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World - 2020-06-07

Europe

Anti-racism protests undoubtedly increase risk of coronavirus spread: UK health minister

Under current government guidelines, gatherings of more than six people outside are not allowed.

Published 07 Jun, 2020 06:23pm

Middle East

Saudi coronavirus cases exceed 100,000: Reuters tally

The number of new daily cases exceeded 3,000 for the first time on Saturday.

Published 07 Jun, 2020 06:11pm

Black Lives Matter protests for US racial justice reach new dimension

Floyd's funeral is scheduled for Tuesday in Houston, where he lived before relocating to the Minneapolis area.

Published 07 Jun, 2020 06:08pm

Iran says virus uptick due to increased testing

Ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said the situation had steadily improved with fewer hospitalisations, critical cases and deaths.

Published 07 Jun, 2020 05:53pm

Europe

Pope says worst of virus is over, Vatican clear of cases

"Today there are no more cases of coronavirus among employees of the Vatican," or within Vatican City, he said.

Published 07 Jun, 2020 05:47pm

Asia

Philippine coronavirus death toll rises to 1,003

The Southeast Asian country also recorded 555 more infections, bringing its total number of confirmed cases to 21,895, the Department of Health said in a bulletin.

Published 07 Jun, 2020 04:09pm

Asia

Indonesia reports 672 new coronavirus infections, 50 deaths

There were 50 new deaths, taking the total to 1,851, while 10,498 people have recovered, the official, Achmad Yurianto, said.

Published 07 Jun, 2020 04:01pm

US senator Scott says China trying to sabotage vaccine development

"China does not want us ... to do it first, they have decided to be an adversary to Americans and I think to democracy around the world."

Published 07 Jun, 2020 03:58pm

Asia

Malaysia reports 19 new coronavirus cases; no new deaths

The health ministry also reported no new deaths, with total fatalities remaining at 117.

Published 07 Jun, 2020 03:53pm

South Asia

Japan declines to join US, others in condemning China for Hong Kong law

There was no immediate response to Reuters e-mail inquiries to Japan's foreign ministry and the US embassy in Tokyo. China's foreign ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Published 07 Jun, 2020 03:50pm

Europe

UK should have gone into coronavirus lockdown sooner: govt scientific adviser

Britain is one of the worst-hit countries in the world, with a death toll of more than 50,000 from COVID-19, according to a Reuters tally this week based on official sources.

Published 07 Jun, 2020 03:43pm

South Asia

Taiwan to further ease coronavirus restrictions

Taiwan's Central Epidemic Command Centre said that it would lift restrictions limiting the number of people who could participate in "daily life and leisure events",

Published 07 Jun, 2020 01:07pm

South Asia

China to strengthen global cooperation in COVID-19 vaccine trials

Developing "a vaccine is still the fundamental strategy in our effort to overcome the new coronavirus," Science and Technology Minister Wang Zhigang told a news conference in Beijing.

Published 07 Jun, 2020 01:02pm

Europe

Russia reports 8,984 new coronavirus cases, 134 deaths in last 24 hours

Officials said 134 people had died during the same period, bringing the official nationwide death toll to 5,859.

Published 07 Jun, 2020 01:01pm

Asia

Thailand reports eight new coronavirus cases, no new deaths

The new cases had returned from overseas - five from the United Arab Emirates, two from Kuwait and one from India - and were in quarantine, where most of Thailand's recent cases have been detected.

Updated 07 Jun, 2020 10:41am

2020-06-07-03-09

Biden clinches Democratic nomination for 2020 race against Trump

WASHINGTON: Joe Biden said Friday he had secured the delegates needed to clinch the Democratic nomination and face...

Published 07 Jun, 2020 03:13am

2020-06-07-03-09

G20 pledges more than $21 billion to fight coronavirus

CAIRO: The Group of 20 rich and emerging economies has pledged more than $21 billion to fight the coronavirus, the...

Published 07 Jun, 2020 03:13am

2020-06-07-03-09

In rare letter, CPJ board calls on US local authorities to halt arrests, assaults on journalists

NEW YORK: The board of directors of the Committee to Protect Journalists on Friday (June 5, 2020) sent a rare letter...

Updated 07 Jun, 2020 03:33am

2020-06-07-03-09

26 killed, village torched in central Mali attack

BAMAKO: Twenty-six people were killed and a village burnt in central Mali, officials said Saturday, but it was...

Updated 07 Jun, 2020 03:36am

2020-06-07-03-09

French troops kill Al-Qaeda's North Africa chief

PARIS: France has hailed the killing of the head of Al-Qaeda's North Africa wing in an operation that dealt a blow ...

Published 07 Jun, 2020 03:13am

2020-06-07-03-09

Poland hopes to get some US troops from Germany

WARSAW: Poland hopes to receive more US troops, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said Saturday, after the Wall...

Published 07 Jun, 2020 03:13am

Hundreds of Lebanese join anti-government protests as lockdown eased

The first big protests since the government rolled back coronavirus lockdown measures come as Beirut negotiates an IMF package.
Protesters burned garbage bins and ransacked a furniture shop in the capital's upscale shopping district.
Political and r

Published 07 Jun, 2020 02:34am

Pompeo offers US help in cleaning huge Russian oil spill

On May 29, a diesel-fuel tank at a power plant belonging to the giant Norilsk Nickel mining group collapsed near the Siberian industrial city of Norilsk.

Published 07 Jun, 2020 02:29am

UK support for Johnson's Conservatives falls as COVID deaths rise

the figures are unlikely to be an immediate concern for Johnson, who does not need to hold an election until 2024.
Surveys for Deltapoll and Opinium, both conducted on June 4-5, showed the Conservative lead narrowing to three percentage points.
Bri

Published 07 Jun, 2020 02:23am

Middle East

Former Palestinian leader dies after battle with illness

Al-Manar did not specify the exact nature of the illness.
By losing Shallah we lost a great national man," said Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
Shallah was born in Gaza in 1958 and studied in Egypt before earning a Ph.D in economics in the Unit

Published 07 Jun, 2020 02:23am

Middle East

Israelis protest Netanyahu's annexation plan

Protesting in face masks and keeping their distance from each other under new coronavirus restrictions.
Netanyahu has set July 1 as the target date to begin advancing his plan to annex Israel's settlements and the Jordan Valley in the West Bank.
Pa

Published 07 Jun, 2020 02:03am

US CDC reports 1,891,690 coronavirus cases

The CDC reported its tally of cases of the respiratory illness known as COVID-19.
The CDC figures do not necessarily reflect cases reported by individual states.

Published 07 Jun, 2020 01:53am

Africa

Egypt offers new Libya plan as Haftar offensive collapses

Haftar's forces on retreat after Tripoli campaign.
Egypt among eastern-based commander's key backers.
Head of Tripoli assembly rejects initiative.

Published 07 Jun, 2020 01:49am

Europe

Poland reports daily jump in coronavirus cases, mostly among miners

There were 576 new cases in the country, the ministry data showed, of which 346 were linked to the JSW mine at Zofiowka.
The number of new cases at the mine could be similar on Sunday, a health ministry spokesman was quoted as saying by the PAP news a

Published 07 Jun, 2020 01:44am

USA

Thousands take to Washington streets in protest against US police violence

Sympathy protests take place around the world.
Minneapolis, California bar police neck restraints.
Two Buffalo officers charged with felony assault.

Published 07 Jun, 2020 01:05am

USA

Oil workers, Louisiana island residents flee ahead of Storm Cristobal

Cristobal, packing winds of 50 miles per hour (85 km), is expected to strengthen somewhat before making landfall late Sunday.
Grand Isle, a barrier island on the Louisiana coast, was under a mandatory evacuation.
The early season storm is not expect

Published 07 Jun, 2020 12:45am

USA

Indigenous chief says Canadian police beat him over expired licence plate

Officers used reasonable force after Chief Allan Adam of Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation resisted arrest.
Indigenous people have long said they face violent treatment from Canadian police.
Adam returned to the vehicle and a confrontation occurred,

Published 07 Jun, 2020 12:39am

Protests worldwide embrace Black Lives Matter movement

After a largely peaceful protest in London, a few demonstrators near British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's residence threw bottles at police.
Earlier, more than a thousand protesters had marched past the US Embassy, blocking traffic and holding placa

Published 07 Jun, 2020 12:27am

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World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 10	277.82
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 10	277.62
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 10	149.16
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 10	0.86
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 10	1.31
Euro to USD / Oct 10	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 10	5,792.04
India Sensex / Oct 10	81,753.61
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 10	39,380.89
Nasdaq / Oct 10	18,291.62
Hang Seng / Oct 10	21,286.40
FTSE 100 / Oct 10	8,237.58
Dow Jones / Oct 10	42,512
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 10	19,203.44

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Oct 10	247.03
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 10	73.73
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 10	17,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 10	236,197
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 10	2,615.22
Diesel/Litre / Oct 10	246.29

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Oct 10 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Oct 10 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Oct 10 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Oct 10 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 10 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Oct 10 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Oct 10 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Oct 10 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Oct 10 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Oct 10 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Oct 10 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Oct 10 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Oct 10 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 10 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Oct 10 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Oct 10 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Oct 10 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Oct 10 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Oct 10 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Oct 10 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Oct 10 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Oct 10 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Oct 10 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Oct 10 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Oct 10 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 10 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Oct 10 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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