• This is what the PDM cabal wants to now protect by supporting a corruption-friendly system.

• The minister said the government would establish 100 accountability courts to expedite the accountability process in the country.

• She expressed these views during her visit to the Head Office of Punjab Safe Cities Authority, established at Qurban Lines here.

• During the call, the two Foreign Ministers also discussed bilateral relations and agreed to remain engaged in future both on bilateral and multilateral fora.

• Governor Yasinzai assured all the investors across the country that the present government was committed to provide protection to the investors.

• He said that Chief Minister Mahmood Khan categorically stated that there would be no compromise on accountability and transparency in Khyber Pakthunkhwa.

• "We have been assured to resolve our all issues,"said Chairman Grand Health Alliance Dr Asfandyar, who had been in the forefront of the protest for over two months.

• The PDM chief should speak the truth that he had announced the date for 'Save the Corruption' march only to cover up the humiliation of not resigning from the Parliament, he added.

• Centene also forecast 2021 adjusted profit between $5 and $5.30 per share, compared with Wall Street estimates of $5.24.
• Centene raised its full-year revenue forecast range to $116.1 billion to $118.1 billion, from $114.1 billion to $116.1 billion.

• Taiwan's tech firms have benefited from soaring demand for chips that go into laptops, tablets, smartphones and other products to support the work.
• It also approved the provision of a guarantee to wholly-owned subsidiary TSMC Global for its issuance of US dollar-denominated senior unsecured corporate bonds not to exceed $4.5 billion.

• Cathode production from 22 companies surveyed was 735,500 tonnes last month, up 10% from a year ago.
• Daye's maintenance has just ended, a company official said, and most smelters have no maintenance plans for February.

• The automakers made the announcement as they unveiled brighter outlooks for the financial year ending March 2021 as automobile markets.
• Popular models that sell well were hit hard by semiconductor shortage.

• Dollar falls to a more than one-week low.
• Investors eye Fed Chair Jerome Powell's speech on Wednesday.
• Strong investment demand to push platinum into deficit-UBS.

• Brazilian govt confirms stimulus plans.
• Mexican inflation rises more than expected.
• Latam stocks lag EM peers.

• The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 25.9 points, or 0.08%, at the open to 31359.88. The S&P 500 fell 5.1 points, or 0.13%.
• Open to 3910.49while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 20.8 points, or 0.15%, to 13966.815 at the opening bell.

• The drugmaker said it immediately hired external counsel to conduct an independent probe after it was made aware of the allegations.
• Lilly said the behavior exhibited poor judgment by Smiley. The company would not give further details on the communications or the number of employees involved.

• The infrastructure will take longer than we take to make a good product available.
• The regulators are playing with the future of their respective economies.
• The biggest growth potential I see is in technology in our existing markets.

• This has in turn prompted companies to register businesses in the EU with a view to setting up processing facilities.
• About 40% of British meat trade with the EU is sent in mixed or "grouped" loads.

• "They are merciless," EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell told the European Parliament after visiting Moscow last week to plead for the release of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny.
• The current power structure in Russia, combining vested economic interests, military and political control, leave no opening for democratic rule of law.

• Canadian dollar falls 0.2% against the greenback.
• Loonie touches its strongest intraday since Jan. 27 at 1.2712.
• Price of US oil decreases 0.8%.
• Canadian bond yields were mixed across a flatter curve.

• Shandong, who qualified for the continental event by winning the Chinese FA Cup last year.
• Shandong have 10 days from being informed of the decision to appeal their expulsion from the competition.

• The CBOT's most-active soft red winter wheat contract slipped on Tuesday after following corn and soybeans higher on Monday.
• The CBOT's March wheat contract fell below the lower end of its Bollinger Bands during overnight trading.

• NCB posted a net profit of 11.44 billion riyals ($3.05 billion) in the year that ended on Dec. 31, compared to 11.401 billion riyals in the same period a year earlier.
• NCB, which will complete its merger with smaller rival Samba Financial Group later this year.

• Mexican officials had communicated with colleagues in Chile last week to get feedback on the Sinovac vaccine, and would also do so with Colombia's health ministry later on Tuesday.

• American Williams has been stuck on 23 majors since triumphing at Melbourne Park in 2017, losing four Grand Slam finals since to remain one short of Margaret Court's record.
• I felt really comfortable in the tournament leading up to this just a couple days ago when I was playing.

• For Angel it's over. We will communicate in a week to see where we are.
• Pochettino added that the team would not change their style of play in the absence of Di Maria, who has had a good 2021 so far.

• James urges the FDA to follow recommendations issued last week by a US House panel to set standards for all baby food

• Lyon boss Garcia then got involved by saying it was rich of Koeman to criticise PSG for talking about the prospect of signing Messi after he had spoken openly of Barca's pursuit of Lyon forward Memphis Depay.
• I don't know why PSG are doing this (talking about Messi) but if they want to talk about Leo, they can.

• The United Kingdom Debt Management Office said the new March 2051 index-linked gilt will pay a real yield of -2.0234%.
• Long-dated index-linked bonds generally attract strong demand from British pension funds and insurers that have long-term inflation-linked liabilities.

• In its February report, the IMF also said that the full-cost break-even price for Russia is closer to $30 to 40 per barrel.
• A prolonged period of oil prices below these levels could threaten the long-term viability of the oil and gas sector in Russia.

• IMF suggests Bank of Russia cut rate by 50bps in 2021.
• Russia's 2021 GDP growth forecast at 3.0%.
• Outlook contingent on widely available COVID-19 vaccine.

• The companies said the program will roll out in the coming months, once more vaccines become available to the general public.
• The efforts center on giving vaccine access to communities of color, who have shown higher rates of skepticism about the safety of vaccines.

• He believes that teachers should be a priority on the vaccination list - he has supported that.
• The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director, Rochelle Walensky, said the agency may release new school reopening guidance this week.

• Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange (LME) added 1.1% to trade at $8,132 per tonne in official trading.
• Its a macro-driven story for copper at the moment. Market participants are euphoric and equities are at record highs, pushing commodities up.

• Reddit was valued at $3 billion in its last round in February 2019, and the surge in its value follows a 90% jump in advertising revenue from a year ago.
• We decided that now was the right opportunity to make strategic investments in Reddit including video, advertising, consumer products, and expanding into international markets.

• Semiconductor supply remains an issue that is facing the entire industry. GM's plan is to leverage every available semiconductor to build and ship our most popular and in-demand products.
• GM vehicles affected by the idled plants include the Chevrolet Malibu sedan, Cadillac XT4 SUV, Chevy Equinox, and GMC Terrain SUVs.

• The bank said in a statement its net profit stood at 210.5 million euros ($255 million) in the second quarter.
• With a CET 1 ratio at 16.2%, among the highest in Italy, the bank confirmed its guidance of a dividend payout of 70% of net income.

• The electric vehicle market has seen a surge in companies choosing mergers with special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) as the route to go public instead of traditional initial public offerings.
• The transaction is expected to result in total gross proceeds of about $626 million.

• The price of per tola silver remained unchanged.

• It stated that the judges of IHC had been performing their functions and remained present in their respective chambers.

• The chief minister urged the people to follow coronavirus related standard operating procedures (SOPs).

• Shehbaz Sharif contended that it was his right that the statement should be recorded in the presence of his counsel.

• He said everything was being done on merit and special attention was being paid to resolve public problems, added the CM.

• The Prime Minister expressed serious concern over the existing price difference at wholesale and retail level, varying even at district level.

• The court sought report regarding establishment of new Accountability Courts and adjourned hearing of the case for 10 days.

• Bailey, who had been chief executive of LCF's financial regulator at the time of the collapse.
• Bailey's "primary position" in his representations was that references to him or other individuals having personal responsibility for the FCA's regulation of LCF should be deleted.

• YouTube had high-profile incidents dating back to 2017 of ads appearing on videos with hate speech or other disturbing content, which led several major advertisers to turn off their YouTube ads.
• We're particularly humbled to be the first platform to achieve the accreditation.

• Chile's trade undersecretary confirmed to Reuters a report in daily newspaper El Mercurio that negotiations with Russia had begun.
• Chile moved fast and early to lock down vaccines, signing deals with US-based Pfizer, British-Swedish firm AstraZeneca.

• March raw sugar rose 0.02 cents, or 0.1%, to 16.29 cents per lb.
• May New York cocoa was up $12, or 0.5%, at $2,457 a tonne.
• March arabica coffee fell 1.05 cents, or 0.85%, to $1.2305 per lb.

• Gold prices jumped 1% to a one-week high in response to a weaker dollar and expectations of substantial US fiscal stimulus.
• Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index was up 16.62 points, or 0.09%, at 18,346.88.

• MAX deliveries are seen as central to Boeing's financial recovery in 2021 after a sharp slump in demand for its bigger.
• Intensive inspections over recent production flaws have compounded delays from the COVID-19 crisis for the 787s

• Mourinho said he had reached out to defender Ryan Sessegnon, who is on loan at German side Hoffenheim, after he had been targetted on social media in November.
• We speak with the players if the situation arises," Mourinho told reporters ahead of Wednesday's FA Cup fifth-round tie at Everton.

• Sterling reached $1.3798 against the dollar in late afternoon deals in London, its highest level against the greenback since April 27, 2018. Against the euro, it traded flat at 87.69 pence.
• As we have been arguing since last week's Bank of England meeting, the move lower in EUR/GBP seems to have taken a breather.

• There were 12,364 people who tested positive for the virus in the latest daily total, down from 14,104 on Monday which was the lowest figure since Dec. 8.
• The number of new deaths within 28 days of a positive COVID-19 test rose to 1,052 from 333 on Monday.

• The bonds, which will mature in 2071, follow a successful 50-year bond sale from Belgium last week.
• Spain marketed the new debt at 13 basis points over its outstanding July 2066 bonds, which closed Monday at a yield of 1.658%.

• March milling wheat on Paris-based Euronext was up 0.25 euros or 0.1% at 226.75 euros a tonne.
• Chicago corn futures rose to a new 7-1/2-year high earlier on Tuesday as investors anticipated the USDA would reduce US and global supplies of the feed grain.

• Dollar falls to a more than one-week low.
• Platinum rises to highest since Aug. 2016.
• Investors eye Fed Chair Jerome Powell's speech on Wednesday.
• Strong investment demand to push platinum into deficit-UBS.

• He said 95% of the cases involving transfer of immovable and movable property of the deceased are not disputed and can be resolved within days.

• He said the government won the cases filed by the sugar mafia in different provinces.

• Supriya Sharma, a senior advisor at the ministry, told a news briefing that six doses could be extracted provided a special syringe was used.
• Canada's Liberal government has been attacked by critics over the slow pace of vaccinations, caused in part by a temporary reduction in supplies from Pfizer.

• They said all parliamentary leaders fully cooperated to run the affairs of both the houses.

• The rand was 0.71% firmer at 14.7750 against the dollar, in line with gains in most emerging market currencies.
• "Should this come to fruition, the external financial environment would result in an extremely supportive climate for the local currency."

• Energy sector reforms are the part of government policy to improve energy economics and secure gas and oil supplies across the country.

• The bureau had also recovered million of rupees from fake housing societies and returned the looted money to poor investors.

• The New Bank of Development (NDB), run by the BRICS group comprised of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, has earmarked $10 billion for fighting the pandemic.
• Brazil has the world's deadliest coronavirus outbreak outside the United States, with 232,170 fatalities among more than 9.5 million cases.

• He lauded the endeavours of Prime Minister Imran Khan in stopping horse trading in high political positions.

• Federal Minister was briefed about the current status of PSM. All pending issues including Valuation of Core Operation Assets and Audit of PSM were discussed in detail.

• Peru, mired in a political crisis last year, initially lagged behind its wealthier neighbors in locking down COVID-19 vaccine deals.
• Peru will then vaccinate 5.3 million elderly people, those suffering from pre-existing conditions and its native communities.

• He said that commotion in the House was neither a service to democracy nor to the people.

• He also demanded a detailed report from PESCO officials on the progress made in repairing the transformers.

• The violent lawyers entered the building and smashed windows and doors of the IHC CJ offices, in a result the chief justice had to remain confined to his chamber for hours.

• Says no S. Africa variant reported, no concerns with shot.
• J&J interested in making its vaccine in India- govt official.
• Bharat Biotech may export local shot to Brazil, UAE this week.
• India orders 14.5 mln more doses of Astra, Bharat Biotech shots.

• Fox's revenue was buoyed by higher affiliate fees, which refer to the fees collected from cable, satellite.
• The network had its highest-rated November in history, drawing 3.9 million primetime viewers, beating all cable networks, not just cable news, according to Nielsen data.

• HEC announced final deadline for full project of proposal submission on March 31.

• He said that many are operating social media accounts with different names including the names of politicians are also used.

• Beyond autonomous driving the concept of vertical mobility could be a next step to take our mobility approach into the future, especially in the technically affine Chinese market.
• "Therefore we are investigating potential concepts and partners in a feasibility study to identify the possibility to industrialize this approach."

• It was the third month in a row the benchmark annual IPCA consumer inflation rate has been above 4%, having more than doubled from the record low below 2% last May.
• The big surprise was the fall in housing costs. Looking ahead though, we must be vigilant. Food prices remain very high.

• "As soon as a government is formed, Qatar will be ready to study all the options" and only then discuss "a comprehensive economic programme to support Lebanon", he said.

• "It is of course a concern," Pascal Soriot said of the study at a World Health Organization meeting.
• AstraZeneca is a major supplier to a WHO-backed vaccine-sharing scheme called COVAX.

• The demonstrations were sparked by sharp increases in the costs of main ingredients for making bread, it said.

• Saudi Arabia extends gains for fourth session.
• Dubai index snaps four sessions of losses.
• FAB raises 750 mln euros with 1st euro-denominated bond.

• The five men, all Iraqi, were executed in the Nasiriyah prison in Dhi Qar province, the only one in Iraq that carries out capital punishment.

• We set out the issues we have currently ... We want to extend the existing measures but we are committed to working constructively and pragmatically with the EU to resolve the issues ... as quickly as possible.
• Earlier this week, Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said Dublin was open to "modest" extensions of waivers on the movement of certain goods.

• The surge in violence in recent months comes amid a deadlock in peace talks between the Taliban and Afghan government.

• Front-month gas futures were down 8.3 cents, or 2.9%, to $2.799 per million British thermal units.
• output in the Lower 48 US states has averaged 90.4 billion cubic feet per day (bcfd) so far in February.

• Ankara's purchase has put extra strain on US-Turkey relations, which have also been complicated by the conflict in Syria.

• Mongolia granted the vaccine an emergency use authorisation without conducting its own clinical trials.
• Pharmaceutical firm Mongol Emimpex Concern LLC supported the process.

• He said that more balanced trade relations would serve as a basis for post-pandemic economic recovery.

• Brent, WTI futures hit highest since January 2020.
• Both contracts had risen for 6 straight sessions.
• US crude, gasoline stockpiles up last week -Reuters poll.

• She said the foreigners became ill while in captivity and were being given medical care.

• BTG's return on equity, a closely watched measure of profitability, was at 19.1%, up 3.4 percentage points from the previous quarter.
• Total revenues at BTG rose 14% from a year earlier, to 2.8 billion reais, boosted by investment banking, corporate lending and wealth management.

• Heavy rains on Monday flooded the underground textile workshop in the northern port city of Tangiers as people worked.

• January came in with a whimper as consumer spending tailed off sharply at the end of 2020, the report noted.

• "The Golan is very important to Israel's security" but "legal questions are something else," US Secretary of State said.

• LEO satellites operate 36 times closer to the earth than traditional ones so they take less time to send and receive information.
• We are extremely bullish on the opportunity to get into the market and capture the really surging demand for global broadband connectivity.

• Bond markets are clearly indicating a lower perceived risk premium in Italy, which is good news for the broader European story.
• Italy's 10-year bond yield was almost one bps lower at 0.508%, hovering around one-month lows.

• Daniel Bassan, Chief Executive Officer of UBS BB, said the agreement is a natural expansion of UBS BB services.
• The joint venture between the Swiss and Brazilian banks was launched last October to offer investment banking services.

• BPCE plans to delist, restructure Natixis –source.
• BPCE working with advisors on a takeover proposal –source.
• Natixis asset management seen as disposal candidate –source.

• The market has also been boosted by progress on coronavirus vaccines that have raised hopes for earnings growth in 2021 and beyond.

• She will face Kaja Juvan in the next round, after the Slovenian's British opponent Johanna Konta was forced to abandon her match due to injury.

• Benchmark crude contract Brent North Sea held around 13-month highs above $60 on Tuesday thanks to surging demand expectations as economies reopen.

• Separately, Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard in a tweet said that 491,400 doses of the Pfizer vaccine would be sent in the week beginning Feb. 15.

• It will make uncomfortable viewing for senators, including the many Republicans making clear they will not convict Trump, but who had to flee to safety when the violent crowd surged through the Capitol that day.

• Fuel consumption, a proxy for oil demand, totalled 18.01 million tonnes.
• Sales of gasoline, or petrol, rose by about 6.1% from a year earlier to 2.61 million tonnes.

• A video clip making rounds on social sites, was around the time of the Senate elections 2018, earlier today, showing a couple of PTI MNAs allegedly taking money from former MPA of the PPP, Mohammad Ali Bacha.
• The prime minister blamed the "ruling elites" for coming into power and making money to purchase decision-makers, bureaucrats and the media to "consolidate their power and rob nation's wealth.

• The French racer from the swanky Alpine resort of Courchevel is also in no doubt about his split priorities.

• The SAPM said that a report will be presented to the prime minister after carrying out a thorough investigation into the matter.
• In the video, stacks of currency can be seen sitting atop a table in front of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa PTI MPAs.

• Apart from the police personnel, the troops of anti terrorism force (ATF) and Rangers were also deployed while the additional personnel were also alerted to deal with any untoward incident.

• It may be mentioned here that the lawyers held protests after the CDA’s operation against illegal structures in district kachehri.

• The ICCI delegation was taken to various manufacturing facilities of HIT including manufacturing factories, rebuild factories and support facilities and was shown its various products being manufactured in its facilities.

• He said that business community wanted to pay taxes but a well consulted method should be adopted.

• Advocate Azam Tarar argued before the bench that his client had filed two different petitions.

• Dilating upon Afghan Peace Process, the participants expressed hope for peaceful and stable Afghanistan for regional peace and stability.

• The PIA CEO briefed the governor about the matters related to payment of the compensation to the heirs of the passengers of the PIA plane crash.

• Dr Bilal said that 999 teams were participating in the drive to complete the task of vaccination.

• Chairman Committee Senator Taj Muhammad Afridi said that the quota for FATA students had to be doubled for the period of next ten years.

• Aslam Iqbal said the Punjab government took the initiative to support students in wake of COVID-19 pandemic.

• The SACM said the long march would prove a failure like their resignation threat.

• The Joint Secretary of the ministry also briefed the members on Gilgit-Baltistan Council.

• He expressed hope that joint ventures of public and private sector will help in enhancing relations between the two countries.

• PDM should read the writing on the wall because anarchistic designs had never worked, he added.

• Farrukh Habib said it is the PML-N which received funds through Hundi and Hawala.
• He said the PML-N introduced money laundering in the country.

• He said while the virus knows no borders, it is painfully obvious that the poor and vulnerable countries and people are impacted the most.

• The Ambassador said Iran has emphatically extended the hand of peace and friendship to all free and right-seeking nations in the region and beyond.

• The Planning Minister said it is an open secret that sale purchase of votes has been a tradition in the history of Senate elections in Pakistan.

• The delegation observed that the development of neglected areas has been given importance and CM Usman Buzdar has set a new example of public service.

• The PDM should read the writing on the wall because anarchistic designs never work, he added.

• The delegation thanked the CM for according respect and honour to the parliamentarians and appreciated that their proposals are given due importance.

• President said that government was fully cognizant of the problems being faced by the poor people and was taking solid measures to resolve them.

• He said the country’s biggest weapon against climate change was TBTT while we had set a 3.2 billion tree plantation target till 2023 under the scheme.

• During the last 24 hours most of the deaths had occurred in the Punjab followed by Sindh.

• The services exports during the six months under review grew by 0.31 percent and were recorded at $2844.12 million against the exports of $2835.36 million last year.

• He said some elements affiliated with the PDM were supporting the enemy's rhetoric by unnecessarily criticizing the institutions.

• He said Pakistan Muslim League (N) leadership should submit details of party funds to the ECP to clear his position.

• Ali Sadpara’s long-time friend Rao Ahmad and his son Sajid Sadpara along with British-American climber, Vanessa O’Brien, have formed a virtual base camp to ensure a thorough search-and-rescue effort
• The families of missing mountaineers have requested the government to continue to provide search and rescue support

• He said peace in Afghanistan and resolution of Kashmir issue was imperative for sustainable economic development of the entire region.

• This will not only create a source of employment for themselves but also provide employment to youth.

• He announced Rs 1.20 billion for different projects for Bacha Khan Medical Complex.

• Both the sides agreed on early launching of the ML-1 aimed at further strengthening the Pak-China friendship.

• All the people of the IIOJK were protesting against the judicial killing of Afzal Guru, he added.

• The Met Officer spokesman mentioned that it was expected to have the second quarter of the ongoing month go dry without any rain spell.

• He stressed the need to conduct the Senate polls through open voting for transparency.

• He said that sugarcane roots go deep into the ground, so the soil must be prepared deeply to a depth of at least one foot.

• As many as 420 companies’ transacted shares in the stock market, 191 of them recorded gain and 212 sustained losses.

• He claimed that PPP leadership had done massive horse trading during the Senate election 2018 and also won one seat from KP.

• The Chinese Ambassador appreciated the efforts made by WAPDA for implementation of its projects to cope with water and electricity needs in Pakistan.

• Buying and selling rates of dollar were recorded at Rs159 and Rs159.8 respectively.

• Later the Governor and CM KP also visited Padhri Game Reserve which was the international standards game reserve and was established in 2015 under the Punjab Wildlife Act.

• He said that compensation has also been increased from Rs 5 million to Rs 10 million for each victim.

• They said WAPDA was regularly paying net hydel profit to KPK. Net hydel profit was paid to the province on time.

• President said that the most dangerous action Modi has taken after the siege, bifurcation and turning the occupied territory into an Indian union territory is to change the demography of the state.

• As many as 86 members of BAP have applied for gotten nomination forms of party for 12 seats of Senate Balochistan schedule in March.

• This MoU would also provide them a chance to work to diagnose epidemics and other diseases.

• Khan will be briefed about the development work carried out in the port city under the Karachi package.
• The Premier is expected to announce a announce a special package for Sindh districts.

• The court sought a response from NAB in the next hearing.

• Washington state’s proposed wealth tax would cost Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos $2 billion per year, CNBC reported on Monday.
• State legislators in Washington proposed a bill that would institute a 1 percent tax on wealth more than $1 billion.

• During the campaign, 12.7 million children between the ages of nine months and 15 years are being vaccinated against typhoid.

• He said the PTI government wants to close doors of buying and selling of votes.

• Asad Qaiser stressed that the house should hold discussion on matters of national importance including legislation.

• He said the people of Jammu and Kashmir are faced with a terrible war, and what India is doing is ethnic cleansing and genocide.

• During its investigation in the central Chinese city where the virus first emerged, the team visited the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
• The subject of a number of conspiracy theories that claim a lab leak caused the city's outbreak.

• He said that the former rulers preferred their personal liking and disliking rather than meeting the actual needs of province.

• The Chief Minister inaugurated a safe city project, which has been completed at thirteen million rupees.

• The plastic industry has an overwhelming influence in the economic development of Pakistan.

• In 2019, exports increased 3.5%.
• Nevertheless, the trade deficit shrank 30% last year to 14.05 billion euros ($17 billion) as imports of goods fell even more, by over 15%.

• He said the opposition parties had been demanding for open voting for senate elections in the past but now they are opposing it for political scoring.

• He said the government has provided one point one trillion rebate to the trading community during the critical hour of coronavirus.

• Aguzin will have to balance the wishes of authorities in Beijing, international institutions, and Hong Kong local brokers and traders.
• He will replace Charles Li, another former JPMorgan banker, who announced his resignation as CEO of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) in May.

• 512,943 people have so far recovered from the disease.

• He said the spring plantation drive will be kicked off in next few days with focus on urban plantation.

• The importer, Ukraine-based Lekhim, cited delays in obtaining an export licence from the Chinese government and the late adoption by Ukraine's parliament of a special vaccine registration law.
• Lekhim, which has a deal to deliver 1.9 million doses to the Ukraine government from March.

• Markets where demand is still strong, like the Middle East and China, are becoming more expensive to supply, he informed.

• Today’s Lowest Minimum Temperatures (°C): Leh -07, Gupis -06, Skardu -05, Astore, Parachinar -04 and Bagrote -03.

• Sanctions could target Russian elites.
• Borrell faces resignation calls after Moscow visit.

• There are no plans to discuss Mori's resignation at the meeting but he could face criticism over his comments, Nikkan Sports said in a separate report.
• "We are taking this very seriously," Olympic Minister Seiko Hashimoto said on Tuesday when asked about the resignation of the volunteers.

• "Within this year we want to make sure we get at least 20% of the population," she told.
• COVAX is co-led by the GAVI alliance which secures vaccines for poor countries, the World Health Organization.

• London and Frankfurt slipped at the open but Paris rose.

• Investors have pushed up the dollar recently as Democrats moved to fast-track President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package.
• There has been an impressive pullback in US Treasury yields overnight which is causing the broad-based dollar weakness before the bond auctions this week.

• La Nina conditions have been in place since August-September 2020, according to atmospheric and oceanic indicators.

• Cecilia Muller said the first 2,800 doses of Sputnik would be given to those who have registered for inoculations.
• "It... can be used with appropriate caution in case of certain chronic diseases," she told a briefing.

• Imports also fell by 7.1 percent to 1.03 trillion euros, the figures released by national statistics office Destatis showed.

• It was bought in four consignments each of about 56,000 tonnes. If sourced from the Black Sea region or Europe. *Detailed prices were unavailable but were estimated to be around or slightly below $300 a tonne c&f.

• The company generally announces allocations when nominations, or requests, for space to ship petroleum products on its lines exceed its ability to meet the five-day lifting cycle.
• The cycles are five-day periods when a sequence of all in-season products is pumped.

• Brent, WTI futures hit highest since January 2020.
• Both contracts had risen for 6 straight sessions.
• US crude, gasoline stockpiles up last week - Reuters poll.

• The 24-year-old, who made her Grand Slam main draw debut at Roland Garros last year, toughed out a 7-5 7-5 win over fellow-qualifier Chloe Paquet on Court Six.
• "Obviously it means a lot because finally this is barrier that I had to pass, a mental barrier," Sherif told reporters.

• The Kalashnikov group is Russia's largest weapons producer and is part of the state-owned defence conglomerate Rostec.

• "If the defendant failed to respond on the next hearing, the ECP will itself approach the US Consulate for details," the CEC said and adjourned the hearing till February 24.
• The ECP was hearing the petition seeking the federal minister's disqualification due to his dual nationality.

• The Mars programme is part of the UAE's efforts to develop its scientific and technological capabilities and reduce its reliance on oil.
• The attempt to lock into orbit around Mars has a 50% chance of failing, Dubai's ruler and UAE Vice President Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said on Tuesday.

• "They fired warning shots to the sky two times, then they fired (at protesters) with rubber bullets," a resident told AFP, adding that he saw some people injured.

• BTG's return on equity, a closely watched measure of profitability, was at 19.1%, up 3.4 percentage points from the same period a year earlier.
• Total revenues at BTG rose 14% from a year earlier, to 2.8 billion reais, boosted by investment banking, corporate lending and wealth management.

• New mandatory hotel quarantine rules for travellers returning from dozens of countries deemed "high risk" from Covid-19 are due to start from February 15.

• He said it was not possible for the intelligence ministry "to keep watch over the armed forces".

• The company said it will turn profitable by the second half of its next fiscal year and achieve positive operating cash flow in fiscal 2023.
• Canopy's US-listed shares rose 2% in premarket trading on the Nasdaq.

• In the greater Athens area, 71 percent of intensive care beds allotted for Covid patients were now occupied, the minister said.

• The Taiwanese company said it now controlled a 50.8% stake in Siltronic, clearing a reduced threshold for control set under an improved offer that had been due to expire on Wednesday.
• GlobalWafers twice raised its offer for Munich-based Siltronic after its initial bid was accepted by Wacker Chemie.

• The move comes after the tit-for-tat expulsion of several European and Russian diplomats as tensions run high over the Navalny affair.

• The power generation system is still severely constrained due high generation unit breakdowns in the past two days.
• State-owned Eskom regularly implements outages in Africa's most industrialised nation because of faults at its coal-fired power stations.

• Equatorial Guinea, a country with 1.3 million people, has officially recorded 5,614 cases of coronavirus, of which 87 have been fatal.

• It tightened by 20 bps from initial price guidance after receiving more than 1.45 billion euros.
• Barclays, First Abu Dhabi Bank, JPMorgan , Societe Generale and Standard Chartered are arranging the debt sale, expected to launch later on Tuesday.

• Most of those missing were employees at two of the many hydro plants being built around Uttarakhand, home to soaring Himalayan peaks and the sources of the Ganges river.

• While you appreciate the green policies for environmental issues, you can't strangulate the revenue streams in New Mexico.
• Their support for Biden's plan to fight global warming could damage the fossil-fuel economy that has been a huge source of revenue for government programs.

• They support the livelihoods of vast numbers of farmers and fishermen, and supply drinking water to billions of people, but have come under unprecedented pressure in recent years.

• Corporate lobbies have objected to the bill, which will give priority in electricity dispatch to national power utility the Comision Federal de Electricidad (CFE).
• Mexico's Business Coordinating Council (CCE) called the shake-up an "indirect expropriation".

• On November 15, journalists for Poland-based opposition television channel Belsat Katerina Bakhvalova, 27, and Daria Chultsova, 23, were detained while covering a rally in support of a killed protester.

• Vaccine scepticism threatens Germany's immunisation plan
• Anti-vaxx movement has spread from Stuttgart

• The group spent just an hour at the seafood market where many of the first reported clusters of infections emerged over a year ago.

• Tanden, 50, will appear at confirmation hearings on Tuesday before the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and on Wednesday before the Budget Committee.
• The Senate is also scheduled on Tuesday to begin the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, who is accused of inciting the deadly Jan. 6 assault on the US Capitol.

• Root acknowledged that it had been a "crucial toss" to win in order to make the big first innings.

• K-Electric proposed an increase of Rs1.71 in electricity prices to the National Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA).

• Berrettini, a 2019 US Open semi-finalist, came through 7-6 (11/9), 7-5, 6-3 to send the 81st-ranked South African veteran packing in round one.

• Founded a year and a half ago, the startup saw the coronavirus pandemic boost demand for online deliveries of goods ranging from fresh foods to cleaning supplies.
• Justo operates in Mexico's capital and the city of Queretaro, and this year plans to bring the business to other major Mexican cities.

• The situation is so bad, "even the introverts are here", as one demonstrator's poster put it.

• He was accompanied by enthusiastic local music stars as they drank coffee and sampled Vietnamese snacks.

• The lawsuit is brought by a group of communities who live in the lower Amazon region in the Brazilian state of Para.
• Hydro has three installations in Para: Paragominas, a bauxite mine; Alunorte, a refinery where the bauxite is transformed into alumina; and Albras.

Muhammad Ali Sadpara, John Snorri from Iceland and JP Mohr from Chile lost contact with the base camp on Friday and were reported missing on Saturday after their support team stopped receiving communications from them. "It has been four days today. No one has seen my father since that day. He is up there somewhere, 8,000-feet high," says Sajid Ali.

• Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange (LME) added 1% to trade at $8,118 per tonne.
• Its a macro-driven story for copper at the moment. Market participants are euphoric and equities are at record highs.

• Gaza residents expressed a mixture of bitterness and relief Tuesday as they crossed into Egypt.

• Coty has been working to ramp up its presence in the skin-care category as well as online.
• Shares of Coty, majority owned by German conglomerate JAB Holding Co, were down about 6% in premarket trade.

• Root called on Anderson to bowl the 14th over of the final day of the first Test and even by the paceman's standards it was special.

• MSCI World edges up 0.1%, gains for 7th day in a row
• S&P 500 stock futures down 0.1%
• Dollar falls, gold up on stimulus; bitcoin hits $48,000

• Minister says sale and purchase of votes has been a tradition in the history of Senate elections in Pakistan and it is not hidden from anyone
• Umar says the aim to move the presidential reference is to make the election process credible

• Futures down: Dow 0.21%, S&P 0.19%, Nasdaq 0.18%
• Last week's data showing slower-than-expected growth in the labor market underscored the need for more government aid to blunt the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

• UAE, China and US all launched missions last July, taking advantage of a period when the Earth and Mars are nearest.

• Fake news that European Commission requested Hungary to amend public procurement laws.
• The government did not receive any kind of request from the European Commission, neither official nor informal.

• Train services across the country have seen severe delays and cancellations due to the winter weather, with snow and ice clogging the rails.

• Liang said there was "no indication" the sickness was circulating in Wuhan before December 2019 when the first official cases were recorded.

• The rival of Michelin and Continental reported a 71.4 million euro ($86.4 million) operating profit.
• Down from 101 million a year earlier and missing the 86.9 million.

• Special secretary Zafar Iqbal has been named as returning officer, while Shamshad Khan, Shahid Iqbal, Asif Ali Yaseen, Waqas Ahmed, Atif Rahim, Kashif Abbas and Tabassum Javed will perform duties as polling officers for the upper house election in Islamabad.
• ECP will announce the schedule of the Senate election on February 11.

• Ligety won two Olympic gold medals (alpine combined in 2006, giant slalom in 2014) and seven world championship medals, including five golds.

• Tsitsipas got off to a flyer, dominating the baseline rallies to take the first set in just 25 minutes as Simon, 36, floundered.

• The naphtha crack dipped to $107.15 per tonne from $108.88 per tonne on Monday. It has surged about 77% in the last two months.
• Naphtha flows into Asia this month was provisionally estimated around 5.6 million tonnes, down from January's of 6.2-6.3 million tonnes, Refinitiv oil research assessments showed.

• WHO foreign expert said identifying the animal pathway remains a "work in progress", adding the absence of bats in the Wuhan area dimmed the likelihood of direct transmission.

• The benchmark stock index closed down 1.8% at 7,963.77. The index is up 17.6% for the year so far.
• Trading volume on the CSE All Share Index fell to 128.8 million, from 142.8 million in the previous session.

• Barty enjoyed the rarity of extra family time during her breather, but also worked tirelessly on the practice courts.

• The Hyacinthe-Rigaud art museum in the southern city told AFP that roughly 50 visitors had arrived on Tuesday morning within 15 minutes of it reopening.

• The virus has infected 1.4 million people in Iran and killed more than 58,600, according to the health ministry.

• Daudawa surrendered to local officials on Monday with six of his gang members, the local government spokesman said in a statement.

• Kohli fought a lone battle with his 72 as India crashed to 192 in their chase of 420 on the fifth and final day's play in Chennai.

• At least 106,407,000 cases of coronavirus have been registered. Of these, at least 64,934,600 are now considered recovered.

• Spanish great Nadal beat Serbia's Laslo Djere 6-3, 6-4, 6-1 in one hour and 52 minutes on a sun-kissed Rod Laver Arena.

• Reddit to grow its workforce by 100% over the course of this year after raising $250 million in a new funding round.

• Pakistan earned a hard-fought 95-run victory in the second Test in Rawalpindi on Monday to claim the two-match series 2-0.
• "The ultimate goal is to be number one in Tests and top three in other formats," Misbah told reporters on a video call Tuesday.

• Qureshi said that when before the opposition parties were demanding open voting for senate elections they are now opposing it for political scoring.

• Two U.S. carrier groups conducted joint exercises in the South China Sea on Tuesday, days after a U.S. warship sailed near Chinese-controlled islands in the disputed waters, as China denounced the United States for damaging peace and stability.
• In Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said the frequent moves by U.S. warships and aircraft into the South China Sea in a “show of force” was not conducive to regional peace and stability.

• Report states that officials from China and Pakistan held informal talks, discussing easing terms on the repayment of debt on about a dozen power plants
• The government has not made a formal request to China regarding the matter as yet: Report

• "Change was underway well before 2020, but COVID-19 has heightened the urgency and amplified the risks of inaction."

"Consumers have cited multiple problems, related to unusual accelerations, batteries catching fire, as well as with the remote update system," the regulator said. In October, it was forced to recall almost 30,000 cars in China because of problems with their suspension.

• As per details, KE has requested NEPRA to increase the price of electricity for four months and reduce it for three months for monthly Fuel Charges Adjustments.

• Analysts said COVID-19 disruptions have made it harder for regional central banks to predict cash demand.

• Chasing a record 420 for victory, the hosts were bowled out for 192 in the second session.