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World - 2020-12-01

Coronavirus toll at 1100 GMT Tuesday

Asia has reported 195,055 deaths from 12,411,246 cases, the Middle East 78,983 deaths from 3,348,575 cases, Africa 52,033 deaths from 2,175,413 cases, and Oceania 942 deaths from 30,324 cases.

Published 01 Dec, 2020 06:57pm

USA

Biden shortlist for White House key environmental post shows focus on environmental justice

President-elect Joe Biden is vetting three environmental justice leaders to head up the White House agency that will take the lead in coordinating efforts to safeguard communities disproportionately affected by pollution, according to sources familiar with the process.

Published 01 Dec, 2020 06:00pm

EU Commission to authorise COVID vaccines days after regulatory approval

Under EU rules, EMA recommends the authorisation of a drug or vaccine and the EU Commission authorizes them on the basis of the EMA's scientific advice.

Published 01 Dec, 2020 05:01pm

Saudi Arabia agrees to allow Israeli commercial planes to cross its airspace: senior Trump official

The agreement was hammered out just hours before Israel's first commercial flight to the UAE

Updated 01 Dec, 2020 07:13pm

Europe

Ireland leaves second coronavirus lockdown

Under the relaxed restrictions in effect from Tuesday, household visits remain off-limits and people have been told not to travel outside their county of residence.

Published 01 Dec, 2020 04:43pm

Lonely no more: Kaavan the elephant makes new friend

Activists have accused the zoo in Islamabad of chaining Kaavan up, and of not properly sheltering him during the searing summers there.

Published 01 Dec, 2020 04:34pm

Europe

German unemployment falls unexpectedly in November

On a seasonally-adjusted basis, the number of unemployed people is 39,000 lower in November than in October.

Published 01 Dec, 2020 04:30pm

Mutinous MPs to vote on England's post-lockdown Covid curbs

He said the government had repeatedly failed to detail the kind of projections outlined anew by Gove, showing mounting pressure on state-run hospitals.

Published 01 Dec, 2020 04:23pm

Two thirds of school-age kids without internet access:

Worldwide, 55 percent of males and 48 percent of females were using the internet in 2019, but the differences are far starker in low-income countries and in poorer regions.

Published 01 Dec, 2020 04:21pm

Europe

No-trade deal Brexit is still possible, UK minister says

A senior British minister said on Tuesday there was still a chance of a turbulent Brexit without a trade deal as talks with the European Union had snagged on fishing, governance rules and dispute resolution.

Published 01 Dec, 2020 04:14pm

UN envoy searching for way forward on Cyprus talks

Guterres is hoping to get the three governments more involved to build momentum that is currently lacking.

Published 01 Dec, 2020 04:10pm

COVID-19 drives 40% spike in number of people needing humanitarian aid, U.N. says

The COVID-19 pandemic has fueled a 40% increase in the number of people needing humanitarian assistance around the globe, the United Nations said on Tuesday, as it appealed for roughly $35 billion to help many of those expected to be in need next year.

Published 01 Dec, 2020 04:06pm

China

Chinese embassy says Australia 'misread' offending social media post

China’s embassy in Australia said politicians there had “misread” a tweet showing a digitally-altered image of an Australian soldier holding a bloodied knife to the throat of an Afghan child, and were trying to stoke nationalism.

Published 01 Dec, 2020 03:44pm

China gave COVID-19 vaccine candidate to North Korea's Kim: U.S. analyst

Harry Kazianis, a North Korea expert at the Center for the National Interest think tank in Washington, said the Kims and several senior North Korean officials had been vaccinated.

Updated 01 Dec, 2020 03:35pm

Turkey orders arrest of 82 military personnel allegedly connected to Gulen: Report

Operations targeting the network of U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen have continued under a four-year-long crackdown since the attempted coup in July 2016. Gulen denies involvement in the putsch attempt, in which some 250 people were killed.

Published 01 Dec, 2020 02:40pm

Middle East

Iranian Parliament passes bill to enhance nuclear activity

On Sunday, the Iranian parliament approved a bill requiring the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI), to produce at least 120 kilograms of enriched uranium every year.

Updated 01 Dec, 2020 01:38pm

Canada will defend rights of protesting Indian farmers against Modi's new farm laws: Trudeau

Canadian PM says farmers' protest is a concerning situation and this is a moment for all of us to pull together

Published 01 Dec, 2020 12:30pm

'Pandemic' chosen as Word of the Year

The term had the most online dictionary lookups of any word, Merriam-Webster said on its website

Published 01 Dec, 2020 11:13am

NATO seeks more political role despite divisions

BRUSSELS: The NATO alliance should seek a more political role as the lynchpin of the West, ministers will hear this...

Updated 01 Dec, 2020 04:28am

USA

Biden fractures foot playing with dog

WASHINGTON: US president-elect Joe Biden has a foot fracture and will likely have to wear a medical boot, his team...

Published 01 Dec, 2020 03:06am

Moderna requests US, Europe vaccine approvals after full results

WASHINGTON: US firm Moderna said it would file requests for emergency authorization of its Covid-19 vaccine in the...

Published 01 Dec, 2020 03:06am

Turkish ship leaves disputed waters in east Med

ANKARA: A Turkish research ship at the centre of a row with Greece over potential gas riches in the eastern...

Published 01 Dec, 2020 03:06am

Asia

Thousands flee as Indonesian volcano bursts to life

JAKARTA: Thousands have fled the scene of a rumbling Indonesian volcano that burst to life for the first time in...

Published 01 Dec, 2020 03:06am

Russia, Syria under pressure at chemical weapons watchdog

THE HAGUE: Syria and Russia faced renewed pressure over allegations of chemical weapons use as member countries of...

Published 01 Dec, 2020 03:06am

Europe

European rights court OKs climate lawsuit against 33 nations

STRASBOURG, (France): Europe's top rights court said Monday that it would give priority status to a lawsuit filed by...

Updated 01 Dec, 2020 04:29am

WHO says 'will do everything' to find Covid-19 origins

GENEVA: The World Health Organization insisted Monday it would do everything possible to find the animal origins of...

Published 01 Dec, 2020 03:06am

Middle East

Thousands protest in Iraq as death toll from clashes rises

Nearly 600 people died across Iraq in protest-related violence during those rallies but there has been virtually no accountability for their deaths.

Published 01 Dec, 2020 02:24am

USA

US predicts 'vaccines before Christmas' as virus super-surge looms

Covid risk across most of the US is now considered "critical" and more than 93,000 people are hospitalized, according to the Covid Tracking Project.

Published 01 Dec, 2020 02:19am

USA

Biden taps Yellen to lead barrier-breaking economic team

He has stressed that he would strive for diversity while choosing staff for when he takes office in January.

Published 01 Dec, 2020 02:13am

Azerbaijan army enters last district handed over by Armenia

Clashes over Nagorno-Karabakh broke out between the ex-Soviet rivals in late September, reigniting the long-simmering conflict over the mountainous region.

Published 01 Dec, 2020 02:09am

Europe

Britain should 'really negotiate' to find Brexit deal

The priority is for the British to clarify their positions and really negotiate to find a deal.
The Union has made a clear and balanced offer for a future partnership with Britain. We will not accept a substandard deal which would not respect our own interests.

Published 01 Dec, 2020 01:36am

Middle East

Saudi Arabia agrees to allow Israeli commercial planes to cross its airspace

Kushner and Middle East envoys Avi Berkowitz and Brian Hook raised the issue shortly after they arrived in Saudi Arabia for talks. "We were able to reconcile the issue,"
The direct flights are an offshoot of normalization deals Israel reached this year with the UAE, Bahrain and Sudan.

Published 01 Dec, 2020 01:34am

USA

US housing, manufacturing data suggest economic recovery slowing

Pending home sales fall 1.1% in October.
Midwest manufacturing activity slows in November.
Texas factory activity moderates.

Published 01 Dec, 2020 12:46am

USA

US weekly unemployment claims data flawed

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) in its latest report highlighted backlogs in processing a record volume of applications among issues behind the flawed data.
DOL officials told GAO that they have traditionally used this number as a proxy for the number of individuals claiming benefits because they were closely related.

Published 01 Dec, 2020 12:33am

Europe

Turkey to impose curfew, weekend lockdown against coronavirus

Citizens will not be allowed to leave home between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. on weekdays or at all at weekends, Erdogan said.
"We are taking steps carefully not to turn the health crisis into a full-blown economic and social crisis," Erdogan said.

Published 01 Dec, 2020 12:26am

Africa

Egypt's current account deficit shoots up in April-June

Tourism revenue plummeted to $305 million during the quarter from $3.18 billion in April-June 2019. * Exports dropped to $5.42 billion from $7.58 billion while imports fell to $13.83 billion from $15.87 billion.

Published 01 Dec, 2020 12:24am

USA

US reports over 10,000 coronavirus deaths last week

New cases fell 3.8% in the week ended Nov. 29, while deaths fell 3.9%, according to a Reuters analysis of state and county reports.
They said that figures for cases and deaths this week may be abnormally high due to a backlog of data from last week.

Published 01 Dec, 2020 12:12am

WHO urges countries to 'look very, very carefully' at ski season plans

The WHO advised against unnecessary holiday travel and highlighted dangers lurking in airport crowds or cramped restaurants and gondolas.
Permitting ski resorts to operate goes far beyond skiing itself, Mike Ryan, the WHO's top emergency expert.

Published 01 Dec, 2020 12:09am

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 23	278.07
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 23	277.87
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 23	143.48
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 23	0.85
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 23	1.33
Euro to USD / Sep 23	1.11

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 23	5,716.44
India Sensex / Sep 23	84,928.61
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 23	37,723.91
Nasdaq / Sep 23	17,982.79
Hang Seng / Sep 23	18,247.11
FTSE 100 / Sep 23	8,259.71
Dow Jones / Sep 23	42,126.45
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 23	18,846.79

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 21	233,625
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 23	70.45
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 23	18,935
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 23	2,627.33
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 23	73.44
Petrol/Litre / Sep 24	249.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Sep 24 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Sep 24 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Sep 24 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Sep 24 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Sep 24 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Sep 24 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Sep 24 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Sep 24 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Sep 24 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Sep 24 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Sep 24 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Sep 24 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Sep 24 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Sep 24 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Sep 24 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Sep 24 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Sep 24 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Sep 24 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Sep 24 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Sep 24 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Sep 24 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Sep 24 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Sep 24 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Sep 24 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Sep 24 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Sep 24 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Sep 24 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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