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World - 2022-07-21

USA

Biden says he is 'doing well,' working after testing positive for COVID

WASHINGTON: Joe Biden, the oldest person ever to serve as president of the United States, has tested positive for...

Published 21 Jul, 2022 11:49pm

Travel

Easy on the pocket: 7 free things to try out in Dubai this summer

Dubai summer is hot as ever but that does not mean it needs to melt your pocket

Updated 21 Jul, 2022 11:37pm

Europe

China is now top priority for British intelligence, spy chief says

ASPEN: Britain’s spy chief said on Thursday that China was now the top intelligence priority for the Secret...

Published 21 Jul, 2022 09:35pm

USA

US House passes bill to protect access to contraception

WASHINGTON: The US House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill to protect access to contraception, responding...

Published 21 Jul, 2022 09:24pm

South Asia

Tribal woman wins Indian presidential election: partial results

NEW DELHI: A woman from India’s tribal minority, Droupadi Murmu, was elected as the country’s president Thursday...

Published 21 Jul, 2022 09:21pm

Europe

Italy to hold early election after PM Draghi resigns

ROME: Italian President Sergio Mattarella dissolved parliament on Thursday, clearing the way for an early election...

Published 21 Jul, 2022 09:19pm

USA

Biden tests positive for Covid, 'very mild symptoms'

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday, his administration announced, saying the...

Published 21 Jul, 2022 08:06pm

South Asia

Sri Lanka’s new president to appoint ally of ousted Rajapaksa as PM

COLOMBO: New Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe will appoint an ally of the ousted Rajapaksa dynasty as prime...

Published 21 Jul, 2022 08:05pm

South Asia

Facebook removes Afghan media pages controlled by Taliban

KABUL: Facebook has removed the accounts of at least two state-owned media outlets in Afghanistan, the company...

Published 21 Jul, 2022 06:54pm

Europe

Ukraine says Russia storing weapons at occupied nuclear plant

KYIV: Kyiv on Thursday accused Moscow of storing heavy weapons at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant in occupied...

Published 21 Jul, 2022 06:48pm

Europe

Russia’s Lavrov to address Arab League on Sunday

CAIRO: Russia’s top diplomat will address the Arab League at its Cairo headquarters Sunday, the organisation said,...

Published 21 Jul, 2022 06:44pm

USA

US weekly jobless claims hit fresh 8-month high

The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits rose for a third straight week last week to the...

Published 21 Jul, 2022 06:16pm

World

ECB raises rates more than expected to fight off runaway inflation

FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank raised interest rates by more than expected on Thursday, confirming that...

Published 21 Jul, 2022 05:46pm

South Asia

Nepali Sherpa sets climbing record on Pakistan mountain

KATHMANDU: A 47-year-old Nepali sherpa has set a climbing record by scaling all the world's 14 peaks that are higher...

Updated 21 Jul, 2022 06:46pm

World

UK watchdog fines Pfizer, Flynn Pharma $84mn for overcharging NHS

Pfizer and Flynn Pharma were fined a total of 70 million pounds ($84 million) on Thursday by Britain’s antitrust...

Published 21 Jul, 2022 03:23pm

Europe

Turkey to assess Finland, Sweden compliance on NATO accession

ANKARA: Turkey on Thursday said a new “permanent committee” would meet Finnish and Swedish officials in August to...

Published 21 Jul, 2022 03:08pm

Europe

UK PM contenders squabble over tax as campaign kicks off

LONDON: Liz Truss, the favourite to become Britain’s next prime minister, on Thursday criticised rival Rishi Sunak...

Published 21 Jul, 2022 03:06pm

South Asia

India’s Sonia Gandhi questioned in money laundering case

NEW DELHI: Indian investigators on Thursday summoned Sonia Gandhi, president of the opposition Congress party, for...

Published 21 Jul, 2022 03:01pm

Europe

WHO to decide on sounding highest alarm on monkeypox

GENEVA: The World Health Organization will reconvene its expert monkeypox committee on Thursday to decide whether...

Published 21 Jul, 2022 12:11pm

Asia

Nine dead after ferry sinks in Indonesia

JAKARTA: At least nine bodies have been found after a ferry sank off the coast of an Indonesian island due to bad...

Published 21 Jul, 2022 12:05pm

Europe

Outdoor workers seek protection as heatwave scorches Europe

MADRID: The death of a Madrid street sweeper from heatstroke during the heatwave gripping Europe shows the dangers...

Published 21 Jul, 2022 11:58am

Europe

Vienna’s horse-drawn carriages feel the heat

VIENNA: As much of Europe stifles under record high temperatures, Vienna’s “fiaker” horse carriage drivers fear for...

Published 21 Jul, 2022 11:54am

Europe

Ukrainians in limbo at Polish refugee centre

WARSAW: Kyrill is killing time. Sitting on his cot at the Global Expo refugee reception centre in Warsaw, the...

Published 21 Jul, 2022 11:50am

South Asia

Sri Lanka swears in new president amid worst economic crisis in decades

COLOMBO: Veteran politician Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s new president on Thursday, a day after...

Published 21 Jul, 2022 11:33am

Europe

Russian firefighters use helicopter to douse Moscow building blaze

MOSCOW: Around 150 firefighters battled a major blaze on the roof of a Moscow apartment building for several hours...

Published 21 Jul, 2022 11:19am

Europe

Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now

Ukrainian armed forces said they had killed 111 Russian soldiers in the south and east over the past day, as...

Published 21 Jul, 2022 11:17am

Asia

World’s oldest known male giant panda, An An, dies at 35

HONG KONG: An An, the world’s oldest male giant panda under human care, was euthanised on Thursday at age 35, the...

Published 21 Jul, 2022 11:13am

Europe

Russia restarts major gas pipeline, expands Ukraine war goals

Russia is resuming supplies of gas via a major pipeline running through Ukraine to Europe on Thursday, the pipeline...

Published 21 Jul, 2022 10:53am

Africa

Amnesty urges probe into ‘horrific’ ethnic massacre in Ethiopia

NAIROBI: Amnesty International on Thursday called for an investigation into a massacre of more than 400 Amhara...

Published 21 Jul, 2022 09:55am

Europe

UK govt vows to stop elites abusing courts to gag critics

LONDON: The UK government on Wednesday promised to give the country’s judges new powers to stop mega-rich elites...

Published 21 Jul, 2022 06:37am

South Asia

New Sri Lanka leader vows tough line against troublemakers

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s president-elect vowed on Wednesday to take tough action against anyone resorting to what he...

Published 21 Jul, 2022 06:37am

World

Pelosi backs chips bill, says House could vote on measure next week

WASHINGTON: The US House plans to vote as early as next week on a slimmed-down version of legislation to provide ...

Published 21 Jul, 2022 06:33am

Middle East

Eight killed in northern Iraq in shelling blamed on Turkey

ARBIL, (Iraq): Eight civilians including two children were killed and 23 wounded in northern Iraq’s Kurdistan...

Published 21 Jul, 2022 06:16am

World

Israeli minister rues ‘stupid’ Israeli TV report in Makkah

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: An Israeli minister on Wednesday denounced as ‘stupid and harmful’ to Israel-Gulf ties a TV...

Published 21 Jul, 2022 05:40am

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Aug 13	277.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Aug 13	277.65
USD to Japanese Yen / Aug 14	159.32
USD to Swiss Franc / Aug 14	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Aug 14	1.35
Euro to USD / Aug 14	1.16
SOFR % / Aug 14	3.63

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Aug 14	7,785.76
India Sensex / Aug 14	78,009.25
Tokyo Nikkei / Aug 14	68,713.80
Nasdaq / Aug 14	26,729.16
Hang Seng / Aug 14	25,116.85
FTSE 100 / Aug 14	10,750.11
Dow Jones / Aug 14	53,732.41
Germany DAX 30 / Aug 14	26,440.31
France CAC40 / Aug 14	8,636.80

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Aug 13	18,580
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Aug 13	394,749
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Aug 14	82.40
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Aug 14	4,376.40
Cotton US¢/pound / Aug 14	84.80
Petrol/Litre / Aug 16	325.43
Diesel/Litre / Aug 16	383.95

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%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Aug 13 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	13.56 ▼ -1.51 (-10.02%)
Universal Ins. / Aug 13 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	20.71 ▼ -2.3 (-10%)
Mughal Energy / Aug 13 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	27.20 ▼ -2.72 (-9.09%)
Beco Steel Ltd / Aug 13 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	5.11 ▼ -0.46 (-8.26%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Aug 13 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	17.14 ▼ -1.43 (-7.7%)
Asia Ins. / Aug 13 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	39.82 ▼ -3.18 (-7.4%)
ARM Green Industries / Aug 13 ARM Green Industries Limited(ARMG)	55.60 ▼ -4.43 (-7.38%)
Shadman Cotton / Aug 13 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	64.02 ▼ -4.9 (-7.11%)
Pak Tobacco / Aug 13 Pakistan Tobacco Company Limited(PAKT)	1,364.29 ▼ -96.5 (-6.61%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Aug 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	247,072,281 ▲ 0.57
Beco Steel Ltd / Aug 13 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	103,802,064 ▼ -0.46
Pak Refinery / Aug 13 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	40,235,369 ▲ 5.93
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Aug 13 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	39,092,471 ▼ -1.51
WorldCall Telecom / Aug 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	26,025,744 ▲ 0.01
Thatta Cement / Aug 13 Thatta Cement Company Limited(THCCL)	19,608,245 ▲ 3.36
B.O.Punjab / Aug 13 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	16,204,913 ▲ 0.18
Hascol Petrol / Aug 13 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	15,337,298 ▼ -0.48
TPL Properties / Aug 13 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	15,140,554 ▼ -0.31
TPL Corp Ltd / Aug 13 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	14,138,754 ▲ 0.53

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