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World - 2020-05-17

Afghan President Ghani and rival Abdullah sign power-sharing deal

The United States and NATO welcomed the agreement, with both calling for a renewed peace push in the war-wracked co

Published 17 May, 2020 10:25pm

Europe

Hospital staff snub Belgian PM

"Politicians constantly turn their backs on our appeals for help," one protesting nurse, speaking anonymously, told

Published 17 May, 2020 10:15pm

New virus deaths in Spain fall to two-month low under 100

At the height of the current outbreak in early April, Spain counted 950 deaths in one day. A decree on the sub

Published 17 May, 2020 10:15pm

Africa

Twenty civilians killed in northeast DR Congo: officials

On Sunday, the attack apparently came from a Lendu area whereas the victims were ethnic Hema, a local source said.

Published 17 May, 2020 10:15pm

UK govt boosts vaccine funding as daily virus deaths fall

Broader official data, which includes suspected deaths, is more than 36,000, although ministers say the country has

Published 17 May, 2020 10:12pm

Middle East

Israel swears in unity govt, PM insists on West Bank annexation

After more than 500 days without a stable government and three inconclusive elections, lawmakers in the 120-seat pa

Published 17 May, 2020 10:12pm

Move Rohingya on Bangladesh island to refugee camps: UN chief

A fourth virus case has been detected in the crowded camps, officials said Sunday. The foreign minister previo

Published 17 May, 2020 10:11pm

Africa

Russian newborn has coronavirus: health officials

"They are now at home, their state is satisfactory," the spokesman added. It also says that 2,631 people have

Published 17 May, 2020 10:11pm

Europe

French faithful flash car hazard lights for communion at post-lockdown mass

Under new, looser regulations, people are allowed to leave their homes and travel up to 100 kilometres (60 miles).

Published 17 May, 2020 10:11pm

France coronavirus death toll rises to 28,108

The 483 figure includes 429 deaths in retirement homes. The health ministry said the number of people in hosp

Published 17 May, 2020 10:11pm

WHO committee to discuss Taiwan exclusion

Many heads of state, government and ministers are expected to attend the two-day virtual meeting on the pandemic wh

Published 17 May, 2020 10:10pm

Lebanon on track to end lockdown despite virus uptick: PM

Speaking on television, Diab said that the country would "reopen based on the five-stage plan" as of Monday, referr

Published 17 May, 2020 10:10pm

India extends nationwide lockdown through May as virus cases rise

"Lockdown measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 will continue" until at least May 31, the home affairs ministr

Published 17 May, 2020 10:10pm

Africa

Egypt editor arrested outside Cairo jail

"We knew afterwards that she was taken to a police station in Maadi district and that she will appear before the pr

Published 17 May, 2020 10:08pm

Iran's Khamenei says US will be expelled from Iraq, Syria

Both countries have been hit hard by the COVID-19 disease, with the US recording the highest number of fatalities i

Published 17 May, 2020 08:30pm

Italy to reopen shops, restaurants as lockdown eases further

The euro zone's third biggest economy is slowly emerging from more than two months of hibernation, with businesses

Published 17 May, 2020 04:45pm

UK coronavirus death toll rises by 170, lowest increase since March

The increase reported on Sunday was sharply down from the 468 rise in deaths reported 24 hours earlier and the lowe

Published 17 May, 2020 04:43pm

Egypt tightens measures during celebrations marking Ramadan's end

During the fasting month of Ramadan, the curfew ran from 9 pm to 6 am. Eid al-Fitr is normally marked by mass

Published 17 May, 2020 04:41pm

US successfully launches unmanned reusable drone for space experiments

The huge Atlas V launch vehicle took off with an earth-shaking roar at 9:14 am (13H14 GMT) to loft the drone, also

Published 17 May, 2020 04:31pm

NATO chief hails Afghan power deal, urges peace push

Ashraf Ghani, Abdullah Abdullah signed an agreement on Sunday to end a bitter feud that had plunged the country int

Published 17 May, 2020 04:28pm

Global Business Economy

Fed's Powell: Economy may need vaccine for full recovery

After more than 30 million jobs were destroyed, as businesses were shuttered nationwide, the central bank chief war

Published 17 May, 2020 04:26pm

Lebanon on track to end lockdown despite virus uptick: PM

Diab said that the country would "reopen based on the five-stage plan" as of Monday, referring to a government road

Published 17 May, 2020 04:24pm

White House hits out at 'Deep State' after Trump fires watchdog

Trump told the House of Representatives late Friday he planned to dismiss Steve Linick, the fourth inspector genera

Published 17 May, 2020 04:22pm

Chinese envoy to Israel found dead, 'health reasons' likely cause: Beijing

The 57-year-old envoy, who had arrived in Israel in mid-February, was found dead in his home in Herzliya, north of

Published 17 May, 2020 04:19pm

US welcomes Afghan power-sharing deal, urges political settlement

Sunday's breakthrough sees Abdullah heading peace talks with the Taliban, as Afghanistan struggles with a rapid spr

Published 17 May, 2020 04:18pm

India to privatise state-run companies and halt fresh insolvencies amid COVID-19 pandemic

India has been trying to divest parts of state-run companies in sectors ranging from aviation to power to fill its

Published 17 May, 2020 03:41pm

China's Wuhan nearly doubles number of COVID-19 tests per day

Wuhan is conducting the testing on a voluntary basis. BEIJING: The city of Wuhan, where the new coronavir

Published 17 May, 2020 03:37pm

Spain's daily COVID-19 deaths below 100 for first time in two months

Total deaths from the virus rose by 87 to 27,650, while the number of confirmed cases edged up to 231,350 from 230,

Published 17 May, 2020 03:27pm

Top Trump adviser suggests ousted State Dept watchdog was part of 'deep state'

Trump and his allies have long attacked what they refer to as the "deep state," career bureaucrats meant to be nonp

Published 17 May, 2020 03:26pm

No spike in coronavirus in places reopening, US health secretary says

These are very localized determinations. There should not be a one size fits all to reopening but reopen we must be

Published 17 May, 2020 03:24pm

Nearly 50 migrants plucked from waters off Spain's Gran Canaria

All the people found on board were male, and 35 of them were believed to be under 18, according to the Red Cross, w

Published 17 May, 2020 03:14pm

India extends lockdown to May 31, to relax rules in some areas

Schools, malls and other public places will remain mostly closed, though rules will be relaxed in areas with low nu

Published 17 May, 2020 03:13pm

Lebanon to resume economic re-opening from Monday after coronavirus shutdown

Lebanon has been relatively successful reining in the outbreak since a mid-March lockdown that set an overnight cur

Published 17 May, 2020 03:11pm

Move Rohingya on Bangladesh island to refugee camps: UN chief

The Rohingya were rescued in early May after floating adrift in the Bay of Bengal. Dhaka has said they were no

Published 17 May, 2020 01:48pm

Top China expert warns of potential second coronavirus wave

Zhong, who helped expose the scale of the 2003 outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), also said auth

Published 17 May, 2020 01:43pm

Chinese ambassador to Israel found dead at home: police

The 57-year-old envoy, who had arrived in Israel in mid-February, was found dead in his home in Herzliya, north of

Published 17 May, 2020 01:39pm

Albania protesters clash with police over theatre demolition

Dozens of opposition supporters and activists clashed with police as they tried to break through a police cordon an

Published 17 May, 2020 01:05pm

Germany's far-right AfD weakened by infighting, virus fears

A feud between populist ultra-conservatives and elements in the party with ties to the right-wing extremist scene c

Published 17 May, 2020 01:04pm

UK-Australian academic jailed in Iran 'in good health': family

The arrest of Moore-Gilbert, a lecturer in Islamic studies at the University of Melbourne, was confirmed in Septemb

Published 17 May, 2020 12:57pm

Nepal police fire live rounds as Indian farmers try to cross border amid lockdown

Earlier this month police in the same district fired blank rounds to disperse dozens of Indians trying to cross the

Published 17 May, 2020 12:55pm

Madagascar reports first coronavirus death

The Indian ocean island which has reported 304 cases has hit the headlines over a home-grown herbal concoction that

Published 17 May, 2020 12:49pm

Iran says virus deaths close to 7,000

The ministry raised the overall death toll to 6,988 since Iran announced its first fatalities in the Shiite pilgrim

Published 17 May, 2020 12:48pm

Hamster tests show masks reduce coronavirus spread: scientists

The research by the University of Hong Kong is some of the first to specifically investigate whether masks can stop

Published 17 May, 2020 12:46pm

France a sought-after country for Rwandan genocide suspects

According to the UN indictment filed against him, Kabuga -- once one of Rwanda's richest men -- used his fortune an

Published 17 May, 2020 12:41pm

Russia's virus spread stabilising: top health official

The country has the world's second highest number of infections at 281,752, topped only by the United States.

Published 17 May, 2020 12:38pm

Macron pays tribute to de Gaulle on WWII battle anniversary

It is near the site of the Battle of Montcornet, where French fighters inflicted heavy losses on German troops and

Published 17 May, 2020 12:37pm

Israel to swear in unity govt, PM insists on West Bank annexation

"The public wants a unity government and that's what the public is getting today," Netanyahu said at the start of t

Published 17 May, 2020 12:32pm

Asia

Afghan President Ghani and rival sign power-sharing deal

"Doctor Abdullah will lead the National Reconciliation High Commission and members of his team will be included in

Published 17 May, 2020 11:12am

Europe

UK PM Johnson accepts public frustration with lockdown easing rules

The changes do not apply to people in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland, whose semi-autonomous governments have n

Published 17 May, 2020 10:49am

Asia

Philippines records 208 new coronavirus cases, seven more deaths

The Southeast Asian country's total confirmed cases have risen to 12,513, most of which are in the capital Manila,

Published 17 May, 2020 10:45am

Europe

UK economy likely to recover slowly from COVID hit-budget office head

In practice I think you are likely not to see the economy bouncing back to where we would have expected it otherwis

Published 17 May, 2020 10:11am

Europe

UK's Gove says trade deal with EU is there to be done

Gove said issues such as fisheries and the so-called "level playing field" rules to ensure fair competition remaine

Published 17 May, 2020 10:08am

Europe

Spain's daily coronavirus death toll below 100 for first time in two months

Total deaths from the virus climbed to 27,650, while the number of confirmed cases edged up to 231,350 from 230,698

Published 17 May, 2020 10:03am

Europe

Russia allows foreign athletes entry as coronavirus cases pass 280,000

President Vladimir Putin said this week it was time to gradually lift the nationwide restrictions that had forced m

Published 17 May, 2020 09:45am

Chinese ambassador to Israel found dead in Herzliya City

The exact cause of death could not be ascertained as yet, however police is investigating the incident. The 58

Published 17 May, 2020 08:31am

Global cooperation on digital technology essential to defeat COVID-19: UN chief

Guterres says new technologies, from 5G and big data to cloud computing and artificial intelligence, are powerful t

Published 17 May, 2020 07:57am

Obama criticises pandemic response, saying crisis has 'torn back curtain' on leadership

Obama described President Donald Trump 's handling of the coronavirus pandemic as "chaotic". Former president

Published 17 May, 2020 07:38am

Middle East

Qatar imposes mandatory masks on pain of prison

More than 30,000 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in the tiny Gulf country -- 1.1 percent of the 2.75 milli

Published 17 May, 2020 07:27am

Asia

China reports 5 new coronavirus cases, down from 8 a day earlier

Two of the five confirmed cases were so-called imported infections, while three were locally transmitted in northea

Published 17 May, 2020 06:42am

Asia

Thailand reports three new coronavirus cases, no additional deaths

Thailand has reported a total of 56 deaths and 116 patients were still being treated. 2,856 patients have reco

Published 17 May, 2020 04:59am

Tourists back in Vietnam's Ha Long Bay

Vietnamese flocked to scenic spots and beaches Saturday, leaping at the chance to travel as the communist government eases restrictions on domestic movement to revive a tourism sector devastated by the coronavirus.

Updated 17 May, 2020 05:18am

Beatles photographer Astrid Kirchherr dies

German photographer Astrid Kirchherr, whose striking images of The Beatles in the early 1960s helped turn them into cultural icons, has died aged 81, German media reported Saturday.

Updated 17 May, 2020 05:18am

Global Business Economy

Air Canada to lay off half its workforce

Air Canada announced Friday that it will lay off at least half of its staff due to the collapse of its business during the coronavirus pandemic. The airline decided to slash its workforce after reducing flights by 95 percent due to border closures and loc

Updated 17 May, 2020 05:18am

Lebanon army says arrests 16 over 'illegal' currency ring

Sixteen people in Lebanon, mostly Syrians, have been arrested for money transfers and "illegal" currency exchange operations, the army said Saturday, amid a government crackdown on exchange rate manipulation. The army said it had arrested 13 Syrians and t

Published 17 May, 2020 12:03am

Global Business Economy

China calls on US to pay its debts to the United Nations

China on Friday issued a statement calling on all UN member states to "actively fulfill their financial obligations to the United Nations," stressing that Washington owes the organization more than $2 billion.

Updated 17 May, 2020 05:18am

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 11	277.73
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 11	277.53
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 11	149.13
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 11	0.86
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 11	1.31
Euro to USD / Oct 11	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 11	5,815.03
India Sensex / Oct 11	81,381.36
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 11	39,605.80
Nasdaq / Oct 11	18,342.94
Hang Seng / Oct 11	21,251.98
FTSE 100 / Oct 11	8,253.65
Dow Jones / Oct 11	42,863.86
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 11	19,373.83

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 11	75.56
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 11	17,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 11	235,000.60
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 11	2,656.59
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 11	72.21
Petrol/Litre / Oct 12	247.03

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Oct 12 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Oct 12 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Oct 12 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Oct 12 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 12 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Oct 12 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Oct 12 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Oct 12 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Oct 12 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Oct 12 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Oct 12 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Oct 12 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Oct 12 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 12 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Oct 12 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Oct 12 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Oct 12 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Oct 12 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Oct 12 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Oct 12 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Oct 12 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Oct 12 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Oct 12 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Oct 12 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Oct 12 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 12 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Oct 12 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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