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World - 2020-10-02

Currency

Slowing US job growth leaves nearly 4 million Americans permanently unemployed

Nonfarm payrolls increase 661,000 in September.
Unemployment rate falls to 7.9% from 8.4%.

Published 02 Oct, 2020 11:49pm

USA

Trump shows COVID-19 symptoms as positive test rocks White House, campaign

Trump and wife Melania begin quarantine.
President to continue working – aides.
Trump sidelined from in-person events weeks before election.

Published 02 Oct, 2020 11:03pm

Europe

IMF sees Greek economy shrinking by 9.5pc in 2020

Greece emerged from its third international bailout in 2018, after a decade-long debt crisis.
The country will register a 6.75% of GDP primary budget deficit this year due to both lower economic activity and the government's stimulus measures.

Published 02 Oct, 2020 10:53pm

Europe

Coronavirus curbs evoked East Germany memories: Merkel

"We learned to improvise and we always managed well despite many shortages. These are skills that are useful today too."

Published 02 Oct, 2020 07:46pm

Middle East

Amnesty urges Egypt to release detainees after rare protests

Egyptians took to the streets in several villages across the country from mid-September, according to videos shared widely on social media, especially by sympathisers of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood.

Published 02 Oct, 2020 07:44pm

Europe

Anger from Moscow, Minsk as EU sanctions Belarus

Lukashenko is the most glaring omission from the sanctions list.

Published 02 Oct, 2020 07:42pm

USA

Supreme Court nominee Barrett tested negative for Covid-19: W.House spokesman

Trump, who has tested positive, stood alongside Barrett as he announced her nomination at the White House last Saturday.

Published 02 Oct, 2020 07:37pm

Europe

Spain's September jobless falls by 0.69pc m/m to 3.8mn

There were about 13,907 more jobless people in Spain in September than in the same month in 2019.

Published 02 Oct, 2020 07:13pm

The United States and Pakistan partner under the Hague Abduction Convention

Pakistan and the United States have initiated a bilateral partnership under the Hague Abduction Convention, in an effort to uphold a “shared commitment to protecting children in cases of international parental child abduction”.

Published 02 Oct, 2020 07:09pm

Asia

Indonesia reports 4,317 new coronavirus infections, 116 deaths

The Southeast Asian nation also reported 116 additional deaths, bringing the total number of fatalities to 10,972.

Published 02 Oct, 2020 06:55pm

Europe

Russia does not have immediate plans to reimpose nationwide COVID lockdowns, Kremlin says

Russia reported 9,412 new coronavirus cases on Friday, its highest daily tally since May 23, pushing the national total to 1,194,643.

Published 02 Oct, 2020 06:52pm

WHO boss wishes Trump full and speedy COVID-19 recovery

"My best wishes to President @realDonaldTrump and @FLOTUS for a full and speedy recovery," Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyeusus said in a Tweet.

Published 02 Oct, 2020 06:49pm

Europe

Brexit trade talks to go on until mid-October EU summit

This week's round of negotiations between the EU and London on a new trade agreement after Brexit, the last scheduled, failed to resolve all the outstanding issues, the sources said.

Published 02 Oct, 2020 06:46pm

Europe

Turkey says parts of EU summit decisions divorced from reality

At the summit, EU leaders broke a diplomatic deadlock and imposed sanctions on Belarus, while assuring Cyprus the bloc would punish Turkey if it continues oil and gas drilling in disputed areas.

Published 02 Oct, 2020 06:44pm

Europe

Germany approves third trial of COVID-19 vaccine candidate

Hundreds of potential COVID-19 vaccines are in various stages of development, with 41 prospects in human trials across the globe.

Published 02 Oct, 2020 06:35pm

USA

US Pompeo says reconsidering his trip to Asia

Pompeo said that both he and his wife tested negative on the plane 20 minutes prior to landing in Dubrovnik. He said he last saw Trump in person on Sept. 15.

Published 02 Oct, 2020 06:33pm

Europe

Germany's Merkel wishes Trump and his wife speedy recovery

Trump said earlier on Friday that he and his wife Melania had tested positive for COVID-19 and were going into quarantine, upending the race for the White House.

Published 02 Oct, 2020 06:22pm

Asia

Malaysia reports 287 new coronavirus cases, biggest daily jump

The Southeast Asian country has reported a total of 11,771 cases of the virus so far, including 136 deaths.

Published 02 Oct, 2020 06:21pm

Europe

Merkel to meet with Belarus opposition's Tsikhanouskaya

The meeting comes after Tsikhanouskaya met French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday in Vilnius, the highest-profile Western leader to meet the exiled opposition leader.

Published 02 Oct, 2020 06:20pm

Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 34.31 million, death toll at 1,018,208

Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019.

Published 02 Oct, 2020 06:18pm

Europe

Tunisia reports daily coronavirus record of 1308 cases

The total number of cases has jumped to around 20,000 compared with roughly 1,000 cases before the country's borders were opened on June 27.

Published 02 Oct, 2020 06:11pm

NATO's Stoltenberg wishes Trump, wife ‘speedy recovery’

"My best wishes to @realDonaldTrump and @FLOTUS. I hope they both have a speedy recovery from COVID-19," Stoltenberg wrote on Twitter, using the handles of Trump and his wife.

Published 02 Oct, 2020 06:03pm

China

Amid COVID-19, Pakistan India and China to become “world’s surveillance hotspot”, warns report

According to a new Right to Privacy Index report, “China and Pakistan are among the nations with a worsening track record of violating citizens privacy”, with Asia being one of the highest-risk regions in the world for breaches of privacy, surveillance, and curbing political liberties.

Updated 02 Oct, 2020 06:53pm

Europe

Poland's daily virus cases exceed 2,000 for first time

New restrictions were announced for the worst-affected areas on Tuesday, with the government saying restaurants and bars would have to close by 10 p.m.

Published 02 Oct, 2020 04:27pm

Europe

UK PM Johnson says sure Trump will stage ‘a very strong recovery’

"Obviously I think we all want to send our best wishes to the president and the first lady and I've done that this morning as you can imagine,"

Published 02 Oct, 2020 04:21pm

Europe

Putin says Trump's 'inherent vitality' will see him through COVID-19

Russia's ties with the United States remain strained over many issues, from arms control to the conflict in Syria, as well as allegations of Russian interference in US politics, something Moscow denies.

Published 02 Oct, 2020 04:16pm

China says it hopes US president Trump will recover soon

Trump said on Friday that he and his wife were going into quarantine after their positive tests.

Published 02 Oct, 2020 03:58pm

On International Day for Non-Violence, Guterres pleads international community to “stop the fighting and focus on our common enemy: COVID-19”

Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres appealed to the international community to call for a global ceasefire, especially in the midst of a crippling pandemic.

Published 02 Oct, 2020 02:50pm

Europe

Giant black hole discovered

PARIS: Astronomers have discovered six galaxies ensnared in the cosmic "spider's web" of a supermassive black hole...

Updated 02 Oct, 2020 04:15am

USA

Donald Trump biggest driver of Covid-19 misinformation

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has been the world's biggest driver of Covid-19 misinformation during the...

Published 02 Oct, 2020 02:30am

Middle East

Thousands of Iraqis march

BAGHDAD: Thousands of Iraqis gathered on Thursday in the capital Baghdad and in the country's south on the first...

Published 02 Oct, 2020 02:30am

Putin, Trump, Macron urge 'immediate' ceasefire in Karabakh

PARIS: The presidents of Russia, the United States and France called Thursday for a ceasefire in the Nagorny ...

Updated 02 Oct, 2020 04:15am

China

Millions on the move as China eyes holiday bounce

BEIJING: Hundreds of millions in China hustled to enjoy their first major national holiday since the country beat ...

Published 02 Oct, 2020 02:30am

USA

Trump slashes US refugee admissions to record low

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump's administration said the United States will admit a record low of no more than...

Published 02 Oct, 2020 02:30am

Currency

Food prices in Sudan triple over past year: UN

OCHA said that inflation, according to Sudan's central bureau of statistics, had reached 170 percent in August.

Published 02 Oct, 2020 01:45am

Europe

EU leaders talk Turkey as crisis festers

German Chancellor gave a sober assessment, insisting that diplomacy was still the best way forward.

Published 02 Oct, 2020 01:39am

USA

US, Algeria renew strategic alliance in troubled region

Algeria is trying to reactivate its role on the regional diplomatic scene, including as a mediator in the conflicts in Mali and Libya.

Published 02 Oct, 2020 01:36am

USA

Donald Trump biggest driver of Covid-19 misinformation: study

After miracle cures, the second-most prevalent misinformation topic was that the pandemic was created to advance a "new world order."

Published 02 Oct, 2020 01:11am

USA

Venezuela condemns US warship 'provocation'

US-Venezuela tensions have escalated in recent months after Iran sent five tankers to help alleviate fuel shortages.

Published 02 Oct, 2020 01:09am

Middle East

Lebanon, Israel announce talks on disputed maritime border

Israel and Lebanon's Shiite movement Hezbollah fought a devastating war in 2006.

Published 02 Oct, 2020 01:07am

USA

Trump wants no rule changes after chaotic debate

The second presidential debate is scheduled for October 15 in Miami and the third for October 22 in Nashville.

Published 02 Oct, 2020 01:04am

Africa

Mali junta chief's govt role softened after regional pressure

The bloc has also urged Mali to publish the roadmap -- or 'transition charter' -- that sets out the interim government's powers.

Published 02 Oct, 2020 01:02am

Russia says ready for 'close coordination' with Turkey on Karabakh

Ankara has backed Azerbaijan in the conflict.

Published 02 Oct, 2020 12:59am

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
FTSE 100 / Sep 27	8,320.76
Dow Jones / Sep 27	42,313
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 27	19,473.63
France CAC40 / Sep 27	7,791.79
India Sensex / Sep 30	84,671.27
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 30	37,921.37

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 27	240,144.70
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 28	18,235
Petrol/Litre / Sep 30	249.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 30	68.81
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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