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France imposes border controls in scramble to avoid lockdown

EU travellers entering France by land, including cross-border workers, will not need a negative test.

Published 24 Jan, 2021 05:20pm

World

Israel expands vaccination campaign to teens

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel began administering Covid-19 vaccines to teenagers Saturday as it pushed ahead with its...

Updated 24 Jan, 2021 10:21am

World

Wuhan marks a year since Covid lockdown as others scramble

WUHAN, (China): The Chinese city of Wuhan marked one year since the start of its traumatic 76-day coronavirus...

Updated 24 Jan, 2021 10:20am

World

Wuhan marks a year since lockdown as Biden warns of 600,000 dead

Globally, the virus has killed more than two million people, infected tens of millions of others and hammered economies.

Published 23 Jan, 2021 05:46pm

World

Hong Kong orders thousands to stay home in two-day virus lockdown

The government had deployed over 3,000 staff to enforce the lockdown, which covers about 150 housing blocks.

Published 23 Jan, 2021 05:39pm

World

British PM says new variant may carry higher risk of death

Johnson said that the impact of the new variant, which is already known to be more transmissable, was putting the health service under “intense pressure”.

Published 23 Jan, 2021 02:15pm

Business & Finance

Muted recovery for UK retailers in Dec ends worst year on record

LONDON: British retailers struggled to recover in December from a partial coronavirus lockdown the previous month,...

Published 23 Jan, 2021 03:56am

Business & Finance

Sterling falls

LONDON: Sterling fell on Friday as Britain’s third national lockdown sparked the sharpest drop in business ...

Published 23 Jan, 2021 03:56am

World

UK card spending running 35pc below pre-pandemic levels

LONDON: Spending on payment cards in Britain last week stood 35% below pre-pandemic levels with the country in its...

Published 22 Jan, 2021 04:47am

Business & Finance

Worsening pandemic poses 'serious risks', ECB's Lagarde warns

FRANKFURT AM MAIN: European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde warned on Thursday that the pandemic still poses...

Published 22 Jan, 2021 04:47am

World

Portugal to close schools for 15 days over virus

Portugal has this week been breaking daily records in virus death tolls, with an extra 221 fatalities in 24 hours announced Thursday by the national health authorities.

Published 21 Jan, 2021 08:55pm

World

Latest on worldwide spread of the coronavirus

Moscow will relax some restrictions from Friday, including fully reopening colleges and specialist education institutions, the mayor of the Russian capital said.

Published 21 Jan, 2021 06:47pm

World

Moscow to relax some restrictions as daily Russian COVID-19 cases ease

The nationwide death toll stands at 67,832.

Published 21 Jan, 2021 02:51pm

World

Wuhan bustles a year after world's first coronavirus lockdown

On Saturday, the city where Covid-19 was first detected in late 2019 marks one year since it was locked down to crush the outbreak.

Published 21 Jan, 2021 12:01pm

World

Australian jobless rate falls as employment nears pre-pandemic highs

Employment +50,000 in Dec, matching forecasts.
Jobless falls to 6.6%, down from 6.8%, beating forecasts.

Updated 21 Jan, 2021 11:17am

World

China to impose COVID-19 tests on Lunar New Year travellers as infections rise

The number of new asymptomatic cases, which China does not classify as confirmed infections, rose to 113 from 58 a day earlier.

Published 21 Jan, 2021 10:51am

Markets

KCA raises cotton spot rate by Rs100 to Rs10800

KARACHI: The Spot Rate Committee of the Karachi Cotton Association on Wednesday increased the spot rate by Rs 100 ...

Published 21 Jan, 2021 04:23am

World

Partial lockdown in Beijing as UK virus variant detected

China reported 103 new cases on Wednesday, including seven more in Beijing.

Published 20 Jan, 2021 04:37pm

World

WHO says UK coronavirus strain detected in at least 60 countries

A week ago, it was reported in 50 countries.
The South African variant has been reported in 23 countries and territories, WHO said.

Published 20 Jan, 2021 11:56am

World

France reports 23,608 new COVID-19 cases over 24 hours

The number of people in intensive care rose by 26 to 2,839 while the total number of patients hospitalised for the disease was down by 52 over 24 hours at 25,567.

Published 19 Jan, 2021 11:44pm

World

Malaysia expands lockdown measures to most states as virus spreads

Last week, capital Kuala Lumpur and six states went into a two-week lockdown.
Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has said the lockdown measures were necessary as the healthcare system was at a breaking point.

Published 19 Jan, 2021 05:49pm

World

Rwandan capital back under full virus lockdown

The country of 12 million people has had around 11,500 cases of the virus and almost 150 deaths since the start of the outbreak.

Published 19 Jan, 2021 05:36pm

World

Germany mulls tighter shutdown as virus variants fuel fears

The crisis talks between Merkel and state premiers were brought forward by a week because of the virus variants.

Published 19 Jan, 2021 05:30pm

Pakistan

Murad Raas says students will not be promoted without exams this year in Punjab

The education minister said exams would be held in May this year.
Students of class 9 till 12 returned to their schools on Monday after nearly two months.

Published 19 Jan, 2021 03:53pm

Pakistan

Pakistan's coronavirus death toll crosses 11,000 mark

58 people died across the country during the last 24 hours.
1800 people also tested positive for COVID-19.

Updated 19 Jan, 2021 05:36pm

World

Frankfurt airport traffic nosedives to lowest since 1984

FRANKFURT AM MAIN: The operator of Frankfurt airport said Monday that passenger numbers in 2020 plunged to their...

Updated 19 Jan, 2021 04:43am

Markets

FTSE 100 dips

LONDON: London’s FTSE 100 slipped on Monday as a slide in crude oil prices weighed on energy stocks, while tighter...

Published 19 Jan, 2021 04:22am

Business & Finance

Sterling falls; speculative longs hit 10-month highs

LONDON: The pound fell on Monday as rising COVID-19 cases hurt global risk appetite, but futures data showed the...

Published 19 Jan, 2021 04:22am

Business & Finance

Economic recovery remains headstrong amidst pandemic, reveals PPI

ISLAMABAD: Policy Research Institute of Market Economy (PRIME) released its bi-monthly report on Pakistan Prosperity...

Updated 19 Jan, 2021 04:46am

World

France reports rising number of COVID-19 patients in intensive care

The seven-day moving average of new infections, which averages out weekly data reporting irregularities, increased to 18,270, the highest since Nov. 24.

Published 19 Jan, 2021 12:23am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 10	278.57
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 10	278.37
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 10	157.01
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 10	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 10	1.27
Euro to USD / Jun 10	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 10	5360.79
India Sensex / Jun 10	76490.08
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 10	38038.16
Nasdaq / Jun 10	17193.59
Hang Seng / Jun 10	18366.95
FTSE 100 / Jun 10	8228.48
Dow Jones / Jun 10	38868.04
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 10	18494.89

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 7	19935
Petrol/Litre / Jun 10	268.36
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 10	77.74
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 10	205247
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 10	2327
Diesel/Litre / Jun 10	270.22

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Jun 11 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jun 11 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jun 11 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jun 11 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jun 11 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jun 11 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jun 11 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jun 11 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Jun 11 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Jun 11 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jun 11 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jun 11 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jun 11 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jun 11 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jun 11 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jun 11 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jun 11 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Jun 11 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Jun 11 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Jun 11 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Jun 11 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Jun 11 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Jun 11 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Jun 11 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Jun 11 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 11 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Jun 11 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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