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Strong quake, small tsunamis hit southern Japan with minor damage

TOKYO: A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 shook southern Japan on Thursday but no major damage was...

Updated 08 Aug, 2024 05:45pm

World

7.2 magnitude earthquake strikes off Peru, tsunami threat over: USGS

LIMA: A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck off the coast of central Peru on Friday, the United States Geological Survey...

Published 28 Jun, 2024 12:26pm

World

6.6-magnitude quake hits eastern Indonesia, no tsunami alert: USGS

JAKARTA: A magnitude-6.6 earthquake hit Indonesia’s eastern region on Tuesday, the United States Geological Survey...

Published 09 Apr, 2024 05:41pm

World

Japan lifts tsunami advisory, Okinawa flights resume

TOKYO: Japan lifted a tsunami advisory on Wednesday and check-in resumed at Okinawa’s main airport where flights had...

Published 03 Apr, 2024 11:22am

World

Earthquake of 7.5 strikes Philippines, tsunami expected in Philippines and Japan

An earthquake of at least magnitude 7.5 struck Mindanao in the southern Philippines late on Saturday, triggering...

Published 02 Dec, 2023 09:00pm

World

7.2 earthquake hits Alaskan peninsula: USGS

WASHINGTON: A 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck off the Alaskan peninsula late Saturday local time, the United States...

Updated 16 Jul, 2023 03:14pm

World

Magnitude 7.7 quake off New Caledonia triggers tsunami warning in South Pacific

Tsunami warnings were issued to countries in the South Pacific on Friday after a 7.7 magnitude struck southeast of...

Published 19 May, 2023 10:32am

World

Indonesians told to stay alert after magnitude 7.3 earthquake

PADANG: Indonesian authorities urged caution on Tuesday as residents returned gradually to their homes in western...

Published 25 Apr, 2023 11:35am

World

Magnitude 6.1 quake shakes northern Japan, no tsunami warning

TOKYO: A magnitude 6.1 quake struck off Aomori in northern Japan on Tuesday, the national weather agency said, but...

Published 28 Mar, 2023 03:20pm

World

No tsunami detected after 7.6 quake strikes eastern Indonesia

Indonesia issued a tsunami warning for almost three hours after a powerful 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck off...

Published 10 Jan, 2023 10:45am

Opinion

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Published 22 Oct, 2022 05:42am

World

6.1-magnitude quake strikes off East Timor, tsunami advisory issued

DILI: A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of East Timor on Friday, the US Geological Survey said,...

Published 27 May, 2022 09:39am

World

7.3-magnitude quake hits east Japan, tsunami advisory issued

TOKYO: A powerful 7.3-magnitude quake jolted east Japan on Wednesday night, rattling the capital Tokyo and prompting...

Updated 17 Mar, 2022 10:46am

Technology

Musk's Starlink connects remote Tonga villages still cut off after tsunami

SYDNEY: Elon Musk's satellite venture has launched a free high-speed internet service to connect remote villages in...

Published 23 Feb, 2022 01:50pm

World

Tonga struggles with ash, psychological trauma after eruption and tsunami

Families have stopped children playing outside as Tonga struggles to deal with ash and the psychological fallout of...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 12:36pm

World

Trickle of residents return to Fukushima's last deserted town

TOKYO: Five former residents of the last remaining uninhabited town near Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant...

Published 20 Jan, 2022 01:04pm

World

First aid flights reach Tonga

SYDNEY: The first humanitarian flights arrived in volcano and tsunami-stricken Tonga Thursday, five days after the...

Published 20 Jan, 2022 09:53am

World

Tonga races to clear runway for volcano aid flights

WELLINGTON: Tongans raced Wednesday to clear a thick coat of ash from the main international runway to let in...

Published 19 Jan, 2022 10:09am

World

Tonga cut off by volcanic blast

SYDNEY: Tonga was virtually cut off from the rest of the world Monday after a massive volcanic blast that crippled...

Published 17 Jan, 2022 01:05pm

World

Casualty reports awaited from tsunami-hit Tonga with comms largely down

WELLINGTON: Tsunami-hit Tonga remained largely uncontactable on Sunday with telephone and internet links severed,...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 10:54am

World

Huge Tonga volcanic eruption caused 'signifcant damage'

WELLINGTON: A massive volcanic eruption in Tonga that triggered tsunami waves around the Pacific caused "significant...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 10:20am

World

Tongans flee tsunami following powerful volcanic eruption

NUKU’ALOFA, (Tonga): Frightened Tongans fled to higher ground Saturday after a massive volcanic eruption — heard...

Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am

World

Tsunami warning for US West Coast, flooding in Hawaii after Tonga eruption

SAN FRANCISCO: Tsunami warnings were issued Saturday for the entire US West Coast after a massive volcanic eruption...

Published 15 Jan, 2022 09:58pm

World

7.3-magnitude quake strikes Indonesia

JAKARTA: A 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, with ...

Published 14 Dec, 2021 09:46am

World

Earthquake strikes eastern Indonesia

JAKARTA: A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia's remote Maluku islands Thursday, the United...

Published 04 Jun, 2021 05:06am

Sports

Tokyo Olympics chief invokes power of sport on anniversary of disaster

Japan has therefore decided to stage the Games without overseas spectators, sources have told Reuters.

Published 11 Mar, 2021 11:52am

Business & Finance

Ten years after Fukushima, Japan remembers 'man-made' nuclear disaster

Nuclear power supplied just 6% of Japan's energy needs in the first half of 2020 compared with 23.1% for renewable sources - far behind Germany's 46.3% - and nearly 70% for fossil fuels.

Published 09 Mar, 2021 10:25am

World

Huge quakes hit near New Zealand, tsunami threat passes

A decade ago, a magnitude 6.3 quake killed 185 people in the South Island city of Christchurch.

Published 05 Mar, 2021 10:52am

World

Strong 7.1-quake rattles east Japan, no tsunami risk

The quake produced powerful shaking along parts of Japan's eastern coast, and was felt strongly in Tokyo.

Updated 13 Feb, 2021 09:08pm

World

Quake of 7.1 magnitude hits off coast of Japan's Fukushima

The epicentre of the earthquake was off the coast of Fukushima prefecture at a depth of 60 km (36 miles).
The earthquake hit at 11:08 p.m. local time (1408 GMT) and shook buildings in the capital of Tokyo.

Published 13 Feb, 2021 07:52pm

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 21	278.03
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 21	277.78
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 21	154.92
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 21	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 21	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 21	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 20	5,917.11
Nasdaq / Nov 20	18,966.14
Dow Jones / Nov 20	43,408.47
India Sensex / Nov 21	77,137.20
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 21	38,026.17
Hang Seng / Nov 21	19,620.49
FTSE 100 / Nov 21	8,069.57
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 21	18,942.65

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 21	248.38
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 21	69.38
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 21	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 21	238,340
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 21	2,662.71
Diesel/Litre / Nov 21	255.14

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 21 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	174,389,145 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 21 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	63,973,243 ▲ 0.00
Kohinoor Spining / Nov 21 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	62,996,737 ▲ 0.00
Aisha Steel Mill / Nov 21 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	48,137,561 ▲ 0.00
Waves Home Appliances / Nov 21 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	43,506,391 ▲ 0.00
Lotte Chemical / Nov 21 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	40,852,960 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Nov 21 Telecard Limited(TELE)	36,937,252 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	31,401,025 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	31,346,592 ▲ 0.00

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