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World - 2020-10-14

South Asia

North Korea's nuclear, missile programs 'serious threat' to security: Pentagon chief

The appearance of a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) during a weekend parade in North Korea captivated many Western analysts.
"The United States remains committed to the security of the Republic of Korea," Esper said.

Published 14 Oct, 2020 11:59pm

Europe

France's new daily COVID-19 cases above 20,000 again

Those data are published as French President Emmanuel Macron is announcing new restrictions to contain the spread of the virus.
The cumulative number of confirmed cases rose to 779,063.

Published 14 Oct, 2020 11:58pm

USA

US State Department issues sanctions warning to banks over Hong Kong crackdown

In a report to Congress seen by Reuters, the State Department named 10 individuals, including Hong Kong's chief executive Carrie Lam, already sanctioned over China's crackdown.

Published 14 Oct, 2020 11:56pm

USA

US-Mexico border encounters rise in September despite Trump restrictions

The number of migrants US authorities encountered at the border with Mexico rose to nearly 58,000 in September.
We're anticipating it's likely to be worse due to the deteriorating and worsening economic conditions, not only in Mexico,

Published 14 Oct, 2020 11:53pm

Europe

'We must react': France's Macron announces nightly curfews

Macron announced the curfews, which will take effect from Saturday and run from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m.
The president said curfews would be imposed in the greater Paris region, Marseille, Toulouse, Montpellier and five other cities.

Published 14 Oct, 2020 11:47pm

Middle East

Lebanon's president postpones talks on nominating new prime minister

Aoun had been due to hold the consultations on Thursday, but delayed the talks by a week to Oct. 22.
The head of the Shi'ite Amal party and parliamentary speaker Nabih Berri opposes any delay in the consultations.

Published 14 Oct, 2020 11:42pm

India's no first use policy lacks credence, states Pakistan's UN representative

According to Munir Ahmed, Pakistan's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, India's "so-called" no first use policy lacks credence.

Published 14 Oct, 2020 09:17pm

Middle East

Covid-19 claims over 10,000 lives in Iraq

Iraq has registered more than 413,000 cases, and the total death toll now stands at 10,021, the ministry said.

Published 14 Oct, 2020 08:45pm

Middle East

Saudi hosts G20 talks on virus recovery, debt relief

The talks come as the surging health crisis continues to batter the global economy and triggers unemployment on a massive scale.

Published 14 Oct, 2020 08:42pm

Europe

EU business groups urge post-Brexit deal

"A brutal split between continental Europe and the UK would add further difficulties to the difficulties and would undermine tens of thousands of jobs and activities in all our countries."

Published 14 Oct, 2020 08:38pm

Exchange

EU watchdog works on ‘Plan B’ to move euro clearing from London

LCH clears the vast majority of euro-denominated swaps, an activity core to London's role as a global financial centre and which EU has long wanted to be in the bloc.

Published 14 Oct, 2020 07:51pm

Pompeo urges Saudi Arabia to consider normalizing relations with Israel

Pompeo says he raised the so-called Abraham Accords with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud at a meeting at the U.S. State Department

Published 14 Oct, 2020 07:11pm

Europe

Turkey vows to give Greece 'answer it deserves' over east Med dispute: Erdogan

The United States and Germany, both allies of Turkey, have labelled the gas exploration mission a "provocation" and urged Ankara to recall the ship.

Published 14 Oct, 2020 06:57pm

Coronavirus toll at 1100 GMT Wednesday

At least 38,221,850 cases of coronavirus have been registered, of whom at least 26,407,800 are now considered recovered.

Published 14 Oct, 2020 06:53pm

Europe

Post-Brexit trade talks on brink as time runs out

The European Union had never recognised the October 15 ultimatum, but diplomats have prepared a draft summit conclusion proposing to "intensify" the negotiations.

Published 14 Oct, 2020 06:51pm

USA

IMF said governments should target scarce resources to new jobs

As the recovery continues, policymakers "should become more selective and avoid standing in the way of necessary sectoral reallocations as activity resumes," he and his coauthors said.

Published 14 Oct, 2020 06:32pm

USA

Trump, Biden to hold rival TV town halls instead of debate

Trump will be in Miami, the network said, while Biden, who had already booked his appearance last week, will be in Philadelphia.

Published 14 Oct, 2020 06:30pm

Europe

Merkel seeks tougher restrictions to fight coronavirus surge

Previously, Germany had used a yardstick of 50 new infections per 100,000 as the threshold for when tougher restrictions would apply.

Published 14 Oct, 2020 06:28pm

Coronavirus threatens to reverse progress in TB fight: WHO

"The Covid-19 pandemic threatens to unwind the gains made over recent years," WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.

Published 14 Oct, 2020 06:24pm

South Asia

North Korea's Kim pledges thousands of new homes as economic push begins

The effort focuses on boosting production of unspecified materials and equipment, harvesting seasonal crops, storm relief work, and steps to prevent any virus outbreak, KCNA added.

Published 14 Oct, 2020 06:21pm

Asia

Malaysia reports 660 new coronavirus cases, four deaths

The new infections, more than half in Sabah, a state under lockdown, raised Malaysia's cumulative tally to 17,540 cases.

Published 14 Oct, 2020 06:06pm

Europe

Russia hits new daily coronavirus record as Moscow schools go online

Russia's coronavirus taskforce said on Wednesday that it had recorded 14,231 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, the most of any day since the pandemic began.

Published 14 Oct, 2020 05:50pm

Europe

Turkey's Erdogan to announce new size of gas reserves on Oct. 17

If the gas can be commercially extracted, it could lessen Turkey's dependence on Russia, Iran and Azerbaijan for energy imports.

Published 14 Oct, 2020 05:49pm

Middle East

Iran reports 279 coronavirus deaths, highest daily toll since Feb

Namaki warned of "very difficult months" ahead in the country, which publicly announced its first two cases of - and deaths from - the novel coronavirus on Feb. 19.

Published 14 Oct, 2020 05:38pm

Europe

Turkey's Erdogan says Minsk group stalling on Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

Ankara has repeatedly called on the Minsk Group, formed to mediate the conflict and led by France, Russia and the United States, to urge Armenia to withdraw from the region.

Published 14 Oct, 2020 05:30pm

Europe

UK PM Johnson resists national lockdown but rules nothing out

Johnson said he would stick to this localised approach, responding to opposition leader Keir Starmer's demand for a temporary national lockdown.

Published 14 Oct, 2020 05:28pm

Europe

Germany orders more flu vaccine to protect healthcare system

The European Union had urged member states in the summer to launch early and more extensive influenza vaccination campaigns.

Published 14 Oct, 2020 05:23pm

Europe

Brexit talks at impasse on three key issues, EU diplomat says

"We want to be reassured on these three topics ... we see no movement on the other side of the Channel," the official said.

Published 14 Oct, 2020 05:17pm

MENA

Israel, Lebanon in indirect talks over maritime dispute

On Wednesday, Lebanon and Israel held a short opening round of talks over their disputed maritime border, which were held at the headquarters of the United Nations’ peacekeeping force UNIFIL in the Lebanese border town of Naqoura.

Updated 14 Oct, 2020 05:39pm

One American, two Russians blast off to International Space Station

The crew members travelling to the International Space Station include a NASA microbiologist who in 2016 became the first person to sequence DNA in space, and Russian cosmonauts

Published 14 Oct, 2020 04:07pm

Indians start attacking Karan Thapar after Moeed Yusuf's stellar interview

The revelations made during the interview caught attention of the global media that how India is inflicting terror in Pakistan, financing to Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan in Kabul and other matters including Kashmir.

Updated 14 Oct, 2020 03:29pm

Indians start attacking Karan Thappar after Moeed Yusuf's stellar interview

Published 14 Oct, 2020 03:05pm

USA

U.S State Department urges think-tanks to disclose sources of funding publicly

In a press release from Secretary of State Pompeo, the Department of State has requested any academic bodies, think-tanks, and other “external sources of expertise in foreign affairs” to disclose their sources of funding publicly.

Published 14 Oct, 2020 02:39pm

Growing outside influence: Pompeo demands US think tanks to disclose foreign funding details

The US State Department raised concerns in light of the fact that some of the most influential think tanks in the United States have significant ties to China and Russia

Updated 14 Oct, 2020 03:03pm

Biggest World War II bomb found in Poland; explodes while being neutralized

Weighing almost 5,400kg, including 2,400kg of explosive, the bomb exploded while Polish navy demolition experts were trying to neutralize it underwater.

Published 14 Oct, 2020 01:24pm

India frees Mehbooba Mufti after detaining her for 14 months

She was detained following the revocation of IoK's special status on August 5, 2019.

Updated 14 Oct, 2020 12:36pm

Europe

Cyprus scraps 'golden passport' scheme

NICOSIA: Cyprus said on Tuesday it will scrap its controversial "golden passports" scheme for foreign investors next...

Updated 14 Oct, 2020 03:57am

USA

Trump tells fans on post-Covid comeback tour: 'I feel so powerful'

SANFORD: Deprived of his beloved campaign trail for 10 days by Covid-19, President Donald Trump took center stage...

Published 14 Oct, 2020 03:33am

USA

Pompeo asks US think tanks to disclose foreign funding

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday asked Washington's think tanks to disclose foreign funding,...

Published 14 Oct, 2020 03:33am

Europe

EU agrees common rules for coronavirus travel restrictions

BRUSSELS: EU countries on Tuesday agreed common criteria to coordinate coronavirus travel restrictions, in an effort...

Published 14 Oct, 2020 03:33am

Africa

Nigerians stage fresh protests

LAGOS: Thousands of Nigerians took to the streets in a string of cities once again Tuesday for fresh protests ...

Published 14 Oct, 2020 03:33am

Middle East

Turkey hits out at European 'arrogance' over Syria

ANKARA: Turkey on Tuesday slammed what it called "arrogant" EU calls for Ankara to withdraw from Syria, accusing the...

Updated 14 Oct, 2020 03:59am

USA

Johnson & Johnson pauses vaccine trial as participant becomes ill

WASHINGTON: Johnson & Johnson said Monday it had temporarily halted its Covid-19 vaccine trial because one of ...

Published 14 Oct, 2020 03:33am

China

China tests entire city for virus as Europe tightens controls

BEIJING: China rushed to test an entire city of nine million people within days on Tuesday after a minor coronavirus...

Published 14 Oct, 2020 03:33am

USA

Mexico aims to vaccinate 90pc of population by end of 2021

The country of around 128 million has officially registered 83,945 deaths from Covid-19, the world's fourth-highest toll.

Published 14 Oct, 2020 02:57am

Currency

Inflation in Sudan hits record 212 percent

That compares to 50 pounds when a transitional government took over following the April 2019 fall of autocrat Omar al-Bashir.

Published 14 Oct, 2020 02:55am

USA

Trump takes tax battle back to Supreme Court

US presidents are not required by law to release details of their personal finances but every US leader since Richard Nixon has done so.

Published 14 Oct, 2020 02:46am

Europe

UK PM to talk to EU chief as Brexit talks run out of time

Arriving in Luxembourg before meeting Barnier, European ministers warned that talks were reaching a critical stage.

Published 14 Oct, 2020 02:43am

Africa

23 killed in central Mali attacks

"Twelve civilians including two women and a baby were killed," the police official said.

Published 14 Oct, 2020 02:35am

USA

Biden woos seniors in US election battleground Florida

Florida and its 29 votes in the Electoral College went to Trump in 2016, helping propel his upset victory over Democrat Hillary Clinton.

Published 14 Oct, 2020 02:27am

Europe

US, Germany demand Turkey end 'provocation' against Greece

Turkish President last month said the withdrawal of the ship was a chance to give diplomacy a chance.

Published 14 Oct, 2020 02:20am

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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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