News Archives for World - 2021-07-07

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Europe

Number of French Covid patients in ICU falls below 1,000

The ministry reported 997 people in ICU with the virus, down by 35 on Tuesday.

Published 07 Jul, 2021 11:20pm

South Asia

Stay-at-home orders in Myanmar's Yangon as Covid cases spike

Authorities reported almost 4,000 new cases on Wednesday -- compared with fewer than 50 per day in early May.

Published 07 Jul, 2021 08:55pm

World

UK's Johnson 'apprehensive' about Afghanistan future

More than 400 British troops died in action in Afghanistan after the country joined the coalition intervention in 2001.

Published 07 Jul, 2021 08:55pm

South Asia

Taliban fighters enter capital of northwestern Afghan province

"They were inside the city and the city briefly collapsed," said the official.

Published 07 Jul, 2021 06:59pm

South Asia

India expects 3-4 million Pfizer, Moderna vaccine doses through COVAX by August

India mainly relies on a licensed version of the AstraZeneca vaccine.

Published 07 Jul, 2021 05:46pm

World

Coronavirus toll at 1000 GMT Wednesday

At least 184,524,100 cases of coronavirus have been registered.

Published 07 Jul, 2021 04:07pm

World

Haiti President Jovenel Moise assassinated: interim PM

Moise had been ruling Haiti by decree, after legislative elections due in 2018 were delayed in the wake of disputes, including on when his own term ends.

Published 07 Jul, 2021 03:43pm

Asia

Afghan govt meets Taliban in Tehran: Iran

Govt delegation meets Taliban representatives, says Iranian foreign ministry

Published 07 Jul, 2021 12:57pm

Europe

Russia says Afghan situation can swiftly worsen, pledges help if needed

Emomali Rakhmon has ordered the mobilisation of 20,000 military reservists to bolster his country's border with Afghanistan

Published 07 Jul, 2021 12:37pm

Asia

Afghan warlord's grandson moves on from family's bitter past

Obaidullah Baheer, has put his family's bitter past behind him and set his sights on a future of peace and reconciliation

Updated 07 Jul, 2021 01:22pm

South Asia

Taliban launch assault on Afghan provincial capital Qala-i-Naw: local officials

Fierce fighting has erupted in the western city of Qala-i-Naw, the capital of Badghis

Published 07 Jul, 2021 12:10pm

Asia

Indonesia expands nationwide Covid-19 curbs

The new restrictions would apply to dozens of cities and extend from Sumatra island in the west to easternmost Papua as the highly infectious Delta variant

Updated 07 Jul, 2021 01:28pm

World

Saudi official in US for talks on Yemen, Iran, Khashoggi

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Khashoggi's death would also likely come up in the talks

Updated 07 Jul, 2021 01:23pm

Middle East

Explosive-laden drone hit Erbil airport in Iraq, aimed at US base: security sources

Flights were suspended following the attacks, they said

Updated 07 Jul, 2021 12:36pm

USA

Blinken calls for indefinite ceasefire in call with Ethiopia's Abiy

The conflict in Tigray has killed thousands of people, displaced more than 2 million and pushed hundreds of thousands to the brink of famine

Updated 07 Jul, 2021 12:36pm

USA

Eric Adams poised to be New York's next mayor after winning Democratic nomination

The Associated Press called the race for Adams soon after the results were released

Published 07 Jul, 2021 11:22am

Asia

Iran takes steps to make enriched uranium metal; US, Europe powers dismayed

Iran's steps, which were disclosed by the International Atomic Energy Agency and which Tehran said aimed to develop fuel for a research reactor

Published 07 Jul, 2021 11:06am

World

Sydney locked down for another week as Delta COVID-19 variant spreads

Sydney, home to a fifth of Australia's 25 million people, was plunged into lockdown on June 26 as a Delta variant outbreak persuaded officials to tighten restrictions in a country

Published 07 Jul, 2021 10:30am

USA

Six months later, Biden calls for 'courage' in investigating Capitol attack

Biden called on "people of goodwill and courage" to investigate the riot and its origins and urged Democrats, Republicans and independents to work together

Updated 07 Jul, 2021 01:26pm

World

Egypt to release megaship impounded over Suez blockage

The nearly 200,000-tonne container vessel became wedged across the canal during a sandstorm on March 23

Updated 07 Jul, 2021 01:25pm

Europe

UK government accused of 'chumocracy' in handing out virus contracts

The latest revelation came in late June when Health Secretary Matt Hancock resigned after it emerged he was having an affair with a university friend

Published 07 Jul, 2021 09:51am

USA

Elsa strengthens to hurricane as it closes in on Florida

After making landfall on the Florida coast it is expected to move inland into the southeastern United States on Thursday, the NHC said

Published 07 Jul, 2021 09:33am

Asia

North Korea facing 'harsh lean period': UN food body

The impoverished country, which is under multiple sets of international sanctions over its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programmes

Published 07 Jul, 2021 09:28am

World

Ethiopia resumes filling Nile mega-dam reservoir

CAIRO: Ethiopia has started the second phase of filling the reservoir of its mega-dam on the upper Blue Nile, Egypt...

Published 07 Jul, 2021 04:28am

World

Canada names Mary Simon first indigenous governor general

OTTAWA: Canada named Mary Simon on Tuesday as its first indigenous governor general — Queen Elizabeth II’s...

Published 07 Jul, 2021 04:28am

World

Indonesia in oxygen emergency as Delta variant wreaks global havoc

JAKARTA: Indonesia said Tuesday it was importing emergency oxygen from neighbouring Singapore as hospitals crumbled...

Published 07 Jul, 2021 04:28am

World

Israeli PM suffers defeat over Arab family unification ban

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett suffered defeat Tuesday as lawmakers failed to extend a...

Published 07 Jul, 2021 04:28am

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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 30	276.95 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 30	276.75 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 30	157.56 ▲ 0.08
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 30	0.82 ▲ 0.0028
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 30	1.34 ▲ 0.0001
Euro to USD / Oct 30	1.12 ▼ -0.0032
SOFR % / Oct 29	3.94 -

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 30	7,580.07
India Sensex / Oct 30	74,459.53
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 30	63,290.11
Nasdaq / Oct 30	25,437
Hang Seng / Oct 30	23,294.42
FTSE 100 / Oct 30	10,729.78
Dow Jones / Oct 30	51,770.31
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 30	25,818.21
France CAC40 / Oct 30	7,969.42

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 1	377.91
Diesel/Litre / Nov 1	402.96
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 30	104.12
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 30	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 30	360,541
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 30	3,874.62
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 30	77.83

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Premier Insurance (R) / Oct 30 Premier Insurance Limited (RIGHT)(PINLR)	1.48 ▲ 0.47 (46.53%)
Clover Pakistan / Oct 30 Clover Pakistan Limited(CLOV)	6.13 ▲ 0.79 (14.79%)
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Oct 30 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	3.65 ▲ 0.42 (13%)
Burshane LPG / Oct 30 Burshane LPG (Pakistan) Limited(BPL)	49.23 ▲ 4.48 (10.01%)
Unicap Modaraba / Oct 30 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	21 ▲ 1.91 (10.01%)
F.Credit & Inv / Oct 30 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	128.27 ▲ 11.66 (10%)
Fateh Sports / Oct 30 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	235.29 ▲ 21.39 (10%)
Fazal Cloth / Oct 30 Fazal Cloth Mills Limited(FZCM)	307.65 ▲ 27.97 (10%)
GOC (Pak) / Oct 30 GOC (Pak) Limited.(GOC)	257.59 ▲ 23.42 (10%)
Grays Leasing / Oct 30 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	50.04 ▲ 4.55 (10%)

Stock	Price
Bawany Air Products (R) / Oct 30 Bawany Air Products Limited Right(BAPLR1)	4.62 ▼ -1 (-17.79%)
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Oct 30 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	3.96 ▼ -0.44 (-10%)
Shahzad Tex. / Oct 30 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	158.66 ▼ -17.63 (-10%)
Ningbo Green Light / Oct 30 Ningbo Green Light Energy Limited(NGLEL)	17.06 ▼ -1.89 (-9.97%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Oct 30 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.02 ▼ -2.51 (-9.83%)
Ideal Dynamics / Oct 30 Ideal Dynamics Limited(IDEAL)	56.09 ▼ -5.98 (-9.63%)
Diamond Ind. / Oct 30 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	77.18 ▼ -7.68 (-9.05%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 30 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	45.73 ▼ -4.15 (-8.32%)
Masood Textile / Oct 30 Masood Textile Mills Limited(MSOT)	126.87 ▼ -11.5 (-8.31%)
Aisha Steel (CPS) / Oct 30 Aisha Steel Mills Limited (CPS)(ASLCPS)	73.44 ▼ -6.27 (-7.87%)

Stock	Volume
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Oct 30 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	165,864,707 ▼ -0.44
Cnergyico PK / Oct 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	111,992,264 ▼ -0.44
F. Nat.Equities / Oct 30 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	40,464,863 ▲ 0.01
TPL Properties / Oct 30 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	33,098,421 ▲ 0.31
TPL Corp Ltd / Oct 30 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	32,772,384 ▲ 1.15
Kohinoor Spinning / Oct 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	27,619,491 ▲ 0.22
Pakistan Refinery / Oct 30 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	25,437,791 ▼ -3.85
K-Electric Ltd. / Oct 30 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	21,471,271 ▼ -0.17
Ist.Capital Sec / Oct 30 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	18,271,467 ▼ -0.34
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	16,541,462 ▼ -0.01

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