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Print - 2017-11-16
JLI MANAGED TAKAFUL FUND

JLI MANAGED TAKAFUL FUND

JLI Managed Takaful Fund Rates on Wednesday (November 15, 2017).

Published 16 Nov, 2017 12:00am
JLI MANAGED TAKAFUL FUND

JLI MANAGED TAKAFUL FUND

JLI Managed Takaful Fund Rates on Wednesday (November 15, 2017).

Published 16 Nov, 2017 12:00am
JLI MANAGED TAKAFUL FUND

JLI MANAGED TAKAFUL FUND

JLI Managed Takaful Fund Rates on Wednesday (November 15, 2017).

Published 16 Nov, 2017 12:00am
JLI MEESEQ Fund Rates

JLI MEESEQ Fund Rates

JLI Meeseq Fund Rates on Wednesday (November 15, 2017).

Published 16 Nov, 2017 12:00am
JLI MEESEQ Fund Rates

JLI MEESEQ Fund Rates

JLI Meeseq Fund Rates on Wednesday (November 15, 2017).

Published 16 Nov, 2017 12:00am
JLI MEESEQ Fund Rates

JLI MEESEQ Fund Rates

JLI Meeseq Fund Rates on Wednesday (November 15, 2017).

Published 16 Nov, 2017 12:00am
JLI Capital Growth Fund Rates

JLI Capital Growth Fund Rates

Jubilee Life Insurance Capital Growth Fund Rates on Wednesday (November 15, 2017).

Published 16 Nov, 2017 12:00am
JLI Capital Growth Fund Rates

JLI Capital Growth Fund Rates

Jubilee Life Insurance Capital Growth Fund Rates on Wednesday (November 15, 2017).

Published 16 Nov, 2017 12:00am
JLI Capital Growth Fund Rates

JLI Capital Growth Fund Rates

Jubilee Life Insurance Capital Growth Fund Rates on Wednesday (November 15, 2017).

Published 16 Nov, 2017 12:00am
JLI Managed Growth Fund Rates

JLI Managed Growth Fund Rates

Jubilee Life Insurance Managed Growth Fund Rates on Wednesday (November 15, 2017).

Published 16 Nov, 2017 12:00am
JLI Managed Growth Fund Rates

JLI Managed Growth Fund Rates

Jubilee Life Insurance Managed Growth Fund Rates on Wednesday (November 15, 2017).

Published 16 Nov, 2017 12:00am
JLI Managed Growth Fund Rates

JLI Managed Growth Fund Rates

Jubilee Life Insurance Managed Growth Fund Rates on Wednesday (November 15, 2017).

Published 16 Nov, 2017 12:00am
Spot dollar rates

Spot dollar rates

Spot Dollar rates from Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari & Co Ltd on Wednesday (November 15, 2017).

Published 16 Nov, 2017 12:00am
Money Market Report
Kerb

Money Market Report

Money market report by Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari & Co on Wednesday (November 15, 2017).
Published 16 Nov, 2017 12:00am
Currency notes: exchange rates
Currency

Currency notes: exchange rates

Exchange rates for Currency Notes issued by the Treasury Management Division of National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) here on Wednesday (November 15, 2017).

Published 16 Nov, 2017 12:00am
Barclays bid rates and maximum rates for payment of interest
Exchange

Barclays bid rates and maximum rates for payment of interest

Barclays bid rates, maximum rates for payment of interest by authorised dealers on deposits (other than those brought under FE Circular No: 45 of 1985) and on deposits (brought under FE Circular No: 45 of 1985) - issued by the Foreign Exchange Rates Commi
Published 16 Nov, 2017 12:00am
State Bank of Pakistan conversion rates
Currency

State Bank of Pakistan conversion rates

Rates applicable for conversion into rupees of Foreign Currency Deposits, Dollar Bearer Certificates, Foreign Currency Bearer Certificates, Special US Dollar bonds and profits thereon by all banks and also for providing forward cover on foreign currency d
Published 16 Nov, 2017 12:00am
New York cotton

New York cotton

The following were the fluctuations observed during the day:

Published 16 Nov, 2017 12:00am
New York cotton

New York cotton

The following were the fluctuations observed during the day:

Published 16 Nov, 2017 12:00am
US natural gas futures fall on less heating demand

US natural gas futures fall on less heating demand

US natural gas futures fell on Tuesday on forecasts for less heating demand in the coming weeks than previously expected. Front-month gas futures fell 6.5 cents, or 2.1 percent, to settle at $3.102 per million British thermal units, their lowest close sin
Published 16 Nov, 2017 12:00am
PMEX daily trading report
Exchange

PMEX daily trading report

On Tuesday at Pakistan Mercantile Exchange Limited, PMEX Commodity Index closed at 3,075. The traded value of Metals, Energy and COTS/FX was recorded at PKR 8.438 billion and the number of lots traded was 14,079.
Published 16 Nov, 2017 12:00am
US FOB Gulf soyabean bids weaker

US FOB Gulf soyabean bids weaker

Basis bids for soyabeans delivered by barge to US Gulf Coast export terminals were mostly lower on Tuesday, weighed down by weak freight costs and adequate supplies following a record-large US harvest, traders said. Export premiums were mostly flat as US
Published 16 Nov, 2017 12:00am
Russian wheat export prices fall on weaker rouble
Currency

Russian wheat export prices fall on weaker rouble

Russian wheat export prices fell for the second consecutive week due to a weaker rouble currency against the dollar and softer demand, analysts said on Monday. Black Sea prices for Russian wheat with 12.5 percent protein content for December delivery were
Published 16 Nov, 2017 12:00am
Activities at Karachi and Qasim Ports

Activities at Karachi and Qasim Ports

The Karachi Port handled 114,004 tonnes of cargo comprising 99,944 tonnes of import cargo and 14,060 tonnes of export cargo including 5,592 loaded and empty containers during the last 24 hours ending at 0700 hours on Wednesday. The total import cargo of 9
Published 16 Nov, 2017 12:00am
Cotton market: picking operations begin as smog ends
Cotton

Cotton market: picking operations begin as smog ends

Rates continued slide for the third consecutive day on the cotton market on Wednesday as picking operation started gaining momentum because smog have started lifting from cotton belt, particularly in the Punjab, dealers said. The official spot rate droppe
Published 16 Nov, 2017 12:00am
European wheat prices slightly firmer
Exchange

European wheat prices slightly firmer

European wheat prices were slightly firmer on Tuesday, supported by technical trading but facing downward pressure from lower corn and soybean markets in the United States, traders said. December milling wheat on the Paris-based Euronext exchange closed u
Published 16 Nov, 2017 12:00am
German economy powers on with trade, investments driving growth

German economy powers on with trade, investments driving growth

Germany's economy shifted into an even higher gear in the third quarter, propelled by buoyant exports and rising company investments in equipment, data showed on Tuesday. In a further positive sign for Europe's biggest economy, the ZEW institute said inve
Published 16 Nov, 2017 12:00am
Poland's economy grows at fastest pace in five years in Q3

Poland's economy grows at fastest pace in five years in Q3

Poland's economy expanded at its fastest pace in more than five years in the third quarter, data showed on Tuesday, signalling investment has finally rebounded and joined consumption in driving growth. Gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 4.7 percent year
Published 16 Nov, 2017 12:00am
Australia business conditions jump to all-time high in October

Australia business conditions jump to all-time high in October

A measure of Australian business conditions surged to its highest on record in October as strength in sales and profits across a range of industries completely overwhelmed protracted weakness in the retail sector. National Australia Bank's survey of more
Published 16 Nov, 2017 12:00am
Sunny future for renewables thanks to China: IEA

Sunny future for renewables thanks to China: IEA

Solar energy is to lead the race to new power generation over the coming decades, thanks in large part to China and India, the International Energy Agency said Tuesday. The IEA's annual World Energy Outlook report said that, over the next quarter century,
Published 16 Nov, 2017 12:00am
Paris region promised 2,500 jobs post Brexit: leader

Paris region promised 2,500 jobs post Brexit: leader

The French region of Ile-de-France that includes Paris has already been promised 2,500 jobs to be switched from Britain as a result of Brexit, its president claimed on Tuesday. "Brexit: 2,500 jobs already announced for Ile-de-France, with a target of 10,0
Published 16 Nov, 2017 12:00am
Bangladesh's economic growth hit record 7.28 percent

Bangladesh's economic growth hit record 7.28 percent

Bangladesh's economic growth hit a record 7.28 percent in the financial year ending June 2017, slightly faster than the 7.24 percent expected and up from 7.11 percent the previous year, Planning Minister Mustafa Kamal said on Tuesday. Bangladesh aims to b
Published 16 Nov, 2017 12:00am
Rare pink diamond aims for $30 million haul

Rare pink diamond aims for $30 million haul

An extremely rare 37.3-carat pink diamond goes under the hammer Wednesday as the top offer at Sotheby's jewel sale, after rival auction house Christie's sold a whopping gem for nearly $34 million. The twice-yearly precious jewel sales held at glitzy hotel
Published 16 Nov, 2017 12:00am
Airbnb limits rentals in central Paris to 120 days a year

Airbnb limits rentals in central Paris to 120 days a year

Homesharing giant Airbnb announced Tuesday that it will automatically cap rentals in central Paris to 120 nights a year, bringing it in line with the French capital's legal limit. But Airbnb was quickly criticised for not imposing the new restriction - wh
Published 16 Nov, 2017 12:00am
IMF raises South Korea 2017 growth outlook, cites robust exports

IMF raises South Korea 2017 growth outlook, cites robust exports

The International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday it expects South Korea's economy to expand by 3.2 percent this year, slightly faster than it had previously forecast, as a cyclical recovery led by exports will continue through the fourth quarter. The IMF's
Published 16 Nov, 2017 12:00am
Amazon scraps bundled video service

Amazon scraps bundled video service

Amazon.com Inc has scrapped plans to launch an online streaming service bundling popular US broadcast and cable networks because it believes it cannot make enough money on such a service, people familiar with the matter told Reuters. The world's largest o
Published 16 Nov, 2017 12:00am
EU parliament toughens law to limit cheap Chinese imports

EU parliament toughens law to limit cheap Chinese imports

The European Parliament overwhelmingly passed a law Wednesday that gives the EU far more legal freedom to tighten trade barriers against cheap imports from China. The law, several years in the making, introduces a new method for drawing up anti-dumping du
Published 16 Nov, 2017 12:00am
Nestle shakes up infant nutrition

Nestle shakes up infant nutrition

Nestle, the world's largest packaged food firm, is reorganising its infant nutrition unit to compete with regional rivals, the latest in a string of shake-ups for global packaged goods companies struggling to reignite sales. The Swiss maker of Gerber baby
Published 16 Nov, 2017 12:00am
Altice says to halt acquisitions, reduce debt

Altice says to halt acquisitions, reduce debt

Media and telecoms group Altice, which has seen its share price tumble in recent weeks, will hold off on further acquisitions and instead focus on cutting debt, executives said Wednesday. The company has emerged as a major telecoms player in Europe and th
Published 16 Nov, 2017 12:00am
US core inflation pushes higher; retail sales rise

US core inflation pushes higher; retail sales rise

Underlying US consumer prices increased in October on the back of a pickup in rents and healthcare costs, bolstering the view that a recent disinflationary trend worrying the Federal Reserve probably had ended. The rise in the consumer price index, exclud
Published 16 Nov, 2017 12:00am
Japan's economy continues growth spurt but pace slows

Japan's economy continues growth spurt but pace slows

Japan notched up its seventh straight quarter of economic growth, official data showed on Wednesday, although the rate of expansion in the world's third-biggest economy is slowing. Japanese gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 0.3 percent in the third qua
Published 16 Nov, 2017 12:00am
Boeing announces $27 billion order from flydubai for 737 MAXs

Boeing announces $27 billion order from flydubai for 737 MAXs

Boeing on Wednesday announced an order from Gulf airline flydubai for 225 medium-haul 737 MAX aircraft with a list price of $27 billion, hailing it as the "largest-ever single-aisle jet order" from a Middle East carrier. The announcement, made at the Duba
Published 16 Nov, 2017 12:00am
Airbus lands biggest-ever contract for 430 A320s

Airbus lands biggest-ever contract for 430 A320s

Airbus announced its biggest-ever order on Wednesday, signing a deal to supply 430 of its medium-range A320 family of aircraft to US investment firm Indigo Partners, at a list price of $49.5 billion (42 billion euros). "An order for 430 aircraft is remark
Published 16 Nov, 2017 12:00am
UK jobless rate holds at 42-year low

UK jobless rate holds at 42-year low

British unemployment remains at a 42-year low, official data showed Wednesday - but wages growth remains far below the overall UK inflation rate, hurting workers' purchasing power. The unemployment rate stood at 4.3 percent in the quarter to the end of Se
Published 16 Nov, 2017 12:00am
Major Gulf markets sag, Dubai's DSI surges

Major Gulf markets sag, Dubai's DSI surges

Major Gulf stock markets fell on Wednesday, partly because of retreating global equities and oil prices, though builder Drake & Scull surged in Dubai despite a heavy quarterly loss. The Saudi Arabian Capital Market Authority (CMA) issued a statement befor
Published 16 Nov, 2017 12:00am
Tokyo's stocks extend losses

Tokyo's stocks extend losses

Tokyo stocks closed sharply lower on Wednesday, with the key index extending its losing streak to a sixth straight day as traders continued to cash in recent gains. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index fell 1.57 percent, or 351.69 points, to 22,028.32 while the
Published 16 Nov, 2017 12:00am
GE, energy shares drag Wall Street lower; bond proxies rise
Exchange

GE, energy shares drag Wall Street lower; bond proxies rise

US stock indexes fell on Tuesday as General Electric shares plunged for a second straight day and a drop in crude oil prices hit energy stocks. GE fell 5.9 percent to $17.90 in the largest daily volume in two years as investors wondered if a massive overh
Published 16 Nov, 2017 12:00am
Hong Kong stocks down

Hong Kong stocks down

Hong Kong stocks followed other Asian markets lower, dragged down by resources and industrial firms, amid worries over China's economic growth after sluggish economic data. The Hang Seng index fell 1.0 percent, to 28,851.69 points, while the China Enterpr
Published 16 Nov, 2017 12:00am
Treasury two-year note yield hits fresh nine-year high

Treasury two-year note yield hits fresh nine-year high

US Treasury two-year note yields touched a nine-year high on Tuesday, while those on long-dated debt fell as the yield curve flattened for a second straight day and investors braced for the next tightening by the Federal Reserve in December. A flattening
Published 16 Nov, 2017 12:00am
Treasury two-year note yield hits fresh nine-year high

Treasury two-year note yield hits fresh nine-year high

US Treasury two-year note yields touched a nine-year high on Tuesday, while those on long-dated debt fell as the yield curve flattened for a second straight day and investors braced for the next tightening by the Federal Reserve in December. A flattening
Published 16 Nov, 2017 12:00am
Indian shares lower

Indian shares lower

Indian shares ended lower on Wednesday as falling global commodity prices pushed metal shares such as Vedanta Ltd down, while consumer stocks such as ITC Ltd also weighed on the indexes. The broader NSE index closed 0.67 percent down at 10,118.05, its low
Published 16 Nov, 2017 12:00am
China's major indexes extend losses

China's major indexes extend losses

China's major stock indexes extended their losses on Wednesday, hurt by resources shares amid signs of a slowdown in industrial production as the nation's economy enters a period of moderating growth. The blue-chip CSI300 index fell 0.6 percent to 4,073.6
Published 16 Nov, 2017 12:00am
European shares hit eight-week lows as commodity weakness weighs

European shares hit eight-week lows as commodity weakness weighs

A fall in commodity stocks and sustained profit-taking sent European shares to an eight-week low and their seventh straight session of losses on Wednesday, but Airbus rallied after winning a record plane deal. Crude oil's price slide on worries over the o
Published 16 Nov, 2017 12:00am
Australian, New Zealand shares decline

Australian, New Zealand shares decline

Australian shares finished lower on Wednesday, extending their decline to four straight sessions as sliding oil and metal prices weighed on commodity stocks. The S&P/ASX 200 index lost 0.6 percent or 34.546 points to 5,934.2, marking broad-based losses. T
Published 16 Nov, 2017 12:00am
Most Southeast Asia stocks slide

Most Southeast Asia stocks slide

Most Southeast Asian stock markets ended lower on Wednesday, with Malaysia closing at its lowest in eight months, as a slide in global equities and oil prices spurred risk aversion. Crude oil prices fell by 1 percent after the International Energy Agency
Published 16 Nov, 2017 12:00am
Mining and oil stocks send FTSE to five-week lows

Mining and oil stocks send FTSE to five-week lows

British stocks suffered their fifth straight day of losses on Wednesday, dragged to five-week lows by big falls in mining and energy shares. The blue-chip FTSE 100 index fell 0.6 percent - similar to the move on Europe's STOXX benchmark - while mid-cap UK
Published 16 Nov, 2017 12:00am
Australian dollar skids, yen firms in Asia
Currency

Australian dollar skids, yen firms in Asia

A reduction in risk appetites lifted the yen on Wednesday and pressured the Australian dollar, as investors awaited US consumer inflation data later in the global session. The Aussie was the big mover of the Asian session, skidding 0.6 percent against its
Published 16 Nov, 2017 12:00am
Euro jumps to three-week high in Europe
Currency

Euro jumps to three-week high in Europe

The euro consolidated gains at a three-week high on Wednesday as investors grew optimistic about the single currency's outlook with growing doubts about the prospects of the US tax plan also underpinning gains. With growth from the economic bloc exceeding
Published 16 Nov, 2017 12:00am
Early trade in New York: dollar pares losses against euro, yen
Currency

Early trade in New York: dollar pares losses against euro, yen

The dollar trimmed losses against a basket of major currencies on Wednesday, after data showed a surprise rise in retail sales last month as well as an uptick in underlying inflation, cementing expectations for an interest rate hike in December. US consum
Published 16 Nov, 2017 12:00am
Euro soars in NY on strong economic growth in Germany
Currency

Euro soars in NY on strong economic growth in Germany

The euro rose to a 2-1/2 week high against the US dollar on Tuesday and was on track for its largest percentage gain in more than four months, after data showed Germany's economy shifted into a higher gear in the third quarter.
Published 16 Nov, 2017 12:00am
Sri Lankan rupee weakens
Currency

Sri Lankan rupee weakens

The Sri Lankan rupee fell on Wednesday on importer dollar demand and foreign bond sales, while expectations of higher seasonal imports and a pickup in motor vehicle buying after taxes were slashed in last week's budget also weighed on the market. The spot
Published 16 Nov, 2017 12:00am
Most Asian currencies rise
Currency

Most Asian currencies rise

Most Asian currencies firmed against the dollar on Wednesday after the euro's gains on upbeat German economic data weakened the greenback. The euro strengthened to 2-1/2 week highs as Germany's seasonally adjusted gross domestic product rose by 0.8 percen
Published 16 Nov, 2017 12:00am
Bangladesh's interbank forex rates

Bangladesh's interbank forex rates

Interbank buy/sell rates for the taka against the dollar on Wednesday. 81.15-81.15 (previous 81.15-81.15).
Published 16 Nov, 2017 12:00am
Sterling hits four-week low against euro

Sterling hits four-week low against euro

Sterling slipped to a four-week low against the euro on Wednesday, with inflation-lagging wages data not doing anything to challenge the view that the Bank of England will keep interest rates on hold after their first increase in a decade. The pound had b
Published 16 Nov, 2017 12:00am
Aussie down, kiwi on defensive
Currency

Aussie down, kiwi on defensive

The Australian dollar skidded to a four-month trough on Wednesday as a surprisingly weak reading on wages threatened to keep inflation, and thus interest rates, lower for even longer than currently priced in. The Aussie shed 0.6 percent to $0.7580, leavin
Published 16 Nov, 2017 12:00am
Young England stifle Neymar's Brazil

Young England stifle Neymar's Brazil

Neymar and his Brazil colleagues were held to a frustrating goalless draw after a spirited display by a callow England team in Tuesday's friendly match at Wembley Stadium. Brazil coach Tite was able to name a first-choice starting XI, but despite the pres
Published 16 Nov, 2017 12:00am
France to stage 2023 World Cup as rugby chiefs deny 'humiliation'

France to stage 2023 World Cup as rugby chiefs deny 'humiliation'

France won the vote to stage the 2023 World Cup on Wednesday as rugby union's top administrator denied being "humiliated" after the sport's global governing body had published a report recommending the tournament go to South Africa instead. The World Rugb
Published 16 Nov, 2017 12:00am
No charges against British Cycling or Sky after doping probe

No charges against British Cycling or Sky after doping probe

A 14-month investigation by United Kingdom Anti-Doping into allegations of wrongdoing at British Cycling and Team Sky has ended with no charges being brought against either organisation due to a "lack of contemporaneous evidence". An inquiry was launched
Published 16 Nov, 2017 12:00am
Badminton: Lin Dan stunned in China Open first round

Badminton: Lin Dan stunned in China Open first round

Badminton legend Lin Dan saved seven match points before being dumped out of the first round of his home China Open on Wednesday, stunned by Indonesia's world number 17 Jonatan Christie. The 21-19, 21-16 defeat will ramp up speculation that the 34-year-ol
Published 16 Nov, 2017 12:00am
Dimitrov storms into last four at ATP Finals

Dimitrov storms into last four at ATP Finals

Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov raced into the semi-finals of the ATP Finals with a 6-0, 6-2 demolition of David Goffin on Wednesday. Dimitrov has never quite lived up to his billing as the heir to Roger Federer's throne, but the world number six's eye-catchin
Published 16 Nov, 2017 12:00am
Hat-trick hero Jedinak fires Australia into World Cup

Hat-trick hero Jedinak fires Australia into World Cup

Captain Mile Jedinak's second-half hat-trick fired Australia into next year's World Cup in Russia on Wednesday as they swept past Honduras 3-1 in the second leg of their playoff in Sydney. The Aston Villa midfielder's free kick went in off Henry Figueroa
Published 16 Nov, 2017 12:00am
Woakes takes six, Bairstow injury scare for English tourists

Woakes takes six, Bairstow injury scare for English tourists

In-form England paceman Chris Woakes claimed six wickets and wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow had an injury scare as a Cricket Australia XI reached 249 for nine at the close on the opening day of their four-day tour match in Townsville on Wednesday. The Warwic
Published 16 Nov, 2017 12:00am
Remington, Edezell earn victories in Polo in Pink

Remington, Edezell earn victories in Polo in Pink

Remington Polo and Edezell chalked out contrastive victories in the Shaukat Khanum Cancer Hospital-sponsored Polo in Pink 2017 matches played here at the Lahore Polo Club (LPC) ground on Wednesday. Remington Polo beat Artema Medical/Black Horse Paints by
Published 16 Nov, 2017 12:00am
India want Sri Lanka to make them 'uncomfortable': Kohli

India want Sri Lanka to make them 'uncomfortable': Kohli

India want underdogs Sri Lanka to force them into an "uncomfortable" zone in their latest Test series starting Thursday, captain Virat Kohli said. Kohli said his world number one Test side have to use the series to toughen up ahead of their visit to South
Published 16 Nov, 2017 12:00am
Kidnapped Swiss aid worker freed in Darfur

Kidnapped Swiss aid worker freed in Darfur

Sudanese security forces have freed a Swiss aid worker who was kidnapped in Darfur last month in an overnight operation in the war-torn region, a Sudanese official said Wednesday. Her abduction was the first such reported incident in Darfur since the Unit
Published 16 Nov, 2017 12:00am
Horrific highway pile-up kills 18 in China

Horrific highway pile-up kills 18 in China

A highway pile-up involving at least 30 cars killed 18 people in eastern China on Wednesday, local authorities said, leaving dramatic scenes of twisted and burnt-out wreckage and a towering column of black smoke. Grisly footage from the aftermath in the c
Published 16 Nov, 2017 12:00am
Erdogan pledges military support for Qatar on Doha visit

Erdogan pledges military support for Qatar on Doha visit

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pledged his country's continued military support for Qatar during a visit to Doha on Wednesday, according to state media, amid an ongoing Gulf political crisis. Erdogan also signalled the "readiness" of Turkey's priv
Published 16 Nov, 2017 12:00am
Spain awarded 1.6 billion euros over Prestige oil spill

Spain awarded 1.6 billion euros over Prestige oil spill

A court awarded the Spanish state 1.6 billion euros ($1.9 billion) in damages on Wednesday over the 2002 Prestige oil spill, one of Europe's worst environmental disasters. The court in the northwestern Spanish city of A Coruna also said the regional gover
Published 16 Nov, 2017 12:00am
EU countries pledge to take 34,000 refugees

EU countries pledge to take 34,000 refugees

EU states have pledged to take 34,000 refugees directly from Africa and the Middle East, officials said Wednesday, a day after the UN slammed the bloc's "inhuman" cooperation with Libya to stop migrant boats. Sixteen countries have so far offered places t
Published 16 Nov, 2017 12:00am
UK cyber security chief blames Russia for hacker attacks

UK cyber security chief blames Russia for hacker attacks

Russia has launched cyber attacks on the UK media, telecoms and energy sectors in the past year, Britain's cyber security chief said Wednesday amid reports of Russian interference in the Brexit referendum. "Russia is seeking to undermine the international
Published 16 Nov, 2017 12:00am
At least 14 die in Greece freak flood

At least 14 die in Greece freak flood

At least 14 people died on Wednesday after a freak overnight downpour with the force of a "waterfall" flooded three towns in Greece, officials said. The flooding, described as the worst in 20 years, struck the towns of Mandra, Nea Peramos and Megara, a se
Published 16 Nov, 2017 12:00am