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Nov 25, 2024 اردو ► PRINT EDITION ► BR MARKETS ► Dollar to PKR ►
Print - 2017-07-24
Slight upward correction witnessed
Exchange

Slight upward correction witnessed

Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed positive trend during the outgoing week ended on July 21, 2017 on the back of fresh buying mainly by local investors. The benchmark KSE-100 index increased by 956.95 points or 2.16 percent on week-on-week basis and
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
Slight upward correction witnessed
Exchange

Slight upward correction witnessed

Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed positive trend during the outgoing week ended on July 21, 2017 on the back of fresh buying mainly by local investors. The benchmark KSE-100 index increased by 956.95 points or 2.16 percent on week-on-week basis and
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
Slight upward correction witnessed
Exchange

Slight upward correction witnessed

Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed positive trend during the outgoing week ended on July 21, 2017 on the back of fresh buying mainly by local investors. The benchmark KSE-100 index increased by 956.95 points or 2.16 percent on week-on-week basis and
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
Saudi Arabia makes first offer of domestic sukuk in three tranches

Saudi Arabia makes first offer of domestic sukuk in three tranches

Saudi Arabia''''s government made its first offer of riyal-denominated Islamic bonds to investors on Sunday, auctioning sukuk with maturities of five, seven and 10 years, a document seen by Reuters showed. Riyadh is launching a domestic sukuk issuance pro
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
Saudi Arabia makes first offer of domestic sukuk in three tranches

Saudi Arabia makes first offer of domestic sukuk in three tranches

Saudi Arabia''s government made its first offer of riyal-denominated Islamic bonds to investors on Sunday, auctioning sukuk with maturities of five, seven and 10 years, a document seen by Reuters showed. Riyadh is launching a domestic sukuk issuance progr
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
Saudi Arabia makes first offer of domestic sukuk in three tranches

Saudi Arabia makes first offer of domestic sukuk in three tranches

Saudi Arabia's government made its first offer of riyal-denominated Islamic bonds to investors on Sunday, auctioning sukuk with maturities of five, seven and 10 years, a document seen by Reuters showed. Riyadh is launching a domestic sukuk issuance progra
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
Saudi Arabia makes first offer of domestic sukuk in three tranches

Saudi Arabia makes first offer of domestic sukuk in three tranches

Saudi Arabia's government made its first offer of riyal-denominated Islamic bonds to investors on Sunday, auctioning sukuk with maturities of five, seven and 10 years, a document seen by Reuters showed. Riyadh is launching a domestic sukuk issuance progra
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
Commuters suffer due to strike of train drivers

Commuters suffer due to strike of train drivers

A countrywide strike of Pakistan Railways'''' (PR) train drivers for upgrading scales and reinstatement of sacked colleagues left thousands of passengers stranded at various stations including Karachi on Sunday. The strike was announced by the Train Drive
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
Commuters suffer due to strike of train drivers

Commuters suffer due to strike of train drivers

A countrywide strike of Pakistan Railways'' (PR) train drivers for upgrading scales and reinstatement of sacked colleagues left thousands of passengers stranded at various stations including Karachi on Sunday. The strike was announced by the Train Drivers
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
Commuters suffer due to strike of train drivers

Commuters suffer due to strike of train drivers

A countrywide strike of Pakistan Railways' (PR) train drivers for upgrading scales and reinstatement of sacked colleagues left thousands of passengers stranded at various stations including Karachi on Sunday. The strike was announced by the Train Drivers
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
Commuters suffer due to strike of train drivers

Commuters suffer due to strike of train drivers

A countrywide strike of Pakistan Railways' (PR) train drivers for upgrading scales and reinstatement of sacked colleagues left thousands of passengers stranded at various stations including Karachi on Sunday. The strike was announced by the Train Drivers
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
THE RUPEE: mixed patterns

THE RUPEE: mixed patterns

The rupee moved both ways against the dollar on the money market during the week, ended on July 22, 2017. The rupee showed no major changes against the dollar owing to the comfortable supply of US currency, money experts said. It is most likely that if do
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
THE RUPEE: mixed patterns

THE RUPEE: mixed patterns

The rupee moved both ways against the dollar on the money market during the week, ended on July 22, 2017. The rupee showed no major changes against the dollar owing to the comfortable supply of US currency, money experts said. It is most likely that if do
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
MPS: Prudent approach to challenges
Exchange

MPS: Prudent approach to challenges

The cat is out of the bag. It was an interesting last quarter - the growth story is becoming real while the external pressures are emerging to be even more threatening. The monetary policy decision making has to be proactive. Good news that inflation has
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
MPS: Prudent approach to challenges
Exchange

MPS: Prudent approach to challenges

The cat is out of the bag. It was an interesting last quarter - the growth story is becoming real while the external pressures are emerging to be even more threatening. The monetary policy decision making has to be proactive. Good news that inflation has
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
Strike called off

Strike called off

Train Drivers Welfare Association (TDWA) on Sunday called off the strike after the railway authorities invited the association for talks, assuring acceptance of its genuine demands. The dialogues between railway administration and the TDWA will take place
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
Strike called off

Strike called off

Train Drivers Welfare Association (TDWA) on Sunday called off the strike after the railway authorities invited the association for talks, assuring acceptance of its genuine demands. The dialogues between railway administration and the TDWA will take place
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
The Weather

The Weather

The weather report on Sunday (July 23, 2017) and the forecast for Monday (July 24, 2017).

Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
Your rupee last week
Exchange

Your rupee last week

Following currency fluctuations took place in foreign exchange rates during the last week. (July 17 to 21 2017).

Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
Diabetes or its precursor affects 100 million Americans

Diabetes or its precursor affects 100 million Americans

Almost one-third of the US population - 100 million people - either has diabetes or its precursor condition, known as pre-diabetes, said a government report on Tuesday. Diabetes is a serious disease that doubles the risk of early death. Complications can
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
Adult weight gain linked to major chronic diseases

Adult weight gain linked to major chronic diseases

The weight that Americans typically gain between ages 20 and 50 may raise their risk of developing cancer, heart disease and other major illnesses, according to a new study. Even those who only gained 10 pounds faced a higher risk of major chronic disease
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
Billions of tons of plastic trash accumulating on Earth

Billions of tons of plastic trash accumulating on Earth

The world has a plastic problem. More than 9.1 billion tons (8.3 metric tons) of it have been produced on Earth, with most dumped into landfills or the oceans, US researchers said on Wednesday. The report in the journal Science Advances is described as "t
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
One in 10 infants received no vaccinations last year: UN

One in 10 infants received no vaccinations last year: UN

Nearly one in 10 infants received no vaccinations in 2016, meaning that they missed the first innoculation against three lethal diseases, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday. A full 12.9 million infants received no vaccinations last year, W
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
As tide turns, AIDS claimed one million lives in 2016: UN

As tide turns, AIDS claimed one million lives in 2016: UN

AIDS claimed a million lives in 2016, almost half the 2005 toll that marked the peak of the deadly epidemic, said a UN report on Thursday proclaiming "the scales have tipped". Not only are new HIV infections and deaths declining, but more people than ever
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
Long working hours tied to irregular heart rhythm

Long working hours tied to irregular heart rhythm

People who typically work much more than 35 to 40 hours a week may be at heightened risk of developing atrial fibrillation, an irregular rapid heartbeat that can lead to strokes, heart failure and chronic fatigue, a recent study suggests. For the study, r
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
Facebook to test news story paywalls

Facebook to test news story paywalls

Facebook will test limiting the number of published news stories that can be read for free on its Instant Articles platform for premium publishers, US media reported on Wednesday. The leading social network has become a major source of news for people, tr
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
High-tech mystery: is a Facebook phone in the works?
Kerb

High-tech mystery: is a Facebook phone in the works?

Facebook could be working on a smartphone, according to paperwork recently spotted by cyber sleuths which the tech giant filed earlier this year. A Facebook unit devoted to hardware filed a patent application in January for a mysterious "modular electrome
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
Nbn, ADTRAN ink contract to advance broadband access in Australia

Nbn, ADTRAN ink contract to advance broadband access in Australia

ADTRAN, Inc, a leading provider of next-generation open networking solutions, on July 18 announced the signing of a supply agreement to advance high-speed broadband access to the citizens of Australia. The executed supply agreement covers software, hardwa
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
NBC News launches new broadcast on Snapchat

NBC News launches new broadcast on Snapchat

NBC News launched a news show July 19 Snapchat, a first-of-its- kind broadcast aimed at wooing a younger audience. The program "Stay Tuned," produced by a 30-person team, resembles a regular news broadcast in that it is presented by a journalist seen on-s
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
Microsoft cloud to help Baidu self-driving car effort

Microsoft cloud to help Baidu self-driving car effort

Microsoft's cloud computing platform will be used outside China for collaboration by members of a self-driving car alliance formed by Chinese internet search giant Baidu, the companies announced on Tuesday. The US software giant is one of more than 50 ent
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
Japanese engineers develop headset-less VR system

Japanese engineers develop headset-less VR system

A virtual reality "space ride" in which viewers feel as if they are flying through the air inside a giant glass ball has been developed in Japan. Unlike conventional VR systems, the "8K:VR Ride" - which resembles a cross between a theme park ride and a mi
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
ABB CEO faces pressure to improve profitability

ABB CEO faces pressure to improve profitability

ABB Chief Executive Ulrich Spiesshofer faces pressure to tackle lower profitability at the Swiss engineering company, after higher raw material prices and overcapacity issues dented its quarterly earnings. The power transmission and industrial automation
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
ABB CEO faces pressure to improve profitability

ABB CEO faces pressure to improve profitability

ABB Chief Executive Ulrich Spiesshofer faces pressure to tackle lower profitability at the Swiss engineering company, after higher raw material prices and overcapacity issues dented its quarterly earnings. The power transmission and industrial automation
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
Ericsson reports worse than expected Q2 loss

Ericsson reports worse than expected Q2 loss

Sweden's Ericsson reported a worse than expected second-quarter loss on Tuesday and lowered its forecast for the mobile infrastructure market, blaming persistent low investment by telecoms companies. The company is facing mounting competition from China's
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
Ericsson reports worse than expected Q2 loss

Ericsson reports worse than expected Q2 loss

Sweden's Ericsson reported a worse than expected second-quarter loss on Tuesday and lowered its forecast for the mobile infrastructure market, blaming persistent low investment by telecoms companies. The company is facing mounting competition from China's
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
T-Mobile quarterly results top estimates

T-Mobile quarterly results top estimates

T-Mobile US Inc's quarterly results topped analysts' estimates as the No. 3 US wireless carrier on Wednesday reported more phone subscribers who pay a monthly bill and record low customer dropout rate. T-Mobile has been gaining share from larger competito
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
Nordea Q2 profit lags forecast

Nordea Q2 profit lags forecast

Nordea, the Nordic region's biggest bank by market value, reported second quarter earnings below forecasts due to higher costs and low loan growth, and said it would decide whether to move its headquarters out of Sweden in September. Nordea's second-quart
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
Nordea Q2 profit lags forecast

Nordea Q2 profit lags forecast

Nordea, the Nordic region's biggest bank by market value, reported second quarter earnings below forecasts due to higher costs and low loan growth, and said it would decide whether to move its headquarters out of Sweden in September. Nordea's second-quart
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
ASML Q2 profit up on strong memory chip demand

ASML Q2 profit up on strong memory chip demand

Dutch semiconductor equipment maker ASML said on Wednesday its sales in the second quarter rose to 2.1 billion euros ($2.4 billion), beating estimates due to strong demand from manufacturers of memory chips. ASML in April said it expected sales between 1.
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
ASML Q2 profit up on strong memory chip demand

ASML Q2 profit up on strong memory chip demand

Dutch semiconductor equipment maker ASML said on Wednesday its sales in the second quarter rose to 2.1 billion euros ($2.4 billion), beating estimates due to strong demand from manufacturers of memory chips. ASML in April said it expected sales between 1.
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
Mahindra to double US investment

Mahindra to double US investment

Indian conglomerate Mahindra Group plans to double its US investment in the next five years, where it is hoping to its two-wheel electric scooters will win over American millennials. "We're very bullish," executive chairman Anand Mahindra told reporters.
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
Apple names new MD for China

Apple names new MD for China

Apple Inc on Wednesday said it has appointed a managing director for Greater China - a newly created role - in its latest move to localise product features and comply with new cyber regulations in China governing foreign technology firms. Isabel Ge Mahe,
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
Porsche may ditch diesel engines: CEO

Porsche may ditch diesel engines: CEO

Porsche will decide at the end of the decade whether its latest generation of diesel engines will be its last, Chief Executive Oliver Blume told Reuters, the first time a German carmaker has said in public it could discontinue diesel. Volkswagen's cheatin
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
US Cuba tour operators gird for Trump travel crackdown

US Cuba tour operators gird for Trump travel crackdown

US tour operators that send Americans to Cuba are banding together to try to limit damage to business from tighter restrictions on travel to the communist-run island expected in September from the Trump administration. US President Donald Trump in June ro
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
Indian gang held for stealing 50 million litres of crude oil

Indian gang held for stealing 50 million litres of crude oil

Police in Rajasthan have cracked a criminal syndicate accused of smuggling more than 50 million litres of crude oil inside water tankers from India's largest onshore oilfield, an official said Sunday. The theft at the Cairn India oilfield went undetected
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
BMW denies collusion on diesel emissions

BMW denies collusion on diesel emissions

German luxury carmaker BMW on Sunday denied any collusion with industry rivals on emissions from its diesel engines, saying none of its models had been "manipulated" or violated industry regulations. As revelations about polluting exhaust continue to buff
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
UAE credit demand up

UAE credit demand up

Demand for business credit and personal loans in the United Arab Emirates increased slightly in the April-June quarter and is expected to continue rising slowly in the current quarter, a central bank survey showed on Sunday. The net balance measure for bu
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
Saudi's Almarai profit rises 2.4 percent

Saudi's Almarai profit rises 2.4 percent

Saudi Arabia's Almarai, the Gulf's largest dairy company, reported an 2.38 percent increase in second-quarter net profit on Sunday, below the average forecast in a Reuters analyst poll. Almarai made a profit of 674.1 million riyals ($180 million) in the t
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
Saudi's Almarai profit rises 2.4 percent

Saudi's Almarai profit rises 2.4 percent

Saudi Arabia's Almarai, the Gulf's largest dairy company, reported an 2.38 percent increase in second-quarter net profit on Sunday, below the average forecast in a Reuters analyst poll. Almarai made a profit of 674.1 million riyals ($180 million) in the t
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
Asda eyeing $5.7 billions bid for B&M

Asda eyeing $5.7 billions bid for B&M

Asda, the British supermarket arm of Wal-Mart Stores, is considering a 4.4 billion pounds ($5.7 billion) takeover of B&M European Value Retail, the discount retailer run by the billionaire Arora brothers, The Sunday Times reported. The newspaper said Asda
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
Global pizza brands battle for Russia's far-flung regions

Global pizza brands battle for Russia's far-flung regions

Global pizza brands Domino's and Papa John's are preparing an assault on Russia's provinces, betting they can turn a profit far from Moscow as online card payments become more widespread and consumers get to know foreign brands better. While stay-at-home
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
Spain looks at selling more of Bankia: economy minister

Spain looks at selling more of Bankia: economy minister

Spain will explore the possibility of selling a further stake in state-owned Bankia later this year, Economy Minister Luis de Guindos said in an interview with Spanish newspaper ABC on Sunday. "We are exploring selling another package after the summer," d
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
Spain's business leaders worried about Catalan secession

Spain's business leaders worried about Catalan secession

Almost three quarters of Spanish business leaders fear Catalonia's plans for an independence referendum on October 1 could harm the country's economy, according to a study by Deloitte published in Spanish newspaper El Pa?s. Madrid has condemned as illegal
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
China June diesel exports rise on year ago

China June diesel exports rise on year ago

China's exports of diesel rose in June on a year ago as refiners turn to foreign markets to offload their excess product, while liquefied natural gas imports also rose, customs data showed on Sunday. Diesel exports rose 19 percent in June to 1.31 million
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
No-show inflation poses conundrum for Fed

No-show inflation poses conundrum for Fed

After tightening monetary policy last month for the second time this year, the US central bank is expected to pause for the next few months to monitor developments. The Federal Reserve will leave the benchmark interest rate untouched when it meets Tuesday
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
Big brokers, investors warn of hit to European earnings from rising euro

Big brokers, investors warn of hit to European earnings from rising euro

The euro's blistering rise to a two-year high could start to threaten the bright outlook for European firms' profits, big brokers and investors warned, putting a dampener on enthusiasm around the region's equity markets which have drawn strong inflows thi
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
Canada's bond market signals inflation shortfall

Canada's bond market signals inflation shortfall

Canada's bond market is signalling the Bank of Canada will not reach its 2 percent inflation target anytime soon, suggesting the central bank is unlikely to pull off more than one more rate hike even as money markets see further tightening into 2018. Econ
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
Canada's bond market signals inflation shortfall

Canada's bond market signals inflation shortfall

Canada's bond market is signalling the Bank of Canada will not reach its 2 percent inflation target anytime soon, suggesting the central bank is unlikely to pull off more than one more rate hike even as money markets see further tightening into 2018. Econ
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
China eases offshore and onshore bond issuance curbs for property firms

China eases offshore and onshore bond issuance curbs for property firms

China has relaxed curbs on property firms seeking funds in offshore and onshore bond markets, people familiar with the matter say, a move that could allow fresh capital into a sector that has struggled to refinance after a slew of tightening measures. Sin
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
China eases offshore and onshore bond issuance curbs for property firms

China eases offshore and onshore bond issuance curbs for property firms

China has relaxed curbs on property firms seeking funds in offshore and onshore bond markets, people familiar with the matter say, a move that could allow fresh capital into a sector that has struggled to refinance after a slew of tightening measures. Sin
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
Kenya's latest mobile phone bond falls short of target

Kenya's latest mobile phone bond falls short of target

An innovative Kenyan bond which is bought via mobile phone had raised far less than the 1 billion shillings ($9.6 million) targeted on Friday, failing to match a previous success. In March, the East African nation became the first country to issue a mobil
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
Bangladesh's interbank forex rates

Bangladesh's interbank forex rates

Inter-bank buy/sell rates for the taka against the dollar on Sunday. 80.64-80.64 (previous 80.64-80.64).
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
Crypto-currency deals recall an earlier tech craze
Exchange

Crypto-currency deals recall an earlier tech craze

Technology startup funding may be bubbling again, but this time in a new form. Initial coin offerings, or ICOs, have taken off, raising $1.3 billion so far in 2017, according to Autonomous Research, six times last year's total and nearly 50 times the mark
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
Ferrer ends near two-year wait for title

Ferrer ends near two-year wait for title

Spaniard David Ferrer claimed his first ATP Tour title in almost two years by seeing off Alexandr Dolgopolov to win the clay-court tournament in Bastad for the third time on Sunday. The 35-year-old Ferrer came through 6-4, 6-4 to seal the 27th title of hi
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
Sjostrom clocks world record in 4x100m relay final

Sjostrom clocks world record in 4x100m relay final

Sarah Sjostrom clocked a world-record of 51.71secs for her leg of the women's 4x100m freestyle relay final on Sunday as Sweden finished fifth. Sjostrom became the first woman to swim under under 52 seconds as she led out the Swedish team, beating the prev
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
Sun takes 400 metres free world title

Sun takes 400 metres free world title

China's Sun Yang won the men's 400 metres freestyle final in emphatic style at the world aquatic championships Sunday, as his bitter Rio Games rival Mack Horton trailed home a distant second. Sun clocked 3min 41.38sec to claim gold well ahead of the Olymp
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
ACA warns pay deal may not be struck in time for Ashes

ACA warns pay deal may not be struck in time for Ashes

The Australian cricketers' union has told players a pay deal may not be struck with the national board before the home "summer of cricket", which includes the lucrative and highly anticipated Ashes series. The long-running pay dispute has already scuppere
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
Neymar double gives Barcelona 2-1 win over Juventus

Neymar double gives Barcelona 2-1 win over Juventus

Two sublime goals from Neymar gave Barcelona a 2-1 win over Juventus in front of an 82,000 crowd at MetLife Stadium in the International Champions Cup on Saturday. Neymar, who is rumoured to be a transfer target of Paris Saint-Germain, put on a master cla
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
Chelsea apologise 'to Chinese people' after Kenedy slur

Chelsea apologise 'to Chinese people' after Kenedy slur

Chelsea apologised "to Chinese people" on Sunday after their Brazilian full-back Kenedy posted two videos on Instagram insulting the Asian powerhouse which is also one of the club's biggest markets. Kenedy, 21, has been disciplined and reprimanded by the
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
Women's 50km race walk added to London 2017 to ensure gender equality

Women's 50km race walk added to London 2017 to ensure gender equality

A women's 50km race walk will feature at the London 2017 world athletics championships for the first time in order to ensure gender equality, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) said on Sunday. Previously, women only competed in
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
Froome wins fourth Tour de France

Froome wins fourth Tour de France

Briton Chris Froome secured his fourth Tour de France title at the end of the 21st and final stage won by Dylan Groenewegen in Paris on Sunday. Sky's Froome had previously won the 2013, 2015 and 2016 editions and sits fifth overall in the all-time list of
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
Spieth wins British Open for third major

Spieth wins British Open for third major

Jordan Spieth won the British Open at Royal Birkdale on Sunday by three shots from fellow American Matt Kuchar after a dramatic final round. Spieth, 23, shot a 69 to finish on 12 under par, with Kuchar second at nine-under. He is the first man to post fou
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
England edge India in Women's World Cup final

England edge India in Women's World Cup final

Anya Shrubsole bowled England to a dramatic nine-run win over India in the Women's World Cup final at Lord's on Sunday. India, set 229 to win, were well on course for victory at 191 for three in front of a full hose of more than 26,000. But the dismissal
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
Female stars call on BBC to 'act now' to close gender pay gap

Female stars call on BBC to 'act now' to close gender pay gap

Some of the most high-profile female presenters at the BBC called on the head of Britain's public broadcaster on Sunday to "act now" to address a gender pay gap that sees it pay its top male star five times more than its best-paid female presenter. Reachi
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
Shoot drug traffickers if resist arrest: Indonesia President

Shoot drug traffickers if resist arrest: Indonesia President

Indonesia's President Joko Widodo has ordered the police to shoot drug traffickers who resist arrest in the latest effort to eradicate drug use in the country. In a speech to one of Indonesia's political parties late Friday, Widodo urged law enforcers to
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
Sudan clashes kill up to 10 in Darfur: tribal chiefs

Sudan clashes kill up to 10 in Darfur: tribal chiefs

Clashes between two Arab tribes in Sudan's war-torn state of East Darfur have killed up to 10 people, tribal leaders told AFP on Sunday. The fighting that began on Saturday comes as the United Nations and African Union prepare to downsize their peacekeepi
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
Tibetan student dies after setting himself alight in India

Tibetan student dies after setting himself alight in India

A Tibetan student who self-immolated in an act of protest against Chinese rule in the Himalayan region has died in an Indian hospital, a doctor said Sunday. Tenzin Choeying, 19, succumbed to critical burn injuries in New Delhi a week after shouting "Victo
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
Russia to blame for 'hot war' in Ukraine: US special envoy

Russia to blame for 'hot war' in Ukraine: US special envoy

Russian aggression is to blame for violence in eastern Ukraine, where people are dying in what should be seen as a "hot war" rather than a "frozen conflict", the US special envoy to the Ukraine peace talks said on a visit to Ukraine on Sunday. Kurt Volker
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
ICRC says 600,000 Yemenis could contract cholera in 2017

ICRC says 600,000 Yemenis could contract cholera in 2017

More than 600,000 people are expected to contract cholera in Yemen this year, the International Committee of the Red Cross warned Sunday as the war-torn country's healthcare system faces collapse. Separately, the United Nations warned that 10 million Yeme
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
Russians march against state internet crackdown

Russians march against state internet crackdown

Around 1,000 people marched through central Moscow on Sunday to protest against the government's harsh legislative controls on the internet. Demonstrators at the rally, which was authorised by city authorities, shouted slogans including "No to censorship,
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
Hong Kong lowers alert as Typhoon Roke weakens
Exchange

Hong Kong lowers alert as Typhoon Roke weakens

Hong Kong lowered a typhoon alert on Sunday evening as Typhoon Roke weakened, with the local airport and transport authorities rushing to restore normal operations in the Asian financial hub. The Hong Kong Observatory on Sunday morning raised its typhoon
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
Libya's rival leaders due in Paris for talks: report

Libya's rival leaders due in Paris for talks: report

The heads of the opposing sides in Libya's crisis are planning to meet in Paris on Tuesday for talks to find a way out of the impasse, according to reports. Khalifa Haftar, who controls the east of the oil-rich country, and the head of the UN-backed gover
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
Syria strikes hit near Damascus despite ceasefire: monitor

Syria strikes hit near Damascus despite ceasefire: monitor

Syria's regime carried out air raids on one of the last rebel strongholds near Damascus Sunday, a monitor said, a day after it declared a ceasefire in parts of the besieged enclave. The Syrian army on Saturday announced a halt in fighting for parts of Eas
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
Jihadists control Syria's Idlib after rebel pull-out

Jihadists control Syria's Idlib after rebel pull-out

A former Al-Qaeda affiliate took control of the northern Syrian city of Idlib on Sunday two days after agreeing to end fighting with a rebel group, a monitor said. "Ahrar al-Sham (the rebel group) withdrew from the city of Idlib which is now under the con
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
Venezuelan's opposition calls new strike, violence flares

Venezuelan's opposition calls new strike, violence flares

Venezuela's opposition called a two-day national strike against President Nicolas Maduro after another day of violent clashes on Saturday where the injured included a violinist famous for his musical protests. The opposition coalition - which organized a
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
Robot finds possible melted fuel inside Fukushima reactor

Robot finds possible melted fuel inside Fukushima reactor

Lava-like rocks believed to be melted nuclear fuel have been spotted inside Japan's stricken Fukushima reactor by an underwater robot, the plant's operator said at the end of a three-day inspection. Large amounts of the solidified lumps and deposit were s
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
New Trump communications chief vows to 'stop those leaks'

New Trump communications chief vows to 'stop those leaks'

Donald Trump's new communications director Anthony Scaramucci vowed Sunday to usher in a fresh start in the White House, beginning with a clampdown on unauthorized leaks that have led to months of largely unfavorable headlines. "One of the first things I
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
US Congress to vote on Russia sanctions, tying Trump's hands

US Congress to vote on Russia sanctions, tying Trump's hands

The US Congress is poised to approve tough new sanctions on Russia, Iran and North Korea this week after reaching a compromise deal, which the White House indicated Sunday it could support. In mid-June, the Senate overwhelmingly passed tough sanctions on
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
Egypt forces kill eight militants at camp in south

Egypt forces kill eight militants at camp in south

Egyptian security forces have killed eight suspected Islamist militants belonging to the Hasm movement in what officials said was a training camp in a southern desert region, the interior ministry said on Sunday. Five other militants were arrested in oper
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
Fretilin, CNRT lead East Timor's parliamentary poll; coalition eyed

Fretilin, CNRT lead East Timor's parliamentary poll; coalition eyed

East Timor's two biggest political parties - Fretilin and the National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction (CNRT) - have secured a combined 58 percent of votes in the country's parliamentary election, preliminary results showed on Sunday. More than 20 pa
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
Thousands ordered to evacuate as heavy rains hit northeast Japan

Thousands ordered to evacuate as heavy rains hit northeast Japan

Tens of thousands of people in northeast Japan were told to evacuate their homes on Sunday as heavy rain caused major flooding and cut some rail links, authorities said. The storm follows freak rains in southwestern Japan earlier this month that left at l
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
Abe's support slides again

Abe's support slides again

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's support slid 10 points to 26 percent in a poll published on Sunday, a day before Abe will be grilled in parliament over a suspected scandal that is cutting his ratings to the lowest since taking office in 2012. The Jul
Published 24 Jul, 2017 12:00am
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