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World - 2020-09-29

Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev hails Pakistan's support over conflict with Armenia

Aliyev says we have seen who our real brothers are. These are the people of Turkey and Pakistan.

Updated 29 Sep, 2020 08:38pm

Asia

Indonesia reports 4,002 new coronavirus infections, 128 deaths

There were 128 new deaths recorded, taking the total to 10,601 fatalities, among Asia's highest number.

Published 29 Sep, 2020 06:08pm

Europe

Merkel govt wants tighter rules for parties to suppress virus

Mass-selling newspaper Bild reported that the plans were running into resistance from some of the state premiers, who must still agree to them.

Published 29 Sep, 2020 06:02pm

Europe

Vaccine alliance, Serum agree extra 100mn COVID-19 dose deal for poorer countries

The additional doses bring the total COVID-19 vaccines to be delivered by the Serum partnership to up to 200 million doses, GAVI said in a statement.

Published 29 Sep, 2020 05:52pm

Global coronavirus pandemic passes 'agonizing milestone' of a million deaths

The number of deaths from the novel coronavirus this year is now double the number of people who die annually from malaria

Published 29 Sep, 2020 04:45pm

Middle East

Iran rejects Saudi accusation it trained a terrorist cell

Iran and its main regional adversary Saudi Arabia have been involved in proxy wars across the Middle East from Syria to Yemen.

Published 29 Sep, 2020 04:17pm

Europe

Ireland's COVID-19 unemployment rate falls slightly in September

The jobless rate, which stood at 4.8pc before the crisis, hit a record 28.8pc in early May after 600,000 people claimed the special payment.

Published 29 Sep, 2020 04:15pm

Africa

South Africa's official unemployment rate drops as lockdown discourages job seekers

South Africa imposed a strict coronavirus lockdown at the end of March, squeezing businesses and consumers, and saw economic output record its largest contraction ever in the second quarter.

Published 29 Sep, 2020 04:02pm

One million COVID-19 deaths 'a very sad milestone', but virus suppressable: WHO

The global coronavirus death toll rose past a million on Tuesday, a grim statistic in a pandemic that has devastated the global economy

Published 29 Sep, 2020 03:31pm

Trump administration to distribute 150mn rapid coronavirus tests

He added that the other 100 million tests would go to states and territories to assist them in opening their economies and schools.

Published 29 Sep, 2020 04:12am

Middle East

G20 summit to be held virtually

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia said Monday it will hold the G20 summit virtually in November, instead of having leaders of the...

Updated 29 Sep, 2020 04:16am

Europe

Hungary, Poland to launch think-tank to help counter EU

BUDAPEST: Leading opponents of EU migration plans Hungary and Poland on Monday announced the setting up of a...

Updated 29 Sep, 2020 04:15am

Asia

Indonesia landslides kill 11 including infant twins

TARAKAN: Two 10-month-old twins were among at least 11 people killed in landslides across an Indonesian city early ...

Published 29 Sep, 2020 02:57am

Middle East

At least 5 civilians killed in rocket fire near Baghdad airport

BAGHDAD: Three Iraqi children and two women from the same family were killed Monday when a rocket targeting Baghdad...

Published 29 Sep, 2020 02:57am

Africa

Togo appoints its first woman prime minister

LOME: Togo's President Faure Gnassingbe on Monday named the first ever female prime minister to head the government...

Published 29 Sep, 2020 02:57am

Global coronavirus death toll passes one million

PARIS: More than one million people have died from coronavirus, according to an AFP...

Updated 29 Sep, 2020 04:25am

Europe

Pompeo urges Greece, Turkey to resolve Mediterranean row

The secretary of state last October signed a defence agreement allowing US forces a broader use of Greek military facilities.

Published 29 Sep, 2020 02:30am

USA

Nearly 280,000 US schoolchildren have had coronavirus: study

Overall, 277,285 children were infected, 3,240 hospitalized; 404 admitted to intensive care; and 51 died.

Published 29 Sep, 2020 02:29am

Middle East

At least 5 Iraqi civilians killed in latest anti-US rocket attack

The Iraqi army on Monday accused "criminal gangs and groups of outlaws" of seeking to "create chaos and terrorise people".

Published 29 Sep, 2020 02:25am

WHO wants 120mn rapid virus tests for poorer states

"The current numbers are likely an under-estimate of the true toll," said WHO emergencies director Michael Ryan.

Published 29 Sep, 2020 02:24am

Europe

Macron to meet Belarus opposition leader Tuesday

Macron confirmed he would meet Tikhanovskaya on Tuesday morning during his three-day visit to Lithuania and Latvia.

Published 29 Sep, 2020 02:20am

USA

$20mn settlement in US police killing of Black man

While 43-year-old Green was handcuffed and sitting in the police car, he was allegedly shot six times by the officer, Michael Owen.

Published 29 Sep, 2020 02:17am

Africa

Zuma asks S.African graft commission head to recuse himself

The former president has repeatedly refused to testify to the commission, most recently last week when he claimed he was too ill.

Published 29 Sep, 2020 02:16am

Europe

Czechs, Slovaks to declare coronavirus state of emergency

The EU country of 5.4 million registered 9,343 coronavirus infections since the beginning of the pandemic and 44 patients have died.

Published 29 Sep, 2020 02:14am

Africa

Holdout Darfur rebels attack Sudan army

The army said it remained "committed" to the August 31 ceasefire, and made no mention of any casualties.

Published 29 Sep, 2020 02:13am

USA

Trump's 2016 team accused of dissuading Afro-Americans from voting

"It was a strategy that preceded a collapse in the black vote in key states like Wisconsin," the report said.

Published 29 Sep, 2020 02:10am

Poorer countries to get 120 million $5 coronavirus tests, WHO says

The wider availability of quick, reliable and inexpensive testing will help 133 countries to track infections and contain the spread, closing the gap with wealthy ones.
The tests were currently priced at a maximum of $5 each but were expected to become cheaper.

Published 29 Sep, 2020 01:46am

Huawei CFO Meng back in Canadian court fighting US extradition

The scheduled five days of so-called Vukelich hearings will help the judge to ultimately decide whether there is an "air of reality," or possibility that Meng's accusations are valid.
Meng, the daughter of billionaire Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei, has said she is innocent.

Published 29 Sep, 2020 01:37am

Middle East

Saudi Arabia says it busted terrorist cell trained by Iran's Revolutionary Guards

Three of those arrested had been trained in Iran while the rest were "linked to the cell in various roles".
weapons and explosives were confiscated at two locations, a house and a farm, in the Gulf Arab state.

Published 29 Sep, 2020 01:30am

Europe

UK's Johnson raises concerns with Turkey's Erdogan over east Med tensions

NATO allies Greece and Turkey, at loggerheads on a range of issues, have agreed to resume exploratory talks over contested maritime claims following weeks of tension.
The Prime Minister expressed his concern about recent tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Published 29 Sep, 2020 01:25am

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 30	277.80
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 30	277.60
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 30	141.76
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 30	0.84
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 30	1.34
Euro to USD / Sep 30	1.12

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 27	5,738.17
Nasdaq / Sep 27	18,119.59
Dow Jones / Sep 27	42,313
India Sensex / Sep 30	84,671.27
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 30	37,921.37
Hang Seng / Sep 30	21,438.57
FTSE 100 / Sep 30	8,306.82
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 30	19,435.24

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 27	240,144.70
Petrol/Litre / Sep 30	249.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 30	68.81
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 30	18,235
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 30	2,658.39
Diesel/Litre / Sep 30	249.69

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Sep 30 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Sep 30 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Sep 30 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Sep 30 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Sep 30 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Sep 30 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Sep 30 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Sep 30 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Sep 30 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Sep 30 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Sep 30 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Sep 30 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Sep 30 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Sep 30 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Sep 30 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Sep 30 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Sep 30 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Sep 30 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Sep 30 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Sep 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Sep 30 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Sep 30 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Sep 30 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Sep 30 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Sep 30 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Sep 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Sep 30 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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