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Iran rules out nuclear deal meeting, says time not 'suitable'

"Remember: Trump failed to meet because of his ill-advised 'Max Failure'," Khatibzadeh wrote on Twitter shortly after his statement.

Published 01 Mar, 2021 11:25am

Sports

Sister act as Korda romps to Gainbridge LPGA win

There was disappointment for Thailand's Patty Tavatanakit, who had started the day one off the lead.

Published 01 Mar, 2021 11:23am

World

UN calls for children in NE Syria camps to be allowed home

IS overran large parts of Syria and Iraq in 2014.

Published 01 Mar, 2021 11:22am

World

Syria intercepts Israeli missiles over Damascus: state media

Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz said on Saturday he believed Iran was behind the explosion Thursday on the MV Helios Ray, a vehicle carrier.

Published 01 Mar, 2021 11:20am

Sports

'Written off' Liverpool still ready to fight: Klopp

Firmino was denied his first goal in seven games with the goal credited to the defender.

Published 01 Mar, 2021 11:18am

World

Covid vaccine acceptance rises in some countries: study

People in the six countries judged that Israel and Britain had done the world's best jobs with their vaccine rollout.

Published 01 Mar, 2021 11:16am

World

Over 20 million get first dose of covid vaccine in UK

There were 6,035 new daily cases reported Sunday and 144 deaths, the lowest figures since early autumn.

Published 01 Mar, 2021 11:14am

World

Conservatives in 'struggle for survival' of US: Trump

We're in a struggle for the survival of America as we know it.

Published 01 Mar, 2021 11:13am

Sports

Morikawa cruises to WGC victory, pays tribute to Woods

"It shows that I can come out here and compete," Morikawa said after prevailing against a strong field that included nearly every player in the world's top 50.

Published 01 Mar, 2021 11:12am

Sports

Ledecky eyes 1500m free Olympic first at 'different' Tokyo Games

"Since the middle of last June is when Stanford opened back up. We have a lot of different protocols, one per lane or one per household so I live by myself so I've been one per lane for the past year," she said.

Published 01 Mar, 2021 11:10am

Technology

Facebook to pay $650mn settlement over US privacy dispute

But in July 2020, the judge in the case, James Donato, ruled that the amount was insufficient.

Published 01 Mar, 2021 11:09am

World

US children could receive vaccine by year-end: Fauci

Earlier this month the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued new guidelines urging schools to reopen safely and as soon as possible.

Published 01 Mar, 2021 11:07am

World

Trump airs grievances, teases 2024 run in post-presidential speech

"Get rid of them all," he seethed, while the crowd jeered.

Published 01 Mar, 2021 11:02am

Markets

Tokyo stocks open higher after rout

Mizuho Financial Group was up 0.80 percent at 1,571.5 yen after the banking group said it had restored its ATM and online services.

Published 01 Mar, 2021 11:00am

World

Ex-president Sarkozy faces verdict in France graft trial

Prosecutors called for him to be jailed for four years and serve a minimum of two, and asked for the same punishment for his co-defendants -- lawyer Thierry Herzog and judge Gilbert Azibert.

Published 01 Mar, 2021 10:59am

Sports

Recovering Woods 'touched' by show of support from fellow golfers

"If there was no Tiger Woods, I just think the tour and the game of golf in general would be in a worse place.

Published 01 Mar, 2021 10:57am

Markets

Hong Kong shares open higher

The Hang Seng Index rose 1.20 percent, or 346.40 points, to 29,326.61.

Published 01 Mar, 2021 10:55am

World

US calls for release of Hong Kong democracy campaigners: Blinken

Police arrested 55 of the city's best-known pro-democracy campaigners in a series of dawn raids last month.

Published 01 Mar, 2021 10:54am

World

US to distribute 4 million J&J Covid vaccines by Tuesday

Overall, among 39,321 participants across all regions, the efficacy against severe Covid-19 was 85.4 percent, but it fell to 66.1 percent when including moderate forms of the disease.

Published 01 Mar, 2021 10:52am

Sports

Rose to meet Dortmund as rivals eye cup chance in Bayern absence

Currently second in the Bundesliga, 2019 finalists Leipzig are arguably favourites ahead of their quarter-final clash with Wolfsburg on Wednesday.

Published 01 Mar, 2021 10:49am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Fazal Cloth / Mar 2 Fazal Cloth Mills Limited(FZCM)	226.50 ▲ 30.50 (15.56%)
Sunrays Tex. / Mar 2 Sunrays Textile Mills Limited(SUTM)	929.87 ▲ 124.63 (15.48%)
S. S. Oil / Mar 2 S.S.Oil Mills Limited(SSOM)	98.88 ▲ 12.88 (14.98%)
Tandlianwala / Mar 2 Tandlianwala Sugar Mills Limited(TSML)	169.00 ▲ 21.96 (14.93%)
KASB Mod. / Mar 2 KASB Modaraba(KASBM)	3.20 ▲ 0.40 (14.29%)
Shield Corp. / Mar 2 Shield Corporation Limited(SCL)	424.62 ▲ 34.95 (8.97%)
Colony Textile / Mar 2 Colony Textile Mills Limited(CTM)	6.80 ▲ 0.53 (8.45%)
Shabbir Tiles / Mar 2 Shabbir Tiles & Ceramics Limited(STCL)	27.00 ▲ 1.99 (7.96%)
Indus Dyeing / Mar 2 Indus Dyeing & Manufacturing Co. Limited(IDYM)	644.44 ▲ 44.96 (7.50%)
Suraj Cotton / Mar 2 Suraj Cotton Mills Limited(SURC)	251.55 ▲ 17.55 (7.50%)

Stock	Price
First Punjab Mod. / Mar 2 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	3.02 ▲ -0.93 (-23.54%)
J.A.Textile / Mar 2 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	11.42 ▲ -2.00 (-14.90%)
Khyber Tob / Mar 2 Khyber Tobacco Company Limited(KHTC)	429.83 ▲ -72.52 (-14.44%)
Fecto Cement / Mar 2 Fecto Cement Limited(FECTC)	32.34 ▲ -5.16 (-13.76%)
Next Capital / Mar 2 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	8.72 ▲ -1.28 (-12.80%)
Saudi Pak Leas. / Mar 2 Saudi Pak Leasing Company Limited(SPLC)	1.40 ▲ -0.20 (-12.50%)
Universal Ins. / Mar 2 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	4.45 ▲ -0.54 (-10.82%)
Pak Datacom Ltd / Mar 2 Pak Datacom Limited(PAKD)	102.50 ▲ -11.68 (-10.23%)
1st Dawood / Mar 2 First Dawood Investment Bank Limited(FDIBL)	3.00 ▲ -0.32 (-9.64%)
Redco Tex. / Mar 2 Redco Textiles Limited(REDCO)	7.00 ▲ -0.70 (-9.09%)

Stock	Volume
Azgard Nine / Mar 2 Azgard Nine Limited(ANL)	31,723,500 ▼ 0.00
TRG Pak. / Mar 2 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	24,599,249 ▼ 0.00
Unity Foods / Mar 2 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	21,189,731 ▼ 0.00
Hum Network / Mar 2 Hum Network Limited(HUMNL)	20,527,500 ▼ 0.00
Byco Petr. / Mar 2 Byco Petroleum Pakistan Limited(BYCO)	18,135,500 ▼ 0.00
Ghani Global Hold. / Mar 2 Ghani Global Holdings Limited(GGL)	17,518,000 ▼ 0.00
Maple Leaf / Mar 2 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	12,115,118 ▼ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd / Mar 2 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	9,206,500 ▼ 0.00
Worldcall / Mar 2 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	9,074,000 ▼ 0.00
Telecard / Mar 2 Telecard Limited(TELE)	9,041,000 ▼ 0.00

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 2	158.00
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 2	157.90
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 2	106.88
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 2	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 2	1.39
Euro to USD / Mar 2	1.20
UK LIBOR % / Mar 2	0.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 2	3901.82
India Sensex / Mar 2	49849.84
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 2	29892.14
Nasdaq / Mar 2	13588.83
Hang Seng / Mar 2	29452.57
FTSE 100 / Mar 2	6588.53
Dow Jones / Mar 2	31535.51
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 2	14012.82
France CAC40 / Mar 2	5792.79