm

World

Iran says virus cases pass 90,000

Health authorities have registered 1,153 new cases since midday Saturday, bringing the total number of confirmed ca

Published 26 Apr, 2020 02:31pm

World

Bangladesh garment factories reopen, defying virus lockdown

Factories shut their doors in late March but some suppliers said they were now being pushed by retailers to fulfill

Published 26 Apr, 2020 12:53pm

World

UK resists calls to ease lockdown as Johnson set to return to work

Foreign Secretary told Sky News that Johnson would be back in his Downing Street office on Monday after recovering

Published 26 Apr, 2020 12:46pm

World

Lockdowns ease as global infections near 3 million

Governments from France to Italy and the United States are gearing up for a partial easing of severe restrictions t

Published 26 Apr, 2020 12:37pm

World

Khalilzad urges Taliban to agree to ceasefire until coronavirus crisis is over

Khalilzad says the war on COVID-19 makes it urgent and will also aid the peace process including getting intra-Afgh

Published 26 Apr, 2020 10:45am

Europe

Italy's Conte vows to reopen schools in September

Conte told La Repubblica daily that he will spell out the detail of how Italy will ease its way out of the world's

Published 26 Apr, 2020 10:32am

Middle East

Saudi relaxes virus lockdown except in hotspot Mecca

Saudi Arabia, which has reported the highest number of infections in the Arab world, is scrambling to limit the spr

Published 26 Apr, 2020 10:14am

Europe

Spain's daily virus death toll drops to 288, lowest in a month

Spain issued a stringent stay-at-home order on March 14, confining the country's nearly 47 million population to th

Published 26 Apr, 2020 10:10am

Asia

Sri Lanka extends lockdown as virus cases spike

Health officials said there had been a jump in cases, including in a densely populated area in the capital Colombo

Published 26 Apr, 2020 07:48am

Asia

Thailand reports 15 new coronavirus cases, no new deaths

Two other new cases were reported from the southern province of Yala, where the authorities are aggressively testin

Published 26 Apr, 2020 05:37am

World

US records 2,494 more coronavirus deaths in 24 hours

The United States is by far the hardest-hit country in the global pandemic, in terms of both confirmed infections a

Published 26 Apr, 2020 05:27am

World

WHO warns over virus immunity as global death toll tops 200,000

The WHO opposes such "passports" because recovery from the virus might not protect a person from reinfection.

Published 26 Apr, 2020 05:21am

Europe

French PM to present strategy on ending virus lockdown

Seventeen priorities have been identified for gradually bringing the country out of lockdown from May 11. Fran

Published 26 Apr, 2020 05:17am

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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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