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World - 2020-11-20

Europe

COVID-19 infections have levelled off in England

The ONS said daily COVID infections in England rose by an estimated 38,900 in the most recent week, to November 14, down from around 50,000 the week before.

Published 20 Nov, 2020 07:18pm

Europe

UK wants to secure trade deal with EU as soon as possible, says PM's spokesman

"We've been clear that we want to reach an FTA as soon as possible - that has been our position throughout the negotiations and it remains our position,"

Published 20 Nov, 2020 07:04pm

Europe

UK PM Johnson backs minister over bullying report but adviser quits

Patel had not met the standards set under Britain's Ministerial Code which states ministers should treat officials with respect, Allan had concluded.

Published 20 Nov, 2020 07:01pm

Europe

Europe's COVID-19 cases surpass 15 million mark

While it took the region nearly nine months to record its first 5 million cases, the next 10 million cases were reported in less than two months, according to a Reuters analysis.

Published 20 Nov, 2020 06:59pm

Exchange

Saudi Arabia and Russia in tight race to become China's top oil supplier in 2020

Saudi Arabia and Russia are in a tight race to become China’s top oil supplier in 2020, with both countries boosting crude exports to the economic powerhouse even as the coronavirus pandemic hit global demand for oil this year.

Published 20 Nov, 2020 06:48pm

Coronavirus toll after 1100 GMT Friday

At least 56,872,830 cases of coronavirus have been registered. Of these, at least 36,274,600 are now considered recovered.

Published 20 Nov, 2020 06:43pm

USA

Biden says has picked treasury secretary, announcement soon

"We made that decision and you'll hear that just before or just after Thanksgiving," Biden told reporters, referring to the November 26 holiday.

Published 20 Nov, 2020 06:29pm

South Asia

India's coronavirus cases pass nine million as Delhi struggles

India has now registered more than 132,000 deaths, according to the latest official figures, which are widely seen as understating the true scale of the pandemic.

Published 20 Nov, 2020 06:26pm

Biden denounces 'irresponsible' Trump fight to reverse election

Trump was behind "incredibly damaging messages being sent to the rest of the world about how democracy functions," Biden told reporters in his home state of Delaware.

Published 20 Nov, 2020 06:21pm

Europe

UK may ease Christmas rules as COVID cases start to flatten, minister says

"There are encouraging signs that the number of cases is starting to flatten, and that the lockdown that we brought in, earlier this month, is working,"

Published 20 Nov, 2020 05:36pm

Pfizer applies for U.S. emergency use for COVID-19 vaccine

The application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) comes just days after Pfizer and German partner BioNTech SE reported final trial results that showed the vaccine was 95% effective in preventing COVID-19 with no major safety concerns.

Published 20 Nov, 2020 05:35pm

South Asia

China says opposes official interactions between U.S., Taiwan

China opposes all forms of official interactions between the United States and Taiwan and will make a "necessary" response to any visit to the island.

Published 20 Nov, 2020 05:34pm

Europe

Russia reports record high 24,318 new coronavirus infections

Authorities also reported 461 coronavirus-related deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the official death toll to 35,311.

Published 20 Nov, 2020 05:32pm

U.N. plans for 200,000 Ethiopian refugees in Sudan

Hundreds, possibly thousands, of people have died since Ethiopian government troops launched a war two weeks ago in northern Tigray state against regional authorities they accused of staging a surprise attack on federal forces.

Published 20 Nov, 2020 05:31pm

Europe

Brexit deal still snagged on three main issues, EU envoys told

"We are both close and far away. It seems that we are very close to agreement on most issues but differences on the three contentious issues persist,"

Published 20 Nov, 2020 05:03pm

Europe

Finland to ban public meetings of more than 20 in Helsinki region

While Finland's 14-day average of new coronavirus cases per 100,000 inhabitants remains at Europe's lowest level at 58.

Published 20 Nov, 2020 04:59pm

Asia

Hong Kong reports spike in daily cases before travel bubble with Singapore opens

Hong Kong health authorities said another 40 people were likely to be infected, awaiting final confirmation.

Published 20 Nov, 2020 04:56pm

China

Any attempt to sabotage CPEC will be overturned: Beijing

On Friday, China reiterated its support to Pakistan in combating terrorism, stressing that any scheme to sabotage the building of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor will not succeed.

Published 20 Nov, 2020 04:53pm

Europe

Russia's COVID-19 cases soar; second vaccine due in 2021

The vaccine's effectiveness can only be assessed when preliminary or final results of the post-registration trials are released, Vector said.

Published 20 Nov, 2020 04:49pm

Currency

Erdogan says rate hike was bitter but necessary pill for Turkey

"We are aware that we need to take some bitter pills if needed at this stage. I evaluate yesterday's interest rate hike decision in this framework," he said.

Published 20 Nov, 2020 04:43pm

Europe

Ukraine hopes to receive 8 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine

The lockdown means closing or restricting most businesses except essential services such as grocery shops, pharmacies, hospitals and transport.

Published 20 Nov, 2020 04:35pm

Europe

Europeans feel the coronavirus pinch, Hungarians the most-poll

The poll, commissioned by the European Parliament, was conducted online by Kantar between Sept. 25 and Oct. 7 among 24,812 participants in all 27 EU countries.

Published 20 Nov, 2020 04:24pm

Europe

COVID-19 reinfection unlikely for at least 6 months, study finds

The findings should offer some reassurance for the more than 51 million people worldwide who have been infected with the pandemic disease, researchers at the University of Oxford said.

Published 20 Nov, 2020 04:03pm

USA

President Trump's legal team ramps up efforts to change the outcome of the election

On Thursday, President Trump and his campaign's legal team ramped up their efforts to achieve a drastic shift in the outcome of the Presidential Election, with attorney Rudi Giuliani leading the charge in Michigan.

Updated 20 Nov, 2020 05:28pm

Shame and vindication as Australia digests report of Afghan military killings

Australian military personnel who spoke out against alleged war crimes in Afghanistan said on Friday they felt vindicated by an inquiry which called for possible prosecution of troops, as the country reacted with shame and anger at the findings’ severity.

Published 20 Nov, 2020 03:37pm

Trump, Xi to meet at virtual Asia Pacific forum as trade spat endures

The pair will be at a meeting of the leaders of the 21-nation Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) hosted virtually by Malaysia just two weeks after Trump lost his re-election bid.

Published 20 Nov, 2020 03:04pm

Key Takeaways from PM Imran Khan's Afghanistan visit

On Thursday, Prime Minister Imran Khan conducted his first official visit to Afghanistan, on invitation from President Ashraf Ghani, where both leaders discussed matters of mutual concern.

Updated 20 Nov, 2020 03:12pm

Facebook, Twitter, Google form alliance to stop COVID vaccine misinformation

Vaccine misinformation has been rife on social sites with many questioning their efficacy. At the same time, countries are preparing to roll out COVID-19 vaccines in a bid to end the pandemic.

Updated 20 Nov, 2020 03:03pm

US government recommends not travelling over Thanksgiving

WASHINGTON: The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cautioned Americans Thursday against travelling for ...

Updated 20 Nov, 2020 03:26am

Russia hits 2m virus cases as deaths reach record high

MOSCOW: Russia's total coronavirus caseload surpassed two million on Thursday as officials registered record...

Published 20 Nov, 2020 03:04am

December vaccine rollout possible: BioNTech CEO

FRANKFURT AM MAIN: BioNTech co-founder Ugur Sahin on Thursday said the frontrunner Covid-19 vaccine his German firm...

Published 20 Nov, 2020 03:04am

UK unveils defence spending splurge

LONDON: Prime Minister Boris Johnson vowed Thursday "to end the era of retreat" as he unveiled Britain's biggest...

Published 20 Nov, 2020 03:04am

US blacklists N Korea-Russia 'forced labour' groups

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 24	277.95
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 24	277.75
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 24	143.35
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 24	0.84
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 24	1.34
Euro to USD / Sep 24	1.12

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 24	5,732.93
India Sensex / Sep 24	84,914.04
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 24	38,068.22
Nasdaq / Sep 24	18,074.52
Hang Seng / Sep 24	19,305.75
FTSE 100 / Sep 24	8,282.76
Dow Jones / Sep 24	42,208.22
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 24	18,996.63

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 24	71.25
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 24	18,935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 24	233,625
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 24	2,661.07
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 24	74.03
Petrol/Litre / Sep 25	249.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Sep 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Sep 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Sep 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Sep 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Sep 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Sep 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Sep 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Sep 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Sep 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Sep 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Sep 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Sep 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Sep 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Sep 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Sep 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Sep 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Sep 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Sep 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Sep 25 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Sep 25 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Sep 25 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Sep 25 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Sep 25 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Sep 25 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Sep 25 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Sep 25 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Sep 25 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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