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World - 2020-08-18

Sudan confirms 'contacts' with Israel, says UAE move is 'brave'

Under the US-brokered deal announced last week, the UAE becomes the just third Arab country to forge full relations with Israel in more than 70 years.
The Emirates' move is a brave and bold step and contributes to putting the Arab world on the right track to build peace in the region and to build sustainable peace.

Published 18 Aug, 2020 11:33pm

Europe

Obey corona rules to keep economy, schools running, says Merkel

A rise in cases in the last couple of weeks has caused alarm among some virologists and politicians in Germany.
If the numbers go back down we can open up more. If they don't, or rise, we must ask what is needed and in any case a further easing of measures cannot take place now.

Published 18 Aug, 2020 11:30pm

Europe

Britain to lead training programme for Ukrainian navy

Ukraine and Russia have been foes since 2014, when Moscow seized Ukraine's Crimea peninsula and backed a rebellion in the east.
The Maritime Training Initiative will enable even closer collaboration with the NATO Alliance and Armed Forces around the world.

Published 18 Aug, 2020 11:22pm

Trump rejects proposal to cut military healthcare; sources say no formal proposal

Politico reported on Sunday that Pentagon officials had proposed slashing military healthcare by $2.2 billion.
A proposal by Pentagon officials to slash Military Healthcare by $2.2 billion dollars has been firmly and totally rejected by me.

Published 18 Aug, 2020 11:19pm

Europe

France reports over 2,000 new coronavirus infections

The seven-day moving average of the case count, which smooths out daily reporting irregularities.
Despite the jump in infections, the number of people in hospital fell again by 102 to a new low of 4,823

Published 18 Aug, 2020 11:18pm

Europe

Belarus opposition sets up council; Lukashenko decries ‘attempt to seize power’

Protests against Lukashenko enter 10th day.
Lukashenko awards medals to security forces.
Interior ministry urges police to stay in post.
Putin warns Merkel, Macron against meddling.

Published 18 Aug, 2020 11:16pm

USA

US CDC reports 169,870 deaths from coronavirus

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 18 Aug, 2020 11:14pm

Africa

Mali president detained by mutinying soldiers, security sources say

Scale of mutiny not clear; pay dispute seen as possible cause.
Ministries and state television evacuated, officials say.
Hundreds take to streets in capital to celebrate mutiny.

Published 18 Aug, 2020 11:08pm

USA

Trudeau to tap ally Freeland as finance minister in agenda reset

The appointment comes after a tumultuous week for the government that ended in Bill Morneau stepping down as finance minister on Monday night.
Freeland's experience renegotiating a North American trade deal and her relationships with provincial premiers make her a good choice.

Published 18 Aug, 2020 11:05pm

Middle East

Hezbollah has ‘taken hostage’ the Lebanese people's future: Israeli statement on Hariri verdict

The ruling of the tribunal that investigated the murder of Prime Minister Hariri and which was made public today is unequivocal.
Hezbollah has taken hostage the future of the Lebanese in the service of foreign interests.

Published 18 Aug, 2020 10:58pm

Africa

Zimbabwe shortens coronavirus curfew, extends business hours

The overnight curfew will now start at 8 p.m., while business hours will be extended to 4.30 p.m from 3 p.m. *The government banned public taxis in March, but the state bus service is failing to cope.

Published 18 Aug, 2020 10:51pm

USA

Interview: Joe Biden's campaign is courting an overlooked demographic — Pakistani Americans

The Democrat presidential hopeful is building a broad coalition to defeat Trump by reaching out to untapped voter blocs.

Updated 19 Aug, 2020 07:01pm

USA

Deputy PM Freeland to be named Canada finance minister: media

Morneau was also being investigated by Canada's ethics commissioner over his ties to a charity tasked to distribute pandemic relief to young Canadians.

Published 18 Aug, 2020 08:01pm

USA

Trump to pardon US women's suffrage hero Susan B. Anthony

She refused to pay the fine, making her an icon of the women's suffrage movement.

Published 18 Aug, 2020 07:49pm

Europe

Merkel rules out easing coronavirus rules as German cases spike

Germany earlier this month introduced free, mandatory tests for people returning from areas deemed a high risk for COVID-19 infections.

Published 18 Aug, 2020 07:46pm

Macron urges Putin to promote dialogue in Belarus

The French president "called on Russia to foster calm and dialogue," it said.

Published 18 Aug, 2020 07:44pm

Lebanon's Hariri accepts tribunal's verdict on murder of ex-PM father

The court has ruled, and in the name of the family of the late prime minister Rafic Hariri.

Published 18 Aug, 2020 07:42pm

Europe

Greece expects coronavirus vaccine supplies from December

There are over 7,200 cases, including some 2,800 in August, and 230 people have died of the virus in Greece.

Published 18 Aug, 2020 06:01pm

Africa

Gunfire heard at army base outside Mali capital

Soldiers fired their guns into the air in a military base in Kati, a town some 15 kilometres (nine miles) from Bamako.

Published 18 Aug, 2020 05:26pm

Africa

Libya unity govt signs military accord with Qatar, Turkey

Libya has been in chaos since a Western-backed uprising toppled and killed longtime dictator Moamer Kadhafi in 2011.

Published 18 Aug, 2020 05:21pm

Asia

One dead, dozens injured as strong quake hits central Philippines

In the city of Iloilo about 400 kilometres (250 miles) southwest of Masbate in the neighbouring Visayas region, residents ran out onto the streets.

Published 18 Aug, 2020 05:15pm

'Vision from hell': Losing an eye to the Beirut blast

Tragically, Sama was sitting close to a window when the blast also sent shards of glass flying into her left eye.

Published 18 Aug, 2020 05:12pm

South Asia

Sri Lanka plunged into darkness after power outage hits entire nation

COLOMBO: The entire nation of Sri Lanka was left without power Monday in a seven-hour outage following a failure at ...

Updated 18 Aug, 2020 03:48am

Virus forces New Zealand election delay as Europe tightens curbs

WELLINGTON: New Zealand on Monday postponed its election to focus on fighting a second wave of the coronavirus as...

Updated 18 Aug, 2020 03:45am

Middle East

Oman, Israel discuss 'recent developments' after UAE deal

MUSCAT: Oman's foreign minister spoke to his Israeli counterpart on Monday, Muscat said, the first contact since...

Updated 18 Aug, 2020 03:45am

Middle East

Israel planning UAE flights over Saudi: Netanyahu

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that Israel is working on opening a corridor over...

Updated 18 Aug, 2020 03:46am

Middle East

Kushner urges Saudi Arabia to normalise ties with Israel

DUBAI: US President Donald Trump's son-in-law and White House advisor Jared Kushner said Monday it would be in Saudi...

Updated 18 Aug, 2020 03:46am

USA

Scorching temperature in US's Death Valley could be global high

WASHINGTON: A temperature of 130 degrees Fahrenheit (54.4 degrees Celsius) recorded in California's Death Valley on...

Updated 18 Aug, 2020 03:49am

Europe

Belarus workers chant 'Leave' at Lukashenko as anger mounts over vote

MINSK: Workers at a state-run factory confronted Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko with chants of "Leave!" ...

Updated 18 Aug, 2020 03:46am

South Asia

Iran paid Taliban for attacks on Americans: CNN report

WASHINGTON: Iran offered the Taliban bounties to attack US and coalition soldiers in Afghanistan, just as Russia...

Updated 18 Aug, 2020 03:47am

USA

Trump says closely following 'terrible situation' in Belarus

Washington has already called for Lukashenko to open talks with civil society.

Published 18 Aug, 2020 02:39am

Middle East

Oman, Israel discuss 'recent developments' after UAE deal

The Palestinian Authority has voiced its "strong rejection and condemnation" of the Israeli-Emirati deal.

Published 18 Aug, 2020 02:36am

Middle East

COVID-19 deaths spike among Syria medical personnel

Doctors in Damascus say the official case numbers reflect only those tested, not infected individuals who may be staying at home.

Published 18 Aug, 2020 02:34am

Europe

Italy wants no more illegal migrants, minister tells Tunisia

Despite the sharp rise, the number of migrant arrivals is still far below numbers recorded in recent years.

Published 18 Aug, 2020 02:31am

Europe

Former Spanish king Juan Carlos has gone into exile in UAE

The royal palace had up until now refused to reveal where Juan Carlos is living, saying he would announce it himself if necessary.

Published 18 Aug, 2020 02:29am

Europe

PKK says shot down Turkish helicopter in Iraq

Turkey launched a cross-border ground and air operation against the PKK in the mountainous region in mid-June.

Published 18 Aug, 2020 02:26am

USA

Kushner urges Saudi to normalise ties with Israel

Saudi King, Crown Prince had repeatedly expressed their desire for an independent Palestinian state with economic opportunities, Kushner said.

Published 18 Aug, 2020 02:24am

USA

Michelle Obama opens Democratic convention as Trump aims to spoil party

The convention takes place amid a furor over Trump's efforts to limit mail-in voting.

Published 18 Aug, 2020 02:22am

Europe

German foreign minister warns of 'deceptive calm' in Libya

Libya has been in chaos since a Western-backed uprising toppled Kadhafi in 2011.

Published 18 Aug, 2020 02:18am

USA

Mexican president says will get Russian vaccine if effective

The Latin American country has recorded more than 56,000 coronavirus deaths.

Published 18 Aug, 2020 02:16am

USA

Brazil indigenous protesters demand help against virus

The coronavirus pandemic has hit especially hard among indigenous people in the region.

Published 18 Aug, 2020 02:14am

Africa

Sudan protests mark one year since post-Bashir deal

Bashir was overthrown by the army on April 11, 2019 after a wave of mass protests against his three-decade, iron-fisted rule.

Published 18 Aug, 2020 02:11am

South Asia

Taiwan opens office in breakaway state Somaliland

Somaliland's foreign minister told reporters Monday that an ambassador was "already working" on setting it up.

Published 18 Aug, 2020 01:48am

South Asia

Japan ramps up aid to Mauritius after oil spill

The new team of seven experts is to leave Japan on Wednesday and will carry materials such as sorbent to help clean up the oil.

Published 18 Aug, 2020 01:42am

Post-blast Lebanon says hospitals nearly at COVID-19 capacity

The disaster killed 177 people and wounded more than 6,500, many hit by falling debris and flying glass as windows shattered.

Published 18 Aug, 2020 01:36am

Africa

Mali opposition calls fresh anti-govt protests

The nation of some 19 million people is mired in a deep political impasse as the June 5 Movement insists on Keita's resignation.

Published 18 Aug, 2020 01:34am

Europe

Belarus engulfed in ninth night of protests as Lukashenko heckled

European Union leaders are to hold an emergency video summit on Belarus on Wednesday.
President Donald Trump said the United States was following events "very closely", describing it as a "terrible situation".

Published 18 Aug, 2020 01:28am

Europe

'I'm not a saint': Lukashenko offers to hand over power after referendum

New protests and strikes hit Belarus.
Opposition leader says she's ready to lead nation.
US, EU officials say Russia should stay out.
Workers heckle Lukashenko, tell him to step down.
He says no new elections "until you've killed me".

Published 18 Aug, 2020 01:08am

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 3	277.80
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 3	277.60
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 4	146.38
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 4	0.85
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 4	1.31
Euro to USD / Oct 4	1.10

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 4	5,699.94
India Sensex / Oct 4	82,497.10
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 4	38,651.98
Nasdaq / Oct 4	17,918.47
Hang Seng / Oct 4	22,489.05
FTSE 100 / Oct 4	8,282.52
Dow Jones / Oct 4	42,011.59
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 4	19,015.41

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Oct 4	247.03
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 4	73.70
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 4	18,035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 4	237,572.70
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 4	2,661.50
Diesel/Litre / Oct 4	246.29

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Oct 4 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Oct 4 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Oct 4 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Oct 4 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 4 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Oct 4 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Oct 4 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Oct 4 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Oct 4 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Oct 4 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Oct 4 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Oct 4 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Oct 4 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 4 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Oct 4 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Oct 4 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Oct 4 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Oct 4 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Oct 4 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Oct 4 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Oct 4 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Oct 4 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Oct 4 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Oct 4 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Oct 4 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 4 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Oct 4 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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