News Archives for World - 2020-08-16

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Middle East

Lebanon president hedges over eventual peace with Israel in interview

Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah said on Friday of the Israel-UAE agreement that "it's a betrayal of Jerusalem and the Palestinian people. It's a knife in the back."

Published 16 Aug, 2020 07:12pm

Europe

French authorities rescue 31 migrants in English Channel

In the evening, following an alert from a fishing vessel, a French Navy patrol vessel rescued 16 migrants, including the infant and three children, off Dunkirk. Four Sudanese migrants needed medical assistance.

Published 16 Aug, 2020 07:10pm

World

Coronavirus toll at 11 GMT Sunday

China -- excluding Hong Kong and Macau -- has to date declared 84,808 cases, including 4,634 deaths, and 79,519 recoveries.

Published 16 Aug, 2020 07:05pm

Asia

Thailand pro-democracy rally crowd estimated at 10,000: police

"For the student protesters, it is at 10,000," an official from Bangkok's Metropolitan Police Bureau told AFP as the rally continued Sunday night.

Published 16 Aug, 2020 07:01pm

Europe

Turkey vows to extend hunt for gas in east Mediterranean

The EU has repeatedly called on Ankara to halt its energy exploration off Cyprus, arguing that the drilling is illegal because it infringes on the island's exclusive economic zone.

Published 16 Aug, 2020 06:55pm

World

Belarus leader vows to hold fast as tens of thousands march for new vote

She demanded the authorities release all detainees, remove security forces from the streets and open criminal cases against those who ordered the crackdown.

Published 16 Aug, 2020 06:42pm

World

Israel says it expects Bahrain and Oman to follow UAE in formalising ties

Bahrain and Oman could be the next Gulf countries to follow the United Arab Emirates in formalising ties with Israel, Israel’s intelligence minister said on Sunday.

Published 16 Aug, 2020 05:49pm

South Asia

Philippine reports 3,420 new coronavirus cases, 65 deaths

The country has so far registered a total of 161,253 infections and the death toll from COVID-19 has risen to 2,665 according to ministry data.

Updated 16 Aug, 2020 02:36pm

Europe

Russia reports nearly 5,000 new coronavirus cases

Russia's coronavirus crisis response centre said that 68 people had died over the past 24 hours, pushing its official coronavirus death toll to 15,685, adding that 732,968 people have recovered.

Published 16 Aug, 2020 12:50pm

Asia

Indonesia reports 2,081 new coronavirus infections, 79 deaths: covid-19 task force

The data takes the total number of infections in the world's fourth-most populous country at least to 139,549 cases.

Published 16 Aug, 2020 12:47pm

USA

Amid COVID-19 crisis, flu shot makers see record US production

Major pharmacy chain CVS, which administers flu vaccines without prescription, is ordering 18 million doses, double the amount in 2019.

Updated 16 Aug, 2020 12:00pm

South Asia

South Korea reports 279 coronavirus cases, most since March

Out those, 267 were locally transmitted cases, mostly in Seoul and surrounding areas.

Published 16 Aug, 2020 10:26am

USA

President Trump says his brother, Robert Trump, died on Saturday

It is with heavy heart I share that my wonderful brother, Robert, peacefully passed away tonight. He was not just my brother, he was my best friend.

Published 16 Aug, 2020 10:23am

Europe

Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 625 to 223,453

The reported death toll remained unchanged at 9,231, the tally showed.

Published 16 Aug, 2020 10:20am

Middle East

Israel slams 'scandalous' UN vote on Iran arms

"The State of Israel will continue to act with full force against whoever seeks to undermine its security," Benjamin Netanyahu added.

Published 16 Aug, 2020 04:32am

South Asia

Paris opposes release of Afghans who killed French UN worker, troops

The Afghan government and the Taliban are set to meet within days of the prisoner release being completed.

Published 16 Aug, 2020 04:30am

USA

Trump says 'probably not' taking part in Putin's Iran conference

China, France, Russia, Britain, the United States, Germany and Iran should take part in the video summit, the Kremlin chief said.

Published 16 Aug, 2020 04:28am

World

Trump says will try 'snapback' to force return of UN Iran sanctions

The president added that the US will make its move next week.

Published 16 Aug, 2020 04:26am

World

Russia produces first batch of Covid-19 vaccine

MOSCOW: Russia has produced the first batch of its new vaccine for Covid-19, the Interfax news agency quoted the...

Updated 16 Aug, 2020 03:01am

World

Queen Elizabeth pays tribute on 75th anniversary of Japan's WW2 defeat

LONDON: Britain's Queen Elizabeth paid tribute to the sacrifice of soldiers on the 75th anniversary of VJ Day, which...

Updated 16 Aug, 2020 02:59am

World

Several thousand gather in Minsk for new protest

MINSK: Several thousand people gathered in Minsk on Saturday after Belarus's opposition called for more protests ...

Updated 16 Aug, 2020 02:59am

World

US, Poland urge Lukashenko to engage civil society

WARSAW: The United States and Poland on Saturday appealed for Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko to engage...

Updated 16 Aug, 2020 03:00am

World

Belarus strongman says Putin ready to 'help ensure security'

MINSK: President Alexander Lukashenko said Saturday that his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin has offered full...

Updated 16 Aug, 2020 03:00am

World

Historic downtown Cairo building collapse injures 5

CAIRO: A listed building in the centre of Egypt's capital partially collapsed injuring five people Saturday, in the...

Updated 16 Aug, 2020 03:03am

World

Taiwan finalizes $62bn purchase of F-16 jets from Lockheed Martin

WASHINGTON: Taiwan finalized the purchase of F-16 fighter jets from US aircraft manufacturer Lockheed Martin on...

Updated 16 Aug, 2020 03:02am

Europe

'Sanctions and threats' won't deter Turkey: Erdogan

Yet both Washington and Brussels are keen to avoid head-on confrontations with Erdogan.

Published 16 Aug, 2020 01:09am

Europe

Belarus leader says Putin offers help as pressure builds

The Kremlin said the leaders agreed the "problems" in Belarus would be "resolved soon" and the countries' ties strengthened.

Published 16 Aug, 2020 12:45am

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 6	276.86 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 6	276.66 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 10	158.03 ▼ -0.04
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 10	0.82 -
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 10	1.34 ▲ 0.001
Euro to USD / Nov 10	1.12 ▲ 0.0004
SOFR % / Nov 6	3.89 ▼ -0.03

Stock	Volume
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 10	60,616.92
Hang Seng / Nov 10	24,570.74
FTSE 100 / Nov 10	10,831.05
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 10	26,556.34
France CAC40 / Nov 10	8,333.33
S&P 500 / Nov 9	7,549.94
India Sensex / Nov 9	81,106.65
Nasdaq / Nov 9	25,253.14
Dow Jones / Nov 9	52,389.75

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 10	346
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 10	86.07
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 10	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 10	369,372
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 10	4,122.64
Diesel/Litre / Nov 10	378
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 10	83.12

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Security Investment Bank / Nov 10 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	8.53 ▲ 1 (13.28%)
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 10 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	8.96 ▲ 1 (12.56%)
Altern Energy / Nov 10 Altern Energy Limited(ALTN)	6.50 ▲ 0.6 (10.17%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Nov 10 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	14.14 ▲ 1.29 (10.04%)
Wahdat Poultry Farm / Nov 10 Wahdat Poultry Farm Limited(WAHDAT)	14.92 ▲ 1.36 (10.03%)
Metro Steel / Nov 10 Metropolitan Steel Corporation Limited(MSCL)	21.96 ▲ 2 (10.02%)
Unicap Modaraba / Nov 10 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	20.97 ▲ 1.91 (10.02%)
ARM Green Industries / Nov 10 ARM Green Industries Limited(ARMG)	82.02 ▲ 7.46 (10.01%)
Pakistan Credit Rating Agency / Nov 10 The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency Ltd(GEMPACRA)	37.60 ▲ 3.42 (10.01%)
Liven Pharma / Nov 10 Liven Pharma Limited(LIVEN)	34.62 ▲ 3.15 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 10 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	2.29 ▼ -0.34 (-12.93%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Nov 10 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	7.18 ▼ -0.91 (-11.25%)
Frontier Ceramics / Nov 10 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	93.96 ▼ -10.44 (-10%)
J.A.Textile / Nov 10 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	78.76 ▼ -8.75 (-10%)
Pakistan Refinery / Nov 10 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	77.45 ▼ -8.1 (-9.47%)
Nets Internat.Comm. / Nov 10 Nets International Communication Limited(GEMNETS)	20 ▼ -2.04 (-9.26%)
Mughal Energy / Nov 10 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	32.02 ▼ -3.23 (-9.16%)
Nadeem Tex. / Nov 10 Nadeem Textile Mills Limited(NATM)	65.02 ▼ -5.66 (-8.01%)
Fateh Sports / Nov 10 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	235 ▼ -19.97 (-7.83%)
Data Agro / Nov 10 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	151.60 ▼ -11.13 (-6.84%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Nov 10 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	69,968,776 ▼ -0.65
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Nov 10 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	46,399,977 ▲ 0.2
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 10 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	42,177,945 ▲ 0.12
Fauji Cement / Nov 10 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	38,415,129 ▲ 5.44
Maple Leaf Cement / Nov 10 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	33,123,031 ▲ 6.86
B.O.Punjab / Nov 10 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	32,293,007 ▲ 1.01
Ningbo Green Light / Nov 10 Ningbo Green Light Energy Limited(NGLEL)	30,370,044 ▲ 1.26
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 10 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	28,125,134 ▼ -0.34
Pakistan Refinery / Nov 10 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	27,247,478 ▼ -8.1
TPL Properties / Nov 10 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	25,644,572 ▲ 0.43

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