News Archives for World - 2021-01-07

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World

On Capitol violence, UK's Johnson says President Trump 'completely wrong'

"And I unreservedly condemn encouraging people to behave in the disgraceful way that they did in the Capitol."

Published 07 Jan, 2021 11:52pm

Europe

Spain tops 2mn COVID-19 cases as infection rate rises

After dipping below 200 cases per 100,000 people in early December, the coronavirus' incidence increased steadily to reach 321 cases per 100,000 on Thursday.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 11:49pm

Europe

British health minister defends decision to space COVID-19 vaccine doses

Hancock said partial protection for more people would do more good than full protection for a select few.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 11:44pm

Europe

France keeps restaurants, ski resorts closed in virus battle

One in two intensive care beds are occupied by COVID-19 patients and non-essential procedures are still being postponed to ease the burden on hospitals.

Updated 08 Jan, 2021 12:02am

Middle East

South Korean delegation in Iran after oil tanker seized

The Guards said the vessel was carrying 7,200 tonnes of "oil chemical products" and that the detained crew were from South Korea, Indonesia, Vietnam and Myanmar.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 09:50pm

USA

Facebook bans Trump 'indefinitely' for inciting violence

Snapchat confirmed Thursday that it locked Trump out of the photo sharing platform amid concerns over his dangerous rhetoric.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 09:50pm

Europe

France says two clusters of UK Covid strain detected

The UK last month sounded the alarm over the variant, which experts say is much more contagious than the original coronavirus.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 09:45pm

Europe

Turkey reports 12,171 new coronavirus cases, 194 deaths

It reported 194 related fatalities over the same period, raising the total death toll so far to 22,264.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 09:45pm

Europe

Italy reports 414 coronavirus deaths on Thursday, 18,020 new cases

Some 121,275 swab tests were carried out in the past day, the ministry said, against a previous 178,596.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 09:43pm

USA

Zelensky welcomes Biden confirmation despite 'horrific attack'

Zelensky became the central figure of a US political scandal months after winning the Ukrainian presidential election in the spring of 2019.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 09:05pm

Europe

'Alarming' virus variants need bolder response: WHO

Europe has been hard hit by the Covid pandemic, with more than 27.6 million cases and 603,000 deaths.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 08:59pm

USA

Biden confirms Merrick Garland as pick for attorney general

Biden will introduce Garland and other key picks for the Justice Department on Thursday.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 08:56pm

South Asia

Asian nations toughen virus curbs as Europe fights new strain

The global outbreak shows no signs of abating, with more than 1.8 million people known to have died worldwide from 86 million confirmed cases.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 08:54pm

Europe

Spain tightens virus curbs but rules out lockdown

Spain began its vaccination campaign using the Pfizer-BioNTech jab on December 27 and has since immunised nearly 140,000 people.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 08:52pm

Europe

EU insists on keeping vaccine contracts secret

Two of the vaccines, ones made by BioNTech/Pfizer and by Moderna, have been authorised for use in the EU, and the Commission hopes others will follow.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 08:51pm

Europe

Coronavirus toll at 1100 GMT Thursday

At least 87,162,540 cases of coronavirus have been registered.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 08:49pm

Africa

Opposition in troubled I.Coast to take part in elections

The opposition said that by bidding for a third term, Ouattara had sought to subvert two-term constitutional limits.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 08:48pm

USA

New US jobless claims still high in final week of 2020 at 787,000

Another 161,460 people filed claims under a program for freelance workers not normally eligible for government benefits in the week ended January 2.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 08:46pm

Europe

Pro-Brexit lobby group migrates its website to Europe

Britain officially left the EU last year. However, relations were frozen until the start of 2021, when a new deal began to govern relations between London and Brussels.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 08:43pm

Africa

China cancels $28m of DR Congo debt to help virus fight

Wang also offered a further $15 million to support wider development efforts.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 08:41pm

Africa

US envoy visits Algeria as part of regional tour

Morocco normalised ties with Israel in December in a deal brokered by the US, which recognised Morocco's sovereignty over the disputed Western Sahara.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 08:37pm

USA

US service sector regains speed in December

ISM said its non-manufacturing activity index increased to a reading of 57.2 last month from 55.9 in November.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 08:19pm

USA

US trade deficit rises to more than 14-year high

Imports jumped 2.9% to $252.3 billion.
Goods imports accelerated 3.0% to $214.1 billion, the highest since May 2019.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 08:14pm

South Asia

India predicts GDP 7.7pc contraction, likely to prompt steps to boost growth

The economy contracted by a record 23.9% in the April-June quarter following a national lockdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 07:57pm

Africa

Pandemic tips more into extreme poverty in Nigeria's Lagos

Thousands of families live in the floating slum, often in tightly packed huts with no running water or electricity.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 06:52pm

South Asia

Beijing freezes as temperature hits five decade lows

The cold reading was the lowest since 1966, when temperatures in the city fell to minus 27.4 degrees Celsius.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 06:49pm

South Asia

Pompeo threatens US sanctions over Hong Kong mass arrests

Pompeo said the 53 people arrested Wednesday "should be released immediately and unconditionally".

Published 07 Jan, 2021 06:48pm

Europe

Nearly 20,000 second doses of Pfizer vaccine given in England before rule change

The figures showed that 19,981 second vaccinations were given between the Dec. 29 and Jan. 3, out of 1.1 million total administered in England.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 06:45pm

USA

Biden vows to restore faith in US law with Justice Dept nominees

Biden will deliver remarks at 1:30 p.m. (1830 GMT) on his nominees.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 06:42pm

Europe

Sweden registers 12,536 new COVID-19 cases, 277 deaths on Thursday

The country registered 277 new deaths, taking the total to 9,262.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 06:36pm

South Asia

UN urges 'immediate release' of detained Hong Kong dissidents

In an operation involving 1,000 officers, Hong Kong police arrested the activists for "subversion”.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 06:22pm

South Asia

Officials punished as China logs highest daily virus cases since July

On Thursday, there were 51 more cases reported in Hebei, the National Health Commission reported -- plus another 69 asymptomatic cases.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 06:21pm

Europe

Bayer, CureVac 'join forces' on Covid-19 vaccine

The deal echoes that of fellow German vaccine developer BioNTech with US giant Pfizer, whose jab became the first to be approved in the European Union.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 06:19pm

South Asia

Joshua Wong joins Hong Kong dissidents arrested for 'subversion'

Washington has already sanctioned multiple Chinese and Hong Kong officials, including city leader Carrie Lam.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 06:17pm

USA

Washington chaos leaves image of 'exceptional' America in tatters

In normal times, a state-backed gang rampaging through a legislature to demand a lost election be nullified would have US diplomats marching to their laptops to draft a statement of condemnation.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 06:14pm

Middle East

Iran's Rouhani says Western democracy 'fragile, vulnerable'

He has staked his reputation on a diplomatic opening to the incoming Biden administration to try to rescue the deal.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 06:02pm

Europe

German industrial orders unexpectedly rise in November

Demand was 2.3 percent higher than in October, federal statistics agency Destatis said.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 06:01pm

Europe

Merkel 'furious' over Capitol mob, says Trump shares blame

She lamented the "tragic" loss of life in the chaotic scenes but said the fact that lawmakers had returned to work overnight was a "sign of hope".

Published 07 Jan, 2021 05:59pm

Middle East

Israel strikes on Syria killed 3 Iran-backed fighters: monitor

Last month, Israel said it had hit about 50 targets in the neighbouring country in 2020.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 05:57pm

USA

Russians see US democracy 'limping' after Capitol stormed

The United States and other Western countries have repeatedly condemned Russia for moves to tighten controls on social media.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 05:56pm

World

WHO calls for intensified measures over 'alarming' virus variant

According to the organisation's estimates, the new strain could replace others across the region.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 05:54pm

South Asia

China jails ex-top banker for life over $13 million bribes

The sentencing comes days after Chinese authorities handed the death penalty to Lai Xiaomin, another former top banker.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 05:51pm

Europe

Virus impact keeps eurozone inflation negative

The biggest positive component was food, alcohol and tobacco, which rose 1.4 percent, compared with 1.9 percent in November.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 05:48pm

Middle East

Gulf states to restore links with Qatar within a week: UAE

The UAE is "behind this deal, and positive about the prospect of re-establishing relations with Qatar," he Gargash.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 05:46pm

Africa

Ghana army steps in to quell parliament clash ahead of swearing-in

President Nana Akufo-Addo, who narrowly won re-election in the December 7 vote, will also be sworn in on Thursday.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 05:43pm

Europe

UK scrambles for hospital beds as virus surges

Over 30,000 people were in UK hospitals with the virus, more than at the peak of the first wave.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 05:41pm

South Asia

Japan declares virus state of emergency in Tokyo region

Japan has yet to approve a coronavirus vaccine, with Suga saying he hopes the first jabs can begin in late February.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 05:40pm

South Asia

North Korea's Kim poses in military uniform with gun in new portrait

The huge portrait shows Kim in a gleaming white uniform with a marshal's star hanging around his neck and on his epaulettes.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 05:37pm

Europe

Germany checks parliament security after US Capitol chaos

The German embassy in Washington has been requested to provide a report on how the "violent excesses could have happened in the Capitol".

Published 07 Jan, 2021 05:35pm

Middle East

Iraq court orders Trump arrest over drone strike on Iran general

The strike on their motorcade was ordered by Trump, who later crowed that it had taken out "two (men) for the price of one".

Published 07 Jan, 2021 05:33pm

Africa

Watchdog urges Libya's GNA to identify Tarhuna missing

Libya has been wracked by violence since a NATO-backed uprising toppled and killed longtime dictator Moamer Kadhafi in 2011.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 05:31pm

Europe

Coronavirus toll at 1100 GMT Thursday

At least 83,381,330 cases of coronavirus have been registered. Of these, at least 52,534,200 are now considered recovered.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 05:29pm

USA

'Archaic' US electoral system does not meet democratic standards: Russia

Maria said the storming of the US Capitol by supporters of Donald Trump was "an internal US affair" but that blame rested with the US system.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 05:28pm

South Asia

Thousands of Afghan families flee fighting in insurgent bastion

At least 10 people, including five civilians, were killed in two separate overnight attacks in southern provinces.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 05:26pm

Africa

Protests erupt in Senegal capital over virus curfew

The violence erupted on the first night of a 9 pm-5 am curfew announced by President Macky Sall for Dakar and the adjoining region of Thies.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 05:26pm

Europe

Spain increases virus curbs but rules out lockdown

Schools will not reopen until January 11 in order to delay for as long as possible the return to classrooms after the family gatherings over Christmas.

Updated 07 Jan, 2021 05:25pm

South Asia

Japan vows action to ensure market stability as virus curbs weigh

The dollar stood at around 103.20 yen on Thursday, after dipping to 102.595 on Wednesday for the first time since March.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 04:56pm

Europe

EU fiscal rules must remain flexible until 2022: Portugal finance minister

In 2019, the economy grew 2.2%, helping Portugal to reach its first budget surplus in 45 years, of 0.1% of GDP.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 04:55pm

Europe

World food price index rises for seventh month running in Dec

The dairy index climbed 3.2% on the month, however, over the whole of 2020, it averaged some 1.0% less than in 2019.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 04:53pm

South Asia

Japan declares state of emergency for Tokyo area as COVID-19 cases surge

Tokyo cases at 2,447, surging past previous daily record.
Measures to be limited vs state of emergency last spring.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 04:46pm

USA

Mnuchin condemns Capitol violence, looks to transition; Netanyahu calls incident a 'rampage'

Netanyahu condemned Wednesday's storming of the U.S. Congress by supporters of outgoing Republican President Donald Trump.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 04:45pm

Europe

Merkel angry, sad after 'rioters' stormed U.S. Capitol

Merkel called the hundreds of Trump supporters who stormed the Capitol "attackers and rioters".

Published 07 Jan, 2021 04:43pm

Middle East

Travel, trade may resume within a week to Qatar, says UAE

Anwar Gargash said measures to be implemented within a week of the agreement "include practical measures of airlines, shipping and trade".

Published 07 Jan, 2021 04:27pm

Africa

Amid COVID-19 surge, S.Africa aims to vaccinate for herd immunity

The cost would come to 20.6 billion rand ($1.36 billion) if they managed to achieve the targeted 67% coverage of the population.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 04:20pm

Asia

Japan declares state of emergency for Tokyo area as COVID-19 cases surge

Japan declared a limited state of emergency in the capital, Tokyo, and three neighbouring prefectures on Thursday to stem the spread of the coronavirus.
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s government is seeking to limit damage to the world’s third-biggest economy while striving to defeat the virus once and for all as it looks ahead to staging the postponed summer Olympics.

Updated 07 Jan, 2021 05:58pm

USA

China draws comparison between storming of U.S. Capitol, HK protests

China drew a comparison on Thursday between the storming of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump and last year’s often-violent pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong.
Around the world, leaders expressed shock and concern, condemning the attempted subversion of democracy.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 02:50pm

USA

Joe Biden confirmed as 46th President of the United States, after a day of chaos in the Capitol

President-elect Joe Biden's Electoral College victory has been certified, confirming that he will be the 46th President of the United States.
After countless Trump supporters stormed the Capitol building yesterday in an attempt to subvert the confirmation procedure, Congress confirmed President-elect Biden's victory on early Thursday morning.

Updated 07 Jan, 2021 02:03pm

World

Twitter removes Trump's tweets, warns of permanent suspension of account for violating rules

Twitter locked Trump’s account for 12 hours, saying if the tweets are not removed, the account would remain locked
Twitter warned that future violations of the Twitter Rules, including civic integrity or violent threats policies, will result in permanent suspension of the DonaldTrump account

Published 07 Jan, 2021 10:48am

World

Congress reconvenes to certify Biden's win after a day of violence and rioting

By Wednesday night, both houses of Congress resumed their debate on the certification of Biden’s Electoral College win.
The US Capitol has been secured but four people are dead -- including one woman who was shot -- after Trump supporters breached US Capital.

Updated 07 Jan, 2021 11:32am

World

Two top White House officials resign after Capitol violence, more on the way: sources

“It has been an honor to serve the country in the White House. I am very proud to have been a part of Mrs. Trump’s mission to help children everywhere, and proud of the many accomplishments of this administration,” Grisham said in a statement.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 10:21am

World

Twitter, Facebook freeze Trump accounts as tech giants respond to storming of U.S. capitol

One woman was shot and killed inside the Capitol building in the chaos.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 10:10am

Europe

France condemns 'serious attack on democracy' in US

"The violence against American institutions are a serious attack on democracy. I condemn it," Le Drian tweeted.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 04:15am

World

Twitter limits reach of tweets stoking US Capitol unrest

"We have been significantly restricting engagement with tweets labeled under our Civic Integrity Policy due to the risk of violence," the Twitter support team said.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 04:12am

Europe

EU condemns 'assault on US democracy'

He commended Biden, who had earlier given an address branding the protesters' forced entry into the Congress building an "insurrection".

Published 07 Jan, 2021 04:10am

World

UK lenders approved most mortgages since 2007, other lending slides

LONDON: British lenders approved more than 100,000 new mortgages in November, the most since the start of the...

Updated 07 Jan, 2021 03:49am

World

Covid deaths at record high as EU approves second vaccine

BRUSSELS: The EU cleared a second coronavirus vaccine for use Wednesday, in a relief to struggling European ...

Published 07 Jan, 2021 03:15am

World

WHO virus mission blunted as China refuses team entry

BEIJING: An expert mission to China to probe the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic was in disarray Wednesday after...

Updated 07 Jan, 2021 03:54am

World

China’s HK crackdown escalates with mass opposition arrests

HONG KONG: China’s crackdown in Hong Kong escalated dramatically on Wednesday with police arresting more than 50...

Updated 07 Jan, 2021 03:54am

World

North Korea’s Kim admits mistakes as party congress opens

SEOUL: North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un admitted that “almost all sectors” had fallen short of their economic...

Published 07 Jan, 2021 03:15am

World

Russia ‘likely’ behind SolarWinds hack: US intelligence

WASHINGTON: US intelligence and law enforcement agencies said Tuesday that Russia was probably behind the massive...

Published 07 Jan, 2021 03:15am

World

China to launch carbon emissions trading scheme next month

BEIJING: China’s delayed carbon trading system will start operating in February, the environment ministry has ...

Updated 07 Jan, 2021 03:54am

World

French chef, who shook up UK dining scene, dies

LONDON: French chef Albert Roux, who with his late brother Michel helped revolutionise Britain’s dining scene with...

Updated 07 Jan, 2021 03:36am

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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 6	158.48 ▲ 0.94
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 6	0.82 ▲ 0.0045
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 6	1.34 ▼ -0.01
Euro to USD / Nov 6	1.11 ▼ -0.0077
SOFR % / Nov 5	3.92 ▼ -0.02

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 6	7,376.66
India Sensex / Nov 6	81,028.02
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 6	57,434.77
Nasdaq / Nov 6	24,579.42
Hang Seng / Nov 6	24,481.86
FTSE 100 / Nov 6	10,673.94
Dow Jones / Nov 6	51,285.73
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 6	25,820.36
France CAC40 / Nov 6	8,139

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 8	346
Diesel/Litre / Nov 8	378
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 6	90.83
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 6	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 6	367,914
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 6	4,070.80
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 6	82.79

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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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