News Archives for World - 2022-12-21

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World

WHO chief 'very concerned' about Covid situation in China

GENEVA: The head of the World Health Organization on Wednesday said he was "very concerned" about an unprecedented...

Published 21 Dec, 2022 11:19pm

World

US to provide Patriot missile system to Ukraine

WASHINGTON: The United States said Wednesday it will provide Ukraine with the advanced Patriot air defense system to...

Published 21 Dec, 2022 11:11pm

Europe

EU commission clears Germany’s 49bn euro support scheme for businesses

PARIS: Germany’s massive financial support scheme for businesses grappling with the economic fallout of Russia’s...

Published 21 Dec, 2022 09:18pm

USA

US existing home sales fall for 10th straight month in November

WASHINGTON: US existing home sales slumped to a 2-1/2 year low in November as the housing market continued to be...

Published 21 Dec, 2022 09:16pm

South Asia

US to impose new controls on Iranian-supplied drones to Russia

The Biden administration is set to announce new export controls on Wednesday targeting Iranian drones and drone...

Published 21 Dec, 2022 09:07pm

USA

US current account deficit shrinks in third quarter

WASHINGTON: The US current account deficit narrowed sharply in the third quarter as exports jumped to a record high,...

Published 21 Dec, 2022 08:11pm

USA

Canada’s annual inflation rate eases slightly to 6.8% in November

OTTAWA: Canada’s annual inflation rate eased slightly to 6.8% in November as gas prices rose at slower pace and...

Published 21 Dec, 2022 07:17pm

Africa

IMF and Uganda reach agreement for $240mn in financing

KAMPALA: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Wednesday it has reached a staff-level agreement with Uganda...

Published 21 Dec, 2022 06:31pm

Europe

Russia to continue improving combat readiness of nuclear forces: Putin

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Russia will continue developing its military potential...

Published 21 Dec, 2022 06:24pm

Asia

Five dead, more than 70,000 evacuated in Malaysia floods

KUALA KRAI: At least five people were killed and more than 70,000 rushed to evacuation centres in Malaysia after...

Published 21 Dec, 2022 05:51pm

Europe

Germany drops antitrust probe into Google news product

FRANKFURT: Germany’s antitrust regulator said Wednesday it had shelved an investigation into Google’s News Showcase...

Published 21 Dec, 2022 05:40pm

Europe

Putin inaugurates key Siberian gas field for China exports

MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday inaugurated the Kovykta natural gas field in eastern Siberia that will...

Published 21 Dec, 2022 05:27pm

World

Pakistani law professor among those named by UN to probe Iran protests crackdown

GENEVA: The United Nations on Tuesday named three women to lead a rights investigation into Iran’s violent crackdown...

Published 21 Dec, 2022 05:03pm

Europe

Ukraine’s Zelensky to meet Biden, address Congress in Washington

WASHINGTON: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet US leader Joe Biden and address Congress in Washington...

Published 21 Dec, 2022 04:31pm

Europe

Russia’s Lavrov: EU not conducting fair investigation into Nord Stream explosions

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday it appeared no European countries were conducting a proper...

Published 21 Dec, 2022 02:04pm

Europe

Russia’s Medvedev meets China’s Xi in Beijing, says Ukraine conflict discussed

Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev has undertaken a surprise trip to Beijing and held talks with Chinese...

Published 21 Dec, 2022 01:20pm

Stocks

Major Gulf markets mixed in early trade

Major stock markets in the Gulf were mixed in early trade on Wednesday on global economic worries and volatile...

Published 21 Dec, 2022 01:17pm

South Asia

Afghan women stopped from entering universities after Taliban ban

KABUL: Hundreds of young women were stopped by armed guards on Wednesday from entering Afghan university campuses, a...

Published 21 Dec, 2022 01:14pm

Europe

German employment outlook for Q1 2023 is positive

BERLIN: The outlook for employment in Germany, Europe’s largest economy, is positive for the first quarter of next...

Published 21 Dec, 2022 12:48pm

Middle East

Iran Foreign Minister says he spoke to Saudi counterpart at Jordan conference

DUBAI: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said on Wednesday he spoke with his Saudi counterpart at a...

Published 21 Dec, 2022 12:44pm

Europe

Sweden’s blocking of Turkish man’s extradition ‘very negative’, Ankara says

ANKARA: Sweden’s Supreme Court decision to block the extradition of Turkish journalist Bulent Kenes is a “very...

Published 21 Dec, 2022 12:22pm

Business & Finance

Ghosts of insecurity, inflation haunt Nigeria Christmas present

LAGOS: This year will be the fourth year running that Seyi Anne Moses has had to decide against going home to see...

Published 21 Dec, 2022 12:12pm

Asia

Malaysia landslide death toll rises to 25

KUALA LUMPUR: The death toll from a landslide at an unauthorised campsite in Malaysia rose to 25 as search and...

Published 21 Dec, 2022 11:09am

USA

UN secretary-general ‘deeply alarmed’ by Taliban university ban for women: spokesman

UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is “deeply alarmed” by the Taliban’s ban on women in...

Published 21 Dec, 2022 10:51am

South Asia

India to step up COVID surveillance as cases increase elsewhere

NEW DELHI: India’s government has asked all states to step up surveillance for any new variants of the coronavirus,...

Published 21 Dec, 2022 10:35am

USA

US House committee will release redacted Trump tax filings

WASHINGTON: A US House of Representatives committee voted on Tuesday to release partially redacted tax filings from...

Published 21 Dec, 2022 10:04am

Europe

Ukraine’s Zelenskiy expected to visit Biden, US Congress on Wednesday

KYIV/WASHINGTON: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is expected to travel to Washington, meet President Joe...

Published 21 Dec, 2022 09:29am

USA

Magnitude 6.4 quake shakes northern California, leaves 2 dead, thousands without power

RIO DELL: A powerful magnitude 6.4 earthquake jolted the extreme northern coast of California before dawn on...

Published 21 Dec, 2022 09:24am

Asia

South Korea’s president stresses need for labour reforms

SEOUL: South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said on Wednesday reforming practices in the labour market should be a...

Published 21 Dec, 2022 09:08am

Asia

Beijing braces for surge in severe COVID cases as world watches with concern

BEIJING: Beijing faces a surge in severe COVID-19 cases over the next two weeks, a respiratory expert said, amid...

Published 21 Dec, 2022 09:04am

World

More visas for Afghans who helped US included in spending bill

WASHINGTON: A provision to provide 4,000 more visas for Afghans who worked with the United States was included in a...

Published 21 Dec, 2022 07:03am

World

Forensic tools being used for examining journalists’ devices to prosecute them: CPJ

ARIZONA: On April 13, police in Russia’s Khakassiya republic arrested Mikhail Afanasyev and seized his digital...

Published 21 Dec, 2022 06:37am

World

German court convicts 97-year-old in one of last Holocaust trials

ITZEHOE, (Germany): A court on Tuesday convicted a 97-year-old former Nazi camp secretary of complicity in the ...

Published 21 Dec, 2022 06:05am

World

Taliban ban university education for Afghan girls

KABUL: The Taliban authorities on Tuesday ordered an indefinite ban on university education for Afghan girls, the...

Published 21 Dec, 2022 06:05am

Europe

EU tells Iran to halt ‘repression’, support for Russia

DEAD SEA: The EU foreign policy chief told Iran’s foreign minister that Tehran should immediately halt military...

Published 21 Dec, 2022 06:05am

World

Video shows Biden saying Iran nuclear deal is 'dead'

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden said last month that the multi-state deal with Iran to limit its nuclear program...

Published 21 Dec, 2022 12:01am

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Forex
World
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 / Nov 2	157.81 ▲ 0.25
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 2	0.82 ▼ -0.0016
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 2	1.34 ▲ 0.0008
Euro to USD / Nov 2	1.12 ▲ 0.0023
SOFR % / Oct 29	3.94 -

Stock	Volume
India Sensex / Nov 2	75,317.25
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 2	63,121.49
Hang Seng / Nov 2	23,412.78
FTSE 100 / Nov 2	10,720.19
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 2	25,787.71
France CAC40 / Nov 2	7,959.64
S&P 500 / Oct 30	7,580.07
Nasdaq / Oct 30	25,437
Dow Jones / Oct 30	51,770.31

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 2	377.91
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 2	100.58
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 2	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 2	353,340
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 2	3,911.11
Diesel/Litre / Nov 2	402.96
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 2	78.20

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
F.Credit & Inv / Nov 2 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	141.10 ▲ 12.83 (10%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Nov 2 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	86.92 ▲ 7.9 (10%)
Pak Leather Crafts / Nov 2 Pak Leather Crafts Limited(PAKL)	54.45 ▲ 4.95 (10%)
Popular Islamic / Nov 2 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	131.54 ▲ 11.96 (10%)
Pakistan Services / Nov 2 Pakistan Services Limited(PSEL)	1,083.71 ▲ 98.52 (10%)
Pak Synthetics / Nov 2 Pakistan Synthetics Limited(PSYL)	212.73 ▲ 19.34 (10%)
Unicap Modaraba / Nov 2 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	23.10 ▲ 2.1 (10%)
Burshane LPG / Nov 2 Burshane LPG (Pakistan) Limited(BPL)	54.15 ▲ 4.92 (9.99%)
Grays Leasing / Nov 2 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	55.04 ▲ 5 (9.99%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Nov 2 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	25.32 ▲ 2.3 (9.99%)

Stock	Price
Premier Insurance (R) / Nov 2 Premier Insurance Limited (RIGHT)(PINLR)	0.66 ▼ -0.82 (-55.41%)
Bawany Air Products (R) / Nov 2 Bawany Air Products Limited Right(BAPLR1)	3.62 ▼ -1 (-21.65%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Nov 2 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	14.18 ▼ -1.58 (-10.03%)
Ningbo Green Light / Nov 2 Ningbo Green Light Energy Limited(NGLEL)	15.35 ▼ -1.71 (-10.02%)
Attock Refinery / Nov 2 Attock Refinery Limited(ATRL)	979.95 ▼ -108.83 (-10%)
Bawany Air Products / Nov 2 Bawany Air Products Limited(BAPL)	17.10 ▼ -1.9 (-10%)
National Refinery / Nov 2 National Refinery Limited(NRL)	499.90 ▼ -55.54 (-10%)
Pakistan Refinery / Nov 2 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	87.26 ▼ -9.7 (-10%)
Cnergyico PK / Nov 2 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	12.28 ▼ -1.36 (-9.97%)
Cordoba Logistics / Nov 2 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	26.13 ▼ -2.86 (-9.87%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Nov 2 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	93,109,988 ▼ -1.36
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 2 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	45,177,237 -
TPL Properties / Nov 2 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	30,105,241 ▼ -0.44
Clover Pakistan / Nov 2 Clover Pakistan Limited(CLOV)	19,800,893 ▲ 0.43
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 2 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	12,506,278 -
Pakistan Refinery / Nov 2 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	10,902,027 ▼ -9.7
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 2 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	8,179,588 ▼ -0.15
Bawany Air Products / Nov 2 Bawany Air Products Limited(BAPL)	7,474,382 ▼ -1.9
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Nov 2 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	7,269,715 ▲ 0.58
Pak Int.Bulk / Nov 2 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	7,110,000 ▼ -0.15

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