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BOL NEWS BUSINESS DIGEST: November 27, 2021

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Advisory Committee finalises questionnaire for Census 2022 ISLAMABAD: The Advisory Committee has finalised the questionnaire for the Census 2022 and a summary has been forwarded to the Council of Common Interests for approval. –HAMZA HABIB Read more Bulls return to PSX as KSE-100 Index gains 178.41 points KARACHI: The Pakistan bourse staged a mild recovery … Read more

Saudi Riyal to PKR: Today 1 SAR TO PKR Open market on, 27th November 2021

SAR TO PKR

KARACHI: The average customer rates of buying and selling of Saudi Arabian Riyal (SAR) against Pakistani rupee (PKR) are Rs46.9 and Rs47.0 at 5:55 pm PST on November 27, 2021. The SAR increases against the PKR when compared with the buying and selling of Rs46.88 and Rs46.96 on November 26, 2021. The exchange rate is … Read more

AED TO PKR: Today 1 UAE Dirham to PKR on, 27th November 2021

UAE Dirham to PKR

KARACHI: The average customer rates of buying and selling of UAE Dirham (AED) against Pakistani rupee (PKR) are Rs47.9 and Rs48.0 at 7:24 am PST on November 27, 2021. The AED increases against the PKR when compared with the buying and selling of Rs47.88 and Rs47.96 on November 26, 2021. The exchange rate is based … Read more

Today Gold Rate in Karachi (Pakistan) on, 27th November 2021

Gold Rate in Karachi - 6 November 2023

Karachi: Gold Rate in Karachi (Pakistan) on November 27th, 2021 is Rs100,500 per 10 grams, and the rate of Gold is Rs117,300 per tola in Pakistan today. Karachi Is the main hub for Gold Rate, Every City Follows Karachi Sarafa Bazar Association For Gold Rate, Today Gold Rate for different Cities Including Lahore, Islamabad, Karachi, … Read more

Prince William’s speech that sparked a backlash from anti-monarchy activists

Prince William

At his emergency services mental health symposium, Prince William struck a personal note on Thursday.

According to reporter Rebecca English, The Duke of Cambridge recalled, “returning home with the stresses and strains of the day weighing on my mind, and wanting to avoid burdening my family with what I had seen while working for the air ambulance.”

When the royal editor of ITV News published a video of William’s address on social media, the anti-monarchy group “Republic” mocked him. “No doubt all emergency responders go home to a palatial home, chauffer driven cars, a large staff of servants and chefs and no worries about money, mortgages or where their kids go to school.”

The complete text of his speech is as follows:

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Egypt unveils the amazing renovated ‘Avenue of the Sphinxes’ in Luxor

Egypt

Egyptian authorities unveiled a renovated 3,000-year-old ancient promenade in Luxor, the latest government project undertaken to highlight the country’s archaeological treasures. Egypt has struggled a lot to revive its tourism industry after the battered by years of political turmoil following the 2011 popular uprising that toppled longtime autocrat Hosni Mubarak, and more lately, the coronavirus … Read more

Lebanon launches 2nd offshore licensing round for all remaining blocks

BEIRUT — Lebanon launched on Friday its second offshore oil and gas licensing round for all eight remaining blocks, the Lebanese Petroleum Administration said on its website. The deadline for the submission of bids is June 15, 2022. Lebanon initially approved its second round in April 2019 that only covered two blocs but later postponed … Read more

Indian stock market witnesses 3rd biggest annual fall on Friday

MUMBAI — Indian stock market witnessed its third biggest fall in a day on Friday for the current calendar year as 93.5 billion U.S. dollars of investors’ wealth was wiped out with a 3 percent decline in benchmark indices. So far, this year India’s benchmark index – Sensex reported its biggest fall on Feb. 26, … Read more

Jimmy Kimmel burns his brows and hair during Thanksgiving celebrations

Jimmy Kimmel

American comedian and host, Jimmy Kimmel’s Thanksgiving celebrations took a turn for the worse as he appeared to burn his hair and eyebrows while preparing some holiday delicacies. On Thursday, the Jimmy Kimmel Live! the presenter posted a photo to Instagram in which his face was covered in ash as a result of a fiery … Read more

Air Tanzania resumes daily flights to Kenya after over 20-year hiatus

NAIROBI — Tanzania’s national flag carrier, Air Tanzania, resumed daily flights to Kenya on Friday after a hiatus of more than 20 years amid renewed business relations between the two east African neighbors. The arrival of the Airbus A220-300 at 6:45 a.m. local time in Nairobi marked the start of the carrier’s daily Dar es … Read more

UK car production records weakest October since 1956

automobiles

LONDON — Britain’s car production dropped 41.4 percent year-on-year in October this year, marking the fourth straight month of decline and the weakest October since 1956, the British Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said Friday. Data showed that the country’s car manufacturing output was 64,729 units in October, as firms “grappled with the … Read more

Stocks sink, oil tanks as new virus variant sparks panic

IEA

LONDON – Stock markets and oil prices plunged Friday over fears of a new coronavirus variant that scientists warn could be more infectious than Delta and more resistant to vaccines, potentially dealing a heavy blow to the global economic recovery. Haven investments the yen and Swiss franc rallied but the dollar floundered. US crude oil … Read more

Dow ends 2.5% lower as new Covid variant causes year’s worst drop

South Africa covid variant detected

NEW YORK – The new Covid-19 variant that has prompted travel restrictions worldwide caused Wall Street to plunge in Friday’s holiday shortened session, with the Dow seeing its worst loss of the year. The benchmark Dow Jones Industrial Average finished at 34,899.34, a loss of 2.5 percent, or more than 900 points from the close on Wednesday, … Read more