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World - 2020-11-21

Middle East

Saudi foreign minister: relations with Turkey 'good, amicable'

G20 Leaders Summit that the kingdom, along with the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain, was continuing to seek a way to end a dispute with Qatar.

Updated 22 Nov, 2020 12:30am

South Asia

Xi says China ready to boost global COVID-19 vaccine cooperation

"China is willing to strengthen cooperation with other countries in the research and development, production, and distribution of vaccines," Xi told the G20 Riyadh Summit via video link.

Published 21 Nov, 2020 10:00pm

Europe

UK records 19,875 new COVID-19 cases, 341 deaths

Both figures marked a drop from Friday's data which showed a daily rise in cases of 20,252 cases and 511 deaths.

Published 21 Nov, 2020 09:59pm

Europe

Italy reports 34,767 new coronavirus cases, 692 deaths

Italy was the first Western country to be hit by the virus and has suffered 49,261 deaths from COVID-19 since its outbreak emerged in February, the second highest toll in Europe after Britain's.

Published 21 Nov, 2020 09:57pm

South Asia

Mainland China reports 16 new COVID-19 cases vs 17 a day earlier

Local officials said on Friday that one community in Tianjin had been placed in lockdown and around 1,900 people have been quarantined, according to the China Daily newspaper.

Published 21 Nov, 2020 09:53pm

Russia ready to provide other countries with Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, says Putin

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin told G20 leaders on Saturday that Russia was ready to provide its Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine to other countries who need it.

Published 21 Nov, 2020 08:23pm

Pakistan strongly condemns rocket attacks in Kabul

In the early hours of Saturday, several rockets hit residential areas in the Afghan city of Kabul, killing at least eight civilians and wounding 31.
The Islamic State took responsibility for the attack.

Updated 21 Nov, 2020 08:46pm

Europe

Ukraine reports record 14,580 daily coronavirus infections

The total tally climbed to 612,665 cases, with 10,813 deaths, he added.

Published 21 Nov, 2020 05:03pm

Europe

Russia reports record 24,822 new coronavirus infections

Authorities also reported 467 coronavirus-related deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the official death toll to 35,778.

Published 21 Nov, 2020 05:01pm

South Asia

Japan to halt domestic travel campaign in areas of high virus cases

The partial suspension of the domestic travel campaign marks a change in direction for the government, which was holding back on curtailing a domestic travel subsidy programme.

Published 21 Nov, 2020 05:00pm

South Asia

South Korea's COVID third wave may be largest if not curbed, says official

The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency reported 386 new daily coronavirus cases as of midnight on Friday, bringing total infections to 30,403, with 503 deaths.

Published 21 Nov, 2020 04:57pm

Asia

Modi says India set to double oil refining capacity in 5 years, earlier than expected

The country's energy minister was quoted in June as saying India's oil refining capacity could jump to 450-500 million tonnes in 10 years from the current level of about 250 million tonnes.

Published 21 Nov, 2020 04:53pm

South Asia

Hong Kong reports 43 new coronavirus cases as Singapore travel bubble beckons

Under the arrangement, people would be allowed to travel between the two cities without observing quarantine but must take a COVID-19 test before departure and upon arrival.

Published 21 Nov, 2020 04:52pm

Europe

Czech COVID-19 deaths double in three weeks, pass 7,000

The health ministry reported 5,809 new cases for Nov. 20, less than a half the peak numbers seen at the turn of October and November.

Published 21 Nov, 2020 04:49pm

Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 57.55 million, death toll at 1,371,487

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

Published 21 Nov, 2020 04:47pm

Europe

Eastern Europe crosses over 5 million COVID-19 cases

Eastern Europe reported over 82,000 cases in a single day on an average in the last week, while adding over 1,500 deaths daily on average.

Published 21 Nov, 2020 04:45pm

Middle East

Saudi Arabia plans to launch special economic zones in 2021: minister

Speaking to a G20 panel, Falih also said the kingdom's Vision 2030, plan to diversify the economy away from oil was more popular today than ever and that the country was emerging from the coronavirus pandemic.

Published 21 Nov, 2020 04:38pm

Middle East

Iran tightens COVID-19 restrictions, but some streets still busy

President Hassan Rouhani said in televised remarks on Saturday the two-week restrictions could be extended if the desired results were not achieved.

Published 21 Nov, 2020 04:35pm

India summons Pakistani diplomat over Kashmir gun battle

India on Saturday summoned a senior Pakistani diplomat over what New Delhi said was a foiled attack this week in the frontier territory of Jammu and Kashmir by a Pakistan-based militant group, a charge the neighbouring country denied.

Published 21 Nov, 2020 03:57pm

55% increase in suicide cases among the Indian Central Reserve Police Force: report

According to a report, there has been a 55 percent increase in the number of suicides among the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) over the past five years.

Updated 21 Nov, 2020 04:54pm

Twitter to transfer @POTUS account to Joe Biden in January

The existing content on all of the accounts will be archived before the transfer and will be reset to show zero tweets.

Published 21 Nov, 2020 12:33pm

USA

Sonia Gandhi picked Manmohan Singh as he posed no threat to Rahul: Obama in his memoir

According to various prominent legal figures in India, Former President Barack Obama's memoir "A Promised Land" is allegedly 'insulting' to Indian politicians, citing numerous 'humiliating' passages from the book.

Updated 21 Nov, 2020 01:14pm

Exchange

Trump administration to add four more Chinese firms to Pentagon blacklist: sources

The additions would bring the number of Chinese companies affected to 35.

Published 21 Nov, 2020 11:02am

Currency

U.N. chief says Yemen in imminent danger of famine, warns against unilateral moves

“In this very fragile situation in relation to famine and in this hopeful moment in relation to conversations, we believe that any other unilateral initiative will probably not be positive. I don’t think we should rock the boat at the present moment," Antonio Guterres said.

Published 21 Nov, 2020 10:39am

WHO suspends remdesivir from list of medicines

“The suspension is a signal to countries that WHO, in compliance with the treatment guidelines, does not recommend countries procure the drug for COVID, WHO said.

Published 21 Nov, 2020 09:40am

Europe

France loses one of final living WWII resistance heroes

PARIS: Daniel Cordier, who as secretary to famed French resistance leader Jean Moulin helped orchestrate his...

Updated 21 Nov, 2020 03:04am

Europe

Satellite to track rising seas as climate warms

PARIS: An Earth-observation satellite developed by European and US space agencies set to lift off Saturday will...

Published 21 Nov, 2020 02:44am

Vaccine roll out nears as US closes early for holidays

WASHINGTON: US giant Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech prepared Friday to file an emergency request to roll out...

Updated 21 Nov, 2020 03:04am

Covid deals blow to Saudi Arabia's G20 summit ambitions

RIYADH/BEIRUT: When Saudi Arabia, the world's top oil exporter and a leading US ally, took over the G20 presidency ...

Published 21 Nov, 2020 02:44am

Brazilians outraged over death of black man beaten by security guards

BRASÍLIA: The death of a black man beaten by white security guards at a supermarket sparked outrage across Brazil...

Published 21 Nov, 2020 02:44am

China

Almost a million people inoculated with Chinese Covid-19 vaccine

BEIJING: Nearly a million people have taken an experimental coronavirus vaccine developed by Chinese company...

Published 21 Nov, 2020 02:44am

China

New Chinese submersible reaches Earth's deepest ocean trench

BEIJING: China livestreamed footage of its new manned submersible parked at the bottom of the Mariana Trench on...

Published 21 Nov, 2020 02:44am

Asia

Azerbaijan troops enter first district handed over by Armenia

BAKU: Azerbaijan said Friday its troops entered a district bordering Nagorno-Karabakh handed back by Armenian...

Published 21 Nov, 2020 02:44am

South Asia

Iran set to tighten COVID-19 restrictions as deaths, cases near record

The toughest measures, under which non-essential businesses and services are to close.
Cars will not be allowed to leave or enter the "red" cities and other driving restrictions will be imposed in an effort to encourage people to stay home.

Published 21 Nov, 2020 02:29am

Cotton

Pence arrives in Georgia to help Republican turnout in US Senate battleground

Pence arrived in Georgia for "Defend the Majority" rallies in Canton and Gainesville.
Good Republicans never vote alone, guys!" Perdue, a businessman, told a rally near Macon, Georgia.

Published 21 Nov, 2020 01:14am

Europe

G20 determined to use all tools to contain pandemic, save jobs, incomes

Bringing the pandemic under control is the key to supporting a global economic recovery.
It said G20 leaders would revisit whether to extend the moratorium, the Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI).

Published 21 Nov, 2020 12:36am

USA

US CDC reports 251,715 deaths from coronavirus

The CDC reported its tally of cases of the respiratory illness known as COVID-19, caused by a new coronavirus.
The CDC figures do not necessarily reflect cases reported by individual states.

Published 21 Nov, 2020 12:32am

2020

Chances narrow of Trump overturning Biden's win after Georgia loss

The numbers reflect the verdict of the people, not a decision by the secretary of state's office or courts,
The two lawmakers will listen to what the president, who requested the meeting, has to say, the source said.

Published 21 Nov, 2020 12:29am

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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	144.45
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 24	0.85
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 24	1.34
Euro to USD / Sep 24	1.11

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 23	5,716.44
Nasdaq / Sep 23	17,982.79
Dow Jones / Sep 23	42,126.45
India Sensex / Sep 24	84,983.77
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 24	37,940.59
Hang Seng / Sep 24	18,981.83
FTSE 100 / Sep 24	8,304.77
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 24	18,996.07

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 21	233,625
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 23	18,935
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 24	71.43
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 24	2,628.50
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 24	74.05
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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