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Vietnam approves Russia's Sputnik V vaccine

Vietnam has recorded just over 2,500 virus cases and 35 deaths, and has been widely praised for its handling of the pandemic.

Published 23 Mar, 2021 09:40pm

World

EU to 'take action' on AstraZeneca over vaccine supply

The issue is also expected be discussed during a Thursday to Friday video summit of EU leaders.

Published 23 Mar, 2021 09:35pm

World

AstraZeneca US trials thrown into doubt after promising data

AstraZeneca had said Monday that stage three US trials had shown its vaccine was 79 percent effective at preventing the disease.

Published 23 Mar, 2021 05:52pm

World

India opens up faltering vaccine drive to all over-45s

India has so far vaccinated nearly 50 million people but the programme to inoculate 300 million people by the end of July is behind schedule.

Published 23 Mar, 2021 05:34pm

World

AstraZeneca to release more data on US trials 'within 48 hours'

"We intend to issue results of the primary analysis within 48 hours."

Published 23 Mar, 2021 05:15pm

World

AstraZeneca hails US trials as EU rows with UK over supplies

WASHINGTON: Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca said Monday that trials showed its Covid-19 vaccine was 100 percent...

Updated 23 Mar, 2021 05:15pm

Growing global vaccine gap ‘grotesque’: WHO

GENEVA: The World Health Organization on Monday blasted the growing gap between the number of coronavirus vaccines...

Published 23 Mar, 2021 04:37am

Private sector refuses to sell vaccine on govt-approved rates

ISLAMABAD: The private sector has refused to sell the coronavirus vaccine on the government-approved rates, saying...

Published 23 Mar, 2021 04:37am

World

Spain raises upper age limit for AstraZeneca jab to 65

The decision came two days before Spain was to resume use of the AstraZeneca vaccine after the EU's drug regulator deemed the jab "safe and effective".

Updated 23 Mar, 2021 05:12pm

World

African countries keen on AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine: WHO

WHO senior adviser Bruce Aylward said: "There's a lot of confidence" in the Astrazeneca Covid-19 vaccine.

Updated 23 Mar, 2021 05:12pm

World

COVID-19 vaccine makers should license technology to overcome ‘grotesque’ inequity: WHO

The Geneva-based body urged vigilance as case numbers rise in several regions, including Europe, driven partly by virus variants that transmit more easily.

Updated 23 Mar, 2021 05:11pm

Markets

Weaker pound, defensive stocks boost FTSE 100; AstraZeneca rises

The domestically focused mid-cap FTSE 250 index gained 0.2pc, supported by tech and bank stocks.

Updated 23 Mar, 2021 05:10pm

World

UK 'reassured' EU will not block Covid vaccines

"I've talked to our friends repeatedly. We're all facing the same pandemic, we all have the same problems," he added.

Published 22 Mar, 2021 09:10pm

World

Iceland holds off on AstraZeneca vaccine

Iceland's decision was taken pending a Nordic review of side effects from all of the Covid-19 vaccines, not just AstraZeneca's, she said.

Published 22 Mar, 2021 09:04pm

World

AstraZeneca says vaccine 80pc effective for elderly, no blood clot risk

AstraZeneca said it was preparing to submit its findings to the US Food and Drug Administration to authorize the shot for emergency use.

Published 22 Mar, 2021 06:37pm

World

Key insights from US trial data on AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine

The trial results, primarily generated in the United States but also in Chile and Peru, included a 79% efficacy in preventing symptomatic COVID-19, and showed no increased risk of a rare form of blood clots that has caused concern in parts of Europe.
Britain's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency concluded at the time that a 12-week gap between doses was the key to achieving the highest efficacy, of around 80%.

Published 22 Mar, 2021 06:19pm

World

What you need to know about the coronavirus right now

Maharashtra, India's most industrialised state and home to its financial capital Mumbai, has been accounting for more than 60% of the country's total cases after a full-scale reopening of its economy unleashed a second wave of infections late last month.

Published 22 Mar, 2021 11:47am

World

Taiwan starts vaccination drive with AstraZeneca

The self-ruled democratic island has signed contracts to purchase 10 million AstraZeneca doses, as well as around 5 million doses each from Moderna and the international Covax scheme.

Published 22 Mar, 2021 10:47am

World

Kenya offers free Covid jabs to UN, diplomats

NAIROBI: The United Nations on Sunday defended its decision to accept free Covid-19 jabs for its staff in Kenya even...

Updated 22 Mar, 2021 09:46am

World

Germany mulls fresh virus curbs amid growing Europe protests

BERLIN: Europe grappled with resurgent coronavirus infections Sunday, prompting Germany to consider extending...

Updated 22 Mar, 2021 09:46am

World

UK warns EU vaccine export ban would be 'counter-productive'

The country administered a record 711,156 vaccinations in a single day on Friday.

Published 21 Mar, 2021 07:54pm

World

Palestinians roll out vaccines as virus cases spike

Cases of Covid-19 have spiked in the enclave in recent weeks, sparking a flood of patients hospital officials say they are struggling to treat.

Published 21 Mar, 2021 07:41pm

World

UK vaccine drive ‘huge success’ after jabbing half of all adults

LONDON: The British government on Saturday hailed its coronavirus vaccination programme as “a huge success” ...

Updated 21 Mar, 2021 09:33am

World

AstraZeneca exports can be banned if bloc not supplied first: EU chief

Leyen said AstraZeneca had delivered only 30 percent of the 90 million vaccine doses it had promised for the first quarter of the year.

Published 20 Mar, 2021 05:13pm

World

Fresh lockdowns in Europe as EU threatens AstraZeneca export ban

The pandemic is still speeding up worldwide, with the number of new Covid-19 infections rising globally by 14 percent over the past week.

Published 20 Mar, 2021 05:09pm

World

WHO renews backing for AstraZeneca Covid jab

GENEVA: The World Health Organization gave strong backing to the AstraZeneca Covid-19 jab on Friday, urging ...

Published 20 Mar, 2021 04:39am

World

French regulators recommends AstraZeneca for over-55s after suspension

France was one of more than a dozen European Union states that suspended use of the Anglo-Swedish vaccine this week following reports of blood clotting in a small number of recipients of the shot.
The EU's drug watchdog (EMA) on Thursday said it was convinced the benefits of the AstraZeneca vaccine outweighed the risks.

Published 19 Mar, 2021 08:12pm

World

Philippines approves emergency use of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine as COVID-19 cases spike

The Philippines, which has the second-highest number of COVID-19 cases and deaths in Southeast Asia, is facing a renewed wave of infections, with nearly 20,000 new cases reported in the past four days.

Published 19 Mar, 2021 11:59am

World

EU watchdog says AstraZeneca shot ‘safe and effective’

AMSTERDAM: The EU’s drug regulator said Thursday the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine was “safe and effective”...

Updated 19 Mar, 2021 09:35am

Markets

Oil drops by the most since 2020

NEW YORK: Oil prices fell for a fifth day in a row on Thursday and by the most since 2020 on growing worries about...

Published 19 Mar, 2021 05:32am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 3	278.23
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 3	278.03
USD to Japanese Yen / May 3	153.05
USD to Swiss Franc / May 3	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 3	1.25
Euro to USD / May 3	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 3	5127.79
India Sensex / May 3	73878.15
Tokyo Nikkei / May 3	38236.07
Nasdaq / May 3	16156.33
Hang Seng / May 3	18475.92
FTSE 100 / May 3	8213.49
Dow Jones / May 3	38675.68
Germany DAX 30 / May 3	18001.60

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 3	78.11
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 3	20535
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 3	205418
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 3	2301.74
Cotton US¢/pound / May 3	78.06
Petrol/Litre / May 5	288.49

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

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

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

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 5 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 5 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 5 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 5 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 5 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 5 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 5 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 5 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 5 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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