News Archives for World - 2020-04-29

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Turkey virus death toll tops 3,000

The total number of reported infections is now 117,589, as Turkey remains the worst hit country in the Middle East.

Published 29 Apr, 2020 10:33pm

Africa

Zuma to face trial after dropping appeal against prosecution

"This indeed paves the way for him to prepare for the trial and demonstrate that he has never benefited from any ar

Published 29 Apr, 2020 10:29pm

World

British virus death toll now world's third-worst

Until now, Britain had reported only deaths of people who had tested positive for COVID-19 in hospital but there ha

Published 29 Apr, 2020 10:28pm

Europe

WHO emergency committee to meet Thursday to evaluate pandemic

"The world should have listened to WHO then, carefully," he told a virtual press briefing. GENEVA: The World

Published 29 Apr, 2020 10:25pm

World

Pompeo urges end to overflight rights for Iran airline flying to Venezuela

Speaking at a State Department news conference, Pompeo said aircraft of privately owned Mahan Air, Iran's largest a

Published 29 Apr, 2020 10:24pm

Africa

Nigeria to ease lockdowns in three states over six-week period

He was providing details after President Muhammadu Buhari announced on Monday that there would be a "phased and gra

Published 29 Apr, 2020 10:21pm

World

France coronavirus death toll climbs above 24,000

The death toll has increased 1.8pc compared with Tuesday, a slightly higher rate of increase than over the previous

Published 29 Apr, 2020 10:19pm

World

WHO declines comment on remdesivir in COVID-19, hopes for best

Remdesivir is one of the drugs under observation in many of those trials. So I think a lot more data will come out,

Published 29 Apr, 2020 10:18pm

World

EU Libya arms embargo mission ready to start work soon

"Irini has the necessary resources to begin its mission," said Peter Stano, spokesman for EU diplomatic chief Josep

Published 29 Apr, 2020 10:15pm

World

US Treasury chief says reserving capital to add to Fed coronavirus lending programs

Mnuchin told reporters during a video news briefing that all of the unallocated capital would go to broad-based Fed

Published 29 Apr, 2020 10:06pm

World

Fire at South Korea warehouse kills 38

Witnesses said they heard at least 10 explosions, the news agency said. Moon hosted an emergency meeting and o

Published 29 Apr, 2020 10:06pm

World

Brazil's Bolsonaro withdraws name of family friend as top cop

His decision to drop Alexandre Ramagem, who was director of the Brazilian intelligence agency Abin, was published i

Published 29 Apr, 2020 10:05pm

World

Twitter opens up data for researchers to study COVID-19 tweets

European Commissioner Vera Jourova called Twitter's move "a good step in the right direction." However, Twitte

Published 29 Apr, 2020 05:43pm

World

Moody's reduces growth forecasts for G20 economies

The global rating agency expect G20 economies to pick up recovery next year and grow 4.8%. G20 advanced econom

Published 29 Apr, 2020 05:00pm

World

US Navy extends probe into virus-hit aircraft carrier

Crozier allegedly broke his chain of command to make public the outbreak of dozens of cases of COVID-19 among the w

Published 29 Apr, 2020 04:47pm

World

White House unfollows Indian PM Modi on Twitter

Indian politician Rahul Gandhi says he is dismayed by the "unfollowing" of President & PM by the White House

Published 29 Apr, 2020 04:09pm

World

US decade of growth ends as virus contracts GDP by 4.8pc

Yet the report noted it could not quantify the full economic effects of the virus, and the figures are expected to

Published 29 Apr, 2020 03:59pm

World

Pompeo says no sight of North Korea's Kim, real risk of famine in country

We haven't seen him. We don't have any information to report today, we're watching it closely. There is a real

Published 29 Apr, 2020 03:39pm

World

US will not allow Iran to buy arms when UN embargo ends: Pompeo

We will work with the UN Security Council to extend that prohibition on those arms sales and then in the event we c

Published 29 Apr, 2020 03:19pm

World

US GDP contracts 4.8pc as virus hit, ends decade of growth

It was the biggest decline in GDP in 12 years as the pandemic forced businesses to close, halting purchases and inv

Published 29 Apr, 2020 02:42pm

World

IMF sees Caribbean economy shrinking 6.2pc in 2020 due to pandemic

IMF warned that lost output from firms and the high costs associated with managing local outbreaks could worsen the

Published 29 Apr, 2020 01:46pm

World

India has 1,000 coronavirus deaths but expert says no exponential rise

India has now reported 31,331 cases, including 1,007 deaths, according to figures from the Health Ministry.

Published 29 Apr, 2020 01:43pm

World

Iran tells US not to 'plot' against it amid Gulf tensions

Donald Trump then tweeted that he had ordered the US Navy to "shoot down and destroy any and all Iranian gunboats i

Published 29 Apr, 2020 12:51pm

World

Spain daily toll slightly up with 325 new virus deaths

The number of people who have recovered from the virus rose by 6,399 over the past 24 hours in what was a record da

Published 29 Apr, 2020 12:48pm

World

France to tighten review of foreign investments

Finance Minister said that the taking of a stake of 10 percent in large French companies by a non-European investor

Published 29 Apr, 2020 12:46pm

World

Iran says reopened for business as no end in sight to virus crisis

"Due to uncertainty about when this virus will end, we are preparing for work, activity and science," said Presiden

Published 29 Apr, 2020 12:44pm

World

Russia extends entry ban for foreigners over pandemic

Mishustin said the entry ban would carry exemptions for specialists who do maintenance on imported equipment.

Published 29 Apr, 2020 12:42pm

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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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