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World - 2020-08-23

Twin hurricanes threaten US as deadly floods hit Haiti

The Atlantic storm season, which runs through November, could be one of the busiest ever this year, with the Hurricane Center predicting as many as 25 named storms. Laura is the 12th so far.

Published 23 Aug, 2020 11:54pm

Europe

Virus cases keep rising in Italy

Despite the steady rise in cases, Health Minister Roberto Speranza ruled out any general return to lockdown, saying the situation was under control.

Published 23 Aug, 2020 11:50pm

USA

Firefighters tackle California fires covering 1 million acres

About 2,600 firefighters are tackling the two largest blazes, out of 13,700 battling "nearly two dozen major fires," according to Rahn.

Published 23 Aug, 2020 11:42pm

Tens of thousands in Lithuania form human chain for Belarus

"We are with you, free Belarus, and we extend our hand to you," Lithuania's President Gitanas Nauseda said after linking hands at the border checkpoint.

Published 23 Aug, 2020 11:40pm

Pompeo to tour region after UAE-Israel deal

During his visit, Pompeo will discuss regional security issues related to Iran's malicious influence.

Published 23 Aug, 2020 08:49pm

Middle East

Iran says black boxes show pilots alive after missile hit Ukraine jet

Iran admitted days later that its forces accidentally shot down the Kiev-bound Boeing 737-800 aircraft.

Published 23 Aug, 2020 08:46pm

South Asia

Local virus outbreak in Myanmar sparks fears for Rohingya camps

The city has recorded 48 cases in the past week.

Published 23 Aug, 2020 06:30pm

Europe

EU hopes to avoid 'second Ukraine' in Belarus

Maduro and Lukashenko are in exactly the same situation. We don't recognise their elections as legitimate, Borell said.

Published 23 Aug, 2020 06:03pm

Europe

Belarus protesters demand Lukashenko's resignation

The EU has rejected the results of the election and has vowed to sanction Belarusians responsible for ballot fraud.

Published 23 Aug, 2020 05:56pm

South Asia

South Korea reports biggest rise in coronavirus cases since March

That brings South Korea's total infections of the new coronavirus to 17,399 with 309 COVID-19 deaths, it said.

Published 23 Aug, 2020 01:57pm

Asia

Indonesia reports 2,037 new coronavirus cases

The Southeast Asian country also added 86 new deaths on Sunday, taking the total number to 6,680, the highest COVID-19 death toll in Southeast Asia.

Published 23 Aug, 2020 01:52pm

Europe

Italy rules out new lockdown as coronavirus cases rise

The number of new infections remains considerably lower than those registered in Spain and France and daily death tolls are low.

Published 23 Aug, 2020 01:50pm

South Asia

Philippines' coronavirus cases rise close to 190,000

In a bulletin, the Department of Health also reported 32 more fatalities, bringing the country's death toll to 2,998.

Updated 23 Aug, 2020 01:50pm

Europe

Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 782 to 232,864

The reported death toll rose by 2 to 9,269, the tally showed.

Published 23 Aug, 2020 10:49am

Europe

UK PM Johnson says failure to reopen schools not an option

Johnson said reopening schools in September was a social, economic and moral imperative, insisting schools would be able to operate safely despite the COVID-19 pandemic.

Published 23 Aug, 2020 10:47am

Middle East

Israel shells Hamas posts in Gaza after rocket fired

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israeli tanks shelled military positions of Gaza's ruling Hamas movement early Saturday, the ...

Published 23 Aug, 2020 02:30am

USA

California fires force thousands to flee as more blazes feared

LOS ANGELES: Some of California's largest ever fires raged across the state Saturday, forcing tens of thousands from...

Published 23 Aug, 2020 02:30am

USA

US imposes visa restrictions on 14 Iranians over human rights violations

WASHINGTON: The United States on Friday said it was imposing visa restrictions on 13 Iranian officials it accused of...

Updated 23 Aug, 2020 10:26am

Africa

'Unofficial' world's oldest man dies in South Africa

JOHANNESBURG: A 116-year-old survivor of the 1918 Spanish Flu believed to be among the world's oldest people died...

Updated 23 Aug, 2020 10:24am

Europe

Big fire raging in Greece's Mani peninsula

ATHENS: More than 100 hundred firefighters on Saturday battled a wildfire that broke out in Greece's southern Mani...

Published 23 Aug, 2020 02:30am

Middle East

Seven killed in South Sudan plane crash

JUBA: Four passengers and three crew were killed Saturday when a cargo plane belonging to a local operator crashed...

Updated 23 Aug, 2020 10:28am

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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 3	146.38
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 3	0.85
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 3	1.32
Euro to USD / Oct 3	1.10

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 2	5,709.54
Nasdaq / Oct 2	17,925.13
Dow Jones / Oct 2	42,196.52
India Sensex / Oct 3	82,818.42
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 3	38,552.06
Hang Seng / Oct 3	22,190.45
FTSE 100 / Oct 3	8,294.15
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 3	19,060.13

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 3	71.09
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 3	18,085
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 3	235,254
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 3	2,647.90
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 3	73.25
Petrol/Litre / Oct 4	247.03

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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