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World - 2020-10-11

Europe

Pope deplores 'fragile truce' in Karabakh

"I pray and invite you to pray for the victims and for all those whose life is in danger," the pope said.

Published 11 Oct, 2020 06:56pm

Middle East

Lebanon to lock down nearly 170 districts in virus fight

Authorities fear the continuous rise of cases could further overwhelm the country's fragile healthcare sector.

Published 11 Oct, 2020 06:52pm

Europe

Police station outside Paris targeted in fireworks attack

"This was something totally different -- they wanted to physically injure these two officers," he said.

Published 11 Oct, 2020 06:45pm

Africa

Ghana president visits post-coup Mali after sanctions lifted

The colonels who overthrew Keita have pledged to return power to elected civilian leaders after a transition period of up to 18 months.

Published 11 Oct, 2020 06:43pm

Africa

Tunisia says sinking leaves 2 migrants dead, many missing

The number of would-be migrants attempting to cross to Europe from Tunisia sharply from a peak in 2011.

Published 11 Oct, 2020 06:40pm

Africa

Nigeria dissolves police special forces unit after protests: presidency

The Nigerian Police Force announced in a tweet an investigation into allegations "of crimes committed against citizens", adding "the culprits will be punished".

Published 11 Oct, 2020 06:39pm

Europe

Dozens detained at Belarus opposition protest

Among those detained were journalists from Russia's TASS state news agency, although they were later released, the agency reported.

Published 11 Oct, 2020 06:36pm

Asia

'Disappointing' to see huge new North Korea missile: US official

Leader Kim Jong Un watched the huge ICBM roll through Pyongyang at the climax of an unprecedented night-time parade on Saturday, weeks before the US election.

Published 11 Oct, 2020 06:33pm

Israel will oppose any U.S. F-35 sale to Qatar, says Israeli minister

Cohen says the step is necessary to maintain Israeli military superiority in the region

Published 11 Oct, 2020 03:05pm

Trump seeks to put COVID-19 behind him, get back to election campaign

US President's physician says Trump has taken a test showing he is no longer "a transmission risk to others

Published 11 Oct, 2020 02:18pm

We hope Trump will win election and withdraw US troops from Afghanistan, say Taliban

Trump's election campaign official says they reject Taliban’s support and Taliban should know US President will always protect American interests by any means necessary

Updated 11 Oct, 2020 12:57pm

UAE official says Turkish base in Qatar destabilises region

The UAE and its Arab allies have imposed a boycott on Qatar since mid-2017 and had demanded that Doha close a Turkish military base, among their conditions for ending the rift

Published 11 Oct, 2020 10:26am

Europe

Serbia tests Chinese drones, Russian jets at major exercise

PESTER, (Serbia): Russian-made jet fighters, helicopter gunships and tanks fired at ground targets while Chinese...

Updated 11 Oct, 2020 03:08am

Europe

Coronavirus cases surge in Europe and Latin America

BERLIN: Germany and Poland enforced new restrictions to fight the coronavirus Saturday, as the number of cases ...

Published 11 Oct, 2020 02:47am

Asia

Kyrgyzstan elects acting PM, rearrests ex-president

BISHKEK, (Kyrgyzstan): Kyrgyzstan on Saturday put its former president Almazbek Atambayev back in jail while a...

Published 11 Oct, 2020 02:47am

Asia

North Korea displays huge new ICBM at coronavirus-defying parade

SEOUL: North Korea showed off a gigantic new intercontinental ballistic missile Saturday that analysts described as...

Published 11 Oct, 2020 02:47am

South Asia

BD weighs death penalty for rapists as protests flare

DHAKA: Protests rocked Bangladesh on Saturday as hundreds of people took to the streets to demand justice after a...

Updated 11 Oct, 2020 03:10am

Europe

UK becomes latest nation to withdraw envoy from Belarus

LONDON: Britain has joined several eastern European nations in withdrawing its ambassador from strife-torn Belarus ...

Published 11 Oct, 2020 02:47am

Africa

Gas blast kills five in Algeria

ALGIERS: A gas explosion on Saturday killed five people and injured 16 others in the western Algerian city of El...

Published 11 Oct, 2020 02:47am

Middle East

New anti-Netanyahu demos in Israel despite virus rules

Anti-Netanyahu protests have been staged each Saturday since July to denounce the prime minister's handling of the virus pandemic and the economy.

Published 11 Oct, 2020 02:19am

Mexico makes nearly $160mn down payment for COVAX vaccine plan

The global health agency's COVAX Facility is a multilateral initiative running trials on several potential vaccines.
The foreign ministry statement added that the government had presented the "risk guarantee" paperwork for another $20.6 million.

Published 11 Oct, 2020 01:46am

Middle East

UAE official says Turkey's army in Qatar destabilises region

The Turkish military presence in the Arab Gulf is an emergency.
It reinforces polarization, and it does not take into account the sovereignty of states and the interests of the Gulf countries and its peoples.

Published 11 Oct, 2020 01:43am

Europe

Ireland reports highest number of COVID-19 infections in single day

The surge, after a week in which regions of neighbouring Northern Ireland reported some of the highest infection rates in Europe.
Ireland reported an average of 523 cases per day over the previous seven days, double the infection rate seen three weeks earlier.

Published 11 Oct, 2020 01:42am

Middle East

Palestinian president meets World Jewish Congress head

Lauder, a US businessman who also met Abbas a year ago in New York, attended the Sept. 15 White House signing ceremony of an agreement between Israel and the UAE and Bahrain.
He told Saudi newspaper Arab News on Sept. 16 that he hoped the accord would bring the Palestinians back to peace talks with Israel.

Published 11 Oct, 2020 01:25am

Exchange

Armenia and Azerbaijan accuse each other of violating Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire

Two sides strike ceasefire deal after marathon talks.
Both swiftly accuse each other of violating the truce.
Moscow brokered the deal at Putin's behest.
Idea is to allow them to swap prisoners, bodies of dead.
Both agreed in Moscow to start peace talks.

Updated 11 Oct, 2020 01:25am

USA

Pelosi says Trump stimulus proposal is 'one step forward, two steps back'

In a weekly letter to Democratic colleagues, Pelosi said the Trump administration's proposal lacked a "strategic plan to crush the virus".
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin floated the $1.8 trillion proposal in a 30-minute Friday afternoon phone conversation.

Published 11 Oct, 2020 12:33am

USA

US CDC reports 213,037 deaths from coronavirus

The CDC reported its tally of cases of the respiratory illness known as COVID-19, caused by a new coronavirus.

Published 11 Oct, 2020 12:31am

South Asia

North Korea unveils 'monster' new intercontinental ballistic missile at parade

New missile may carry more warheads – analysts.
Parade features long-range missiles for first time since 2018.
State TV broadcasts edited footage of unusual predawn parade.
N.Korean leader thanks troops for preventing coronavirus outbreak.

Published 11 Oct, 2020 12:20am

Europe

Iran short of 'significant quantity' of potential bomb material: IAEA boss

"The Iranians continue to enrich uranium, and to a much higher degree than they have committed themselves to. And this amount is growing by the month."
In the IAEA we do not talk about breakout time. We look at the significant quantity, the minimum amount of enriched uranium or plutonium needed to make an atomic bomb.

Published 11 Oct, 2020 12:16am

USA

Hurricane Delta's winds topple gear, disrupt US oil refineries

Delta's fierce winds tore roofs off homes, cut electric power and disrupted energy operations as far away as Port Arthur, Texas, 65 miles.
Total SA's 225,500 barrel-per-day (bpd) refinery lost power, Valero Energy Corp's 335,000 bpd plant lost a cooling tower.

Published 11 Oct, 2020 12:09am

USA

Appearing at White House, Trump holds first public event since COVID-19 diagnosis

Standing alone and not wearing a mask, Trump spoke from the White House balcony at an event called "a peaceful protest for law & order,"
It was the first public event Trump has held since he was released from the hospital on Monday.

Published 11 Oct, 2020 12:06am

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 27	277.70
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 27	277.50
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 27	146.23
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 27	0.85
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 27	1.34
Euro to USD / Sep 27	1.12

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 27	5,738.17
India Sensex / Sep 27	85,571.85
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 27	39,829.56
Nasdaq / Sep 27	18,119.59
Hang Seng / Sep 27	20,632.30
FTSE 100 / Sep 27	8,320.76
Dow Jones / Sep 27	42,313
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 27	19,473.63

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 27	67.47
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 27	240,144.70
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 27	2,665.83
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 27	73.60
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 28	18,235
Petrol/Litre / Sep 29	249.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Sep 29 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Sep 29 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Sep 29 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Sep 29 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Sep 29 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Sep 29 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Sep 29 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Sep 29 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Sep 29 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Sep 29 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Sep 29 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Sep 29 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Sep 29 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Sep 29 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Sep 29 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Sep 29 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Sep 29 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Sep 29 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

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

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