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Sydney knife attacker had mental health issues, ideology not motive, police say

SYDNEY: The man who fatally stabbed six people in Sydney had mental health issues in the past and there was no...

Published 14 Apr, 2024 10:44am

World

Australia sweats in heatwave, lifting bushfire risk amid El Nino

SYDNEY: Large swaths of Australia sweltered again on Sunday through a widening heatwave, which the national weather...

Published 21 Jan, 2024 12:21pm

World

Heavy rains in Australia’s east bring more pain to storm-hit residents

SYDNEY: Heavy rains lashed parts of Australia’s east on Monday, triggering flash flooding, inundating roads and...

Published 01 Jan, 2024 12:21pm

World

Seven dead after storms pound eastern Australia

SYDNEY: Rescue crews were Wednesday searching for survivors after seven people died in heavy storms across...

Published 27 Dec, 2023 09:54am

Technology

Singapore’s Atomionics taps gravity, AI in hunt for critical minerals

MELBOURNE: Singapore-based start-up Atomionics has rolled out its technology that uses gravity and artificial...

Published 19 Dec, 2023 01:07pm

World

Rescue teams evacuate flood-ravaged Australian town

CAIRNS: Rescue teams on Tuesday evacuated a flood-ravaged town in northeastern Australia, racing to airlift hundreds...

Published 19 Dec, 2023 10:56am

World

Thousands urged to higher ground as Australia battles floods

SYDNEY: Australian authorities on Sunday urged thousands of people in north Queensland state to move to higher...

Updated 17 Dec, 2023 11:45am

Sports

Wicketkeeper Peirson added to Australia’s Ashes squad

SYDNEY: Wicketkeeper Jimmy Peirson was added to Australia’s squad for the Ashes against England Friday as cover for...

Published 26 May, 2023 10:42am

World

Heavy rain in Australia triggers flood evacuations in Queensland

SYDNEY: Emergency services in Australia’s Queensland state evacuated residents to higher ground on Saturday, as...

Published 11 Mar, 2023 10:36am

Sports

Australia to spend $4.8 billion on 2032 Olympic venues

BRISBANE: Australia said Friday it will spend Aus$7.0 billion (US$4.8 billion) on venues for the 2032 Brisbane...

Published 17 Feb, 2023 11:38am

Sports

Australia bids farewell to Andrew Symonds after car crash tragedy

SYDNEY: Andrew Symonds was remembered as a supremely talented cricketer with “a pure heart” at a memorial service on...

Published 27 May, 2022 12:10pm

Sports

Flamboyant Australia cricketer Andrew Symonds dies in car crash

SYDNEY: Swashbuckling former all-rounder Andrew Symonds has been killed in a car crash, Cricket Australia said...

Updated 15 May, 2022 10:58am

World

Sydney asks thousands to evacuate as heavy rains cause flash floods

SYDNEY: Torrential rain pummelled Australia's east coast on Thursday with Sydney receiving nearly a month's rain...

Published 07 Apr, 2022 10:13am

World

Australia tells tens of thousands to flee floods

GRAFTON: Deadly floods spread down Australia's east coast Tuesday, stranding residents on rooftops and bridges and...

Published 01 Mar, 2022 10:51am

Markets

Australian mining billionaire to invest $2.2bn in renewable energy project

MELBOURNE: Australian iron ore magnate Andrew Forrest, who's been betting big on a global green revolution, said on...

Published 27 Feb, 2022 11:59am

World

Australian 'rain bomb' floods claim sixth life

SYDNEY: Flooding on Australia's east coast claimed another life overnight, bringing the death toll from the extreme...

Published 27 Feb, 2022 10:41am

World

One dead, 10 feared missing in Australia floods

BRISBANE: One person was found dead in a submerged car and 10 others were reportedly missing on Wednesday after ...

Published 23 Feb, 2022 10:33am

Sports

Sydney to host two T20s in revised Sri Lanka series schedule

Australia's five-match Twenty20 series against Sri Lanka will be played in Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne after the...

Published 20 Jan, 2022 01:25pm

World

Adelaide becomes latest Australian city to lock down

The state of South Australia, of which Adelaide is the capital, said it would join Sydney and Melbourne in locking down after five local cases were detected

Published 20 Jul, 2021 10:24am

World

Australia's Victoria reports zero COVID-19 cases as lockdown ends

The 44-year-old woman tested positive for COVID-19 after reaching Queensland state and later passed the virus to her husband.

Published 11 Jun, 2021 10:58am

Sports

Wallaby O'Connor set to return for France Tests

But Rennie was against the widespread selection of overseas-based stars, saying it was against the best interests of the game in Australia.

Published 10 Jun, 2021 10:09am

World

Harry and Meghan announce daughter's birth after tumultuous year

The couple live in the United States following their decision to quit frontline royal duties early last year.

Published 07 Jun, 2021 11:06am

Sports

Laughableness heroics help Queensland seal Shield title

Having bowled the Blues out for 143 on day one at Allan Border Field, with Michael Neser grabbing 5-27, the Bulls responded with an ominous 389.

Published 18 Apr, 2021 11:38am

World

Snap lockdown ordered in Australia's Brisbane after virus outbreak

Wearing masks in public is also becoming mandatory across Queensland, after one infectious person travelled to the regional town of Gladstone.

Published 29 Mar, 2021 09:30am

Business & Finance

Australia gets a $156bn pension merger as new laws spur consolidation

The statement said Luke will become chair of the merged fund.

Published 15 Mar, 2021 11:39am

World

Queen says Covid jab 'didn't hurt' as she urges take-up

Prince Philip, 99, is currently in hospital where he is being treated for an unspecified infection, although it is not coronavirus related.

Published 26 Feb, 2021 11:31am

Sports

Warner no certainty to return for third test v India: Langer

Burns and Wade produced opening stands of 16 and 70 in Adelaide, and 10 in the first innings at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on day one of the second test on Saturday.

Published 27 Dec, 2020 12:35pm

Sports

Smith hopes virus-hit Sydney can still host third India Test

Smith said playing a Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground was always special.

Published 22 Dec, 2020 08:55am

Markets

Australia shares edge lower as virus cases resurge in Sydney

Australian technology stocks added 1.2% with Afterpay gaining over 5% and Tech One rising nearly 2%.

Published 21 Dec, 2020 10:10am

Business & Finance

Shell sells 26.25% stake in Queensland LNG facilities to infrastructure fund for $2.5bn

Shell, advised by Rothschild & Co, put a minority stake in the asset up for sale earlier this year as part of a wider divestment plan.

Published 21 Dec, 2020 10:08am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 20	278.48
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 20	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 20	156.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 20	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 20	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 20	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
India Sensex / Dec 20	78,041.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 20	38,701.90
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Hang Seng / Dec 20	19,720.70
FTSE 100 / Dec 20	8,084.36
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 20	19,884.75

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 20	69.46
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 20	2,622.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 20	68.06
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Petrol/Litre / Dec 22	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Dec 20 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.37 ▲ 0.37 (18.50%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	7.23 ▲ 1.00 (16.05%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Dec 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.12 ▲ 0.26 (13.98%)
Khalid Siraj / Dec 20 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.60 ▲ 0.97 (11.24%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 20 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	9.90 ▲ 0.98 (10.99%)
Escorts Bank / Dec 20 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	4.79 ▲ 0.47 (10.88%)
Cresent Jute / Dec 20 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.20 ▲ 0.40 (10.53%)
S.G.Power / Dec 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	11.19 ▲ 1.02 (10.03%)
P.T.C.L. / Dec 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	25.80 ▲ 2.35 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 20 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	16.25 ▼ -1.81 (-10.02%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 20 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	41.93 ▼ -4.66 (-10.00%)
Maqbool Tex. / Dec 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.05 ▼ -3.45 (-10.00%)
Reliance Cotton / Dec 20 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	621 ▼ -69.00 (-10.00%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 20 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	27.72 ▼ -3.08 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.58 ▼ -3.84 (-9.99%)
Nagina Cot. / Dec 20 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	48.92 ▼ -5.41 (-9.96%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 20 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.39 ▼ -1.26 (-9.96%)
Arpak Int. / Dec 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	65.22 ▼ -7.19 (-9.93%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,645,248 ▲ 0.10
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	81,901,542 ▲ 0.16
Cnergyico PK / Dec 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	68,345,098 ▲ 0.12
Pak Elektron / Dec 20 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	57,974,101 ▲ 1.47
Pak Refinery / Dec 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	45,251,944 ▲ 0.40
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,240,462 ▲ 1.00
Sui South Gas / Dec 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,539,001 ▼ -0.74
B.O.Punjab / Dec 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	35,598,669 ▲ 0.24
Symmetry Group / Dec 20 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	34,869,613 ▼ -0.72

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