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Unicef-Gallup poll says ‘Only 19pc of youth aged 15-24 aware of climate change’

ISLAMABAD: Only 19 percent of youth aged 15-24 of Pakistan are aware of climate change while the country is one of...

Published 08 Dec, 2023 05:20am

Sports

Sierra Leone’s first women’s football league kicks off

FREETOWN: Sierra Leone’s first professional women’s football league launched on Saturday with a match in the...

Published 17 Oct, 2022 07:43am

World

Invest in nature and reap cash benefits, World Economic Forum urges cities

BARCELONA: After a landslide in 2017 killed 1,141 people and left more than 3,000 homeless in Sierra Leone's capital...

Published 17 Jan, 2022 12:27pm

Over 90 killed in Sierra Leone fuel tanker explosion

FREETOWN: A massive fireball sparked by a fuel tanker explosion killed 92 people in Sierra Leone's capital Freetown,...

Published 07 Nov, 2021 02:56am

World

Ninety-nine killed in fuel tanker blast in Sierra Leone capital

The death toll currently stands at 99 with more than 100 casualties being treated in hospitals and clinics across the capital, says deputy health minister Amara Jambai

Updated 06 Nov, 2021 06:26pm

Markets

IMF extends loan agreement with Sierra Leone, disburses fresh $44 million

Sierra Leone's economy contracted 2.16% in 2020, after growth of 5.6% in 2019, according to World Bank figures

Published 28 Jul, 2021 02:29pm

World

UAE to suspend entry from three countries, Dubai updates travel protocols

The GCAA said the restrictions would also include transit passengers, with the exception of transit flights travelling to the UAE and bound for those countries.

Published 20 Jun, 2021 01:55am

World

Guinea declares end to Ebola outbreak that killed 12

"Based on the lessons learned from the 2014-16 outbreak and through rapid, coordinated response efforts... Guinea managed to control the outbreak and prevent its spread beyond its borders," WHO.

Published 19 Jun, 2021 04:50pm

Markets

Clean energy shift a chance to ‘raise’ people and the economy: Biden

BARCELONA: From installing solar energy in villages in Sierra Leone to making electric buses for American schools,...

Published 25 Apr, 2021 03:13am

Markets

Rediscovered forgotten species brews promise for coffee's future

LONDON: In dense tropical forests in Sierra Leone, scientists have rediscovered a coffee species not seen in the ...

Published 20 Apr, 2021 03:59am

Sports

Nigeria qualify for Africa Cup of Nations after rivals draw

JOHANNESBURG: Three-time champions Nigeria qualified for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations Saturday after Lesotho and...

Updated 28 Mar, 2021 10:55am

World

Oman bans entry from 10 countries to curb coronavirus spread

The countries are: Sudan, Lebanon, South Africa, Brazil, Nigeria, Tanzania, Ghana, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ethiopia. The decision is effective from Thursday.

Published 23 Feb, 2021 11:41am

World

Delayed Ebola vaccination drive to begin in Guinea

Inoculations are also planned in Conakry on Tuesday.

Published 23 Feb, 2021 09:58am

World

Guinea Ebola death toll rises to five

"Our priority is to complete the risk assessment on the ground and to analyse the cross-border dimension," he said, referring to the area near the Liberian border where the virus re-emerged.

Published 16 Feb, 2021 10:35am

World

Ocean Viking rescuers pick up hundreds of migrants off Libya

MARSEILLE: More than 350 migrants have been rescued off the Libyan coast by the Ocean Viking humanitarian vessel in...

Updated 24 Jan, 2021 10:19am

Forex
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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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