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UK says 4,000 variants of virus that causes COVID-19 around the world

Its very unlikley that the current vaccine won't be effective on the variants whether in Kent or other variants especially when it comes to severe illness and hospitalisation.

Published 04 Feb, 2021 01:47pm

World

Norway will not offer AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to people over 65

The FHI said there had been few participants above the age of 65 in the trial conducted by AstraZeneca, meaning there was a lack of documentation as to the effect of the vaccine on older age groups.

Published 04 Feb, 2021 01:37pm

World

Brazil aims to buy 30mn Sputnik V, Covaxin shots

With 212 million inhabitants, Brazil has suffered an average of 1,062 deaths and 50,000 cases per day in the past week.

Published 04 Feb, 2021 12:56pm

World

Covid and conflicts compete for attention at African Union summit

African leaders are speaking out against hoarding by rich countries at the expense of poorer ones.

Published 04 Feb, 2021 12:44pm

Pakistan

Pakistan to receive 17.2 million COVID-19 doses through COVAX

The distribution list includes doses of the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine, licensed to the Serum Institute of India, Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine and AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine.
The distribution aims to cover an average of 3.3% of total population of 145 countries by mid-2021.

Published 04 Feb, 2021 11:44am

World

Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus

Thai consumer confidence dropped for a second straight month in January, hitting a nine-month low, on concerns about a fresh wave of coronavirus inflections.

Published 04 Feb, 2021 10:48am

World

Swiss say more data needed on AstraZeneca jab

Swissmedic said a meeting of its external advisory body on Tuesday had confirmed its interim assessment of the AstraZeneca vaccine data.

Published 03 Feb, 2021 08:07pm

Pakistan

Over 100,000 people will be vaccinated daily in coming days: Fawad

Fawad said that after Sinopharm, AstraZeneca would be available in Pakistan within a few weeks.

Published 03 Feb, 2021 06:35pm

World

Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine cuts virus transmission: study

The study's findings came amid much debate over the effectiveness of the AstraZeneca jab among the elderly.

Published 03 Feb, 2021 05:37pm

World

Vaccine storm engulfs EU chief von der Leyen

Several European diplomats in Brussels said the commission president's widely reported tendency to rely on a small number of trusted aides had let her down in such a complex crisis.

Published 03 Feb, 2021 09:50am

Markets

Top Gulf markets up; Saudi index falls

DUBAI: Most major Gulf markets finished higher on Tuesday, tracking broader Asian shares, as increased optimism ...

Published 03 Feb, 2021 04:35am

World

Oxford says COVID-19 vaccine 76pc effective for 3 months after one shot

AstraZeneca has welcomed the move, saying flexibility to extend the time between doses is the best strategy for the shot.

Published 02 Feb, 2021 11:31pm

World

Sweden targets AstraZeneca Covid-19 jab for under 65s

Sweden, a country of 10.3 million, began vaccinations on December 27 and so far 256,978 people have received the first dose.

Published 02 Feb, 2021 08:06pm

World

Vaccine shortfall forces EU to modify jabs strategy

Gallina added that the Commission was now looking to the vaccines made by BioNTech/Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson to fill the gap.

Published 02 Feb, 2021 05:54pm

World

Dubai to start vaccinations with Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

Dubai is already inoculating residents, free of charge, with the Pfizer-BioNTech.

Updated 02 Feb, 2021 03:24pm

World

EU aims to boost vaccination rollout as variants spread

BRUSSELS: The European Union put on a brave face Monday, defending its troubled vaccination programme and insisting...

Updated 02 Feb, 2021 09:52am

World

Colombia in talks on Sputnik, other COVID-19 vaccines

He said Colombia also has confidentiality agreements with China's Sinopharm and Cansino as well as India's Serum Institute.

Published 02 Feb, 2021 12:06am

World

EU secures extra vaccines; Republicans to meet Biden over Covid relief plan

Deputy health minister Erlan Kiyasov said he didn't "feel any sort of discomfort" after receiving a shot.

Published 01 Feb, 2021 02:08pm

World

Germany threatens legal action over vaccine delays

Last week, Italy threatened legal action against US pharmaceutical firm Pfizer over delays to promised deliveries of its vaccine.

Updated 31 Jan, 2021 06:48pm

World

Mexico tycoon Carlos Slim leaves hospital after Covid bout

Mexico has officially registered around 1.8 million coronavirus cases and more than 155,000 deaths, one of the world's highest fatality tolls.

Published 31 Jan, 2021 10:47am

Pakistan

Pakistan secures 17 million doses of AstraZeneca

Faisal says in addition to the 500,000 doses of Sinopharm, almost 7 million doses of AstraZeneca to be made available in Q1 and given to the public free of cost
The vaccine will be administered to frontline healthcare workers free of cost: SAPM

Published 31 Jan, 2021 10:12am

World

Vietnam approves AstraZeneca vaccine, cuts short Communist Party congress

HANOI: Vietnam approved its first COVID-19 vaccine and cut short an important ruling Communist Party meeting, state...

Published 31 Jan, 2021 03:36am

World

UK expects vaccine arrangements to be honoured: minister

LONDON: Britain expects its contractual arrangements on coronavirus vaccines to be honoured following disagreements...

Published 31 Jan, 2021 03:36am

Editorials

Inequity of access to Covid vaccines

EDITORIAL: In his keynote address on Monday to a virtual session of the UN Conference on Trade and Development, ...

Published 31 Jan, 2021 03:35am

World

Egypt to receive first AstraZeneca vaccines Sunday

Egypt has recorded nearly 165,000 Covid-19 cases, including more than 9,200 deaths.

Published 30 Jan, 2021 08:48pm

World

AstraZeneca hit by Covid jab delays and disagreements

The Anglo-Swedish firm also won plaudits for promising to provide the vaccine on a non-profit basis to lower- and middle-income countries.

Published 30 Jan, 2021 05:57pm

World

AstraZeneca vaccine gets EU green light

AMSTERDAM: The EU’s medicines regulator on Friday recommended the authorisation of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus...

Published 30 Jan, 2021 03:55am

Opinion

‘Russian roulette’ in Europe as needle shortages hamper Covid-19 shots

Laurent Fignon, a geriatric doctor in the south of France, is having to improvise as he gives shots of the COVID-19...

Published 30 Jan, 2021 03:55am

Markets

Oil rises but remains rangebound as OPEC cuts offset virus fears

SINGAPORE: Oil prices edged up in Asian trade on Friday but traded in a tight range as demand concerns caused by new...

Published 30 Jan, 2021 03:55am

Business & Finance

Eurozone economies’ plucky Q4 belies troubled growth outlook

BERLIN/PARIS: Growth in Germany and Spain and a smaller-than-expected contraction in France pointed to resilience in...

Published 30 Jan, 2021 03:55am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 26	278.58
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 26	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 26	156.17
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 26	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 26	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 26	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 25	5048.42
Nasdaq / Apr 25	15611.76
Dow Jones / Apr 25	38085.80
India Sensex / Apr 26	74171.68
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 26	37934.72
Hang Seng / Apr 26	17626.75
FTSE 100 / Apr 26	8123.98
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 26	18016.27

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 25	20535
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 25	240900
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 26	83.89
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 26	2336.33
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 26	81.15
Petrol/Litre / Apr 27	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 27 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 27 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 27 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 27 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 27 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 27 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 27 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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