News Archives for World - 2020-09-07

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World - 2020-09-07

Africa

Libya reports highest virus cases for single day

The NCDC urged people in areas where the virus is spreading rapidly to avoid travel unless it is essential.

Published 07 Sep, 2020 08:50pm

Europe

France warns Britain against harming 'trust' on Brexit

Macron said he had had "very good" telephone talks with Johnson on issues including Britain's future relationship with the EU.

Published 07 Sep, 2020 08:46pm

South Asia

India passes Brazil for world's second most virus cases

Infections have now risen above 4.2 million.

Published 07 Sep, 2020 06:38pm

South Asia

China shows off Covid-19 vaccines for first time

In May, President Xi Jinping pledged to make any potential vaccine developed by China a "global public good".

Published 07 Sep, 2020 06:33pm

Europe

EU chief warns UK must respect Brexit withdrawal deal

Von der Leyen issued warning that Johnson is planning legislation to override parts of the withdrawal treaty that Britain and the EU agreed last year.

Published 07 Sep, 2020 06:15pm

Middle East

Russian FM Lavrov lands in Syria on rare visit

The conflict has ravaged the Syria economy, killed more than 380,000 people and pushed millions to flee their homes.

Published 07 Sep, 2020 06:11pm

Europe

Merkel won't rule out Nord Stream impact from Navalny affair

Nord Stream 2 is set to double Russian natural-gas shipments to Germany, Europe's largest economy.

Published 07 Sep, 2020 06:10pm

Europe

Belarus police step up clampdown with hundreds of arrests

Belarusian authorities have already detained several members of the Coordination Council.

Published 07 Sep, 2020 06:07pm

Africa

Virus-hit Morocco locks down Casablanca, shuts schools

Since detecting its first case in early March, Morocco has recorded 72,394 cases of Covid infection, including 1,361 deaths.

Published 07 Sep, 2020 06:04pm

South Asia

Nearly 300 Rohingya reach Indonesia 'after seven months at sea'

Amnesty International called on Indonesia to give the migrants safe haven.

Published 07 Sep, 2020 06:01pm

Currency

Syria seeks more Russian investment as US sanctions hammer economy

Officials from Syria and Russia, whose military support since 2015 helped Damascus reverse gains by Islamists and other rebels.
Russia turned the tide for Assad and with the regime now facing its gravest challenges, Moscow is in a better position than any other time to further squeeze Assad,

Updated 07 Sep, 2020 06:20pm

Europe

EU warns Serbia over Jerusalem embassy move

The bloc expects prospective members like Serbia to align with its foreign policy positions.

Published 07 Sep, 2020 05:49pm

Middle East

Swiss top diplomat holds 'fruitful' talks in Iran on peace, rights

"Peace, economic development and human rights - fruitful discussion with my counterpart," Cassis said.

Published 07 Sep, 2020 05:42pm

Europe

Erdogan says Turkish economy will emerge stronger from COVID-19

Turkey reaching its goals depends on its battle with the coronavirus ending successfully.
Turkey has so far recorded almost 280,000 cases of COVID-19, with 6,673 deaths, according to Health Ministry data.

Published 07 Sep, 2020 05:31pm

Energy

Merkel doesn't rule out sanctions on Russian gas pipeline

Merkel is under mounting pressure from members of her conservative party to suspend the Nord Stream 2 pipeline.
Seibert also said it was too early to decide on whether to impose sanctions against Russia over the poisoning.

Published 07 Sep, 2020 05:18pm

Police arrest 15 more after overnight protests in Portland

Protesters set fire on some mattresses that were put out eventually by firefighters, Portland police said.
The police said there were no injuries, adding they arrested 15 people on charges like interfering with a peace officer.

Published 07 Sep, 2020 05:14pm

Europe

Spain's PM Sanchez backs plans for Bankia-Caixabank merger

Caixabank, state-owned Bankia plan merger
Spanish PM welcomes plans
PM says deal not done yet, must maximise value of state's stake

Published 07 Sep, 2020 05:10pm

USA

Mexican gross fixed investment posts record jump in June, but still weak

Gross fixed investment rose by 20.1 percent in June from the previous month when adjusted for seasonal swings.
Lopez Obrador argues that previous governments he casts as corrupt skewed contracts in favor of private interests.

Published 07 Sep, 2020 05:04pm

Exchange

UAE planning first official visit to Israel on Sept 22

The UAE delegation's trip to Israel, which has yet to be finalised, would come in reciprocation of a groundbreaking trip to Abu Dhabi last week.
the UAE was expected to finalise the trip after a date is announced for a ceremony, likely in Washington.

Published 07 Sep, 2020 04:53pm

Tunisian officer stabbed to death, 3 'terrorists' killed in firefight

SOUSSE, (Tunisia): Attackers with knives killed a Tunisian National Guard officer and wounded another Sunday before...

Updated 07 Sep, 2020 02:55am

Middle East

Israeli carrier Israir books commercial flight slots to UAE

TEL AVIV: Israeli carrier Israir said on Sunday it had reserved slots for commercial flights from Tel Aviv to the...

Published 07 Sep, 2020 02:21am

South Asia

India uses hotline to alert China about 'kidnap'

NEW DELHI: The Indian military has alerted China of allegations that five men were abducted by the People's...

Updated 07 Sep, 2020 02:54am

USA

Trump blasts media, Democrats

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Sunday again defended his support for American troops while others in his...

Published 07 Sep, 2020 02:21am

Asia

Typhoon Haishen hammers southern Japan

TOKYO: Typhoon Haishen battered Japan's southern mainland with powerful winds and drenching rain, cutting power to...

Published 07 Sep, 2020 02:21am

Europe

German foreign minister threatens sanctions over Navalny poisoning

BERLIN: Tensions deepened between Germany and Russia over the alleged poisoning of opposition figure Alexei Navalny...

Updated 07 Sep, 2020 02:54am

Europe

UK says Russian state link likely in Navalny poisoning

LONDON: Britain on Sunday said Russia had "a very serious set of questions to answer" about the poisoning of...

Published 07 Sep, 2020 02:21am

German foreign minister threatens sanctions over Navalny poisoning

The Navalny case is only the latest in what Berlin has seen as a series of provocations by Putin that have damaged ties and called future cooperation into question.

Published 07 Sep, 2020 01:20am

Powerful typhoon slams Japan with violent winds, heavy rain

The storm has forced the cancellation of nearly 550 flights and disrupted train services, NHK said.

Published 07 Sep, 2020 01:13am

Helicopters rescue over 200 trapped in California wildfire

Making it one of the largest blazes burning during a particularly busy fire season in the state.

Published 07 Sep, 2020 01:04am

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 2	277.67
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 2	277.47
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 2	143.58
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 2	0.85
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 2	1.33
Euro to USD / Oct 2	1.11

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 2	5,708.75
India Sensex / Oct 2	84,266.29
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 2	37,915.18
Nasdaq / Oct 2	17,910.36
Hang Seng / Oct 2	22,239.06
FTSE 100 / Oct 2	8,317.35
Dow Jones / Oct 2	42,156.97
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 2	19,234.59

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Oct 2	247.03
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 2	71.29
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 2	18,035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 2	216,514
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 2	2,649.87
Diesel/Litre / Oct 2	246.29

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Oct 2 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Oct 2 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Oct 2 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Oct 2 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 2 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Oct 2 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Oct 2 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Oct 2 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Oct 2 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Oct 2 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Oct 2 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Oct 2 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Oct 2 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 2 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Oct 2 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Oct 2 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Oct 2 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Oct 2 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Oct 2 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Oct 2 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Oct 2 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Oct 2 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Oct 2 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Oct 2 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Oct 2 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 2 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Oct 2 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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