• The deal needs the approval of at least 14 of the 20 top flight clubs to proceed so a rejection by seven of the teams, who include champions Juventus, would be enough to halt it.
• The term sheet submitted to the clubs belonging to the league has not reached a qualified consensus needed for the approval ... as things stand, this development opportunity is not viable anymore.

• Data provider Refinitiv estimated 425 heating degree days (HDDs) over the next two weeks in the Lower 48 US states, slightly down from Monday's forecast of 449 HDDs.
• Data provider Refinitiv projected output in the Lower 48 to average 82.5 billion cubic feet per day (bcfd) this week and increase to 84.2 bcfd next week.

• "We are ready to buy," Sberbank CEO German Gref said of the OFZ bonds the finance ministry plans to use this year to raise the rouble equivalent of $1 billion a week.
• "We and VTB will easily cover their needs," Gref said, adding that the 2021 state borrowing plan did not look huge.

• Seychelles' economy relies heavily on tourism, which was hard hit in 2020 as COVID-19 led to travel restrictions worldwide to contain its spread.
• Hassan said this in turn had led to tax revenue shortfalls in funding the 2021 budget of $519 million that he presented to parliament on Tuesday.

• Bank, energy stocks gain on prospects of more stimulus.
• Crypto stocks jump as Bitcoin surges past $50,000.
• Indexes up: Dow 0.35%, S&P 0.35%, Nasdaq 0.40%.

• Rising copper prices lift Chile's peso.
• Citi books profit in South African rand.
• Real, rand, Chilean peso most undervalued EM FX – Deutsche.
• Oil prices dip; Mexican peso drops more than 1%.

• Moderna said these delays are expected to be resolved in the near term and not expected to impact monthly delivery targets.
• The US government has so far administered about 25.5 million doses of the two-dose vaccine, with 45.4 million doses supplied, Moderna said.

• The energy sector climbed 2.3% as US crude prices rose 0.9% a barrel, while Brent crude lost 0.3%.
• Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index was up 90.97 points, or 0.49%, at 18,551.18.

• The German on Monday said that he was determined to turn around Liverpool's flagging fortunes and that he did not need a break from management.
• I have a lot of sympathy, what he produces in football is exceptional. His philosophy makes football attractive for spectators.

• Saudi crown prince pushes social and economic change.
• Dubai's glitzy reputation has long attracted investors.
• From 2024, no new Saudi contracts without a local HQ.
• UAE commercial hub takes Saudi business pitch seriously.

• The cargo was sold at a price around minus $1.40-$1.45 per barrel to the benchmark when adding freight to an original FOB differential - higher than the recent market estimates, traders said.

• The company has an office in Saudi Arabia and is also present across the Middle East region, including Pakistan, Qatar, Lebanon and United Arab Emirates, the spokeswoman said.
• Saudi Arabia's state news agency SPA this month reported that 24 international companies have signed agreements to establish main regional offices in Riyadh, the Saudi capital.

• Shell shut the two primary fuel production units, the gasoline-producing fluidic catalytic cracker (FCC) and the diesel-producing hydrocracker, on Monday, one day after the refinery's crude distillation units (CDUs) were shut.

• The rule change had put in limbo over 150 proposals from China worth more than $2 billion, hurting the plans of Chinese companies in India.
• We'll start giving approvals to some greenfield investment proposals, but we will only clear those sectors which are not sensitive to national security.

• Guinea says five deaths, 10 suspected cases in new outbreak.
• Identifies 125 potential Ebola contacts.
• Neighbours ready prevention plans, border patrols.
• Congo says Ebola resurgence not new variant.

• Nearly 60% of Puerto Rico's children, US citizens, live in poverty and would benefit from these measures.
• The signers welcomed the release of some hurricane recovery funds by the Biden administration, but said some $50 billion more was needed.

• Thirty-year US yields rose too, touching a one-year high of 2.08% and are some 40 bps above where they closed 2020.
• The market has fully embraced the prospects of Biden's $1.9 trillion stimulus, and the accelerated vaccine rollout is support of further bearish price action as well.

• DIB reports sharp fall in full-year profit.
• Saudi index extends gains for a ninth session.
• Egypt's unemployment dipped Oct-Dec.

• The case marked a first step in Cairn's efforts towards recovering its dues, potentially by seizing Indian assets, if the government did not pay.
• If Cairn wins the case, it will be a step towards attaching and seizing Indian assets overseas, especially in the US.

• More contagious mutations are spreading fast in the EU and across the world, with the so-called British variant seen by experts as likely to become prevalent on the continent.
• Vaccine makers are testing their shots against variants and are also working on tweaks that could make them more effective against virus mutations.

• The Serbian world number one hit back strongly after losing a tight opening set on a tiebreak but trailed in both the third and fourth sets before turning them around.
• Germany's Zverev will rue allowing Djokovic back from 4-1 down in the third set and he was also up 3-0 in the fourth.

• Shares of MicroStrategy, the world's largest publicly traded business intelligence company, rose more than 4% on the news, adding to their meteoric 580% surge in the past year.
• MicroStrategy owns close to 72,000 bitcoin, a regulatory filing showed on Feb. 2, valuing its bitcoin holdings at about $3.6 billion, according to a Reuters calculation.

• The federal minister stated that some backdoor negotiations were initiated by Maryam Nawaz who wanted to go to London.

• Justice Ayesha A Malik heard the petition and sustained the objection while directing petitioner to annex attested copy of nomination papers.

• Mehmood Khan said that cabinet is opposing the show-of-hands in senate elections because they intend to continue corruption on matters of national interest.

• The SBP said the amendments extended the coverage of full and final taxation regime to dividends and capital gains on shares and mutual funds investments.

• Around 45 navies, including those of the United States, Britain and China, took part in the Arabian Sea exercise with ships and observers.
• The purpose of this exercise to bring regional and extra-regional navies on one platform and conduct exercises to enhance intra-operability in addition to counter terrorist threat and the crime which are happening in maritime domain.

• The court said that the CDA had pointed out irregularities and violation of its by laws in constructions by Shifa Hospital.

• The CM emphasised that two and a half years of the incumbent government was evident to the policy of transparency, honesty and trustworthiness.

• The CM directed that more facilities be provided to the researchers and also reviewed the processing of applications filed through PCP.

• Abbasi said that the razing of chambers had caused heavy financial loss to the lawyers.

• The EU was a major trade partner and the government wanted to further strengthen bilateral relations to benefit the people, he added.

• He said that the teams should go house to house and schools to confirm that every child falling in the age limit has been vaccinated.

• The hearing was adjourned till February 18, due to lawyers' strike.

• Kinzinger told the Times the two-page letter was signed by 11 relatives and penned by his cousin, Karen Otto.

• "The announcement that was made on January the 29th was actually for us probably far greater than a mistake," said Regina Doherty.

• Vaccination will begin with healthcare workers as part of an implementation study, Mkhize said.

• More than 88,000 displaced people reside in 22 UN-supported sites in the area, according to UN figures.

• Bitcoin surged to $50,547.70 in midday European trading as an increasing number of corporate heavyweights back the world's most popular virtual currency.

• The junta that seized power has plunged the country into two consecutive overnight internet blackouts, as it attempts to extinguish popular resistance to its rule.

• Biden's stimulus package would more than double the previous measure passed by Congress, after intense debate, in December.

• The broad-based S&P 500 gained 0.3 percent to 3,945.68, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index advanced 0.4 percent to 14,145.31.

• The unit last week blasted its way past $45,000 after Elon Musk's electric carmaker Tesla invested $1.5 billion in the virtual unit.

• The Sinovac and AstraZeneca vaccines are the only two that Brazilian regulators have approved so far.

• J&J's vaccine has been under a "rolling review" by the EMA since December 1.

• In a unanimous verdict on Tuesday, the Islamabad High Court ruled that the chambers set-up for lawyers on a sports ground in the capital's F-8 area, were "illegally constructed", and should be razed by the relevant authorities.

• Khuhro said that after the Senate elections, way is being seen paved for no confidence motion against the prime minister.

• Chief Minister exercised powers conferred by sub rule (4) of rule 3 of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government Rules of Business 1985.

• The prime minister mentioned the opening of 87,833 Roshan Digital Accounts from 97 countries.

• Both the education ministers discussed in details the issues of mutual interests and bilateral cooperation.

• "It is impossible to ensure uninterrupted supply of water to the city unless decisive action is taken against water theft," he added.

• The general public and all the stakeholders have been asked to send their written proposals in this regard to the Excise and Taxation Officer within time period of one month.

• According to the MoU, both universities have agreed to support each other for start-up, student entrepreneurship, and incubation setups.

• He said that the decision was taken as the syllabus was not completed during the online classes and now the syllabus has been shortened to ease the students.

• The federal minister shared that Pakistan had reached a staff level agreement with the IMF.
• Shaikh said that overcoming the challenges created by the Pandemic had required concerted effort.

• NBK hired Citi, HSBC, JPMorgan, NBK Capital, Standard Chartered and UBS to arrange investor calls starting on Tuesday.
• NBK is also inviting holders of its outstanding $700 million AT1 bonds to tender the securities for cash, subject to the successful new AT1 transaction and other conditions.

• Chan, speaking at a news conference, said catering businesses would be able to operate until 10 p.m., from 6 p.m. now.
• "We see there is room to gradually loosen social distancing measures," she said.

• Jens Spahn said rapid antigen tests were now sufficiently available on the market to enable local test centres and pharmacies to offer the tests for free.
• Spahn also wants to make tests that can be conducted at home available to everyone once they have been approved by regulators.

• Prices up more than 20% this month.
• Supply deficits expected.
• Demand from auto makers to increase.
• Hydrogen economy could use lots of platinum.
• Rally may falter in near term.

• The chief minister urged people of the province to follow Standard Operating Procedures.

• The price of per tola and ten gram silver remained unchanged.

• The inspections of district courts had been started on the directions of LHC Chief Justice Muhammad Qasim Khan lately.

• The public interest would be protected as the welfare of the masses was very dear to the government, he vowed.

• The NSE Nifty 50 index closed 0.01% lower at 15,313.45 on Tuesday, while the S&P BSE Sensex ended down 0.1% at 52,104.17.
• Shares in the lenders - Indian Overseas Bank, Bank of Maharashtra, Bank of India and Central Bank of India - each ended 20% higher.

• As many as 417 companies transacted shares in the stock market, 244 of them recorded gain and 160 sustained losses.

• The LCCI President said that the idea of forming economic team and mobilizing them for developing networking seemed great.

• Top producer China also dipped but from high levels, satellite service SAVANT and broker Marex Spectron said in a joint statement on Tuesday.
• It sells data to fund managers, traders and miners and publishes a free monthly index of global copper smelter activity.

• Through this portal, the banks can access and verify company information directly from SECP’s records.

• “This agreement is subject to the approval of the IMF’s Executive Board. The reviews’ completion would release around $500 million,” read the IMF statement.
• Both parties reached the staff-level agreement on the second to fifth reviews of the authorities’ reform program supported by the IMF 39-month Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement for the amount of SDR 4,268 million (about US$6 billion).

• Wasim said that talented cricketers would get a perfect chance to showcase their skills in KPL.

• This share had stood at 23.3% as of Jan. 1, the central bank's data previously showed, slipping gradually as Russia stepped up its bond offerings to plug budget holes.

• Tereos did not include a third-quarter net profit figure, having reported a 6 million euro net loss for its first half.
• The Group is expecting its 2021/2022 adjusted EBITDA to be in the lower end of the previously communicated outlook (between 600 and 700 million euros).

• He disagreed with the impression that there would be any surprise in the Senate polls for the PTI.

• He said that the facility would improve dispensation of justice to provide speedy justice to the public at large.

• The company said its 2020 net profit fell to $3.6 billion from $6 billion in 2019. Its core earnings, known as EBITDA, were down 3% year-on-year to $7.7 billion.
• The $57 billion company, co-owned by billionaire Vladimir Potanin and aluminium producer Rusal, "has drawn an important lesson from this incident."

• He said PTI, had a clear stance that politics of money should end and capability and merit should be promoted.

• During the course of proceedings, the Chief Election Commissioner and members of the Election Commission appeared before the court.

*It bought 16 billion forints worth of 2033/A bonds at 2.32% average yield, 3 billion forints worth of 2034/A bonds at 2.48%, 4 billion forints worth of 2038/A bonds at 2.8% average yield and 2 billion forints worth of 2041/A bonds at 3.05%.

• The report, in this respect, is not based on facts, rather contrary to the record.

• Iberdrola said in a statement it could begin designing a 300 megawatt (MW) project this year that would generate 2,800 jobs a year until it starts operating in 2026.
• Germany's RWE is working with Spain's Saitec on a 2 MW prototype off the northern Spanish coast.

• Extreme Commerce estimates that by 2025, it will foster a community of over 1 million strong, generating well over $1 billion in inward remittance for Pakistan.

• China nonetheless agreed to a UN Security Council statement that called for the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other detainees and voiced concern over the state of emergency.
• Many countries in transition are overcoming difficulties and challenges through their own efforts, and exploring development paths suitable for their own circumstances.

• He said she gave irresponsible and disputed statement against the Supreme judiciary of the country.

• US 10-year Treasury yields topped the 1.25% mark for the first time since March last year, rising 6.3 basis points to 1.2635% in early American trade.
• Long-dated 30-year yields rose even further, and were up 7 bps at 2.0759% at 1159 GMT.

• There were a total of 145,627 registered voters in the constituency; of total 81,425 are male voters and 64,202 female voters.

• World number two Halep is no slouch around the court, and the pair shared 52 rallies of five shots or more during a heavyweight contest on Rod Laver Arena.
• "I think 1926, the summer of 1926 I think was the last time I felt that," the 39-year-old smiled.

• The PCB has successfully delivered nearly 235 matches in the 2020-21 season to date, including international matches against Zimbabwe and South Africa.

• Sberbank set aside 541 billion roubles ($7.4 billion) in provisions for non-performing loans last year when the COVID-19 pandemic hit the Russian economy and some of its clients.
• He added that Sberbank, which made a net profit of 781.6 billion roubles in 2020 under Russian accounting standards, will stick to its plan to channel at least 50% of net profit to dividend payments.

• Israel's move marked "a real crime and a violation of all international laws and humanitarian standards," Hamas spokesman said.

• May arabica coffee rose by 1.45 cents, or 1.2%, to $1.2450 per lb.
• May London cocoa fell by 8 pounds, or 0.5%, to 1,654 pounds a tonne with the strength of sterling against the dollar weighing on prices.
• March raw sugar rose by 0.18 cents, or 1.1%, to 16.56 cents per lb.

• Japan has reached deals with three major pharmaceutical firms to buy enough Covid-19 vaccine doses for its population of 126 million.

• Well over a half of marketing costs come from investing in the gamer community.
• Supercell's games are free to download and the company makes its money from in-game purchases.

• It initially set a Feb. 18 deadline for a "Phase 1" decision but then stopped the clock of its probe while it sought additional documentation.
• Competition lawyers expect the deal to be cleared at Phase 1 but do anticipate the combined group having to dispose of some petrol forecourts.

*Goldman's robo-adviser will allocate and rebalance customers' wealth based on models developed by the bank's investment-strategy group, which has traditionally catered to institutions and the ultra-rich. * Marcus Invest offers individual and joint investment accounts, as well as three types of individual retirement accounts, the bank said.

• Ten-year gilt yields rose almost 5 basis points to 0.621% and 30-year gilt yields rose similarly to 1.23%, tracking a rise in the yields of US Treasuries.
• British 10-year and shorter inflation expectations are below levels set last year.

• Russia's Baltic Fleet said in a statement on Monday that three ships will take part in the drill.

• At least 109,074,730 cases of coronavirus have been registered. Of these, at least 66,872,700 are now considered recovered.

• Significant changes will undoubtedly be made to our military system in the Sahel in due course, but they will not take place immediately.
• Last year, Paris boosted its troop numbers for its Barkhane counter-terrorism operations by 600 to 5,100 soldiers.

• Rooney is in his first managerial job with Derby in the Championship, which does not have VAR in place due to financial restrictions.

• Germany on Tuesday recorded 3,856 new cases of Covid-19 in the previous 24 hours and 528 deaths.

• Italy's 10-year bond yields fell to a record-low last week after head of state Sergio Mattarella asked Draghi to form a new government.
• The Treasury set the yield on a new 10-year BTP bond at 4 basis points above the rate of an existing April 2031 BTP note, halving the initial indication of an 8 basis point spread.

• Sterling soared to $1.3952, the highest level for nearly three years.

• Bangladesh's Deputy Refugee Commissioner told AFP the Rohingya had moved to the island "spontaneously and willingly".

• Shares in Imax China Holding surge almost 90% to 2-1/2-yr high.
• Alibaba Pictures, Maoyan Entertainment stocks also soar.
• Ticket sales pass $1 bln, swelled by Lunar New Year staycations.

• My feeling after this match is that I was not that far (away) but she was stronger in the important moments.
• I had 3-1 in the second set and my serve didn't help me much, so I have to be a little bit stronger on the serve, but it didn't work today.

• More than 88,000 displaced people reside in 22 UN-supported sites in the area.

• NATO Secretary General on Monday said the alliance would not withdraw its troops from Afghanistan "before the time is right".

• Bawa is experienced in investigating and prosecuting fraud cases, official corruption, bank fraud, money laundering, and other economic crimes, the statement said.

• The EU states had already granted Turkey a grace period until the end of December.

• The South Africa-listed company said headline earnings per share - the main measure of corporate profit in the country - are expected to be between 2,529 cents and 2,640 cents for the six months ended Dec. 31, higher than the 1,114 cents per share it reported last year.

• The twister tore into the southern part of the state late Monday, particularly impacting two coastal communities in Brunswick County.

• Sergei Ryabkov said Moscow could reverse its decision to exit the agreement if Washington signalled willingness to return.

• Germany is participating with many troops in both international missions in Sahel, in (the European training mission) EUTM as well as (the UN mission) Minusma.
• At the moment, we don't intend to engage in other missions beyond that but rather focus on what we are doing already.

• The verbal assault came at the start of a four-day no-confidence debate, with lawmakers set to vote on Saturday on the administration's fate.

• Military denies its action was a coup.
• Says will not hold power for long.
• Protesters block train service to south.
• China dismisses rumours of help for military.

• Officials said the driver and six others swam to safety. Several other people remain missing.

• The murder, part of a reign of terror by extremists at the time, enraged the Muslim-majority nation's secular activists, who staged days of protests.

• Citi said it was taking profit on its three-month USD/ZAR put spread of 14.00 to 14.50, giving a total profit of 1.26% of the notional value. It purchased the put spread on Jan. 20.
• Citi said the potential for a lowering in issuance of South Africa government bonds had already been partially absorbed by the market.

• "A French withdrawal, a massive withdrawal of men, which is a possibility I have considered, would be a mistake," Macron said.

• Iran has recently conducted several military exercises as it tries to push the United States to return to the 2015 nuclear agreement.
• The drills also included "a variety of defensive formations towards the key part of the exercises which will be to free a merchant vessel attacked by pirates.

• Amazon is locked in a battle for dominance with Walmart-backed Flipkart and Reliance as well as thousands of local traders who have accused the US firm of driving them out of business.

• It was a patchy performance from the world number one, who is nursing an abdominal injury and drew deeply on his mental fortitude to win 6-7 (6/8), 6-2, 6-4, 7-6 (8/6).

• The yearly fall was bigger even than the economic crisis year of 2009 when the economy shrank 3.7 percent.

• German 10-year yields hit highest since June.
• US 10yr Treasury yields top 1.25%.
• Over 100 bln euros demand for Italy bond sale.
• Ultra long euro zone debt under-performs in selloff.

• Orban's government announced late last month that it had ordered a total of five million Sinopharm doses.

• Bitcoin hit a new high of $50,602, and was last up 5% at $50,300. It has risen around 72% so far this year, with most of the gains coming after electric carmaker Tesla said it had bought $1.5 billion in bitcoin.
• It also said it would accept the currency as payment.

• Global auto sales have rebounded from the pandemic lows hit early last year as consumers increasingly prefer buying vehicles that provide more safety than public transportation during the health crisis.
• Jackson said he's optimistic about US car and truck demand given the combination of low interest rates, stable fuel prices and the prospect of a significant new federal stimulus package.

• There was also no start date for the company's Sendai refinery, which shut down automatically as the quake struck nearby, the spokesman said, without providing more detail.
• The 7.3-magnitude quake caused the shutdown of about a fifth of Japan's refining capacity, as well as injuries and some damage across a wide area of Japan.

• The development was disclosed by the federal minister on a micro blogging site twitter, stating that her request has already been turned down by Prime Minister Imran Khan.
• “Maryam Nawaz seeks to go to London, and some backdoor negotiations have already taken place in this regard. However, PM Imran has turned down the request,” said Chaudhary in a tweet.

• The US vaccine roll-out has been patchy and many European countries are discouraging travel and implementing more travel curbs to contain the spread of new infections.
• Despite strong cost-cutting efforts in place, airlines continue to burn millions of dollars of cash every day.

• The minister said he recognised that lots of businesses were desperate for a prospect of an end to the current lockdown.
• The number of new daily infections in Germany has been falling in recent weeks, down to 3,856 on Tuesday, or a national incidence of 59 cases per 100,000.

• CBOT wheat up 2% after Monday holiday closure.
• US cold spell raises concerns about wheat crop damage.
• Soybean futures gain more ground, corn gains after closing lower.

• When you join the club at seven years old, you just dream of playing for the first-team one day.
• I've worked so hard to reach this level and the last two years have been amazing. There is so much that I want to achieve in the game and I know that this is the perfect environment to play my football.

• Israel has blocked 1000 doses of the Russian-made Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, intended for frontline medical workers and key personnel in the tumultuous Gaza Strip.
• The Gaza Strip has yet to any vaccines, with over 53,000 cases and 537 deaths since the start of the pandemic, and limited support in the management of this public health crisis.

• Tuesday is the third successive session that LME copper has hit fresh multi-year peaks, having rallied by 93% since March last year.
• Some investors see current high prices as the start of a new bull market, but analyst Carsten Menke at Julius Baer in Zurich is wary.

• The British system was slightly oversupplied with demand at 268.4 million cubic metres (mcm) per day and supply at 274.6 mcm/day, according to National Grid data.
• Capacity at the Troll gas field was reduced by 27 mcm/day until Wednesday morning due to compressor failure, Norway's Gassco said.

• The total PSDP allocation for ERRA for the year 2020-21 is Rs1.5 billion.

• Yandex's adjusted net income stood at 28.5 billion roubles last year, excluding its Yandex.Market e-commerce venture.
• The company's taxi segment, which includes its ride-hailing arm Yandex.Taxi, grew 49% in 2020 and its revenues of 68 billion roubles accounted for 31% of the company's total.

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

• He said PHA should work on animal vaccine and animal food as it is big business area of opportunity.

• They discussed matters relating to the upcoming Senate elections.

• He saluted Imran Khan who had awarded the party tickets to honest and credible leaders by reviewing their political services for the country and masses.

• It was unclear when restrictions adopted in December could be eased or whether final decisions on the plan would be taken this week.
• Easing of some restrictions in some provinces will be discussed, for example steps such as shortening the curfews and opening of restaurants and cafes under guidelines, especially in big cities, could be taken.

• As many as 75,867 cars were manufacture against the production of 72,337 units, showing growth of 4.87 percent.

• The low-cost platform, Marcus Invest, will allocate wealth based on models developed by the bank's investment-strategy group.
• Solomon was one of the people who beta-tested the new investment app, according to a Wall Street Journal report on Tuesday.

• Sheikh Rasheed said one-time permission granted by LHC had been misused by the PML-N leader.

• Buying and selling rates of dollar were recorded at Rs159.2 and Rs160 respectively.

• Deal would create world's largest classifieds ads group.
• Adevinta says companies will seek to resolve CMA's concerns.
• Adevinta shares down 4.3%.

• He said that aim of the initiative was the revival of local cotton crop that was on declining trend from last many years.

• He informed that construction of 16 new feeders has also been started in the area to give relief to people.

• Brent, US crude both near 13-month highs.
• Texas cold snap shuts down oil wells and refineries.
• Middle East supply worries raised due to Yemen conflict.
• Norway secures wage deal in dispute at major oil terminal.

• The election campaign will end at midnight between February 17 and 18.

• Albania launched its inoculation programme in early January with only 975 Pfizer/BionTech shots that were donated from an unspecified EU country.
• Today we have got a written confirmation from a friendly country for 360,000 vaccines of AstraZeneca that will roll out in April.

• The Punjab health department conducted 3,124,308 tests for the COVID-19 so far while 152,325 confirmed cases had been recovered in the province.

• Hong Kong's government said in early February that it was exempting Chinese drug maker Sinovac from publishing results of its third phase clinical trials in medical journals due to the "urgency" for vaccination.
• The city's Health Secretary Sophia Chan has the final decision on whether to approve the Sinovac vaccine.

• He stressed for speeding up the work in BIZ so that local traders and industrialists could take full advantage of the investment opportunities available here.

• The shots will be offered for use as soon as the authorities have inspected the shipment, the head of the epidemiology department at the National Public Health Centre.
• In a bid to boost public trust in the Chinese vaccines, government officials point out that neighbouring Serbia, which has a large ethnic Hungarian minority, has been using the Sinopharm shots for weeks.

• Fawad said, “Indian leadership and media is run by jokers accusing me of running an international disinformation campaign against India is absurd."

• The Advisor tweeted that his meetings were aimed to save public and national money.

• Amazon said hundreds of thousands of Fire TV Sticks would be produced annually, helping it to meet demand from Indian customers.
• "Amazon will continuously evaluate scaling capacity to additional marketplaces/cities depending on the domestic demand," the company said.

• Glencore proposes $1.6 bln total payout.
• Adjusted core profit beats expectations.
• Trading arm posts stellar performance.
• Shares rise 3.5%.

• Vaccinations of healthcare workers with the J&J vaccine could start on Wednesday, Coetzee added.

• The benchmark stock index slumped 4.13% to end at 7,580.91, its lowest closing level since Jan. 13.
• Shares of Conglomerate Hayleys plunged 90.3% to be the biggest drag on the index, followed by an 18.3% fall in shares of Lanka Orix Leasing Company.

• CVS Health's net profit fell to $973 million, or 74 cents per share, in the reported quarter, from $1.75 billion, or $1.33 per share, a year earlier.
• Sales rose to $69.55 billion from $66.89 billion.

• During the hearing, the court asked the NAB prosecutor to provide the progress of the investigation against PPP leader.

• In its first judgments on those rules, the Luxembourg-based General Court will assess a French scheme allowing airlines to defer certain aeronautical taxes.
• Ryanair in its filings to the court faulted EU competition enforcers by allowing EU countries to grant aid only to airlines with EU operating licences issued by their countries.

• The court observed that police officers are not working. “Only paperwork is completed as the result is zero,” the court remarked.

• The FIA investigation officer had been asked to submit a progress report of up-to-date and inquiry record.

• Mohammed Zina was employed by Goldman Sachs International as an analyst in the Conflicts Resolution Group in their London office. Suhail Zina was a solicitor at Clifford Chance, also in London.
• Goldman Sachs said the protection of confidential client information is of paramount importance for the bank, and it has worked very closely with the FCA.

• He reminded that the names of both Nawaz Sharif and Maryam Nawaz have been on ECL since August 2018.

• Munir commended the UN for maintaining the continuity of UN peacekeeping and preserving the safety of peacekeepers, during the devastating COVID 19 crisis.

• Shibli said the opponents of open ballot in Senate elections want continuation of corrupt system.

• The 1 million Sinopharm doses add to 6 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine manufactured by India's Serum Institute which Morocco has received so far.
• Morocco has ordered 66 million doses of the vaccines, which require two doses per person, under plans to inoculate 80% of its 36 million-strong population for free.

• He said he will hold talks with his Egyptian counterpart on the entire spectrum of bilateral relations.

• Online purchase of tickets will start on Wednesday at 1000 PST; fans can book tickets by visiting www.bookme.pk.
• As per NCOC decision, only 20 per cent crowds will be allowed each match day.

• Crowds returned to the streets of Yangon and other locations around the country on Tuesday morning.

• Court orders Dutch government to scrap night-time curfew.
• Verdict deals blow to Dutch coronavirus policy.
• Court says pressing need for measure unproven, despite pandemic.
• Government to study verdict.

• Barty is on track to become the first Australian champion since Chris O'Neil in 1978.

• It was the first time the economy had shrunk since a marginal decline in 2002, but Israel in 2020 outperformed a 5.5% average contraction in OECD countries.
• The economy, which grew 3.4% in 2019, had been expected to shrink 3.3% to 3.7% in 2020 based on government and central bank estimates because of COVID-19.

• Leader Kim Jong Un has repeatedly insisted that the country has had no coronavirus cases, although outside experts doubt those assertions.

• The car, 2.5 meters long and 1.3 meters wide, is smaller than that of conventional minivehicles in Japan.
• We believe there is about 1 million potential demand for ultracompact EVs as it is safer than bicycle or small motor bike and easier to drive than conventional minivehicle.

• "We are keeping Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and (president) U Win Myint at a safer place for their security. They are in good health."

• "The budget needs to announce well-targeted extensions in emergency support to households and employers over coming months," it said.

• Osaka stands between Williams and a place in another decider after the third seed crushed Taiwanese veteran Hsieh Su-wei 6-2, 6-2.

• There are no direct flights from South Africa or Brazil, so the health ministry and the civil aviation ministry are in touch on the steps to be taken on the matter.
• India's COVID-19 cases rose by 9,121 in the past 24 hours, taking the total to 10.93 million, second only to the tally of the United States. Deaths rose by 81 to 155,813.

• Military officials told AFP that the rebels had advanced towards the city on two fronts overnight after heavy fighting with government forces.

• It was unclear what caused the bus to swerve, but India's vast network of roads is poorly maintained and notoriously dangerous.

• Moeen missed England's clean sweep 2-0 series win in Sri Lanka after catching the coronavirus and was rested for the first Test victory against India.

• "The curfew must be lifted immediately," The Hague district court said in a statement.

• Williams said her level was improving ahead of her meeting with Japan's Osaka, who came out on top in their tempestuous 2018 US Open title match.

• The military justified its power seizure by alleging widespread voter fraud in November elections that Suu Kyi's party won.

• He asked people to apply for passports that are valid for up to ten years in order to reduce the burden on passport office.
• The network of NADRA offices will be expanded at tehsil headquarters level, said Rasheed.

• South African authorities suspended the use of the shot after preliminary studies suggested limited effectiveness against the more contagious local variant of the virus
• Serum Institute of India had supplied one million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to South Africa last week while another 500,000 doses were due to arrive in the next few weeks

• "I am deeply worried about the chilling effect on campuses of unacceptable silencing and censoring," said education minister Gavin Williamson.

• More than 40 percent of the funds will go to financing public health and measures to ensure a safe reopening of the economy, he said.

• Karatsev became the first man in the Open era to reach a semi-final on his Grand Slam debut.

• She felt she was "not that far" away, but admitted the veteran American was "stronger in the important moments".

• Macron said the efforts would focus on combatting the Group to Support Islam and Muslims (GSIM) and in particular one of its main armed groups, Katiba Macina.

• The ZEW institute's monthly barometer measuring economic expectations in Europe's largest economy rose 9.4 points to a new reading of 71.2 points in January.

• Developed by National Information Technology Board (NITB), the E-Office suite is the automation of core businesses of the government.

• Karachi police arrested Sheikh from PS-88 Malir after the PTI leader refused to leave the constituency
• The ECP reportedly received complaints of Adil carrying weapons at the polling stations

• The chambers are constructed Islamabad’s F-8 Markaz.
• The 30-page order issued by the bench also ordered to clear the illegal construction and restore the playground for public use.

• Myanmar’s military on Tuesday guaranteed that it would hold an election and hand power to the winner, denying that its ouster of an elected government was a coup and denouncing protesters for inciting violence and intimidating civil servants.
• The military has not given a date for a new election but it has imposed a state of emergency for one year. Zaw Min Tun said the military would not hold power for long.

• South Korea’s intelligence agency said it had foiled North Korean attempts to hack into South Korean companies developing coronavirus vaccines.
• North Korea is often accused of turning to an army of hackers to fill cash-strapped government coffers amid international sanctions that ban most international trade with the country.

• The total PSDP allocation for ERRA for the year 2020-21 is Rs1.5 billion.

• Gillani doesn’t meet the criteria of Article 62 and he did not mention being a convicted person in his nomination papers, claimed PTI leader.
• Fareed Rehman alleged that Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader has concealed the facts in the nomination papers.

• The survey said only 31% of respondents saw London as the top hub, down from 34% last year, with just over 50% saying that leaving the European Union will weaken London’s position as a global financial centre.

• Coach Phil Simmons hailed the team's work ethic and their readiness to learn from the coaching staff.

• Left-arm spinner Axar Patel claimed a five-wicket haul on his Test debut as England were all out for 164 while chasing 482 in Chennai.

• His persistence began irritating Dimitrov, who started muttering to himself as frustrations crept in and he went 3-1 down in the third set.

• In the eurozone, the Paris CAC 40 added 0.1 percent at 5,791.60 and Frankfurt's DAX 30 index was marginally higher at 14,113.11 points.

• The Hang Seng Index jumped 1.90 percent, or 573.09 points, to 30,746.66 -- its highest since mid-2018.

• The trading arm of the company saw operating profit soar 41 percent to $3.3 billion, reflecting the huge volatility of metal and oil prices.

• The bus was carrying more than 50 passengers.

• The United Nations' top representative in Iraq, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, slammed the attack on Tuesday morning.

• According to Jens Stoltenberg, Secretary General of NATO, the multilateral military alliance will not withdraw its forces from Afghanistan "before the time is right", after nearly two decades of involvement in the country's fight against terrorism.
• The NATO Chief made these comments ahead of a virtual conference this week, which will signify the alliance's highest-level talks with the Biden Administration, after four years of tense relations under President Trump.

• Kohli made 62 in the second innings, putting on a key 96-run seventh-wicket partnership with Ashwin on day three.

• Another Moscow court earlier this month already converted the suspended sentence to jail time for alleged parole violations.

• "The athletes have to come first, and they have to be safe and secure. It also has to be open and honest. The athletes have to be treated equally."

• Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine, developed jointly with Germany's BioNTech, began winning approval from authorities late last year.

Winfrey knows the couple well and attended their wedding in 2018.

• Since she was ousted from power, she has already been charged under the country's import and export law for having walkie-talkies in her home.

• "Given the lies that have been spread online in relation to what I said to the female officials during the Club World Cup final medals ceremony, I would like to issue a clarification," the head of the global soccer body said in a statement

• Corentin Tolisso's header again cut the deficit and Alphonso Davies thundered in a shot in the 69th minute to draw them level.

• United are the only side the of the PSL, who have won the tournament twice.
  • Hasan’s inclusion has meant Islamabad now has United the group of friends who are thick, namely captain Shadab Khan, all-rounder Faheem Ashraf and Hasan. Hasan and Faheem are currently in the form of their lives, and the leader in Shadab will, therefore, love to regain his touch and play a huge part in the fresh start.

• "As of now, and in parallel to the efforts being made on the current vaccines, we have to help industrial companies develop production capacities for second generation vaccines," von der Leyen was quoted as saying.

• Sheikh Rashid said if Nawaz wants to return to Pakistan, he will be issued the emergency travel documents.
• Nawaz's passport will expire tonight.

• Brazil has suffered nearly 9.9 million cases and close to 240,000 deaths since the outbreak began, ministry data shows.

• "Today we received this first batch," Duque said. "The vaccination process will begin the day after tomorrow, on Wednesday, Feb. 17."

• The offshore Chinese yuan hit a 2-1/2-year high of 6.4010 per dollar overnight and last stood at 6.4032.

• The RBA Board recognised that holding rates so low could lead to increasing borrowing and rising asset prices, particularly for housing.

• The biggest issue now is when to shift from crisis-mode policy to fiscal restoration.

• Pharmaceutical company says it is in contact with leading private health facilities in Karachi, Lahore, and Islamabad for the supply of the Sputnik V vaccine
• Official says company has not entered into a supply agreement with any hospital or diagnostic center for the supply of vaccine either directly or indirectly in Pakistan

• The effort, though, may be the start of something larger. And if Coal India can minimise its financial outlay as it taps into the hyper-hot fields of green investment that could help it scrape out of the investor pits.

• Authorities in these provinces introduced lockdowns, travel curbs and mass testing in a bid to contain the disease.

• Prices also gained as Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi group said it struck airports in Saudi Arabia with drones, raising supply concerns in the world's biggest oil exporter, and on optimism for a global economic recovery amid accelerated COVID-19 vaccine rollouts.

• Kuroda said it was hard to predict whether stock markets were in a bubble.

• The government says the real number of infected people is likely significantly higher than the confirmed cases.

• MSCI's emerging market currency index hit a record high as well.

• The Nikkei 225 Index rose 1.18% to 30,439.54 by 01:44 GMT as financials and real estate shares surged. At one point the Nikkei rose to 30,487.65, the highest since August 1990.

• A third and final phase will involve more than 16 million adults aged 18 and older, and will run from May to February next year.

• Ardern earlier in the day accused Australia of abdicating its responsibilities by "unilaterally" cancelling the citizenship of the detained woman, who had held both New Zealand and Australian citizenships.

• In July, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un declared an emergency and sealed off a border town after a person with COVID-19 symptoms illegally crossed the border into the North from the South.

• A weak US dollar also helped boost the appeal of greenback-priced copper.

• "It's also the culmination of a re-rating of commodities in general, driving the view that the global recovery and reflation brings the potential for further gains in commodity currencies."

• Malaysia's cabinet has also agreed to prepare a special injury scheme to compensate people who experience serious side-effects after receiving the vaccine, Khairy added.

• The US Department of Agriculture on Friday said private exporters reported the sale of 195,338 tonnes of corn to Costa Rica and 115,577 tonnes of corn to Guatemala.

• The Baytown refinery is Exxon's largest in the United States.

• More than 100,000 crew changes have been carried out in Singapore during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the MPA said in a statement on Monday.

• "When adding weak safe-haven demand as the global recovery gathers pace, some additional trimming of yen net long positions may be on the cards."