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World - 2022-01-24

Europe

Istanbul airport shuts amid snow havoc in southeast Europe

ISTANBUL: Europe's busiest airport shut down in Istanbul on Monday while schools and vaccination centres closed in...

Published 24 Jan, 2022 11:29pm

Africa

Burkina Faso troops announce military takeover on state TV

OUAGADOUGOU: Soldiers in Burkina Faso announced over state television Monday that they had seized power in the West...

Published 24 Jan, 2022 11:05pm

Middle East

UAE blocks missiles as Yemen's Houthis attack region's business hub

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates, the tourism and commercial hub of the Gulf region, on Monday said it had foiled a...

Published 24 Jan, 2022 10:19pm

USA

Biden to speak with European leaders to discuss Russia-Ukraine tensions

US President Joe Biden will speak with European leaders on Monday to discuss the ongoing tensions between Russia and...

Published 24 Jan, 2022 10:04pm

Europe

NATO could deploy additional battlegroups in eastern Europe, Stoltenberg says

BRUSSELS: NATO could deploy additional combat units in eastern Europe in response to Russia's military build-up on...

Published 24 Jan, 2022 09:58pm

Middle East

UAE-US cooperation helped in Houthi missiles shootdown: Emirati ambassador

WASHINGTON: The shootdown on Monday of missiles fired at Abu Dhabi by Yemen's Houthi movement was aided by "close...

Published 24 Jan, 2022 09:55pm

Europe

UK's Truss: We will call Russia out for trying to subvert democracy

LONDON: Britain will call out Russian attempts to subvert democracy, foreign minister Liz Truss said on Monday after...

Published 24 Jan, 2022 09:33pm

Financial

Kuwait draft 2022-2023 budget sees deficit down 74%

CAIRO: Kuwait's finance ministry said on Monday it had submitted a draft 2022-2023 budget with an expected deficit ...

Published 24 Jan, 2022 09:27pm

Middle East

No decision yet on direct talks with US: Iran foreign minister

DUBAI: Tehran has not yet made a final decision about direct talks with Washington, Foreign Minister Hossein...

Published 24 Jan, 2022 09:21pm

Europe

Heavy snowfall paralyses Greece

ATHENS: A blanket of heavy snow covered Greece on Monday, from the Acropolis hill over Athens to the islands in the...

Published 24 Jan, 2022 08:41pm

USA

‘We're in trouble:’Kerry warns countries off track on climate goals

WASHINGTON: The world is "not on a good track" to meet a global goal to avoid the worst impacts of climate change ...

Published 24 Jan, 2022 08:35pm

Middle East

Syrian Kurds say Islamic State militants surrender after prison raid

AMMAN: Kurdish-led forces said on Monday they raided part of a prison seized by Islamic State fighters in...

Published 24 Jan, 2022 08:32pm

World

Sinovac regimen gets strong boost from Pfizer, AstraZeneca or J&J COVID shots

A third booster dose of a COVID-19 vaccine made by either AstraZeneca, Pfizer-BioNTech or Johnson & Johnson...

Published 24 Jan, 2022 08:25pm

South Asia

India's Delhi government proposes making 25% of new cab registrations electric

NEW DELHI: The Delhi city-state government has proposed mandating a quarter of new cab registrations to be electric...

Published 24 Jan, 2022 08:22pm

USA

Pro-Trump death threats prompt bills in 3 states to protect election workers

In Vermont, lawmakers are considering bills to make it easier to prosecute people who threaten election officials. ...

Published 24 Jan, 2022 07:58pm

Europe

Sefcovic, Truss express wish for positive EU-UK positive ties

BRUSSELS: European Commission Vice-President Maros Sefcovic and British Foreign Minister Liz Truss held talks about...

Published 24 Jan, 2022 07:48pm

Europe

Russian navy starts Baltic Sea drills

MOSCOW: Twenty Russian navy vessels set out into the Baltic Sea on Monday for drills, the RIA news agency reported,...

Published 24 Jan, 2022 07:40pm

World

Haiti hit by 5.3 magnitude quake, panicked residents flood streets

A 5.3 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti's southern peninsula on Monday, the US Geological Survey reported, sending...

Published 24 Jan, 2022 07:34pm

USA

Sarah Palin's defamation trial against New York Times set to begin

NEW YORK: Sarah Palin and the New York Times are set to face off in a New York courtroom on Monday at a trial in...

Published 24 Jan, 2022 07:12pm

Europe

Italy says Omicron has peaked, cases in decline

ROME: Italy appears to have reached a peak in the number of Omicron infections, with cases of the highly contagious...

Published 24 Jan, 2022 07:08pm

World

Afghan women activists feel betrayed by Oslo talks

KABUL: Afghan women protesting against the Taliban's harsh rule say they have been betrayed by Norway, the first...

Published 24 Jan, 2022 06:10pm

Europe

EU offers Ukraine 1.2bn euro aid package

BRUSSELS: The European Union aims to help Ukraine with a 1.2 billion euro financial aid package to mitigate the...

Published 24 Jan, 2022 06:09pm

World

US FDA declines to approve Merck's cough treatment

Merck & Co said on Monday the US Food and Drug Administration declined to approve its experimental drug for the...

Published 24 Jan, 2022 06:07pm

Europe

UK's Johnson says intelligence is 'gloomy' over Ukraine invasion

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday the intelligence around a Russian invasion of Ukraine ...

Published 24 Jan, 2022 05:59pm

Middle East

Iran rules out US prisoner release as nuclear talks precondition

DUBAI: Iran on Monday ruled out any US preconditions for reviving a 2015 nuclear deal, including the release of...

Published 24 Jan, 2022 05:53pm

Europe

EU regulator set to rule on Pfizer COVID pill by end-Jan, ahead of Merck

The European Union's drug regulator is set to decide whether to approve Pfizer's COVID-19 pill at the end of this...

Published 24 Jan, 2022 05:50pm

South Asia

China lifts Xi'an lockdown as Beijing virus fight ramps up

BEIJING: One of China's longest coronavirus lockdowns ended Monday with authorities announcing the lifting of most...

Published 24 Jan, 2022 05:38pm

Europe

England to drop COVID travel test demand, PM Johnson says

LONDON: People arriving in England from abroad will no longer have to take COVID-19 tests if they have been...

Published 24 Jan, 2022 05:29pm

World

World can end Covid emergency this year: WHO chief

GENEVA: The head of the World Health Organization said on Monday that the planet can end the Covid-19 emergency this...

Published 24 Jan, 2022 05:28pm

Europe

NATO beefs up eastern flank, Russia denounces Western 'hysteria'

MOSCOW/BRUSSELS: NATO said on Monday it was putting forces on standby and reinforcing eastern Europe with more ships...

Updated 24 Jan, 2022 05:40pm

Middle East

Houthi forces threaten to 'expand operation' after UAE attack

SANAA: Yemen rebels threatened to ramp up their attacks on the United Arab Emirates on Monday after two ballistic...

Updated 24 Jan, 2022 01:29pm

South Asia

India's Omicron wave may intensify in coming weeks

NEW DELHI: India's COVID-19 infections, led by the Omicron variant, may see a sharp rise in the coming weeks, some...

Published 24 Jan, 2022 12:41pm

Europe

UK's Johnson orders inquiry into discrimination claim against Muslim lawmaker

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has ordered an inquiry into claims by a lawmaker who said she was fired...

Updated 24 Jan, 2022 01:49pm

Markets

Singapore reviews inflation forecasts as core prices near 8-year high

SINGAPORE: Singapore is reviewing its official inflation forecasts, authorities said on Monday, after data showed ...

Published 24 Jan, 2022 11:39am

USA

US orders departure of its diplomats' families from Kyiv

WASHINGTON: The United States has ordered the families of its diplomats in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv to leave the...

Published 24 Jan, 2022 11:23am

South Asia

Taliban hail Oslo meet as success 'in itself'

OSLO: On their first visit to Europe since returning to power, the Taliban held landmark talks with Western ...

Updated 24 Jan, 2022 08:32pm

Europe

UK court to rule on Assange extradition case

LONDON: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will learn Monday whether he can appeal to Britain's Supreme Court against ...

Published 24 Jan, 2022 10:40am

Middle East

UAE intercepts Houthi attack, Saudi Arabia reports two injured by fallen missile

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates intercepted and destroyed two Houthi ballistic missiles targeting the Gulf country ...

Updated 24 Jan, 2022 11:10am

Middle East

UAE bans drones for a month after Huthi attack

ABU DHABI: The United Arab Emirates has banned the use of drones for one month, days after Yemen’s Huthi rebels...

Published 24 Jan, 2022 06:50am

Middle East

Yemenis struggle without internet for third day after air strikes

SANAA: Most of Yemen faced a third day without internet on Sunday after air strikes on the Red Sea city of Hodeidah,...

Published 24 Jan, 2022 06:50am

Middle East

Syrian Kurdish forces tighten siege after IS prison break

AMMAN: Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) troops aided by US troops tightened their siege of a prison ...

Published 24 Jan, 2022 06:50am

World

US rebuffs sanctioning Russia now

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday rebuffed calls to immediately impose economic sanctions ...

Published 24 Jan, 2022 06:50am

Middle East

South Korea pays Iran’s UN dues with frozen assets

SEOUL: South Korea has used $18 million of frozen Iranian assets to pay Tehran’s dues to the UN, Seoul said ...

Published 24 Jan, 2022 06:50am

World

Israel cabinet green-lights submarine corruption probe

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel’s cabinet on Sunday voted to establish a formal inquiry into a 2012 naval procurement...

Updated 24 Jan, 2022 11:37am

World

Thai PM to visit Saudi Arabia as diplomatic relations thaw

RIYADH: Thailand’s prime minister will visit Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, the Saudi foreign ministry said, in what ...

Published 24 Jan, 2022 06:50am

Europe

Thousands protest in Belgium against Covid rules

BRUSSELS: Thousands of demonstrators marched through Brussels on Sunday to protest anti-coronavirus rules as the...

Published 24 Jan, 2022 06:50am

Asia

Top Kyrgyz investigative journalist on narcotics charge

BISHKEK, (Kyrgyzstan): A renowned investigative journalist in ex-Soviet Kyrgyzstan has been charged with possession...

Published 24 Jan, 2022 06:50am

World

Turkish Cypriots vote under shadow of economic crisis

NICOSIA: Turkish Cypriots cast their ballots on Sunday in a snap legislative election in the breakaway northern ...

Published 24 Jan, 2022 06:50am

Asia

Japan’s Tepco hit by setback in clean-up of crippled Fukushima nuclear plant

TOKYO: The operator of Japan’s crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant has found that a coolant solution, used to...

Published 24 Jan, 2022 06:50am

World

Pope confers lay ministries on women, formalising recognition of roles

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Sunday for the first time conferred the lay Roman Catholic ministries of lector and...

Published 24 Jan, 2022 06:50am

Middle East

Kuwait presents Lebanon with proposal to ease Gulf row

BEIRUT: Kuwait’s foreign minister said Sunday that he has given Lebanese authorities a list of suggested measures...

Published 24 Jan, 2022 06:50am

World

US navy stops ship carrying ‘explosive precursor’ from Iran

MANAMA: The US navy said Sunday it had stopped a ship carrying 40 tons of a fertiliser that can be used to make...

Published 24 Jan, 2022 06:50am

World

UK warns Russia will face severe sanctions if it installs Ukraine ‘puppet regime’

LONDON/KIYV: Russia will face severe economic sanctions if it installs a puppet regime in Ukraine, a senior UK...

Published 24 Jan, 2022 06:50am

Asia

China warns of ‘no mercy’ in corruption and monopoly crackdown

BEIJING: China has vowed to ramp up its regulatory crackdown and show “no mercy” against corruption as the ...

Published 24 Jan, 2022 06:50am

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Aug 12	277.86
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Aug 12	277.66
USD to Japanese Yen / Aug 13	159.33
USD to Swiss Franc / Aug 13	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Aug 13	1.35
Euro to USD / Aug 13	1.15
SOFR % / Aug 12	3.62

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Aug 12	7,748.50
Nasdaq / Aug 12	26,588.49
Dow Jones / Aug 12	53,770.27
India Sensex / Aug 13	77,689.35
Tokyo Nikkei / Aug 13	68,621.41
Hang Seng / Aug 13	25,406.75
FTSE 100 / Aug 13	10,788.71
Germany DAX 30 / Aug 13	26,428.08
France CAC40 / Aug 13	8,685.18

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Aug 11	18,580
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Aug 12	397,750
Petrol/Litre / Aug 13	324.98
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Aug 13	82.94
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Aug 13	4,386.51
Diesel/Litre / Aug 13	382.79
Cotton US¢/pound / Aug 13	83.85

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Gammon Pak / Aug 13 Gammon Pakistan Limited(GAMON)	28.25 ▲ 2.57 (10.01%)
Ideal Dynamics / Aug 13 Ideal Dynamics Limited(IDEAL)	49.13 ▲ 4.47 (10.01%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Aug 13 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	49.58 ▲ 4.51 (10.01%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Aug 13 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	79.51 ▲ 7.23 (10%)
Arctic Textile / Aug 13 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	47.19 ▲ 4.29 (10%)
Aisha Steel (CPS) / Aug 13 Aisha Steel Mills Limited (CPS)(ASLCPS)	114.83 ▲ 10.44 (10%)
Asim Textile / Aug 13 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	90.50 ▲ 8.23 (10%)
Buxly Paints / Aug 13 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	336.04 ▲ 30.55 (10%)
J.A.Textile / Aug 13 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	68.84 ▲ 6.26 (10%)
MACPAC Films / Aug 13 MACPAC Films Limited(MACFL)	73.07 ▲ 6.64 (10%)

Stock	Price
Supernet Tech. / Aug 13 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	29.87 ▼ -11.86 (-28.42%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Aug 13 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	7.85 ▼ -0.95 (-10.8%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Aug 13 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	13.56 ▼ -1.51 (-10.02%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Aug 13 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	44.36 ▼ -4.93 (-10%)
Mughal Energy / Aug 13 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	27.10 ▼ -2.82 (-9.43%)
Shadman Cotton / Aug 13 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	63.60 ▼ -5.32 (-7.72%)
Beco Steel Ltd / Aug 13 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	5.18 ▼ -0.39 (-7%)
Cordoba Logistics / Aug 13 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	21.53 ▼ -1.43 (-6.23%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Aug 13 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	17.51 ▼ -1.06 (-5.71%)
Haseeb Waqas / Aug 13 Haseeb Waqas Sugar Mills Limited(HWQS)	17 ▼ -0.78 (-4.39%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Aug 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	78,762,140 ▼ -0.01
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Aug 13 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	38,927,285 ▼ -1.51
Beco Steel Ltd / Aug 13 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	34,196,326 ▼ -0.39
Pak Refinery / Aug 13 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	25,291,195 ▲ 4.08
Thatta Cement / Aug 13 Thatta Cement Company Limited(THCCL)	17,568,192 ▲ 4.5
WorldCall Telecom / Aug 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	11,259,126 ▲ 0
Hascol Petrol / Aug 13 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	10,838,007 ▼ -0.41
B.O.Punjab / Aug 13 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	10,372,623 ▲ 0.25
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Aug 13 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	9,732,558 ▼ -0.06
TPL Properties / Aug 13 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	9,517,492 ▼ -0.14

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