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New Zealand confirms airport virus case, says travel bubble unaffected

"The New Zealand system has picked up a case and we know that we have a highly infectious disease, but highly developed containment systems in both New Zealand and Australia," he said.

Published 20 Apr, 2021 11:16am

World

US hits vaccine milestone as NZealand, Australia open travel bubble

White House efforts to speed up vaccinations hit a snag when health authorities reported six cases of young women developing a clotting disorder after taking the Johnson & Johnson shot.

Published 19 Apr, 2021 10:33am

Markets

Australian shares fall after abandoning of vaccination targets April

Gold stocks slipped 1.6% as bullion slid more than 1% on Friday, weighed down by a jump in US Treasury yields and rebound in dollar.

Published 12 Apr, 2021 09:52am

World

Australia doubles Pfizer vaccine order as clotting worries upend rollout

"They should have listened to the expert advice that was given to the government, and indeed to all governments, about not placing all our eggs in one basket".

Published 09 Apr, 2021 09:30am

World

Australia halts AstraZeneca shots for under 50s over clot concerns

There has so far been only one case of blood clotting in a patient who received the AstraZeneca vaccine in Australia.

Published 08 Apr, 2021 05:18pm

Markets

Australia's CBA ordered to pay $5mn fine for overcharging interest

A CBA spokesperson acknowledged the penalty, adding that the bank had sent refunds to 2,269 customers totalling A$3.74 million.

Published 07 Apr, 2021 12:31pm

Sports

Foreign cricketers 'give up' on mental health in pandemic: Ganguly

"Look at the Australian team, they were supposed to go to South Africa for a Test series after India played there. They refused to go there."

Updated 07 Apr, 2021 07:51pm

Sports

Rugby stronghold secured for football's Women's World Cup

In Australia, matches will be staged in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Adelaide.

Updated 01 Apr, 2021 04:19pm

Sports

Ring-rusty South Africa begin march on 2023 World Cup

Mthethwa gave the council until April 6 to reach an agreement with an interim board, which is charged with establishing a new structure.

Updated 01 Apr, 2021 04:18pm

Markets

South32 now expects South African thermal coal exit after March quarter

South Africa's antitrust tribunal in December approved the sale, clearing a key hurdle for sealing the deal.

Published 29 Mar, 2021 12:22pm

World

Australia ends pandemic wage subsidy

SYDNEY: Australia on Sunday ended a pandemic wage subsidy scheme despite official warnings that up to 150,000 people...

Updated 29 Mar, 2021 07:23am

World

Australia ends pandemic wage subsidy despite job loss warnings

At the height of the crisis, the scheme was supporting almost four million jobs.

Updated 28 Mar, 2021 05:32pm

Markets

Australia, NZ dollars down sharply for week, bonds notch big rally

"Were the RBA to taper it will expose the AUD and signal to the market that it has begun tightening," said Evans.

Published 26 Mar, 2021 11:11am

Markets

Shell hunts for hydrogen opportunities in Australia in net zero push

In LNG, Shell's troubled Prelude floating LNG project, which was down for most of last year and resumed shipments in January, has gradually ramped up, aiming to reach its full capacity of 3.6 million tonnes a year by mid-year.

Published 25 Mar, 2021 01:46pm

Markets

Asia's iron ore futures rise for third day on demand pickup, supply worries

However, Lee said any price upside for iron ore appears limited for now.

Published 25 Mar, 2021 01:07pm

World

Australian parliament debates motion on rights abuses in China's Xinjiang

A Labor MP said many of the 3,000 Uighurs in Australia lived in her electorate, and were desperate and anxious.

Published 22 Mar, 2021 10:49am

World

Thousands ordered to evacuate as floods hit Sydney

Emergency services reported receiving more than 1,000 calls for help and carrying out about 100 flood rescues overnight Saturday into Sunday.

Updated 21 Mar, 2021 05:52pm

World

Record rains, flooding prompt evacuations in Australia

It warned the heavy rains were forecast to move down the coast over the weekend, "potentially leading to life-threatening flash flooding" in some areas.

Published 20 Mar, 2021 05:19pm

Markets

BOJ widens band around long-term rate target

Under a policy dubbed yield curve control, the BOJ targets short-term interest rates at -0.1% and the 10-year bond yield around 0%. It also buys risky assets such as exchange-traded funds (ETF) as part of efforts to fire up inflation.

Published 19 Mar, 2021 11:24am

Markets

Australia's Woodside to let shareholders vote on climate change report in 2022

The ACCR said it withdrew the resolution after Woodside committed for a shareholder vote at the 2022 AGM, but said it would continue to engage with the company about a recurring annual vote beyond next year.

Published 19 Mar, 2021 11:17am

Sports

Aussie Jones matches course record 61 to grab PGA lead

"I actually didn't know I made four in a row until I saw it on the scoreboard on 18," Jones said. "I didn't even think about it.

Published 19 Mar, 2021 11:02am

Sports

T20 World Cup regional qualifiers postponed due to COVID-19

The governing body also cancelled an Asian qualifier for next year's Under-19 World Cup in West Indies.

Published 18 Mar, 2021 12:36pm

Business & Finance

Bitcoins under the hammer in France

PARIS: Governments might look askance at bitcoin but it doesn’t mean they don’t want to cash in its soaring ...

Published 18 Mar, 2021 03:56am

Markets

Asia's fuel exporters target sales bump as refineries shut Down Under

Australia, already the region's largest fuel importer, will likely boost imports by a third next year to 630,000 barrels per day (bpd), according to energy consultancy FGE.

Published 16 Mar, 2021 11:48am

Technology

News Corp strikes content deal with Facebook in Australia

Google negotiated multi-million dollar content licensing deals for its "Showcase" product with a host of Australian companies, and notably the country's two biggest news organisations: News Corp and Nine Entertainment.

Published 16 Mar, 2021 10:33am

Markets

Australian bond futures slide on inflation fears, A$ slips

The kiwi has drifted away from a recent trough at $0.7100, which now marks strong support.

Published 15 Mar, 2021 11:10am

World

In China strategy, Biden to meet with leaders of Australia, India, Japan

U.S. President Joe Biden will meet on Friday with the leaders of Australia, India and Japan, a group central to his efforts to counter China’s growing military and economic power.
India and Australia have emphasized the importance of regional security cooperation, which has been boosted by previous lower-level meetings of the four countries.

Published 12 Mar, 2021 06:47pm

Markets

CNOOC needs to double down on drilling and deals in carbon-cutting gas pivot

Projects in Australia, East Africa's Mozambique and Russia's Arctic could be on CNOOC's shopping list, analysts said.

Published 12 Mar, 2021 12:10pm

Pakistan

Pakistani student Umair Masood wins ‘Young Scientist Award 2021’

Masood presented two research papers at the International Conference on Molecular Biology and Biochemistry in Australia and the 13th International Conference on Tissue and Regenerative Medicine in the United States.
Masood said that he won the award with 336 voters.

Published 09 Mar, 2021 03:43pm

Sports

Australia win toss and bat in fourth New Zealand T20

"It's important we start well with the ball in hand and pick up some learnings from that last performance," he said.

Published 05 Mar, 2021 11:28am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Equity Mod. / Apr 21 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	4.00 ▲ 0.74 (22.70%)
Media Times / Apr 21 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	3.79 ▲ 0.47 (14.16%)
SME Leasing Ltd. / Apr 21 SME Leasing Limited(SLL)	3.35 ▲ 0.35 (11.67%)
Pak Gulf Leas. / Apr 21 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	9.30 ▲ 0.95 (11.38%)
Summit Bank / Apr 21 Summit Bank Limited(SMBL)	1.58 ▲ 0.16 (11.27%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Apr 21 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	3.79 ▲ 0.38 (11.14%)
Sana Ind. (R) / Apr 21 Sana Industries (R)(SNAIR)	11.01 ▲ 1.00 (9.99%)
Service Fab. / Apr 21 Service Fabrics Limited(SERF)	12.35 ▲ 1.00 (8.81%)
Telecard / Apr 21 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12.87 ▲ 1.00 (8.42%)
Dewan Sugar / Apr 21 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	2.80 ▲ 0.20 (7.69%)

Stock	Price
Service Ind. / Apr 21 Service Industries Limited(SRVI)	610.00 ▲ -578.70 (-48.68%)
Popular Islamic Mod. / Apr 21 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	5.50 ▲ -0.95 (-14.73%)
Dawood Equities / Apr 21 Dawood Equities Limited(DEL)	5.05 ▲ -0.80 (-13.68%)
First Credit & Inv. / Apr 21 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	6.51 ▲ -0.99 (-13.20%)
Reliance Ins. / Apr 21 Reliance Insurance Company Limited(RICL)	7.10 ▲ -0.70 (-8.97%)
Universal Ins. / Apr 21 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	4.49 ▲ -0.40 (-8.18%)
Shahtaj Textile / Apr 21 Shahtaj Textile Limited(STJT)	102.68 ▲ -8.32 (-7.50%)
Tandlianwala / Apr 21 Tandlianwala Sugar Mills Limited(TSML)	124.31 ▲ -10.07 (-7.49%)
Premier Sugar / Apr 21 The Premier Sugar Mills(PMRS)	335.50 ▲ -27.00 (-7.45%)
Sapphire Fib. / Apr 21 Sapphire Fibres Limited(SFL)	815.00 ▲ -64.99 (-7.39%)

Stock	Volume
Worldcall / Apr 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	56,221,000 ▼ 0.00
Unity Foods / Apr 21 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	30,439,788 ▼ 0.00
Ghani Global Hold. / Apr 21 Ghani Global Holdings Limited(GGL)	24,130,000 ▼ 0.00
TRG Pak. / Apr 21 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	18,897,319 ▼ 0.00
Telecard / Apr 21 Telecard Limited(TELE)	13,478,500 ▼ 0.00
Aisha Steel / Apr 21 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	11,984,000 ▼ 0.00
Silkbank / Apr 21 Silkbank Limited(SILK)	11,422,000 ▼ 0.00
Byco Petr. / Apr 21 Byco Petroleum Pakistan Limited(BYCO)	10,176,000 ▼ 0.00
Hum Network / Apr 21 Hum Network Limited(HUMNL)	7,274,000 ▼ 0.00
Fauji Foods / Apr 21 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	6,806,500 ▼ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 19	153.00
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 19	152.90
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 19	108.10
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 19	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 19	1.40
Euro to USD / Apr 19	1.20
UK LIBOR % / Apr 19	0.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 19	4163.26
India Sensex / Apr 19	47949.42
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 19	29685.37
Nasdaq / Apr 19	13914.77
Hang Seng / Apr 19	29106.15
FTSE 100 / Apr 19	7000.08
Dow Jones / Apr 19	34077.63
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 19	15368.39
France CAC40 / Apr 19	6296.69

Item	Value
Crude Oil / Apr 19	63.54
Karachi Cotton Assoc. / Apr 19	10800.00
Gold 10 Grams / Apr 19	94564.00
Gold Spot / Apr 19	1771.20
Cotton / Apr 19	84.71

australia

New Zealand confirms airport virus case, says travel bubble unaffected

US hits vaccine milestone as NZealand, Australia open travel bubble

Australian shares fall after abandoning of vaccination targets April

Australia doubles Pfizer vaccine order as clotting worries upend rollout

Australia halts AstraZeneca shots for under 50s over clot concerns

Australia's CBA ordered to pay $5mn fine for overcharging interest

Foreign cricketers 'give up' on mental health in pandemic: Ganguly

Rugby stronghold secured for football's Women's World Cup

Ring-rusty South Africa begin march on 2023 World Cup

South32 now expects South African thermal coal exit after March quarter

Australia ends pandemic wage subsidy

Australia ends pandemic wage subsidy despite job loss warnings

Australia, NZ dollars down sharply for week, bonds notch big rally

Shell hunts for hydrogen opportunities in Australia in net zero push

Asia's iron ore futures rise for third day on demand pickup, supply worries

Australian parliament debates motion on rights abuses in China's Xinjiang

Thousands ordered to evacuate as floods hit Sydney

Record rains, flooding prompt evacuations in Australia

BOJ widens band around long-term rate target

Australia's Woodside to let shareholders vote on climate change report in 2022

Aussie Jones matches course record 61 to grab PGA lead

T20 World Cup regional qualifiers postponed due to COVID-19

Bitcoins under the hammer in France

Asia's fuel exporters target sales bump as refineries shut Down Under

News Corp strikes content deal with Facebook in Australia

Australian bond futures slide on inflation fears, A$ slips

In China strategy, Biden to meet with leaders of Australia, India, Japan

CNOOC needs to double down on drilling and deals in carbon-cutting gas pivot

Pakistani student Umair Masood wins ‘Young Scientist Award 2021’

Australia win toss and bat in fourth New Zealand T20

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