November | News

An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in the federal capital has extended the interim bail of Senator Azam Khan Swati in a case related to the November 26 protests, granting relief until November 13, 2023.

An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Wednesday indicted 11 arrested suspects in the November 26 protest case.

The SEC extended its review of the Bitwise Dogecoin and Grayscale Hedera ETF applications to Nov. 12, as altcoin ETF decisions pile up for the fall. The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) delayed decisions on the Bitwise Dogecoin ETF and the Grayscale Hedera ETF, keeping both applications under review until November 12. On Tuesday, the SEC pushed back its deadline on NYSE Arca’s proposal to list the Bitwise Dogecoin ETF. The application was first filed in March and published in the Federal Register on March 17, beginning the statutory review period. That same day, the agency also extended its review of Grayscale’s application to list the Hedera ETF, setting the same November deadline. Read more

CBOE Global Markets announced plans to launch Bitcoin and Ethereum continuous futures contracts on Nov. 10, pending regulatory review. According to a Sept. 9 announcement, the new product suite debuts on CBOE Futures Exchange with contracts structured as single, long-dated instruments featuring 10-year expirations. This design eliminates periodic rolling requirements that characterize traditional futures contracts, […] The post CBOE plans November launch for Bitcoin and Ethereum continuous futures contracts appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Pakistan is set to host a T20 International (T20I) tri-series for the first time from November 17 to 29, according to a press release issued by the country’s cricket board on Sunday. Apart from Pakistan, the “three-nation tournament” would feature Afghanistan and Sri Lanka, the press release said. It added that the series was organised to “provide all teams with valuable preparation” ahead of next year’s International Cricket Council Men’s T20 World Cup, which will take place in India and Sri Lanka. Detailing its schedule, it further stated that the hosts would take on Afghanistan on November 17, marking the beginning of the series at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. It also mentioned that “will be Afghanistan’s first-ever T20I in Pakistan”. “On November 19, Sri Lanka will face Afghanistan at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, while the remaining five T20Is of the tri-series, including the final on November 29, will be played at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore,” the press release said. Tri-series schedule Nov 17: P...

• Senate panel says four companies in race, two disqualified; Discos next in line • Senators seek clarity on energy supply, debt before privatisation ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary committee was informed on Monday that Pakistan International Airlines Corporation Limited is expected to be privatised by November this year. Briefing the Senate Standing Committee on Privatisation on the current status of the process, the Privatisation Commission secretary said that four companies were participating and would need to form consortiums with established airlines to operate PIA. Two applicants had already been disqualified for not meeting standards. When Senator Zeeshan Khanzada raised concerns over PIA’s Rs650 billion debt, committee chairman Senator Dr Afnan Ullah Khan suggested that the airline’s two hotels could be sold to offset liabilities. When Senator Khanzada questioned the government’s strategy of selling profitable companies in the first phase, the Privatisation Com­mis­sion secretary replied that investors are...

Ethereum’s Fusaka upgrade arrives in November 2025, quietly boosting scalability and network resilience without changing smart contracts Ethereum’s upcoming Fusaka hard fork is slated for early November 2025, setting the stage for one of the most consequential Ethereum network upgrades in years.  Unlike Pectra, the May 2025 fork that delivered visible changes like account abstraction and higher staking limits, Fusaka operates behind the curtain. It bundles 11 Ethereum Improvement Proposals focused on scalability, node resilience and efficiency, leaving smart contracts untouched.  Read more

ISLAMABAD - The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Thursday accepted the bail pleas filed by 86 PTI workers in the November 26 protest cases.

Paramount+ confirms Taylor Sheridan’s Landman season 2 will premiere in November 2025, with filming underway in Texas.

The average net salary in Romania increased by 4.8% (+RON257) in nominal terms in December 2024 compared to November 2024, to 5,645 (EUR1,134), data from the country's statistical office INS showed on Thursday (Feb. 13, 2025).

Romania's industrial production decreased by 13.9% in December 2024, in unadjusted data, compared to November 2024, and by 1.2% when adjusted for the number of working days and seasonality, data from the country's statistical office INS showed on Thursday (Feb. 13).

Romania's new industrial orders in manufacturing, for the total (on the domestic and external markets) decreased by 7.4%, in nominal terms, in November 2024 compared with October 2024, but dropped 3.4% compared with June 2023, data from the country's statistics board INS showed on Wednesday (August 14).

Romania’s industrial sales (on the domestic and external markets) decreased by 3.8% in nominal terms in November 2024 compared with October 2024, but rose 5.2% versus November 2023, data from the country’s statistical office INS showed on Thursday (Jan. 23).

In December 2024, 18.7% more homes were sold in capital city Bucharest than in November 2024, namely, a total 5,136 properties, compared to 4,326 units bought in the penultimate month of 2024, official data from the National Agency For Cadaster and Real Estate Publicity (ANCPI) showed on Tuesday (Jan. 14, 2025).

Romanian authorities issued 2,729 residential building permits in November 2024, 13.8% fewer than in October 2024 and 1.1% more than in November 2023, data from the country’s statistics board INS showed on Thursday (Jan 9, 2025).

Romania’s unemployment rate stood at 5.3% in November 2024, lower by 0.1 percentage point than 5.4% recorded in October 2024, data from the country’s statistics institute INS show on Wednesday (January 8, 2025).

Population and company deposits in November totaled RON614.4 billion, up 10.6% from the same period of 2023 (5.2% in real terms), after local currency deposits went up by 13.7% and foreign currency ones by 3.7%, in line with central bank data.

Private lending rose by 8.8% in November against the same period of 2023, to a total amount of RON418 billion, after local currency loans increased by 11.5% and foreign currency ones by 3%, central bank data showed on Friday, December 27, 2024.

In November, Russia launched about 2,300 unilateral strike UAVs of various types at the territory of Ukraine, which once again exceeded the total number for the previous month.

Romania had the highest annual inflation rate, of 5.4%, among European Union Member States, in November 2024, data from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union (EU), showed on Thursday (Dec.19).