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Philippines reports 3 new coronavirus deaths, 244 more cases

In a bulletin, the ministry said total deaths have reached 987 while confirmed cases have risen to 20,626.

Published 05 Jun, 2020 03:20pm

Markets

Malaysia exempts palm oil from export duty

The world's second largest producer and exporter of the edible oil had already lowered its export duty in crude palm oil to 0% this month.
Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on Friday said crude palm oil, crude palm kernel oil and processed palm kernel

Published 05 Jun, 2020 03:12pm

World

Malaysia reports 19 new coronavirus cases, one new death

The health ministry also reported its first death in two weeks, raising the number of fatalities to 116.

Published 05 Jun, 2020 02:55pm

Pakistan

Pakistan to not export surgical, N95 masks, informs Dawood

Pakistan's fruits, vegetables, meat, and poultry exports to the Middle Eastern countries grew by 36pc over the last twelve months.

Published 05 Jun, 2020 12:54pm

Business & Finance

SBP introduces additional measures to ensure supply of disinfected banknotes

The SBP has taken multiple measures and has issued various guidelines for the banking sector to mitigate the risk of the spread of COVID-19 and has also issued comprehensive guidelines in order to ensure an uninterrupted supply of disinfected banknotes

Published 05 Jun, 2020 11:37am

Punjab rejects news of coronavirus being found in chicken

The Pakistan Poultry Association too has termed the news to be false, saying that coronavirus has not been reported in any chicken product in any part of the country.

Published 05 Jun, 2020 10:32am

World

Peru hits 5,000 coronavirus deaths

Officials recorded more than 4,200 new cases and 137 deaths over the last 24 hours.

Published 05 Jun, 2020 03:22am

World

Trudeau says Canada winning virus fight, advises caution

As of Thursday there were 93,700 coronavirus cases in Canada. More than half of those patients have already recovered.

Published 05 Jun, 2020 03:19am

World

Global vaccines programme gets $8.8bn shot in the arm

More than 50 countries took part as well as individuals such as billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates, whose foundation pledged $1.6 billion.

Published 05 Jun, 2020 03:04am

World

Coronavirus spread in Canada is slowing, hotspots remain

"The data shows that we are continuing to make progress in the fight against this virus," Trudeau said.
"We're not out of the woods. The pandemic is still threatening the health and safety of Canadians."
Residents of long-term care and seniors' hom

Published 04 Jun, 2020 10:51pm

People not to face new taxes in next FY budget: Hafeez Sheikh

These views were expressed by Advisor to Prime Minister on Finance Abdul Hafeez Sheikh, in an interview with a private news channel programs.
He said the Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI), government was well aware of country's defense need and for

Published 04 Jun, 2020 09:56pm

World

Spain's COVID-19 deaths at 27,133; cases at 240,660

The ministry has stopped providing a daily death toll but said 56 people had died from the virus over the last seven days.

Published 04 Jun, 2020 08:45pm

UN chief backs global access to 'people's vaccine' for coronavirus

The virtual meeting, hosted by Britain, aims to raise $7.4 billion for immunisation programmes stalled by the pandemic, and launch a new fundraising drive to support potential COVID-19 vaccines.

Published 04 Jun, 2020 08:13pm

Business & Finance

US April trade gap jumps to $49.5bn on record export drop

Imports in the month dropped a more modest 13.7 percent or $32 billion to $200.7 billion.

Published 04 Jun, 2020 08:05pm

World

Africa CDC tries to ramp up coronavirus tests as lockdowns ease

The continent has so far conducted 3.4 million tests, a figure that director Dr John Nkengasong told journalists he wants to see climb to 10 million "in the next two or three months".

Published 04 Jun, 2020 08:03pm

Pakistan

Engro commits PKR 40 million to enhance COVID-19 testing capacity in Punjab

Under the initiative, 2400 tests were completed in the major cities of Multan, Dera Ghazi Khan, Layyah, Muzaffargarh, Bahawalpur and Bahawalnagar.

Published 04 Jun, 2020 07:08pm

World

George Floyd was infected with COVID-19, autopsy reveals

The official cause of death was cardiopulmonary arrest

Published 04 Jun, 2020 07:00pm

EU to use $2.7 billion fund to buy promising COVID-19 vaccines

The ESI fund is run by the European Commission, the EU executive arm, which acts on behalf of the 27 EU states.
The EU is also worried that not enough doses might be available to rapidly vaccinate its population of nearly 450 million if a vaccine ag

Published 04 Jun, 2020 06:36pm

Pakistan

MQM-P leader Faisal Subzwari tests positive for coronavirus

Subzwari says his parents, wife and two of his daughters have also contracted the virus

Published 04 Jun, 2020 06:29pm

World

Russia's coronavirus case tally edges past 440,000

The country's coronavirus crisis response centre said 169 people had died from the virus in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide death toll to 5,384.

Published 04 Jun, 2020 06:00pm

Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 6.52 million, death toll over 385,371

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

Published 04 Jun, 2020 05:48pm

World

UK's Johnson urges global effort at vaccine summit

The British leader added he hoped it would "inaugurate a new era of global health co-operation, which I believe is now the most essential shared endeavour of our lifetimes".

Published 04 Jun, 2020 05:08pm

World

Prince Charles spurred to action after bout with virus

"I was lucky in my case and got away with it quite lightly," the 71-year-old heir to the throne told Sky News television in an interview broadcast on Thursday.

Published 04 Jun, 2020 04:47pm

Sports

Spinners have chance to shine during saliva ban: Anil Kumble

ICC is expected to order a temporary ban next week on using spit as a shining agent.

Published 04 Jun, 2020 04:45pm

World

Hong Kong confirms 5 new coronavirus cases; Cable TV says residents evacuated

The city has 1,100 confirmed cases of the disease, including one probable infection.

Published 04 Jun, 2020 04:40pm

Sports

Australian players union rejects CA revenue forecasts

The ACA said a more formal process of due diligence was now necessary.

Published 04 Jun, 2020 04:39pm

World

UK minister's illness stirs virtual parliament debate

UK politicians have been fighting for days over Prime Minister Boris Johnson's decision to end remote video conference sessions that began when the virus was still spreading fast in April.

Published 04 Jun, 2020 04:30pm

World

Brazil, Mexico see record deaths as virus rages across Latin America

Mexico on Wednesday announced more than 1,000 coronavirus deaths in a day for the first time, while Brazil, the region's worst-hit country, reported a record 1,349 daily deaths.

Published 04 Jun, 2020 04:28pm

World

Philippines reports 10 new coronavirus deaths, 634 more cases

In a bulletin, it said total deaths have increased to 984 while confirmed cases have reached 20,382, of which 4,248 have recovered.

Published 04 Jun, 2020 04:28pm

Markets

Tokyo's Nikkei closes up for fourth straight session

The Nikkei 225 index gained 0.36 percent, or 81.98 points, to close at 22,695.74, while the broader Topix index advanced 0.30 percent, or 4.74 points, to 1,603.82.

Published 04 Jun, 2020 04:22pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 17	278.30
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 17	278.10
USD to Japanese Yen / May 17	155.67
USD to Swiss Franc / May 17	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 17	1.27
Euro to USD / May 17	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 17	5303.27
India Sensex / May 17	73917.03
Tokyo Nikkei / May 17	38787.38
Nasdaq / May 17	16685.97
Hang Seng / May 17	19535.61
FTSE 100 / May 17	8420.26
Dow Jones / May 17	40003.59
Germany DAX 30 / May 17	18704.42

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 17	79.59
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 17	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 17	210562
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 17	2386.18
Cotton US¢/pound / May 17	76.29
Petrol/Litre / May 20	273.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 20 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 20 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 20 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 20 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 20 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 20 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 20 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 20 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 20 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 20 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 20 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 20 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 20 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 20 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 20 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 20 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 20 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 20 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 20 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 20 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 20 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 20 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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