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1. PSX recovers 500 points on gold discovery Express Tribune · 13 Nov 2026

   The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) staged an intraday recovery on Friday, with the benchmark KSE-100 index gaining 500 points to close 0.28% higher at 177,873.88, as buying in oil and gas stocks, led by Mari Petroleum following its copper-gold discovery in Balochistan, helped offset early losses amid…

2. Transsion eyes local phone parts production Express Tribune · 13 Nov 2026

   Chinese conglomerate Transsion Holdings has outlined plans to expand its investment in Pakistan and move beyond assembly into component manufacturing, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb was told during a meeting with its Founder and Chairman George Zhu on Friday. Transsion, operating in Pakistan's…

3. MSC eyes Pakistan maritime investment Express Tribune · 13 Nov 2026

   Global shipping giant Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has expressed interest in exploring investment opportunities in Pakistan following a high-level meeting in Geneva. Federal Minister for Board of Investment Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh met with MSC Chief Executive Officer Soren Toft at the company's…

4. Jason Voorhees Makes His Animated Debut in New ‘Never Hike Alone’ Short Variety · 13 Nov 2026

   More than 46 years after his big-screen debut in the slasher classic “Friday the 13th,” hulking horror icon Jason Voorhees is about to prove that his machete cuts just as deep in animation. The hockey-masked killer returns in “Never Hike Alone: Ghosts in the Fog,” a new 10-minute animated film from…

5. Pop-punk princess Avril Lavigne welcomes first child, a baby girl, at 42 CNA · 13 Nov 2026

   The Sk8er Boi singer shared the happy news on Instagram with a series of photos, including a sweet snap of her cradling her newborn. She has yet to reveal the baby's name or the identity of her partner.

6. Did we really see a black hole? Australian team says 'yes' Nikkei · 13 Nov 2026
7. Australian cricket urged to stop 'eating itself' as Sandpapergate rolls on ABC News · 13 Nov 2026

   The ball-tampering scandal doesn't look like it's going away any time soon, with Greg Chappell fearing Australian cricket could "eat itself".

8. German counterintelligence confirms it is questioning Russians at Berlin airport, citing a ‘high threat level’ Meduza · 13 Nov 2026

   Germany’s Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, the country’s domestic intelligence agency, confirmed to iStories and Deutsche Welle that it is questioning Russians at Berlin’s airport. The agency said the threats facing Germany are “documented in considerable detail and remain…

9. Maru welcomes Government move to reform PNG Power Post-Courier · 13 Nov 2026

   The Minister responsible for PNG Power Limited (PPL), Richard Maru has applauded the Government for its bold decision to sell PPL’s loss-making Category centres, with a public tender notice expected to be published by Kumul Consolidated Holdings (KCH) next week. To access this post, you must…

10. Soros Fund ramps up Intel stake to over $340 million in third quarter CNA · 13 Nov 2026