News Archives for World - 2021-01-31

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Europe

Coronavirus toll at 1100 GMT Sunday

At least 102,514,200 cases of coronavirus have been registered. Of these, at least 62,182,600 are now considered recovered.

Published 31 Jan, 2021 08:36pm

Middle East

Car bombs kill 11 in Turkish-held north Syria: monitor

Areas of northern Syria held by Turkish forces and their Syrian proxies are regularly rocked by such bombings.

Published 31 Jan, 2021 08:36pm

World

Iran's Zarif calls for 'all-inclusive' Afghan government

He also welcomed the idea of forming an "all-inclusive government with the participation of all ethnic and political groups".

Published 31 Jan, 2021 08:32pm

World

South Africa orders 20 million Pfizer vaccines

A first shipment of AstraZeneca/Oxford jabs produced in India is due to arrive on Monday, with injections expected to start two weeks later.

Published 31 Jan, 2021 08:30pm

Europe

Brussels police move to block anti-lockdown demos

"We are above 200 arrested at the moment," mainly around the rail stations in Brussels, a police spokesman said around midday.

Published 31 Jan, 2021 08:29pm

Europe

Macron gambles by saying 'non' to lockdown

Images of anti-lockdown riots in the Netherlands last week are also said to have weighed on his thinking.

Published 31 Jan, 2021 08:24pm

World

Single virus case sends Australia's Perth into snap lockdown

The new rules follow the first case of community transmission in Western Australia state for 10 months, officials said.

Published 31 Jan, 2021 06:50pm

USA

Mexico identifies four of 19 bodies found burned near US border

A team of forensics experts, dentists, geneticists and criminology specialists has been formed to identify the victims.

Published 31 Jan, 2021 06:37pm

Africa

Peace in troubled Libya brings back traditional weavers

The oil-rich North African nation has been riven by civil war ever since the fall of Kadhafi, but rival sides finally agreed a fragile ceasefire last October.

Published 31 Jan, 2021 06:18pm

South Asia

WHO experts probe ground-zero China market as nations tighten virus curbs

The emergence of the new variants has further complicated the fight against the coronavirus.

Published 31 Jan, 2021 06:14pm

South Asia

India's Modi vows to pursue reforms after deadly farmer riot

Modi called the farmers' assault on a historic fort an "insult" to the national flag.

Published 31 Jan, 2021 06:02pm

South Asia

Vietnam re-elects party leader Trong after secretive congress

It will be his third term in office -- a feat unprecedented in Vietnam's modern era.

Published 31 Jan, 2021 06:01pm

Africa

S.Africa orders 20mn Pfizer vaccines: report

A first shipment of AstraZeneca/Oxford jabs produced in India is due to arrive on Monday, with injections expected to start two weeks later.

Published 31 Jan, 2021 05:59pm

Europe

Britain opens visa scheme for millions of Hong Kongers

The move was largely symbolic as Hong Kongers tend to use their own passports or ID cards to leave the city.

Published 31 Jan, 2021 05:57pm

Middle East

Israel says to send 5,000 vaccine doses to Palestinians

More than three million of the country's nine million people have received the first of two required jabs of the Pfizer vaccine.

Published 31 Jan, 2021 05:57pm

Europe

Hundreds held as Russian police clamp down on Navalny protests

Russian authorities issued several warnings against participating in the unauthorised rallies and threatened criminal charges against protesters.

Published 31 Jan, 2021 05:50pm

Middle East

One killed in northeast Syria pro-government protest

Moscow has been trying to mediate between Damascus and the Kurds in recent weeks, the Observatory says.

Published 31 Jan, 2021 05:46pm

Europe

US condemns Russia's 'harsh' tactics against protesters

Authorities have ramped up pressure on the opposition with arrests and criminal probes, including several Navalny aides.

Published 31 Jan, 2021 05:44pm

South Asia

WHO probe team visits Wuhan market at heart of first virus outbreak

The mission, delayed by China and weighed down by political baggage, has a remit to explore how the virus jumped from animal to human.

Published 31 Jan, 2021 05:41pm

Africa

Ousted Tigray leader breaks long silence, media outlet claims

Abiy declared victory in late November when federal forces took the Tigray capital Mekele, but Debretsion, president of Tigray when the fighting started, has remained on the run.

Published 31 Jan, 2021 05:41pm

World

Police in IIOJK file FIR against media outlet for exposing Indian Army's pressure tactics

Shah says the case has been registered against media organisation for reporting story of Shopian school pressured by army to hold Republic Day function
The editor-in-chief of the magazine states they have ample evidence to prove their claim

Published 31 Jan, 2021 04:07pm

World

Mexico reports 15,337 new coronavirus cases, 1,495 more deaths

The government says the real number of infected people is likely significantly higher than the confirmed cases.

Updated 31 Jan, 2021 06:05pm

World

Thailand reports 829 new coronavirus cases

Fatalities remained unchanged on Sunday at 77.

Updated 31 Jan, 2021 05:56pm

World

Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 11,192 to 2,216,363

The reported death toll rose by 399 to 56,945, the tally showed.

Updated 31 Jan, 2021 06:08pm

World

Russia has supplied Sputnik V vaccine to self-proclaimed Donetsk republic

The report does not specify how many doses were shipped.

Published 31 Jan, 2021 01:44pm

World

WHO team visits Wuhan market where first COVID infections detected

No exact itinerary has not been announced, but the WHO has said the team plans to visit Huanan market and the Wuhan Institute of Virology.

Published 31 Jan, 2021 01:05pm

World

Russia reports 18,359 new coronavirus cases, 485 deaths

Authorities said 485 people had died in the last day, taking the official death toll to 73,182.

Published 31 Jan, 2021 01:01pm

World

India's Modi breaks silence on months long farm protests

Farm leaders say they were not responsible for violence, that was caused by a minority of those on the parade, and the government has left open the possibility talks between the two sides will resume.

Updated 31 Jan, 2021 01:01pm

World

Germany threatens legal action over vaccine delays

Last week, Italy threatened legal action against US pharmaceutical firm Pfizer over delays to promised deliveries of its vaccine.

Updated 31 Jan, 2021 06:48pm

World

Pentagon pauses plan to give Covid vaccine to Guantanamo detainees

The United States has been the world's hardest-hit country by the coronavirus pandemic, in absolute terms, with 436,000 deaths and nearly 26 million cases.

Published 31 Jan, 2021 11:36am

Africa

Main opposition to boycott Congo elections

His rivals, former general Jean-Marie Michel Mokoko and ex-minister Andre Okombi Salissa, disputed the results.

Published 31 Jan, 2021 11:29am

World

Bernie's mitten maker finds manufacturer to fill order deluge

"Everybody who wants these mittens will get them," she said with the enthusiasm of, well, a second-grade teacher.

Published 31 Jan, 2021 11:18am

Europe

Navalny allies plan fresh protests despite crackdown

The Kremlin has denied that the Russian president owns the opulent complex, which according to Navalny features an underground ice hockey arena, a private casino and vineyards.

Published 31 Jan, 2021 11:07am

World

Biden, Democrats seek ambitious hike in US minimum wage

Howard Wright, the chief executive of Seattle Hospitality Group and the co-author of Seattle's 2014 wage hike, said companies should be able to raise the wage as long as it is done gradually.

Published 31 Jan, 2021 11:05am

World

What happens when the US increases its minimum wage?

There is no consensus regarding the effects, as shown in Seattle, which in 2014 became the first major US city to adopt a $15 minimum wage.

Published 31 Jan, 2021 11:01am

World

One dead, five missing as fresh cyclone batters Fiji

"We are in the midst of a cyclone with widespread flooding throughout the country, yet we continue to receive reports of members of the public, adults and children alike wandering around," she said.

Published 31 Jan, 2021 10:53am

World

Protesters disrupt coronavirus vaccination site in Los Angeles

President Joe Biden has pledged to have 100 million people vaccinated within his first 100 days -- but the rollout began slowly under former President Donald Trump.

Published 31 Jan, 2021 10:49am

World

Mexico tycoon Carlos Slim leaves hospital after Covid bout

Mexico has officially registered around 1.8 million coronavirus cases and more than 155,000 deaths, one of the world's highest fatality tolls.

Published 31 Jan, 2021 10:47am

World

Miscreants vandalise statue of Mahatma Gandhi in California

The incident ignited outrage among Indian-Americans across the country, who demanded that the officials investigate it as an incident of hate crime
The statue appeared to have been sawed off at the ankles and half its face was severed and missing

Published 31 Jan, 2021 10:41am

World

Algeria launches coronavirus vaccination campaign

However, in 19 provinces, a curfew between 8 pm and 5 am remained in force, with markets, sports halls and recreation centres closed.

Published 31 Jan, 2021 10:40am

World

Iran hangs man for ‘terror’, despite UN appeal

TEHRAN: Iran hanged a man for murder, abduction and “terrorist” links on Saturday, the judiciary’s website...

Published 31 Jan, 2021 03:36am

World

US lobby group urges India not to tighten foreign e-commerce rules

NEW DELHI: A US lobby group which represents firms including Amazon.com and Walmart has urged India not to tighten...

Published 31 Jan, 2021 03:36am

World

Myanmar army plays down coup rhetoric as fears swirl

YANGON: Myanmar’s military on Saturday vowed to abide by the country’s constitution, in an apparent backtracking...

Updated 31 Jan, 2021 03:58am

World

Scandal-hit Cyprus unveils measures to tackle graft

NICOSIA: Cyprus on Friday unveiled a series of measures to tackle corruption, months after alleged abuses were...

Updated 31 Jan, 2021 10:27am

World

Italy G20 presidency to push for debt relief, new IMF drawing rights

ROME: Italy, this year’s president of the Group of 20 rich and emerging nations, will push its members to extend...

Published 31 Jan, 2021 03:36am

World

Wells Fargo CEO Scharf’s pay drops nearly 12pc in 2020

NEW YORK: Wells Fargo & Co Chief Executive Officer Charles Scharf’s annual pay fell by about $3 million, or...

Updated 31 Jan, 2021 10:27am

World

EU picks austerity over helping poor: UN expert

BRUSSELS: Policy-makers in the European Union choose austerity and balanced budgets over lifting tens of millions of...

Published 31 Jan, 2021 03:36am

World

Vietnam approves AstraZeneca vaccine, cuts short Communist Party congress

HANOI: Vietnam approved its first COVID-19 vaccine and cut short an important ruling Communist Party meeting, state...

Published 31 Jan, 2021 03:36am

World

Dutch court orders Shell to pay Nigerian farmers for oil leaks

THE HAGUE: A Dutch court on Friday ordered Shell to compensate Nigerian farmers for oil spills that polluted swathes...

Updated 31 Jan, 2021 10:27am

World

Sharif family patronized every mafia in Pakistan: Dr Firdous

LAHORE: Special Assistant to Chief Minister on Information Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan has said that the Sharif family...

Updated 31 Jan, 2021 10:27am

World

Capital City witnesses sharp increase in incidents of crime

ISLAMABAD: The capital city witnessed a sharp increase in the incidents of various kinds of crimes including ...

Updated 31 Jan, 2021 10:27am

World

New protests in France over security law

PARIS: Fresh protests were held Saturday against a French security bill which critics say will restrict the filming...

Published 31 Jan, 2021 03:36am

World

Hundreds protest Amazon expansion in France

FOURNÈS, (France): Hundreds rallied in several French towns on Saturday in protests against Amazon called by...

Published 31 Jan, 2021 03:36am

World

Yellen affirms importance of close ties with Canada

WASHINGTON: US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and her Canadian counterpart on Friday underscored the importance of...

Published 31 Jan, 2021 03:36am

World

Brazil plans 5G network separate from private market

BRASILIA: Brazil’s federal government is planning to commission a fifth-generation (5G) wireless network...

Published 31 Jan, 2021 03:36am

World

Russia, Turkey open monitoring centre for Nagorno-Karabakh

BAKU: Russia and Turkey opened a joint centre on Saturday to observe a ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh that was agreed...

Published 31 Jan, 2021 03:36am

World

Five dead in helicopter accident in Cuba

HAVANA: Five people died in Cuba on Friday when their helicopter crashed on its way from the province of Holguin to...

Published 31 Jan, 2021 03:36am

World

UK expects vaccine arrangements to be honoured: minister

LONDON: Britain expects its contractual arrangements on coronavirus vaccines to be honoured following disagreements...

Published 31 Jan, 2021 03:36am

World

Dubai to roll out China’s Sinopharm vaccine today

DUBAI: Dubai will roll out China’s Sinopharm vaccine to the general public from Sunday as coronavirus infections...

Published 31 Jan, 2021 03:36am

World

S Africa police seize haul of ‘miracle’ anti-Covid drug

JOHANNESBURG: Custom officials at South Africa’s main international airport have seized hundreds of thousands of...

Updated 31 Jan, 2021 10:28am

World

S health agency to require mask-wearing in all public transportation

WASHINGTON: The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have issued a sweeping order requiring the wearing of...

Published 31 Jan, 2021 03:36am

World

Tunisians protest against ‘police state’

TUNIS: Hundreds of young people took to the streets of the Tunisian capital on Saturday to protest against police...

Published 31 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 7	346
Diesel/Litre / Nov 7	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

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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