News Archives for World - 2024-07-21

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USA

Who will replace Joe Biden in 2024 White House race?

WASHINGTON: Joe Biden's withdrawal from the race for the White House leaves a gap atop the Democratic presidential...

Published 21 Jul, 2024 11:51pm

World

Joe Biden, 81, pulls out of US presidential race

Says he will remain in his role as president and commander-in-chief until his term ends in January 2025 and will address the nation this week

Updated 22 Jul, 2024 12:38am

South Asia

Bangladesh student group 'won't call off protests': spokesman

DHAKA: A Bangladeshi student group whose demonstrations against civil service hiring rules precipitated serious...

Published 21 Jul, 2024 10:30pm

Middle East

Israel confirms striking Hezbollah weapons depots in south Lebanon

BEIRUT: The Israeli military on Sunday said it struck Hezbollah weapons storage facilities overnight, after Lebanese...

Published 21 Jul, 2024 05:49pm

Europe

Turkiye ready to build Cyprus naval base ‘if necessary’: Erdogan

ISTANBUL: Turkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday that his country was ready to build a Cyprus naval...

Published 21 Jul, 2024 05:45pm

Europe

Russia says captured two villages in east Ukraine

MOSCOW: Russia said Sunday that its forces had captured two frontline villages in Ukraine, Andriivka in the eastern...

Published 21 Jul, 2024 05:43pm

Middle East

Hezbollah fires rockets after Israel strike on Lebanon

BEIRUT: Lebanon’s Hezbollah on Sunday said it fired Katyusha rockets at northern Israel in response to an overnight...

Published 21 Jul, 2024 05:41pm

Middle East

Israel’s Netanyahu says he will meet Joe Biden on Tuesday

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with US President Joe Biden on Tuesday,...

Updated 21 Jul, 2024 07:49pm

Europe

Italy’s Meloni put domestic concerns first in rejecting von der Leyen

ROME: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s decision not to back Ursula von der Leyen as European Commission chief...

Published 21 Jul, 2024 01:35pm

South Asia

Bangladesh top court scraps most job quotas that triggered deadly protests, media reports

DHAKA: Bangladesh’s Supreme Court on Sunday scrapped most of the quotas on government jobs that have sparked...

Updated 21 Jul, 2024 11:56pm

USA

US issues ‘don’t travel’ alert for protest-hit Bangladesh

WASHINGTON: The US State Department warned Americans on Saturday not to travel to Bangladesh and said it would began...

Published 21 Jul, 2024 12:53pm

Middle East

Israel strikes Gaza, Yemen, Lebanon foes after attacks

GAZA STRIP: The Middle East was reeling Sunday from deadly violence with Israel bombing Gaza, Lebanon and Yemen in...

Published 21 Jul, 2024 12:29pm

Europe

Russia says it downs eight Ukraine-launched drones

Russia’s air defence systems destroyed eight drones that Ukraine launched overnight, the Russian defence ministry...

Published 21 Jul, 2024 11:09am

South Asia

Bangladesh extends curfew ahead of court hearing on controversial job quotas

DHAKA: Bangladesh extended a curfew on Sunday to control violent student-led protests that have killed at least 114...

Published 21 Jul, 2024 10:56am

South Asia

Economy booms but India’s young hanker for government jobs

PRAYAGARAJ: Sunil Kumar, a 30-year-old, has spent the last 9 years of his life chasing a job in the Indian...

Published 21 Jul, 2024 10:42am

Asia

China braces for twin tropical cyclones after deadly flash floods

BEIJING: Two tropical cyclones will bring gales and heavy rain to China’s eastern seaboard this week, with the first...

Published 21 Jul, 2024 10:35am

Asia

South Korea responds to North’s trash balloons with loudspeaker broadcasts

SEOUL: North Korea on Sunday floated balloons carrying trash towards South Korea, South Korea’s military said,...

Published 21 Jul, 2024 10:31am

World

At least 22 dead in Bolivia’s worst road accident this year

LA PAZ: A head-on collision between a truck and a bus on a highway in the Bolivian Andes on Saturday left 22 people...

Published 21 Jul, 2024 10:13am

USA

US homeland chief hits back at attacks on women Secret Service agents

WASHINGTON: The US homeland security chief hit back Saturday at misogynistic attacks on the women Secret Service...

Published 21 Jul, 2024 09:58am

World

6.2-magnitude earthquake strikes Guatemala: USGS

GUATEMALA CITY: A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck Guatemala on Saturday, the United States Geological Survey said,...

Published 21 Jul, 2024 09:54am

World

40 dead in boat fire off Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE: At least 40 migrants have died and several others were injured after a boat they were travelling in...

Published 21 Jul, 2024 03:29am

Europe

EU Middle East envoy vows to push for two-state solution

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s stubborn opposition to a Palestinian state does ...

Published 21 Jul, 2024 03:29am

World

Drone strike damages ship off Yemen: UK agency

DUBAI: A commercial vessel was attacked twice by drones off the coast of Yemen on Saturday but proceeded with its...

Published 21 Jul, 2024 03:29am

Europe

Flights resume after global IT crash wreaks havoc

PARIS: Planes were gradually taking off again Saturday after global airlines, banks and media were thrown into...

Published 21 Jul, 2024 03:29am

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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 12	276.81 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 12	276.61 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 13	159.79 ▼ -0.13
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 13	0.84 ▼ -0.0004
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 13	1.32 ▼ -0.0006
Euro to USD / Nov 13	1.11 ▲ 0.0001
SOFR % / Nov 12	3.90 ▲ 0.01

Stock	Volume
India Sensex / Nov 13	81,418.07
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 13	61,142.35
Hang Seng / Nov 13	23,662.52
FTSE 100 / Nov 13	10,851.83
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 13	26,734.13
France CAC40 / Nov 13	8,354.18
S&P 500 / Nov 12	7,592.40
Nasdaq / Nov 12	25,366.09
Dow Jones / Nov 12	52,297.09

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 13	332
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 13	88.91
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 13	18,080
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 13	3,891.79
Diesel/Litre / Nov 13	360
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 13	82.40
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 12	357,112

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	6.07 ▲ 1 (19.72%)
Dewan Sugar / Nov 13 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	8.77 ▲ 1 (12.87%)
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	1.41 ▲ 0.16 (12.8%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	2.66 ▲ 0.3 (12.71%)
Shabbir Tiles / Nov 13 Shabbir Tiles & Ceramics Limited(STCL)	10.10 ▲ 1 (10.99%)
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 13 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	12.06 ▲ 1.1 (10.04%)
Unicap Modaraba / Nov 13 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	22.84 ▲ 2.08 (10.02%)
Cresent Jute / Nov 13 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	13.85 ▲ 1.26 (10.01%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Nov 13 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	82.90 ▲ 7.54 (10.01%)
Ningbo Green Light / Nov 13 Ningbo Green Light Energy Limited(NGLEL)	16.48 ▲ 1.5 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Arpak Int. / Nov 13 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	124.84 ▼ -13.87 (-10%)
Fateh Sports / Nov 13 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	189.16 ▼ -21.02 (-10%)
Mughal Energy / Nov 13 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	32.10 ▼ -3.15 (-8.94%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Nov 13 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	12.75 ▼ -1.25 (-8.93%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Nov 13 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	7.80 ▼ -0.75 (-8.77%)
D.M. Corporation / Nov 13 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	149.02 ▼ -11.68 (-7.27%)
J.A.Textile / Nov 13 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	73.02 ▼ -4.96 (-6.36%)
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / Nov 13 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	5.53 ▼ -0.36 (-6.11%)
Asim Textile / Nov 13 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	62.99 ▼ -4.08 (-6.08%)
Shadman Cotton / Nov 13 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	72 ▼ -4.6 (-6.01%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	301,901,923 ▲ 0.16
Kohinoor Spinning / Nov 13 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	59,218,140 ▲ 0.34
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	46,281,961 ▲ 0.3
Dost Steels Ltd. / Nov 13 Dost Steels Limited(DSL)	42,784,338 ▲ 0.34
TPL Properties / Nov 13 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	32,210,703 ▲ 0.53
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Nov 13 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	27,405,751 ▲ 0.04
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	24,811,419 ▲ 1
Cnergyico PK / Nov 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	22,493,258 ▲ 0.11
F. Nat.Equities / Nov 13 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	20,858,319 -
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 13 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	17,134,592 ▲ 0.07

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