News Archives for World - 2020-05-19

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Vaccine not only for rich, Cuomo says, and decries leadership by tweet

The governor said New York state would allow gatherings of up to 10 people for the coming Memorial Day weekend.

Published 19 May, 2020 10:30pm

Middle East

Egypt says proposed standby funding from IMF aimed at helping businesses

The one-year IMF programme would help with any payment gaps businesses face as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Published 19 May, 2020 10:28pm

Europe

France revises COVID-19 toll slightly downwards to 28,022

The number of confirmed cases increased by 524 to 143,427, an increase of 0.4pc, slightly higher than the average 0

Published 19 May, 2020 10:26pm

World

WHO chief says he will keep leading virus response after Trump threat

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus defended the agency's role after the United States again withheld f

Published 19 May, 2020 10:26pm

Africa

South Africa to start phased school re-opening on June 1

Bigger schools will open for other grades at a later date. South Africa, the African nation worst hit by COVID

Published 19 May, 2020 10:24pm

Middle East

Egypt registers 720 new coronavirus cases in one day

The new cases brought the total infections to 13,484 cases, the ministry added in a statement. The country's f

Published 19 May, 2020 10:22pm

World

Mnuchin defends US fiscal response to pandemic, seeks payroll loan extension

Mnuchin said he hoped to reach a bipartisan agreement "technical fix" that would extend the loans. Mnuchin sai

Published 19 May, 2020 10:20pm

World

Top US Senate Republican says still mulling if more coronavirus relief needed

"We still believe with regard to the coronavirus we need to assess what we've already done, take a look at what wor

Published 19 May, 2020 10:20pm

World

US 'likely' to extend travel restrictions on Canada, Mexico

"What we don't want to do is try to open up parts of our economy and have a lot of folks coming across the border t

Published 19 May, 2020 10:18pm

World

Argentina having ‘constructive’ dialogue with creditors: economy minister

Guzman's comments during an online event come as the South American country faces a Friday deadline to pay $500 mil

Published 19 May, 2020 10:16pm

Africa

Rwanda genocide suspect to fight extradition: lawyers

He appeared Tuesday before Paris prosecutors in the first stage of a process that may see him handed over to an int

Published 19 May, 2020 10:13pm

World

Eight Afghan soldiers die fighting off Taliban attack on key city

In a separate incident north of the capital Kabul, gunmen opened fire on worshippers offering evening prayers at a

Published 19 May, 2020 10:10pm

Africa

Protesters lynch policeman at troubled DR Congo cobalt hub

Mbangu said a police officer was "lynched and died as a result" while another was seriously hurt. He said the

Published 19 May, 2020 10:10pm

World

France revises down coronavirus death toll

The health ministry put the latest toll at 28,022, compared with a figure of 28,239 published the day earlier.

Published 19 May, 2020 10:08pm

World

Scientists in China believe new drug can stop pandemic 'without vaccine'

A drug being tested by scientists at China's prestigious Peking University could not only shorten the recovery time

Published 19 May, 2020 09:05pm

Asia

Sri Lanka president warns UN over war crimes claims

Rajapaksa, a retired army lieutenant colonel, did not single out the United Nations, but his remarks were widely vi

Published 19 May, 2020 08:57pm

World

Ex-Trump aide Flynn, who admitted lying to FBI, asks appeals court to toss charges

The department's May 7 reversal in the case drew accusations from Democrats and retired career prosecutors that Att

Published 19 May, 2020 08:56pm

World

UK blasts EU for 'low-quality' post-Brexit trade deal proposal

"It does not have to be like this," he added. Britain left the EU in January, nearly four years after a landma

Published 19 May, 2020 08:52pm

World

Trump says considering travel ban on Brazil over coronavirus

"We are considering it," Trump told reporters at the White House. Brazil is having some trouble, no question a

Published 19 May, 2020 08:52pm

World

Argentina's second city resumes lockdown after virus cases spike

But authorities decided to return to the city's previous lockdown phase after reporting 55 new cases in the last th

Published 19 May, 2020 08:47pm

World

UK virus toll over 41,000, with 10,000 care homes deaths

The government's official rolling tally only records deaths after positive tests, and on Tuesday stood at 35,341, u

Published 19 May, 2020 08:45pm

Europe

Court curbs German spies' foreign internet surveillance

German intelligence services are already not allowed to monitor the internet traffic of Germans in such a vast way.

Published 19 May, 2020 08:45pm

World

Military helicopter crashes outside Moscow, crew killed: ministry

"As a result of a crash landing the crew of the helicopter died of their wounds," the defence ministry said. D

Published 19 May, 2020 08:43pm

Africa

Thomas Thabane: Lesotho's ex-PM accused in wife's murder

But in reality, he was forced out by dramatic allegations that he played a part in the death of his wife Lipolelo.

Published 19 May, 2020 08:42pm

Europe

Belarus rejects opposition figure's presidential bid

The Central Election Commission cited his criminal record when rejecting his attempt to be nominated as a candidate

Published 19 May, 2020 08:37pm

Europe

UK Labour party cancels annual conference

The annual conference normally draws around 13,000 people, Labour said. "In light of the ongoing coronavirus p

Published 19 May, 2020 08:35pm

Europe

EU health experts underestimated COVID-19 threat: El Pais

"Reading this document three months ... later, it is evident that no health official present there foresaw what was

Published 19 May, 2020 08:35pm

Middle East

Syria rebel, regime forces face off in Libya

Turkey supports some Syrian rebels and Libya's UN-recognised Government of National Accord, while Russia supports S

Published 19 May, 2020 08:34pm

Europe

Spain govt seeks 2-week extension of lockdown

The current state of emergency is set to expire on May 23 and Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez had initially said he wo

Published 19 May, 2020 08:32pm

World

Canada, US border closure extended until June 21: Trudeau

Trudeau at his daily briefing said this second extension of the border closure was "important ... to keep people in

Published 19 May, 2020 08:30pm

World

UK jobless claims surge almost 70pc on coronavirus

The ONS added that the number of unemployed jumped by 50,000 to 1.3 million people in the first quarter, compared w

Published 19 May, 2020 08:25pm

Africa

Britain, US denounce Russia's role in Libya conflict

"Wagner Group activities continue to exacerbate the conflict and prolong the suffering of the Libyan people," Allen

Published 19 May, 2020 08:25pm

World

UN chief suggests world leaders send videos for annual meeting

New York is an epicenter for COVID-19, the illness caused by the new coronavirus that has infected more than 4.8 mi

Published 19 May, 2020 08:25pm

Africa

12 soldiers killed in Boko Haram attack: Niger

"Seven terrorists were neutralised" by Niger soldiers, the ministry said in the statement read out on public radio

Published 19 May, 2020 08:22pm

Europe

Indigenous Venezuelan refugees 'dangerously exposed' to virus: UN

The agency said there were almost 5,000 indigenous Venezuelans displaced in Brazil, mainly from the Warao ethnic gr

Published 19 May, 2020 08:14pm

World

Ecuador to close embassies, state firms over virus crisis

Consulates in the Mexican town of Tapachula and Valencia in Venezuela will also be closed altogether. He said

Published 19 May, 2020 08:12pm

World

IMF's Georgieva eyes stress testing of non-banking financial institutions

Kristalina Georgieva told an event hosted by the Asia Society that the global lender had begun discussing the issue

Published 19 May, 2020 05:22pm

Asia

Chinese hackers seen behind cyberattack on easyJet

EasyJet said earlier on Tuesday that hackers had accessed the email and travel details of around nine million custo

Published 19 May, 2020 05:19pm

World

Canada, US border closure extended until June 21: Trudeau

The world's longest international frontier at 8,900 kilometers (5,500 miles) was closed to travellers on March 21,

Published 19 May, 2020 04:57pm

World

Netanyahu asks to skip corruption trial opening

The premier's legal team asked the court for an exemption after discussing it with the justice ministry. The p

Published 19 May, 2020 04:55pm

Europe

UK COVID-19 death toll nears 43,000 as scrutiny over strategy grows

UK death toll nears 43,000, Reuters tally shows, Care home deaths top 10,000 Data ramp up pressure on PM Johns

Published 19 May, 2020 04:49pm

World

WHO chief vows to continue leading virus response after Trump threat to quit

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus defended his agency's role, after the United States again caused ri

Published 19 May, 2020 04:29pm

World

Canada, US agree to 30-day extension of ban on non-essential travel: PM Trudeau

Trudeau made the announcement in remarks to reporters. Officials from both nations said last week it was likel

Published 19 May, 2020 04:15pm

World

UK urges EU to give ground on post-Brexit trade talks

Senior minister Michael Gove told parliament some progress had been made in the latest round of negotiations, which

Published 19 May, 2020 04:13pm

World

Russia denounces US attempts to 'break' WHO

Trump has accused the WHO of botching the global coronavirus response and of being a "puppet of China". M

Published 19 May, 2020 04:11pm

World

Mexican inflation expected to tick up in early May: poll

The median forecast of 10 analysts was for inflation to pick up to 2.46% during early May from 2.21% in the second

Published 19 May, 2020 04:07pm

World

Russian Q1 economic growth slows to 1.6 percent

Last year, Russia's economy, long battered by Western sanctions and highly dependent on high prices for its energy

Published 19 May, 2020 04:04pm

World

US risks 'permanent damage' from long shutdown: Mnuchin

Mnuchin said the government is willing to take risks with the funds it has put up to help the economy withstand the

Published 19 May, 2020 04:03pm

World

Coronavirus hammers US homebuilding; permits tumble

This is an unprecedented recession in that it happened over just two months and this is making it harder for compan

Published 19 May, 2020 03:45pm

Europe

IMF increases Armenia's three-year financing to $280mn

The augmentation and completion of the review will make (a total of) about $280 million immediately available," an

Published 19 May, 2020 03:09pm

World

G7 finance ministers discuss accelerating economies as countries reopen

The finance ministers discussed domestic and international economic responses underway and strategies to accelerate

Published 19 May, 2020 01:50pm

Asia

Japan will work with other G7 nations to achieve strong global recovery

Aso made the remark after holding a teleconference with G7 finance leaders to discuss issues related to the pandemi

Published 19 May, 2020 01:48pm

World

WHO states agree to independent probe of coronavirus response

The resolution called for an "impartial, independent and comprehensive evaluation" of the international response to

Published 19 May, 2020 01:45pm

World

Mass evacuations as major cyclone heads for South Asia

Authorities in Bangladesh planned to evacuate 2.2 million people, fearing cyclone Amphan will be more destructive t

Published 19 May, 2020 01:43pm

World

Merkel in high-wire act to sell EU recovery 'U-turn'

Germany would foot about 135 billion euros of the total bill for the proposal, which needs the unanimous support of

Published 19 May, 2020 01:39pm

World

China says Panchen Lama leading 'normal life'

The Dalai Lama in May 1995 identified Gedhun Choekyi Nyima as the reincarnation of the Panchen Lama, the second mos

Published 19 May, 2020 01:37pm

World

New Nepal map heightens territorial dispute with India

Protests have been staged in Nepal since India earlier this month inaugurated an 80-kilometre (50 mile) road in Utt

Published 19 May, 2020 01:34pm

World

Companies fear protracted slump: World Economic Forum

Its survey of 347 company risk managers looked at the biggest concerns for the next 18 months, after the pandemic s

Published 19 May, 2020 01:31pm

Asia

After WHO setback, Taiwan president to press for global participation

Tsai will say at her inauguration that Taiwan will seek to "actively participate" in international bodies and deepe

Published 19 May, 2020 01:25pm

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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 11	338
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
Diesel/Litre / Nov 11	371
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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