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World - 2020-06-22

South Asia

Iran to send black boxes from downed Ukrainian airliner to France: Zarif

The Islamic Republic of Iran will send the black box of the Ukrainian airplane to France in the coming few days in order to read its information," Zarif said.
France's BEA air accident investigation agency is known internationally as one of the leadin

Published 22 Jun, 2020 09:18pm

South Asia

Taliban killed 291 Afghan security personnel in past week: govt

The Taliban carried out 422 attacks in 32 provinces in the past week, killing 291 security force personnel and wounding 550 others.

Published 22 Jun, 2020 09:12pm

USA

Trump says would meet Venezuela's Maduro only to discuss exit

Despite tensions between Washington and Maduro's socialist government, Trump told news site Axios he would be open to a meeting with Maduro.

Published 22 Jun, 2020 09:06pm

Lack of global leadership in fighting pandemic biggest threat, says WHO

Tedros says world has learnt the hard way that strong healthcare systems are "the foundation of global health security and of social and economic development

Published 22 Jun, 2020 08:10pm

South Asia

China's Li says EU is a partner, despite tensions

New coronavirus impacted EU-China relations.
EU also concerned by China's security law for Hong Kong.
Tough to conclude investment pact by end of 2020.

Published 22 Jun, 2020 07:21pm

India, China commanders meet after border clash amid calls for boycott of Chinese goods

An Indian government source said commanders met in Moldo, on the Chinese side of the Line of Actual Control.
China, in previous rounds of talks, had asked India to stop all construction work in what it says is Chinese territory.

Published 22 Jun, 2020 07:12pm

USA

US Supreme Court rejects challenge to Trump's steel tariffs

The justices declined to hear the American Institute for International Steel's appeal of a February ruling by the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in favor of the administration.
The institute brought its lawsuit in June 2018, arguing that

Published 22 Jun, 2020 07:11pm

USA

Pompeo urges China to release detained Canadians after 'groundless' charges

"These charges are politically motivated and completely groundless," Pompeo said in a statement.
Chinese prosecutors announced the charges on Friday against former diplomat Michael Kovrig and businessman Michael Spavor.

Published 22 Jun, 2020 07:05pm

Coronavirus pandemic still accelerating: WHO chief

The WHO warned last week of a new and dangerous phase of the coronavirus pandemic, with people tiring of lockdowns despite the disease's rapid spread.

Published 22 Jun, 2020 05:59pm

Middle East

Israeli defence sales $7.2bn in 2019: ministry

Yair Kulas said the novel coronavirus pandemic was likely to impact this year's sales.

Published 22 Jun, 2020 05:35pm

China to join UN arms trade treaty, 'enhance' world peace

Zhao Lijian told reporters that joining the treaty was "another important measure for China to support multilateralism".

Published 22 Jun, 2020 05:30pm

Europe

Putin hails Russian war dead at giant new army cathedral

"We are improving the armed forces, we are equipping them with new material, their combat capacity is increasing," Putin said.

Published 22 Jun, 2020 05:29pm

Europe

Merkel condemns 'abhorrent' Stuttgart rampage

Tensions had built up shortly after midnight when officers carried out checks on a 17-year-old German male suspected of using drugs.

Published 22 Jun, 2020 05:26pm

South Asia

India reports record coronavirus cases, embassies warn on stretched hospitals

The 15,000 new cases brought India's total to more than 425,000, behind only the United States, Brazil and Russia.
Nearly 14,000 people have now died from the disease caused by the virus since the first case in India in January.

Published 22 Jun, 2020 05:26pm

Stocks

Stock markets mostly down as new virus cases temper reopening

China, Australia, Germany and Japan are also battling new outbreaks with some reintroducing containment measures.

Published 22 Jun, 2020 05:21pm

Europe

France's Macron to visit Dutch PM Rutte to break EU budget impasse

Rutte has led a coalition of fiscally conservative northern European countries opposed to the proposed recovery fund.
Rutte, who wants the transfers to take the form of repayable loans rather than grants, will host a meeting with Macron in The Hague.

Published 22 Jun, 2020 05:02pm

South Asia

Beijing coronavirus cases to see 'cliff-like' drop this week

The city of more than 20 million people reported its first case of a new spike in infections on June 11, linked to a sprawling wholesale food centre.
Beijing reported on Monday nine new cases had been confirmed the previous day, sharply down from 22

Published 22 Jun, 2020 04:55pm

Indian, Chinese commanders hold parley on border, growing calls to boycott Chinese goods

While blaming each other’s for the bloodshed, the two governments have sought to avoid any escalation.

Published 22 Jun, 2020 02:26pm

Russia reports 7,600 new coronavirus infections

Russia has reported 592,280 cases.

Published 22 Jun, 2020 02:24pm

Middle East

Dubai to build floating islands in new beach project

DUBAI: A series of floating islands will be built in Dubai as part of a new beach development project announced by...

Updated 22 Jun, 2020 03:27am

Middle East

Dubai opens up to tourists from July 7

DUBAI: Dubai announced on Sunday it would allow tourists back in the Gulf city state from July 7 after a closure of...

Updated 22 Jun, 2020 03:43am

Europe

Women bear the brunt of virus fallout in workplace

LONDON: The reverberating economic shock of the coronavirus crisis has delivered a massive setback for women because...

Updated 22 Jun, 2020 03:26am

Middle East

Kuwait considers halting automatic 10 percent transfer to wealth fund

KUWAIT: Kuwait is considering making an annual 10% transfer of state revenue to its wealth fund conditional on ...

Published 22 Jun, 2020 03:03am

Europe

UK to seek new powers to scrutinise foreign takeovers

LONDON: Britain will seek changes to the law to allow scrutiny of some foreign takeovers to ensure they do not...

Published 22 Jun, 2020 03:03am

2020-06-22-02-48

Tunisians protesting over jobs clash with police after arrest of activist

TATAOUINE: Protesters demanding jobs in Tunisia's energy sector blocked roads with blazing tyres on Sunday after the...

Published 22 Jun, 2020 03:03am

2020-06-22-02-48

German police injured as clashes erupt over virus quarantine

BERLIN: Several police officers were hurt in clashes with residents of a high-rise apartment block in the German ...

Updated 22 Jun, 2020 03:43am

2020-06-22-02-48

Shock in Germany as hundreds run riot in Stuttgart

STUTTGART: German authorities expressed shock Sunday over a rampage of an "unprecedented scale" overnight in the ...

Updated 22 Jun, 2020 03:52am

Europe

London City Airport reopens as UK slowly wakes up

LONDON: London City Airport awaited its first flight in nearly three months Sunday as Britain moved another step...

Published 22 Jun, 2020 03:03am

China

Beijing reports 22 new virus cases as millions tested

BEIJING: China's capital reported 22 new cases of the coronavirus on Sunday after a mass testing effort that has...

Published 22 Jun, 2020 03:03am

Europe

Spain reopens border as Latin America cases pass two million

MADRID: Spain reopened its borders on Sunday, getting rid of one of the most potent emblems of Europe's battle...

Published 22 Jun, 2020 03:03am

USA

One killed, 11 wounded in Minneapolis shooting

WASHINGTON: One person died and 11 more were wounded in a shooting in the US city of Minneapolis, police said ...

Updated 22 Jun, 2020 03:40am

USA

Trump campaign blames protesters for poor rally turnout

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump's reelection campaign on Sunday blamed the disappointing crowd at his Tulsa rally...

Updated 22 Jun, 2020 03:40am

2020-06-22-02-48

Serbia ruling party faces split opposition in post-virus poll

BELGRADE: Serbia went to the polls Sunday in Europe's first national election since emerging from coronavirus...

Updated 22 Jun, 2020 03:44am

Middle East

Libya unity government says Egypt threat 'declaration of war'

TRIPOLI: Libya's UN-recognised Government of National Accord on Sunday denounced Egypt's warning of military...

Updated 22 Jun, 2020 03:26am

Middle East

Saudi ends virus lockdown despite spike in infections

Prayers were also allowed to resume in mosques in the holy city of Mecca, state media reported, just weeks before the annual hajj pilgrimage is due to start.

Published 22 Jun, 2020 01:35am

London City Airport reopens as UK slowly opens up

The gateway to the once-bustling Canary Warf and City financial districts welcomed a short flight from the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea.

Published 22 Jun, 2020 01:31am

Britain declares deadly stabbing spree 'terrorism'

The police said three people were also seriously injured and a 25-year-old resident of the historic town 60 kilometres (35 miles) west of London was detained.

Published 22 Jun, 2020 01:22am

Europe

Turkish soldier killed fighting Kurds in Iraq

Turkish forces frequently conduct operations against PKK hideouts in southeast Turkey and rear bases in Iraq.

Published 22 Jun, 2020 01:20am

Africa

Algeria sentences prominent activist to prison

Prosecutors had sought 18 months imprisonment.

Published 22 Jun, 2020 01:18am

Africa

Tunisians protesting over jobs clash with police after arrest of activist

In 2017, protesters blockaded the El-Kamour pumping station for three months demanding jobs.

Published 22 Jun, 2020 01:16am

Cotton

Malian opposition slaps president's 'outstretched hand'

A newly formed opposition coalition of religious leaders, politicians and civil society figures has rallied tens of thousands to take to the streets of Bamako in two demonstrations this month.

Published 22 Jun, 2020 01:11am

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 8	277.70
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 8	277.45
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 8	148.28
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 8	0.86
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 8	1.31
Euro to USD / Oct 8	1.10

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 8	5,751.13
India Sensex / Oct 8	81,634.81
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 8	39,178.70
Nasdaq / Oct 8	18,182.92
Hang Seng / Oct 8	20,528.47
FTSE 100 / Oct 8	8,190.61
Dow Jones / Oct 8	42,080.37
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 8	19,066.47

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 8	73.74
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 8	18,485
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 8	234,829.10
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 8	2,618.63
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 8	72.40
Petrol/Litre / Oct 9	247.03

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Oct 9 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Oct 9 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Oct 9 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Oct 9 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 9 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Oct 9 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Oct 9 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Oct 9 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Oct 9 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Oct 9 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Oct 9 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Oct 9 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Oct 9 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 9 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Oct 9 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Oct 9 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Oct 9 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Oct 9 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Oct 9 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Oct 9 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Oct 9 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Oct 9 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Oct 9 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Oct 9 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Oct 9 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 9 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Oct 9 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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