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UK records 46,169 new COVID-19 cases, 529 more deaths

Britain recorded 46,169 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, government statistics showed, with 529 more deaths within 28 days of a positive coronavirus test.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 11:49pm

World

US, other Western nations express 'concern' at Hong Kong arrests

"It is clear that the National Security Law is being used to eliminate dissent and opposing political views," it continued.

Published 10 Jan, 2021 12:12pm

Business & Finance

Britain signs 550mn stg weapons contract for F-35 jets

Britain said making the new missiles, known as SPEAR3, would enhance the UK's future combat air capability and support more than 700 jobs in the country.
MBDA is jointly owned by British defence company BAE Systems.

Published 06 Jan, 2021 05:27pm

World

UK PM postpones India trip due to Covid crisis

Johnson still hopes to visit India in the first half of 2021, before Modi is due to attend a G7 summit in Britain later this year.

Published 05 Jan, 2021 07:46pm

World

Britain shuts schools as Germany braces for extended lockdown

Covid-19 was first detected in the central city of Wuhan in late 2019, before seeping beyond China's borders to wreak global havoc.

Published 05 Jan, 2021 07:34pm

World

UK to toughen COVID-19 border controls soon: Gove

"We'll be coming forward very shortly with new proposals on how exactly we will make sure that our borders are safe," Gove told Sky News.

Published 05 Jan, 2021 12:58pm

World

Most US COVID-19 vaccines go idle as New York, Florida move to penalize hospitals

Those figures put the government far short of its goal of vaccinating 20 million people by the end of 2020, although officials said they expected the rollout would pick up significantly this month.

Published 05 Jan, 2021 09:44am

World

Britain rolls out AstraZeneca shots as virus vaccinations gather pace

A recent survey of 18,000 people across India found that 69 percent were in no rush to get vaccinated.

Published 04 Jan, 2021 06:03pm

World

Britain and the EU: timeline of a troubled marriage

Crucial talks on future ties and trade with the bloc then start in March, but break deadline after deadline as negotiators try to avert a no-deal Brexit on December 31.

Published 04 Jan, 2021 11:50am

World

Britain credits Brexit for abolishing 'tampon tax'

In her view, Brexit will make it less likely the tax is abolished EU-wide, since Britain was leading the push for it, she added.

Published 01 Jan, 2021 11:51am

World

New Year, new rules: UK begins post-Brexit future

Brexit, which has dominated politics on both sides of the Channel since 2016, became reality an hour before midnight, ending the UK's 48-year obligation to follow Brussels' rules.

Published 01 Jan, 2021 11:22am

World

China confirms first case of UK coronavirus variant

China suspended direct flights to and from Britain indefinitely on December 24 because of the new strain.

Published 31 Dec, 2020 07:04pm

World

Post-Brexit students mourn 'door-opening' EU exchange scheme

Boris Johnson announced last week that he was taking his country out of the Erasmus programme, severing yet another link with the Continent.

Published 31 Dec, 2020 06:23pm

World

China gives its first COVID-19 vaccine approval to Sinopharm

The price of the vaccine would depend on the scale of use, but the "premise" was that it would be free for the public in China, he said.

Published 31 Dec, 2020 09:59am

World

EU leaders sign Brexit deal as UK MPs debate ratification

Britain will leave the European single market and customs union at on Thursday, the end of a difficult year and of a post-Brexit transition period marked by intense and tortuous trade negotiations.

Published 30 Dec, 2020 06:41pm

Markets

LNG tankers heading to Britain, Belgium and the Netherlands

Estimated arrival dates, often revised by port authorities and AIS Live ship-tracking data on Refinitiv Eikon, are updated below.

Published 30 Dec, 2020 03:10pm

World

Leaders to sign UK-EU deal as MPs face express debate

Under the EU deal, musicians are not covered by exemptions allowing for free passage of short-term business visitors, sparking warnings that continental tours by UK bands will become unviable.

Published 30 Dec, 2020 09:18am

World

India finds six cases of new coronavirus variant in UK arrivals

India on Tuesday reported 16,432 new cases of the virus, taking its total up to 10.22 million confirmed infections and 148,153 deaths.

Published 29 Dec, 2020 12:03pm

Markets

Australia shares rise on US stimulus cheer; NZ ends at record high

Energy stocks rose 0.4%, tracking an uptick in oil prices on expectations of rising fuel demand. Sector heavyweight Woodside Petroleum added almost 1%.

Published 29 Dec, 2020 11:37am

World

Brazil to seek regulatory approval for AstraZeneca vaccine on Jan. 15

"Nobody pressures me for anything, I don't give a damn about it," he said in a video aired on CNN Brasil.

Published 29 Dec, 2020 10:32am

Business & Finance

Britain says it will sign free trade deal with Turkey this week

"We now look forward to working with Turkey towards an ambitious tailor-made UK-Turkey trade agreement in the near future."

Published 28 Dec, 2020 10:48am

World

South Korea reports first variant of coronavirus found in the UK

The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said on Monday.

Published 28 Dec, 2020 10:03am

World

Trucker, fisherman, scientist... the voices of Brexit

"We had planned to spend longer periods in Greece," Williams says, but now they will only be able to spend a quarter of their time there.

Published 27 Dec, 2020 10:36am

World

Britain and EU release full text of post-Brexit trade deal

To ratify the deal, Britain's parliament has been recalled to sit on December 30.
A vote in favour is virtually assured after the UK's main opposition Labour Party said its MPs would back it.

Published 26 Dec, 2020 05:48pm

Markets

JGB yields tick up on Brexit, economic recovery hopes

At the shorter end, the five-year yield ticked up 1 basis point to minus 0.120%.

Published 24 Dec, 2020 12:32pm

World

Announcement of UK-EU trade deal expected Thursday morning: EU official

New trade pact on Thursday morning with negotiations still.

Published 24 Dec, 2020 10:45am

Markets

Gold steadies as soft US jobs data offsets Trump stimulus threat

The British government on Wednesday said huge swathes of England would be placed under its strictest COVID-19 restrictions as a highly infectious virus variant sweeps the country.

Published 24 Dec, 2020 08:42am

World

Brexit trade talks difficult as EU and UK still split on key issues

UK leaves EU's orbit at the end of this year.
Not deal yet in trade talks, Britain says.
Differences remain over fishing and competition.

Published 23 Dec, 2020 05:28pm

Business & Finance

Canada and Britain sign interim deal to avoid tariff increase after Brexit

With the interim agreement, the Canadian government "is making sure businesses can easily continue trading without adding paperwork for businesses and importers," it said in a statement.

Published 23 Dec, 2020 11:15am

World

Japan to ban entry of non-Japanese from UK due to coronavirus mutation

The government will ask people including long-term foreign residents to self-quarantine for 14 days upon return from Britain.

Published 23 Dec, 2020 09:36am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Dec 11 786 Investments Limited(786)	5.74 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Dec 11 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	526 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Dec 11 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Dec 11 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Dec 11 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Dec 11 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	90.51 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Dec 11 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	500.43 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Dec 11 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Dec 11 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	10.99 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Dec 11 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	105.15 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Dec 11 786 Investments Limited(786)	5.74 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Dec 11 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	526 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Dec 11 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Dec 11 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Dec 11 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Dec 11 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	90.51 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Dec 11 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	500.43 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Dec 11 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Dec 11 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	10.99 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Dec 11 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	105.15 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 11 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	342,535,258 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 11 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	98,557,282 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Dec 11 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	58,736,500 ▲ 0.00
Kohinoor Spining / Dec 11 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	56,593,500 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 11 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	47,998,197 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Dec 11 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	46,684,647 ▲ 0.00
B.O.Punjab / Dec 11 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	32,876,325 ▲ 0.00
Pak Elektron / Dec 11 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	29,819,540 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Dec 11 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	27,935,500 ▲ 0.00
Pak Int.Bulk / Dec 11 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	25,443,500 ▲ 0.00

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 8	284.30
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 8	283.95
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 8	144.95
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 8	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 8	1.25
Euro to USD / Dec 8	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Dec 8	5.48

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 8	4604.37
India Sensex / Dec 8	69825.60
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 8	32307.86
Nasdaq / Dec 8	14403.97
Hang Seng / Dec 8	16334.37
FTSE 100 / Dec 8	7554.47
Dow Jones / Dec 8	36247.87
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 8	16759.22
France CAC40 / Dec 8	7526.55

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 8	71.23
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 8	17235
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 8	187414
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 8	2004.67
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 8	81.44

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