News Archives for World - 2020-09-16

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World

US imposes sanctions on Chinese firm over Cambodia project

US-China tensions growing in Southeast Asia.
Pompeo "credible reports" complex could host Chinese assets.
Large airport has raised concerns of possible military use.

Published 16 Sep, 2020 08:43pm

Middle East

Iran says UAE, Bahrain will bear 'consequences' of Israel deals

Rouhani said Israel was "committing more crimes in Palestine every day".

Published 16 Sep, 2020 08:37pm

Exchange

US sanctions 'ruining lives', Iran tells UN court

The US urged the ICJ to reject the case on Monday.

Published 16 Sep, 2020 08:35pm

World

US House Democrats question Pompeo aides on Saudi weapons, cite war crimes concerns

Members of Congress had objected to the transactions out of concern they would exacerbate the huge humanitarian cost of the war in Yemen.
he noted that Inspectors general (IG's), like other executive branch officials, serve at the pleasure of the president.

Published 16 Sep, 2020 08:34pm

USA

Trump administration will continue reviewing TikTok deal for best interest of US

Any deal that gets made or doesn't get made is certainly one between them and TikTok," Meadows told.
The whole reason for banning TikTok was more from a national security standpoint than an economic one... We're going to continue to review it.

Published 16 Sep, 2020 08:32pm

South Asia

Taiwan calls for global defence against China 'threat'

Wu said a war with China "can be a real possibility if you look at the Chinese way of threatening Taiwan".

Published 16 Sep, 2020 08:31pm

Europe

Ireland sees budget deficit narrowing to 5.5pc in 2021

That equates to cash borrowing for 2021 in the region of 15-19 billion euros ($17.7-22.5 billion).
Two years of budget surpluses turned into a deep deficit this year due to 24.5 billion euros spent to date to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.

Published 16 Sep, 2020 08:30pm

USA

Twitter labels video of Biden shared by Trump 'manipulated media'

Trump has cast himself as a "law-and-order" president during the campaign, in response to widespread protests.
A Twitter spokeswoman said the video, which garnered more than 2.8 million views, was labeled based on its synthetic and manipulated media policy.

Published 16 Sep, 2020 07:15pm

Currency

US consumer spending losing steam as fiscal stimulus ebbs

Retail sales increase 0.6% in August; July revised down.
Core retail sales fall 0.1%; July revised lower.

Published 16 Sep, 2020 07:02pm

South Asia

India virus cases soar as EU warns against 'vaccine nationalism'

India, home to 1.3 billion people, has reported some of the highest daily case jumps in the world recently.

Published 16 Sep, 2020 07:02pm

USA

Canada's annual inflation rate stays at just 0.1pc, well below Bank of Canada target

We still have the economy running well below capacity, the unemployment rate is still over 10%.
Gas prices fell 11.1% in August on a year-over-year basis, following a 14.9% decrease in July. The prices for food and shelter

Published 16 Sep, 2020 07:01pm

Europe

EU chief plans to replace Dublin asylum rule

The Dublin regulation was established in 1990 and has been reformed twice, most recently in 2013.

Published 16 Sep, 2020 06:38pm

Europe

UN urges faster Lesbos asylum rulings as arson suspects charged

Six young Afghans have been arrested in connection with the incident, with four of them brought before a Lesbos magistrate on Wednesday.

Published 16 Sep, 2020 06:13pm

USA

Venezuela president behind crimes against humanity: UN probe

The mission reviewed over 2,500 incidents since 2014 that led to more than 5,000 killings by security forces, many of them arbitrary.

Published 16 Sep, 2020 06:10pm

Europe

Russia neo-Nazi vigilante 'Hatchet' found dead in jail

Tesak had three convictions for rousing ethnic hatred as well numerous other charges.

Published 16 Sep, 2020 06:07pm

World

Covid forces Jerusalem's Great Synagogue to shut in New Year first

Israel has registered nearly 167,000 coronavirus cases and 1,147 deaths, out of a population of nine million.

Published 16 Sep, 2020 06:01pm

World

US pushes arms sales surge to 'Fortress Taiwan,' needling China

Taiwan is China's most sensitive territorial issue. Beijing says it is a Chinese province, and has denounced the Trump administration's support for the island.
Taiwan's military is well-trained and well-equipped with mostly US-made hardware.

Updated 16 Sep, 2020 06:55pm

Exchange

Indian, China troops exchanged gunshots twice last week as tensions rose

In all these cases shots were fired in the air and not at each other thankfully.
The two sides are jockeying for advantageous positions on the undemarcated mountain border in the Ladakh sector which adjoins Tibet.

Published 16 Sep, 2020 05:28pm

World

Hurricane Sally makes landfall on Alabama's Gulf Coast

Upon landfall, winds were clocked at 105 miles per hour (165 km per hour), able to cause extensive damage.
The NHC earlier said the hurricane could bring more than 2 feet (60 cm) of rain to some areas as it creeps inland.

Published 16 Sep, 2020 05:26pm

World

China says WTO report proves U.S. has been breaking international rules

The WTO ruled that additional tariffs imposed by the United States against China in 2018 were inconsistent with global trading rules

Published 16 Sep, 2020 03:57pm

World

Japan's Suga crafts 'continuity cabinet' after voted prime minister

Suga has pledged to pursue many of Abe's programmes, including his "Abenomics" economic strategy

Published 16 Sep, 2020 03:52pm

World

U.S. House report blasts failures of Boeing, FAA in 737 MAX certification

The report criticised Boeing for withholding crucial information from customers, pilots and authorities.

Published 16 Sep, 2020 02:39pm

China

China says Covid-19 vaccine could be ready for public by November

BEIJING: A China-developed coronavirus vaccine could be ready for the public as early as November, a Chinese ...

Published 16 Sep, 2020 02:46am

Europe

Bosnian Serb war criminal dies of coronavirus

SARAJEVO: A Bosnian Serb political leader who was jailed for 20 years by a UN court for his role in Bosnia's 1990s...

Published 16 Sep, 2020 02:46am

World

UN laments Yemen fighting, calls on Arab donors to pay up

UNITED NATIONS: Two senior UN officials on Tuesday voiced concerns about the worsening situation in war-wracked...

Updated 16 Sep, 2020 03:25am

China

EU observers free to visit Xinjiang: China

BEIJING: EU observers are free to visit Xinjiang to "truly understand" the situation in the northwestern region ...

Published 16 Sep, 2020 02:46am

Africa

Moussa Traore, who led Mali for 22 years, has died

BAMAKO: Moussa Traore, who led Mali from 1968 until he was ousted in a coup in 1991, died at his home aged 83 in the...

Published 16 Sep, 2020 02:46am

USA

In first, Scientific American magazine endorses Biden

WASHINGTON: For the first time in its 175-year history, US magazine Scientific American has endorsed a White House...

Published 16 Sep, 2020 02:46am

World

World missing all targets to save nature, UN warns

PARIS: Countries are set to miss all of the targets they set themselves a decade ago to preserve nature and save...

Published 16 Sep, 2020 02:46am

World

UN adopts change in structure for Libya mission

UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council adopted a resolution Tuesday under pressure from the United States endorsing...

Published 16 Sep, 2020 02:46am

USA

US image plunges to all-time lows over virus response

WASHINGTON: The image of the United States in other wealthy democracies has plunged to all-time lows over its...

Published 16 Sep, 2020 02:46am

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Commodity

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 9	158.24 ▼ -0.24
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 9	0.82 ▼ -0.0011
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 9	1.34 ▲ 0.0032
Euro to USD / Nov 9	1.12 ▲ 0.002
SOFR % / Nov 5	3.92 ▼ -0.02

Stock	Volume
India Sensex / Nov 9	81,014.50
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 9	58,799.24
Hang Seng / Nov 9	24,579.29
FTSE 100 / Nov 9	10,725.11
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 9	25,957.20
France CAC40 / Nov 9	8,157.67
S&P 500 / Nov 6	7,376.66
Nasdaq / Nov 6	24,579.42
Dow Jones / Nov 6	51,285.73

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 9	346
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 9	90.20
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 9	4,119.39
Diesel/Litre / Nov 9	378
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 9	83.04
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 6	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 6	367,914

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Nov 6 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	4.72 ▲ 0.72 (18%)
Security Investment Bank / Nov 6 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	7.53 ▲ 1 (15.31%)
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 6 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	7.96 ▲ 1 (14.37%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 6 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	2.63 ▲ 0.29 (12.39%)
Ningbo Green Light / Nov 6 Ningbo Green Light Energy Limited(NGLEL)	12.62 ▲ 1.15 (10.03%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Nov 6 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	12.85 ▲ 1.17 (10.02%)
Grays Leasing / Nov 6 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	80.58 ▲ 7.33 (10.01%)
J.A.Textile / Nov 6 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	87.51 ▲ 7.96 (10.01%)
ARM Green Industries / Nov 6 ARM Green Industries Limited(ARMG)	74.56 ▲ 6.78 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Nov 6 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	459.83 ▲ 41.8 (10%)

Stock	Price
Bawany Air Products (R) / Nov 6 Bawany Air Products Limited Right(BAPLR1)	0.03 ▼ -0.59 (-95.16%)
Escorts Bank / Nov 6 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	12.14 ▼ -1.35 (-10.01%)
Sindh Modaraba / Nov 6 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	65.92 ▼ -7.32 (-9.99%)
Ellcot Spinning / Nov 6 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	201.59 ▼ -20.8 (-9.35%)
Unicap Modaraba / Nov 6 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	19.06 ▼ -1.52 (-7.39%)
Premier Insurance (R) / Nov 6 Premier Insurance Limited (RIGHT)(PINLR)	0.65 ▼ -0.05 (-7.14%)
Pak Leather Crafts / Nov 6 Pak Leather Crafts Limited(PAKL)	67.54 ▼ -4.94 (-6.82%)
Universal Ins. / Nov 6 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	18.98 ▼ -1.24 (-6.13%)
Paramount Mod / Nov 6 First Paramount Modaraba(FPRM)	13.55 ▼ -0.82 (-5.71%)
Paramount Spinning / Nov 6 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	9.43 ▼ -0.57 (-5.7%)

Stock	Volume
Bawany Air Products (R) / Nov 6 Bawany Air Products Limited Right(BAPLR1)	687,381,117 ▼ -0.59
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Nov 6 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	140,783,607 ▲ 0.29
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 6 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	72,154,825 ▲ 0.08
Cnergyico PK / Nov 6 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	47,939,154 ▲ 0.04
Media Times Ltd / Nov 6 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	41,329,381 ▼ -0.07
TPL Properties / Nov 6 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	25,069,293 ▲ 0.25
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Nov 6 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	24,996,297 ▲ 0.04
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 6 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	24,970,440 ▲ 1
Ist.Capital Sec / Nov 6 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	21,500,857 ▲ 0.23
B.O.Punjab / Nov 6 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	21,284,920 ▼ -0.76

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