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Storm fears overshadow India coast decades after tsunami

AKKARAIPETTAI: The deadly tsunami that swamped India’s southern coast two decades ago was a one-off disaster, but...

Published 19 Dec, 2024 12:54pm

World

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

The next wave

Since Covid-19 first appeared on the scene it is as if we are living in a dream; a nightmare to be more precise. Our...

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

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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