News Archives for World - 2020-08-23

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World

Twin hurricanes threaten US as deadly floods hit Haiti

The Atlantic storm season, which runs through November, could be one of the busiest ever this year, with the Hurricane Center predicting as many as 25 named storms. Laura is the 12th so far.

Published 23 Aug, 2020 11:54pm

Europe

Virus cases keep rising in Italy

Despite the steady rise in cases, Health Minister Roberto Speranza ruled out any general return to lockdown, saying the situation was under control.

Published 23 Aug, 2020 11:50pm

USA

Firefighters tackle California fires covering 1 million acres

About 2,600 firefighters are tackling the two largest blazes, out of 13,700 battling "nearly two dozen major fires," according to Rahn.

Published 23 Aug, 2020 11:42pm

World

Tens of thousands in Lithuania form human chain for Belarus

"We are with you, free Belarus, and we extend our hand to you," Lithuania's President Gitanas Nauseda said after linking hands at the border checkpoint.

Published 23 Aug, 2020 11:40pm

World

Pompeo to tour region after UAE-Israel deal

During his visit, Pompeo will discuss regional security issues related to Iran's malicious influence.

Published 23 Aug, 2020 08:49pm

Middle East

Iran says black boxes show pilots alive after missile hit Ukraine jet

Iran admitted days later that its forces accidentally shot down the Kiev-bound Boeing 737-800 aircraft.

Published 23 Aug, 2020 08:46pm

South Asia

Local virus outbreak in Myanmar sparks fears for Rohingya camps

The city has recorded 48 cases in the past week.

Published 23 Aug, 2020 06:30pm

Europe

EU hopes to avoid 'second Ukraine' in Belarus

Maduro and Lukashenko are in exactly the same situation. We don't recognise their elections as legitimate, Borell said.

Published 23 Aug, 2020 06:03pm

Europe

Belarus protesters demand Lukashenko's resignation

The EU has rejected the results of the election and has vowed to sanction Belarusians responsible for ballot fraud.

Published 23 Aug, 2020 05:56pm

South Asia

South Korea reports biggest rise in coronavirus cases since March

That brings South Korea's total infections of the new coronavirus to 17,399 with 309 COVID-19 deaths, it said.

Published 23 Aug, 2020 01:57pm

Asia

Indonesia reports 2,037 new coronavirus cases

The Southeast Asian country also added 86 new deaths on Sunday, taking the total number to 6,680, the highest COVID-19 death toll in Southeast Asia.

Published 23 Aug, 2020 01:52pm

Europe

Italy rules out new lockdown as coronavirus cases rise

The number of new infections remains considerably lower than those registered in Spain and France and daily death tolls are low.

Published 23 Aug, 2020 01:50pm

South Asia

Philippines' coronavirus cases rise close to 190,000

In a bulletin, the Department of Health also reported 32 more fatalities, bringing the country's death toll to 2,998.

Updated 23 Aug, 2020 01:50pm

Europe

Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 782 to 232,864

The reported death toll rose by 2 to 9,269, the tally showed.

Published 23 Aug, 2020 10:49am

Europe

UK PM Johnson says failure to reopen schools not an option

Johnson said reopening schools in September was a social, economic and moral imperative, insisting schools would be able to operate safely despite the COVID-19 pandemic.

Published 23 Aug, 2020 10:47am

Middle East

Seven killed in South Sudan plane crash

JUBA: Four passengers and three crew were killed Saturday when a cargo plane belonging to a local operator crashed...

Updated 23 Aug, 2020 10:28am

Middle East

Israel shells Hamas posts in Gaza after rocket fired

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israeli tanks shelled military positions of Gaza's ruling Hamas movement early Saturday, the ...

Published 23 Aug, 2020 02:30am

USA

California fires force thousands to flee as more blazes feared

LOS ANGELES: Some of California's largest ever fires raged across the state Saturday, forcing tens of thousands from...

Published 23 Aug, 2020 02:30am

USA

US imposes visa restrictions on 14 Iranians over human rights violations

WASHINGTON: The United States on Friday said it was imposing visa restrictions on 13 Iranian officials it accused of...

Updated 23 Aug, 2020 10:26am

Africa

'Unofficial' world's oldest man dies in South Africa

JOHANNESBURG: A 116-year-old survivor of the 1918 Spanish Flu believed to be among the world's oldest people died...

Updated 23 Aug, 2020 10:24am

Europe

Big fire raging in Greece's Mani peninsula

ATHENS: More than 100 hundred firefighters on Saturday battled a wildfire that broke out in Greece's southern Mani...

Published 23 Aug, 2020 02:30am

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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
S&P 500 / Nov 9	7,549.94
India Sensex / Nov 9	81,106.65
Nasdaq / Nov 9	25,253.14
FTSE 100 / Nov 9	10,782.87
Dow Jones / Nov 9	52,389.75
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 9	26,267.19
France CAC40 / Nov 9	8,233.30

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 10	346
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 10	86.07
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 10	4,122.64
Diesel/Litre / Nov 10	378
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 10	83.12
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 6	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 6	367,914

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%)
Amtex Ltd / Nov 10 Amtex Limited(AMTEX)	4.90 ▲ 0.47 (10.61%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Nov 10 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	14.14 ▲ 1.29 (10.04%)
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%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Nov 10 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	505.81 ▲ 45.98 (10%)
B. F. Modaraba / Nov 10 B.F. Modaraba(BFMOD)	27.83 ▲ 2.53 (10%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 10 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	2.31 ▼ -0.32 (-12.17%)
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%)
Popular Islamic / Nov 10 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	173.23 ▼ -19.25 (-10%)
Apna Microfin. / Nov 10 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	18 ▼ -1.51 (-7.74%)
Dewan Textile / Nov 10 Dewan Textile Mills Limited(DWTM)	9.71 ▼ -0.69 (-6.63%)
Stylers International / Nov 10 Stylers International Limited(STYLERS)	48.57 ▼ -3.12 (-6.04%)
Aruj Industries / Nov 10 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	11.02 ▼ -0.62 (-5.33%)
TPL Insurance / Nov 10 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	95 ▼ -5 (-5%)
Gulshan Sp. / Nov 10 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	8.85 ▼ -0.42 (-4.53%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Nov 10 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	34,012,188 ▼ -0.47
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Nov 10 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	29,559,510 ▲ 0.2
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 10 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	19,638,948 ▼ -0.32
B.O.Punjab / Nov 10 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	17,334,838 ▲ 1.11
Maple Leaf Cement / Nov 10 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	16,802,446 ▲ 6.21
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 10 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	16,613,299 ▲ 1
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 10 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	15,468,287 ▲ 0.08
Fauji Cement / Nov 10 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	14,009,139 ▲ 3.19
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 10 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,378,828 ▲ 0.01
Sui South Gas / Nov 10 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	12,473,004 ▲ 1.3

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