News Archives for World - 2020-05-20

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Trump proposes in-person G7 summit as pandemic rages

Trump said in a tweet that the United States was "Transitioning back to Greatness" and he may hold the G7 in June i

Published 20 May, 2020 11:17pm

World

WHO records highest daily number of COVID-19 cases

The UN agency's chief said that on Tuesday, there were "106,000 cases reported to WHO -- the most in a single day s

Published 20 May, 2020 11:15pm

World

Trudeau puts on mask, Canadians urged to do same

"When it is possible for me to keep two meters distance from people, that is what I prefer to do," Trudeau told a d

Published 20 May, 2020 11:12pm

World

World Bank names financial crisis expert Reinhart as chief economist

World Bank President David Malpass said in a statement that Reinhart's experience and insights would prove invaluab

Published 20 May, 2020 09:43pm

World

Venezuela military to escort Iranian fuel tankers

Padrino said in a state television interview that the escort would "welcome them in and thank the Iranian people fo

Published 20 May, 2020 09:35pm

World

India domestic air travel to resume May 25 after virus shutdown

The announcement comes the same day as the country of 1.3 billion people reported its biggest daily jump in coronav

Published 20 May, 2020 09:32pm

World

Trump says his hydroxychloroquine regimen finishes in the next day or two

Trump revealed this week he was taking the drug despite medical warnings about potential serious side effects.

Published 20 May, 2020 09:30pm

World

COVID-19 to cause first human development fall: UNDP

The UN created the global human development index in 1990 to gauge the world's education, health and living standar

Published 20 May, 2020 09:30pm

World

Coronavirus deaths top 325,000 worldwide

The tallies, using data collected by AFP from national authorities and information from WHO, probably reflect only

Published 20 May, 2020 09:28pm

World

US warns India of China 'aggression' at border

Indian and Chinese troops have engaged in a growing number of brawls and other low-level clashes on their sprawling

Published 20 May, 2020 09:25pm

World

Israel, Iran leaders trade Twitter blows

"He should know that any regime that threatens Israel with extermination will find itself in similar danger," Netan

Published 20 May, 2020 09:21pm

World

Senate passes bill that could block Chinese firms from US securities exchanges

The measure, sponsored by Republican Senator John Kennedy and Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen, passed by unanim

Published 20 May, 2020 09:01pm

World

US has not cut Afghan security funds despite Pompeo vow of immediate slash

Secretary Esper supports the Department of State efforts to encourage the Afghanistan government to move forward wi

Published 20 May, 2020 08:40pm

World

US Supreme Court blocks disclosure of Russia report material

The justices put on hold a March ruling by the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, which had

Published 20 May, 2020 08:22pm

Europe

France's coronavirus deaths on the rise again, at 28,132

PARIS: French health authorities reported 110 new coronavirus deaths on Wednesday, an increase of 0.4%, bringing the

Published 20 May, 2020 07:40pm

Asia

New Nepal map hardens position over land disputed with India

Nepal claims the territory under an 1816 treaty with the East India Company which sets the Kali as its western boun

Published 20 May, 2020 07:25pm

Europe

Poor countries need more debt relief during pandemic, Germany's Merkel says

Major international creditors agreed last month to relieve the poorest countries of debt payments this year to help

Published 20 May, 2020 07:15pm

Europe

Ireland expects scepticism in EU at UK Northern Ireland proposal

There is going to need to be a lot of technical discussion around the commitments that were made in this plan today

Published 20 May, 2020 07:08pm

World

Brazil prepares to vote land bill despite threat of environmental boycott

Congressman Zé Silva, the author of the bill, and other congressional leaders told Reuters there was an agreement t

Published 20 May, 2020 07:04pm

World

Pompeo calls China virus response 'paltry' compared to damage done

"President Xi claimed this week that China is acting with openness, transparency responsibility. I wish it were so.

Published 20 May, 2020 07:00pm

Asia

Cyclone kills 14 in India, Bangladesh leaving trail of destruction

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said at least 10 people had died in the state, and two districts been co

Updated 20 May, 2020 09:51pm

Europe

Romania to cover a part of gross wages to support jobs: PM

The centrist minority government will grant companies resuming operations up to 41.5% of gross wages for every empl

Published 20 May, 2020 06:41pm

Africa

Egypt to offer coronavirus testing in all general hospitals

Egypt confirmed 745 new cases of the coronavirus on Wednesday, the highest daily increase yet, bringing the total n

Published 20 May, 2020 06:39pm

World

Fed policymakers pledged to act as appropriate, minutes show

Members of the Fed's policy setting panel agreed they "would use the Committee's tools and act as appropriate to su

Published 20 May, 2020 06:33pm

World

Large contingent of Cuban doctors help Mexico with coronavirus

The group of doctors and nurses was 500-strong, apparently larger than any of Cuba's other deployments to nearly tw

Published 20 May, 2020 06:31pm

Europe

EU 'green' recovery to target buildings, clean power, hydrogen

The Commission declined to comment on the draft, which may change before publication. It must also be approved by E

Published 20 May, 2020 06:27pm

Europe

Barnier warns UK's 'tone' may hurt post-Brexit talks

Barnier said he "did not think an exchange of letters regarding the substance of negotiations is necessarily the be

Published 20 May, 2020 04:19pm

Europe

Greece to restart tourism June 15, intnl flights July 1: PM

"We will win the economy war just as we won the health battle," Mitsotakis said. The Greek finance ministry ea

Published 20 May, 2020 04:17pm

Europe

EU says Britain not automatically entitled to any trade benefits

"There is no automatic entitlement to any benefits that the EU may have offered or granted in other contexts and ci

Published 20 May, 2020 04:17pm

Europe

Spain's coronavirus death toll climbs by 95 on Wednesday

The overall number of fatalities is now 27,888 the ministry said, while the number of diagnosed cases rose to 232,5

Published 20 May, 2020 04:15pm

World

Pompeo: Activists' treatment makes Hong Kong autonomy assessment more difficult

Pompeo told a news conference a congressionally mandated State Department assessment as to whether the former Briti

Published 20 May, 2020 04:05pm

World

Trump opens door to in-person G7 June meeting amid coronavirus

The pandemic has afflicted the United States more than any other country, with more than 1.5 million known infectio

Published 20 May, 2020 04:03pm

Europe

WHO reports most coronavirus cases in a day, worried about poor countries

GENEVA: There were 106,000 new cases of new coronavirus infection recorded worldwide in the last 24 hours - the most in

Published 20 May, 2020 03:54pm

Europe

Germany agrees on rescue package for Lufthansa

The ministers in charge put the finishing touches on the bailout package and a government official was on his way t

Published 20 May, 2020 03:52pm

Europe

UK PM Johnson vows ‘world-beating’ track and trace COVID system by June 1

He said the government would have recruited 25,000 trackers by the start of next month, capable of tracing 10,000 n

Published 20 May, 2020 12:41pm

Europe

Kiev says no Ukraine conflict talks until virus subsides

Ukraine, which earlier this month eased a lockdown imposed in March to slow the virus, has registered 19,230 corona

Published 20 May, 2020 12:39pm

Europe

Slovak unemployment jumps to 6.6pc in April from 5.2pc in March

Slovakia has had fewer cases of the coronavirus than its neighbours and the more heavily-hit larger European econom

Published 20 May, 2020 12:20pm

World

Trump threatens to cut off federal money for Michigan over mail-in voting

"This was done illegally and without authorization by a rogue Secretary of State. I will ask to hold up funding to

Published 20 May, 2020 12:11pm

Europe

Coronavirus toll at 1100 GMT Wednesday

At least 4,910,110 cases of coronavirus have been registered in 196 countries and territories. Of these, at least 1

Published 20 May, 2020 12:07pm

World

Residents of Kanimaazar in Srinagar accuse police of looting, burning their house during operation

Security forces conducted an operation that resulted to the killing of two Hizbul Mujahideen militants. Fol

Published 20 May, 2020 12:01pm

World

Guterres warns virus could send millions in Africa into 'extreme poverty'

While he congratulated Africa for responding swiftly to the pandemic, which has claimed more than 2,500 lives acros

Published 20 May, 2020 11:54am

World

Kiwis eye shorter working week in post-lockdown economy

"This is an extraordinary time and we should be willing to consider extraordinary ideas," she told reporters, addin

Published 20 May, 2020 11:49am

Asia

Asia virus latest: S. Koreans back to school; China trade warning

Hundreds of thousands of South Korean students returned to school as educational establishments started reopening a

Published 20 May, 2020 11:46am

Europe

Spaniards aged six and above ordered to wear masks

A government decree declared the new rule would be enforced from Thursday, without specifying penalties for failing

Published 20 May, 2020 11:43am

Asia

China says Pompeo congratulating Taiwan president 'very dangerous'

Beijing views the island as part of its territory and has vowed to seize it by force if necessary. "It is extr

Published 20 May, 2020 11:40am

Europe

Climate change is turning Antarctica green, study finds

They identified more than 1,600 separate green algae blooms on snow across the peninsula, with a combined surface a

Published 20 May, 2020 11:39am

Europe

Russia reports record high daily virus death toll

Overall infections also passed 300,000, but the number of active virus cases in the country dropped for the first t

Published 20 May, 2020 11:36am

Europe

North Korea halting talks with US until election is over, Russia says

"They shall see what happens next," he said. The ambassador also criticised US sanctions on North Korea which

Published 20 May, 2020 11:31am

Asia

Afghan Taliban leader says committed to deal with US

"I urge American officials to not afford anyone the opportunity to obstruct, delay and ultimately derail this inter

Published 20 May, 2020 11:30am

Asia

'Super cyclone' barrels towards Bangladesh, India

Authorities have scrambled to evacuate low lying areas in the storm's projected trail of destruction, but their tas

Published 20 May, 2020 11:26am

Europe

French beaches close after visitors break virus rules

The outbreak has claimed more than 28,000 lives in France and put enormous strain on its hospitals. Beachgoers

Published 20 May, 2020 11:22am

Europe

EU members implement menthol cigarette ban

Smokers and suppliers have had some time to get used to the idea. The ban was passed in 2014 and a four-year market

Published 20 May, 2020 11:18am

Africa

The Gambia extends virus measures by three weeks

Authorities in the former British colony have recorded 24 coronavirus cases to date, with one fatality. In his

Published 20 May, 2020 11:16am

Europe

Dutch farm worker likely got COVID-19 from mink: minister

The case happened on one of two farms near the southern city of Eindhoven where the disease was earlier found among

Published 20 May, 2020 11:13am

Europe

Unemployment jumps in Netherlands as pandemic hits young workers

The unemployment rate rose to 3.4pc in April from a near record low of 2.9pc in March, the CBS said in a statement.

Published 20 May, 2020 10:52am

Asia

Thailand says it expects coronavirus vaccine next year after tests in mice

The Thai vaccine is being developed by the National Vaccine Institute, the Department of Medical Science and Chulal

Published 20 May, 2020 10:47am

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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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