News Archives for World - 2021-02-14

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Europe

Russia's Lavrov holds climate talks with US envoy Kerry

Lavrov told Kerry that he "welcomed" the decision by new US President to rejoin the landmark Paris agreement on curbing global emissions of greenhouse gases.

Published 14 Feb, 2021 07:50pm

Middle East

Dozens killed in overnight clashes in northern Yemen: govt sources

The rebels have also escalated attacks against Saudi Arabia, drawing condemnation from the international community.

Published 14 Feb, 2021 07:49pm

Europe

Coronavirus toll at 1100 GMT Sunday

At least 108,503,560 cases of coronavirus have been registered. Of these, at least 66,313,500 are now considered recovered.

Published 14 Feb, 2021 07:48pm

World

UAE's 'Hope' probe sends home first image of Mars

"Hope" will orbit the Red Planet for at least one Martian year, or 687 days, using three scientific instruments to monitor the Martian atmosphere.

Published 14 Feb, 2021 07:46pm

Europe

Greece calls migrant pushback claims 'fake news'

"Investigations until now by (EU border agency) Frontex and the (Greek) coastguard have not confirmed any of the claims," he said.

Published 14 Feb, 2021 07:35pm

Middle East

Israel, Cyprus agree travel deal for vaccinated citizens

Israel reached a similar agreement with Greece last week, as the Mediterranean nations seek to revive tourism industries battered by the pandemic.

Published 14 Feb, 2021 07:35pm

Africa

11 dead as rebels attack military sites in DRCongo city

Residents reported the sounds of gunfire in several districts following the assaults.

Published 14 Feb, 2021 06:56pm

Europe

Three Ukrainian soldiers killed in mine blast

Ukraine and its Western allies accuse Russia of sending troops and arms to support the separatists, claims Moscow denies.

Published 14 Feb, 2021 06:51pm

Europe

Germany partially closes borders despite EU criticism

Under the new rules, only Germans or non-German residents are allowed through, and they must provide a recent negative coronavirus test.

Published 14 Feb, 2021 06:34pm

South Asia

Japan Health Ministry says it has approved Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine

Japan has so far recorded about 410,000 coronavirus cases nationally and 6,772 deaths. The Olympic Games are due to start July 23.

Published 14 Feb, 2021 06:27pm

South Asia

Thousands march in Tokyo to protest Myanmar coup, biggest Japan demonstration so far

"As a Myanmar national, I absolutely cannot accept the military's coup in Myanmar," said Thwe Thwe Tun, 27, who works at a construction company.

Published 14 Feb, 2021 06:23pm

Middle East

Lebanon starts its COVID-19 vaccination drive, PM says will wait his turn

WB monitoring vaccines to make sure they go to most in need.
Head of critical care at gov't hospital first to receive dose.

Published 14 Feb, 2021 06:07pm

Africa

Guinea reports first Ebola cases since 2016, including three deaths

It was not clear if the person buried on Feb. 1 - a nurse at the local health centre who had fallen ill - had also died of Ebola.

Published 14 Feb, 2021 06:05pm

World

New Zealand locks down Auckland after 3 new local COVID-19 cases

Auckland stay-at-home order, restrictions on gatherings.
Australia's Melbourne in day 2 of 5-day lockdown.
Melbourne's UK variant cluster now 16 cases.

Published 14 Feb, 2021 06:02pm

Europe

Serbia donates thousands of doses of Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine to North Macedonia

"With this delivery we will be able to vaccinate all medical staff working in COVID centres," Zaev said.

Published 14 Feb, 2021 06:00pm

Middle East

Saudi Arabia will continue to treat Houthis as terrorists, says Saudi U.N. representative

The Saudi government media office CIC did not immediately respond to a Reuters' request for comment on the decision.

Published 14 Feb, 2021 05:58pm

USA

With Trump impeachment trial over, wary Washington seeks to move forward

Trump is the only president in U.S. history to be impeached twice.

Published 14 Feb, 2021 05:56pm

South Asia

Thailand defends decision not to join COVAX vaccine alliance

Thailand so far has not received or produced any vaccines, even as many of its neighbours have started inoculations.

Published 14 Feb, 2021 05:54pm

South Asia

Himalayan rescuers recover more bodies as flash flood death toll rises to 50

"We have not lost all hope yet. We hope to find more survivors," the top government official in the region, Swati Bhadoriya told Reuters.

Published 14 Feb, 2021 05:40pm

Middle East

Turkey says it finds bodies of 13 killed by militants in Iraq

Turkey launched a military operation against the PKK in northern Iraq's Gara region on Feb. 10 to secure its border and find citizens who had been kidnapped previously, he said.

Published 14 Feb, 2021 05:38pm

Middle East

Israel plans to reopen restaurants in March, restart tourism with Cyprus

"We want to open gradually, carefully so we don't have another breakout of another wave, and another lockdown," he told Ynet TV.

Published 14 Feb, 2021 05:37pm

Europe

Kosovo votes in election that could complicate dialogue with Serbia

Polling stations will close at 7 p.m. (1800 GMT), and the first official results are expected a few hours later.

Published 14 Feb, 2021 05:22pm

Europe

UK closes in on 15 million vaccine target, pressure to unlock grows

Johnson will set out on Feb. 22 the government's plans to end the lockdown, and has said he wants schools to reopen on March 8.

Published 14 Feb, 2021 05:20pm

World

Russia reports 14,185 new COVID-19 cases, 430 deaths in past 24 hours

Authorities said 430 people had died of the disease in the last 24 hours.

Published 14 Feb, 2021 02:08pm

World

Biden aide resigns over 'abhorrent' comments to reporter

Ducklo added that he was "devastated to have embarrassed and disappointed my White House colleagues and President Biden."

Updated 14 Feb, 2021 05:15pm

World

Guinea sees first Ebola deaths since 2016

The country had declared that the six-month epidemic over in November. It was the country's eleventh Ebola outbreak, claiming 55 lives out of 130 cases.

Updated 14 Feb, 2021 05:15pm

World

UN Security Council to debate challenge of global vaccine access

He has repeatedly called for vaccines to be treated as a "global public good," without specifying exactly how that might happen.

Updated 14 Feb, 2021 05:15pm

World

Decision time soon for Biden on Iran nuclear deal

With help from the Europeans, the United States and Iran could also lay out the steps they will take, he said.

Updated 14 Feb, 2021 05:15pm

World

Spain's Catalonia holds key vote under cloud of pandemic

But Sanchez has not hidden his desire to remove them from power.

Updated 14 Feb, 2021 05:14pm

World

Inferno on Afghanistan-Iran border as dozens of oil tankers catch fire

Taking advantage of the situation, Taliban insurgents attacked a nearby security post after the blaze broke out, Farhad added.

Updated 14 Feb, 2021 05:14pm

World

Haitian judge calls for end to 'dictatorship'

The 72-year-old judge was proposed last weekend by several opposition parties to serve as acting president in the row surrounding Moise's term.

Updated 14 Feb, 2021 05:14pm

World

New Zealand confirms fresh community virus outbreak

Ardern has been widely praised for her management of the pandemic, with New Zealand recording just 25 deaths and less than 2,000 cases in a population of five million.

Updated 14 Feb, 2021 05:14pm

World

Dozens injured in strong quake off Japan's Fukushima

Images posted online showed broken glass at a shop and items spilled off the shelves at a supermarket.

Updated 14 Feb, 2021 05:14pm

World

Germany tightens borders to keep Covid variants at bay

He was in a hurry to enter Germany and drive through to France with his cargo.

Updated 14 Feb, 2021 05:13pm

World

City of London pays early price of hard Brexit

Mark Simpson, an expert on financial services at the law firm Baker & McKenzie, agreed that by the metric of job losses, London did not need to panic yet.

Updated 14 Feb, 2021 05:13pm

World

Fight against smugglers rages on EU border with Belarus

More than 200 trucks a day cross into European Union member Latvia at the Paternieki border point, some of them stuffed with smuggled cigarettes hidden among other cargo.

Updated 14 Feb, 2021 05:13pm

World

Germany's 'mini-jobbers' hit hard by pandemic fallout

They are one of the reasons why Germany's unemployment rate has fallen from a spike of 11.5 percent in 2005 to record lows of around five percent before the pandemic struck.

Updated 14 Feb, 2021 05:13pm

World

'Democracy is fragile,' Biden says after Trump acquittal

This sad chapter in our history has reminded us that democracy is fragile.

Updated 14 Feb, 2021 05:13pm

World

Myanmar junta warns public not to hide fugitive protesters

Crowds returned to the streets of Yangon on Sunday, with hundreds massing on an intersection near the commercial capital's famed Shwedagon pagoda.

Updated 14 Feb, 2021 05:12pm

World

Cronies, corruption: How Algeria's auto sector hit the wall

"Some projects cannot be described as an industry because they are simply disguised imports," he charged the day after his election.

Updated 14 Feb, 2021 05:12pm

World

Russia's rising poverty fuels political discontent

"Authorities have nothing to offer to those who are unhappy over their policies," he added, pointing to "ostentatious wealth" of the Russian elites and growing divisions in society.

Updated 14 Feb, 2021 05:12pm

World

U.S. Senate acquits Trump as Republicans save him in impeachment again

The Senate vote of 57-43 fell short of the two-thirds majority needed to convict Trump on a charge of incitement of insurrection
In the vote, seven of the 50 Senate Republicans joined the chamber’s unified Democrats in favoring conviction

Updated 14 Feb, 2021 05:12pm

World

Trump campaign paid $3.5 million to rally organisers that led to deadly Capitol attack

Payments had been made in recent filings with the Federal Elections Commission showing that several people responsible for organizing the rally received large sums of money from the Trump campaign
The findings revealed that at least three people whose names appeared on permit records for the rally were on the payroll of the Trump campaign through November 30, 2020

Published 14 Feb, 2021 09:18am

World

Clubhouse says reviewing data protection practices after report points to flaws

SHANGHAI: US audio app Clubhouse said it is reviewing its data protection practices, after a report by the Stanford...

Updated 14 Feb, 2021 09:57am

World

WHO experts want ‘more data’ from China on possible early Covid cases

GENEVA: WHO experts voiced frustration Saturday over the lack of access to raw data during a recent mission to China...

Updated 14 Feb, 2021 09:58am

World

Lebanon receives first Covid vaccines

BEIRUT: Lebanon on Saturday received its first vaccines against the coronavirus, a day before an inoculation drive...

Updated 14 Feb, 2021 09:58am

World

US has ‘concerns’ on Covid info from China

WASHINGTON: The United States has ‘deep concerns’ about China’s response to the Covid-19 crisis and wants...

Updated 14 Feb, 2021 09:58am

World

Three killed in Slovenian Alps avalanches

LJUBLJANA: Three people died and two were injured Saturday by two avalanches on Storzic mountain in northern...

Updated 14 Feb, 2021 09:58am

World

IMF wants deeper reforms to unblock Ukraine aid

KIEV: The International Monetary Fund said Saturday it wanted deeper reforms and stronger anti-corruption measures...

Updated 14 Feb, 2021 09:58am

World

200 years after Napoleon defeat, Russia and France bury their dead

VYAZMA, (Russia): The remains of French and Russian soldiers who died during Napoleon’s retreat from Moscow in ...

Updated 14 Feb, 2021 09:58am

World

Saudi Arabia foils new Huthi strike as US set to lift ‘terror’ tag

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia said it foiled a Huthi drone attack on a southern airport Saturday just days before the new US...

Updated 14 Feb, 2021 09:58am

World

Inferno on Afghanistan-Iran border as dozens of oil tankers catch fire

KABUL: Dozens of oil and gas tankers carrying millions of dollars worth of fuel caught fire on Saturday, creating an...

Updated 14 Feb, 2021 09:58am

World

Thai protesters return to streets calling for royal reforms

BANGKOK: Thai pro-democracy protesters scaled a massive Bangkok monument Saturday, draping it in a crimson cloth and...

Published 14 Feb, 2021 03:49am

World

Record 12.4m people food insecure in war-torn Syria: WFP

BEIRUT: A record 12.4 million people in war-torn Syria are struggling to find enough food to eat, the UN food agency...

Updated 14 Feb, 2021 09:58am

World

British lawyer wins daunting job of ICC prosecutor

UNITED NATIONS: British human rights lawyer Karim Khan was elected Friday as the new prosecutor of the International...

Updated 14 Feb, 2021 09:58am

World

EU to spare Turkey from tax blacklist

BRUSSELS: The EU is set to give Turkey more time to adhere to its commitments on tax evasion, sources said on ...

Updated 14 Feb, 2021 09:57am

World

Europe’s airport traffic plummets to 1995 levels

BRUSSEL: Europe’s airport traffic last year tumbled to 1995 levels, data from a regional industry group showed on...

Updated 14 Feb, 2021 09:57am

World

Russia slaps sanctions on nine Ukrainian firms

MOSCOW: Russia has imposed economic sanctions against nine Ukrainian companies, expanding a list of firms that it...

Updated 14 Feb, 2021 10:00am

World

Biden wants to close prison at Guantanamo Bay: White House

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden wants to close the Guantanamo Bay prison for terror suspects before the end of ...

Updated 14 Feb, 2021 10:00am

World

Biden begins dismantling Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ asylum policy

WASHINGTON: Asylum seekers forced to remain in Mexico while their cases are being resolved in the United States will...

Updated 14 Feb, 2021 10:00am

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 5	276.87 ▼ -0.03
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 5	276.67 ▼ -0.03
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 6	158.06 ▲ 0.52
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 6	0.82 ▲ 0.0014
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 6	1.34 ▼ -0.0034
Euro to USD / Nov 6	1.12 ▼ -0.0033
SOFR % / Nov 4	3.94 ▼ -0.03

Stock	Volume
India Sensex / Nov 6	79,976.76
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 6	57,858.61
Hang Seng / Nov 6	24,635
FTSE 100 / Nov 6	10,609.78
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 6	25,919.48
France CAC40 / Nov 6	8,098.11
S&P 500 / Nov 5	7,353.73
Nasdaq / Nov 5	24,315
Dow Jones / Nov 5	51,523.06

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 6	352.59
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 6	91.72
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 6	367,914
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 6	4,046.79
Diesel/Litre / Nov 6	382.25
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 6	78.52
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 5	18,080

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 6 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	2.76 ▲ 0.42 (17.95%)
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Nov 6 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	4.70 ▲ 0.7 (17.5%)
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%)
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)	0.02 ▼ -0.6 (-96.77%)
Premier Insurance (R) / Nov 6 Premier Insurance Limited (RIGHT)(PINLR)	0.61 ▼ -0.09 (-12.86%)
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 ▼ -21.39 (-9.62%)
Nadeem Tex. / Nov 6 Nadeem Textile Mills Limited(NATM)	64.15 ▼ -6.53 (-9.24%)
Mughal Energy / Nov 6 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	32.25 ▼ -3 (-8.51%)
Universal Ins. / Nov 6 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	18.50 ▼ -1.72 (-8.51%)
J.K.Spinning / Nov 6 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	390 ▼ -35 (-8.24%)
Paramount Spinning / Nov 6 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	9.25 ▼ -0.75 (-7.5%)

Stock	Volume
Bawany Air Products (R) / Nov 6 Bawany Air Products Limited Right(BAPLR1)	684,470,556 ▼ -0.6
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Nov 6 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	140,531,169 ▲ 0.36
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 6 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	71,990,851 ▲ 0.08
Cnergyico PK / Nov 6 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	47,565,462 ▲ 0.05
Media Times Ltd / Nov 6 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	41,073,385 ▼ -0.1
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 6 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	24,768,400 ▲ 1
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Nov 6 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	24,672,847 ▲ 0.04
TPL Properties / Nov 6 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	23,713,793 ▲ 0.04
B.O.Punjab / Nov 6 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	21,201,988 ▼ -0.79
Ist.Capital Sec / Nov 6 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	21,174,637 ▲ 0.28

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