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Chinese vaccines: PM personally looking matter of non-acceptance: Rashid

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Interior Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said on Sunday that Prime Minister Imran Khan is...

Published 07 Jun, 2021 03:34am

World

Japan donates more than 1 million AstraZeneca jabs to Taiwan

"We have received requests from various countries and areas for the provision of vaccines," Toshimitsu Motegi told reporters in Tokyo.

Published 04 Jun, 2021 10:04am

World

More than two billion Covid vaccines given

Oxford/AstraZeneca is the most widely given vaccine, administered in 170 of the 215 countries where campaigns have begun.
It is followed by Pfizer/BioNTech, which is being used in at least 97 countries; Moderna (at least 46); Sinopharm (45); Sputnik V (40); Johnson & Johnson (29).

Published 03 Jun, 2021 05:06pm

World

India's Serum Institute seeks approval to make Russia's Sputnik V vaccine

On top of the AstraZeneca PLC and Novavax Inc shots it is already producing.

Published 03 Jun, 2021 12:38pm

Business & Finance

AstraZeneca commits to 1.8mn Thai vaccine doses amid supply anxiety

The joint announcement by AstraZeneca and Siam Bioscience, a firm owned by Thailand's king, comes amid public anxiety about vaccine supplies, as the country suffers its most severe outbreak so far.
It did not say whether the Thai plant would make all 6 million doses that Thailand's government has promised would be available this month.

Published 02 Jun, 2021 06:55pm

World

South Korea reports first case of blood clots linked to AstraZeneca COVID-19 shot

South Korea limited use of the AstraZeneca vaccine to people over 30 years old after the reports of blood clots.

Published 31 May, 2021 02:22pm

World

Canada extends shelf life of AstraZeneca jab by 1 month

MONTREAL: Canadian health authorities announced Saturday they were pushing back the expiration date on nearly 50,000...

Published 31 May, 2021 03:12am

World

Foxconn founder says hopes to import BioNTech COVID shots for Taiwan

In a statement, Gou said that his Yonglin Foundation plans to apply for 5 million BioNTech doses made and packaged in Germany to be imported into Taiwan.
The shots would be airlifted from Germany to Taiwan without going via any middleman, he added.

Published 29 May, 2021 06:21pm

World

Pfizer jab less effective, still protects against Indian strain: study

"The situation was different with the AstraZeneca vaccine, which induced particularly low levels of antibodies neutralising" the Indian variant, the study said.

Published 29 May, 2021 05:43pm

First shipment of Pfizer vaccine arrives

ISLAMABAD: The first shipment of doses of Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine has arrived in Pakistan that is provided...

Published 29 May, 2021 03:59am

World

Pandemic takes centre stage in Macron's SAfrica trip

Macron and South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa will hold talks and then head to the University of Pretoria to launch a programme to support African vaccine production, a project backed by the European Union, United States and World Bank.

Published 28 May, 2021 10:08am

World

EU asks for big penalties against AstraZeneca over dose delays

The deadline for the contract is set for mid-June, according to the Commission, and the EU says the company should face financial penalties if it does not meet this deadline.

Published 26 May, 2021 05:37pm

World

US FDA may not review new COVID-19 vaccine EUA requests during pandemic

AstraZeneca and Novavax did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Published 26 May, 2021 11:26am

World

EU and AstraZeneca battle in court over vaccine delays

AstraZeneca's French-Australian boss Pascal Soriot has argued that his company's contract with the EU binds it only to a "best reasonable efforts" clause.

Published 26 May, 2021 10:37am

World

Britain probing AstraZeneca-Alexion deal over competition concerns

The Competition and Markets Authority said it was inviting comments from any interested party on the deal to help with its assessment. It has set a deadline of June 3 for the insight from any stakeholders.

Published 25 May, 2021 12:18pm

World

British woman dies in Cyprus after AstraZeneca jab

NICOSIA: A 39-year-old British woman died in a Cypriot hospital after a blood clotting incident after receiving the...

Published 25 May, 2021 04:40am

Editorials

Countering anti-vaccination rumours

EDITORIAL: The best insurance against the spread of Covid-19 pandemic is vaccination, yet many are hesitant to avail...

Published 22 May, 2021 04:05am

World

US sends 1.2mn COVID-19 vaccine doses to Mexico

The new batch of vaccines arrived after US President Joe Biden said this week he planned to send 60 million AstraZeneca shots to other countries.

Published 21 May, 2021 11:54am

World

South Korea approves Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine

Seoul has ordered up to 192 million doses of coronavirus vaccines, including those made by AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Novavax and Johnson & Johnson.

Published 21 May, 2021 11:51am

BR Research

Covid-19: Through the looking glass

According to latest numbers released by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), close to 5 million doses ...

Published 21 May, 2021 07:40am

Markets

Industrials push FTSE 100 higher

LONDON: Gains in industrial stocks helped London’s FTSE 100 bounce back on Thursday from its worst daily...

Published 21 May, 2021 05:04am

World

Japan panel okays Moderna, AstraZeneca jabs before Olympics

Two mass vaccination centres operated by the military in Tokyo and Osaka will open next week and are expected to administer the two-shot Moderna vaccine, initially to the elderly.

Published 20 May, 2021 05:50pm

World

Japan likely to approve AstraZeneca, Moderna vaccines

Officials are considering limiting the recommended age group for AstraZeneca's vaccine due to worries about blood clots, the report said.

Published 20 May, 2021 01:16pm

World

Malawi destroys 17,000 expired AstraZeneca vaccines

The southern African country has so far received three batches of the AstraZeneca vaccine -- 300,000 doses under the Covax vaccine sharing facility, 50,000 from India and 102,000 from the African Union.

Published 19 May, 2021 04:51pm

World

Study shows AstraZeneca vaccine works well as third booster: FT

An upcoming study by Oxford University showed that a third dose of the vaccine boosted antibodies to the coronavirus spike protein among participants, it added.

Published 19 May, 2021 12:49pm

World

EU hits 200-million-jab milestone

• Globally 1.5bn doses have been administered

Updated 19 May, 2021 10:10am

Markets

FTSE 100 rises on commodity stocks, jobs data boost; Oxford Biomedica jumps

The domestically focussed mid-cap FTSE 250 index advanced 0.8%.

Published 18 May, 2021 12:21pm

World

UNICEF says rich countries can afford to donate Covax jabs

GENEVA: Countries belonging to the G7 and the European Union can afford to donate more than 150 million vaccines to...

Updated 18 May, 2021 09:36am

World

Canada's Ontario province pauses AstraZeneca first-dose jabs

Earlier, Alberta -- with the highest per capita number of Covid cases of any Canadian province or US state -- altered its immunization strategy, saying it wasn't sure when it would receive additional shipments of the AstraZeneca vaccine.

Published 12 May, 2021 11:02am

World

Brazil states suspend AstraZeneca vaccine for pregnant women

Brazil is immunizing the bulk of its population with China's CoronaVac, with limited doses of AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines.

Published 12 May, 2021 10:29am

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 24	278.59
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 24	278.39
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 24	154.89
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 24	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 24	1.24
Euro to USD / Apr 24	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 24	5070.63
India Sensex / Apr 24	73852.94
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 24	38460.08
Nasdaq / Apr 24	15712.75
Hang Seng / Apr 24	17201.27
FTSE 100 / Apr 24	8040.38
Dow Jones / Apr 24	38460.92
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 24	18088.70

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 23	21035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 23	213220
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 24	83.46
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 24	2319
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 24	81.26
Petrol/Litre / Apr 25	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 25 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 25 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 25 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 25 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 25 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 25 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 25 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 25 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 25 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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