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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

‘Generational problem’: Youth still struggling in pandemic’s shadow

Published 19 Jan, 2025 12:11pm

PARIS: Like many other young people, Amelie feels that the Covid-19 pandemic – and its procession of lockdowns and...

US suicide deaths reached record high in 2022, CDC data shows

Published 11 Aug, 2023 10:59am

WASHINGTON: The number of people who died by suicide in the US hit an estimated record 49,000 in 2022, a 2.6%...

US drops COVID testing for incoming international air travelers

Updated 12 Jun, 2022 12:14pm

WASHINGTON: The United States late Friday rescinded a 17-month-old requirement that people arriving in the country ...

Ten killed in 'racially motivated' shooting at US grocery store

Updated 15 May, 2022 10:57am

BUFFALO: A heavily armed 18-year-old white man shot 10 people dead on Saturday at a Buffalo, New York grocery store...

US gives final approval of Pfizer's Covid vaccine for children aged 5-11

Published 03 Nov, 2021 09:16am

WASHINGTON: The United States can now start giving children aged 5-11 the Pfizer-BioNtech Covid vaccine, US health...

US Supreme Court ends Biden's pandemic eviction moratorium

Published 27 Aug, 2021 11:59am

In a 6-3 ruling, the court sided with homeowners who claimed to be victims of unwarranted measures

US experts to review heart problems among teens after Covid shots

Updated 23 Jun, 2021 12:02pm

Pfizer vaccine is currently the only shot authorised in adolescents aged 12 and up
Cases that have been confirmed were investigated following initial reports to vaccine safety monitoring systems

US J&J Covid vaccine pause continues after experts defer vote

Published 15 Apr, 2021 10:33am

When the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices reconvenes, it could potentially vote to recommend that only people beyond a certain age receive the J&J vaccine.

AstraZeneca likely to release new statement on its COVID-19 vaccine

Updated 24 Mar, 2021 09:14pm

AstraZeneca said results it published on Monday in which the vaccine had demonstrated 79% efficacy were based on an interim analysis of data through Feb. 17, and it would now "immediately engage" with the independent panel monitoring the trial to share its full analysis.
AstraZeneca will publish up-to-date results from its major US COVID-19 vaccine trial within 48 hours.

Biden slams 'Neanderthal' decisions to end mask mandates

Published 04 Mar, 2021 11:00am

The Texas and Mississippi decisions were "a big mistake," he said.

U.S. administers 72.8 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines: CDC

Updated 28 Feb, 2021 04:57pm

The tally is for both the Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines and both the vaccines involve two doses
The CDC on Friday had reported a tally 70,454,064 vaccines doses administered and 94,300,910 doses distributed

US life expectancy fell by a year as Covid hit

Published 19 Feb, 2021 04:07am

WASHINGTON: Life expectancy in the United States fell by a whole year in the first half of 2020 as the Covid-19...

As pandemic worsens, Biden unveils ambitious Covid-19 strategy

Published 21 Jan, 2021 04:59pm

The administration also plans to invoke the Defence Production Act to boost supply of personal protective equipment, lab equipment and to maximize vaccine production.

Biden team says US will not lift travel bans, despite Trump statement

Published 19 Jan, 2021 09:19am

Trump is also set to become the first outgoing president in 152 years not to join his successor at the inauguration ceremony.

US officials reject Trump claims on toll, defend vaccine rollout

Published 04 Jan, 2021 11:35am

In Tennessee, elder citizens, some with walkers, were reported standing along a busy highway while waiting for their vaccinations.

Biden says Trump vaccine plan falling 'far behind'

Published 30 Dec, 2020 09:21am

"We might not see improvement until we're well into March as it will take time for our Covid response plan to begin to produce visible progress," Biden said.

US CDC reports 300,032 deaths from coronavirus

Published 16 Dec, 2020 01:02am

The CDC reported its tally of cases of the respiratory illness known as COVID-19, caused by a new coronavirus.
The CDC figures do not necessarily reflect cases reported by individual states.

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 3	278.65
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 3	278.45
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 4	159.92
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 4	0.79
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 4	1.34
Euro to USD / Jun 4	1.16
SOFR % / Jun 3	3.63

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 3	7,553.68
Nasdaq / Jun 3	26,853.97
Dow Jones / Jun 3	50,687.07
India Sensex / Jun 4	74,289.24
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 4	67,399.25
Hang Seng / Jun 4	25,221.79
FTSE 100 / Jun 4	10,349.70
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 4	24,899.30
France CAC40 / Jun 4	8,185.81

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 3	401,030
Petrol/Litre / Jun 4	381.78
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 4	95.52
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 4	4,475.32
Diesel/Litre / Jun 4	380.78
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 4	80.34

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Leaders

Stock	Price
First Dawood Prop. / Jun 4 First Dawood Properties Limited(FDPL)	5.23 ▲ 0.66 (14.44%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Jun 4 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	8.40 ▲ 0.97 (13.06%)
Paramount Spinning / Jun 4 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	7.55 ▲ 0.84 (12.52%)
Escorts Bank / Jun 4 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	13.59 ▲ 1.24 (10.04%)
Ruby Textile / Jun 4 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	18.67 ▲ 1.7 (10.02%)
Ansari Sug. / Jun 4 Ansari Sugar Mills Limited(ANSM)	15.72 ▲ 1.43 (10.01%)
Ideal Spinning / Jun 4 Ideal Spinning Mills Limited(IDSM)	79.73 ▲ 7.25 (10%)
Kohat Textile / Jun 4 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	90.73 ▲ 8.25 (10%)
Pak Qatar Gen.Takaful / Jun 4 Pak Qatar General Takaful Limited(PQGTL)	15.18 ▲ 1.38 (10%)
Pak Synthetics / Jun 4 Pakistan Synthetics Limited(PSYL)	127.36 ▲ 11.58 (10%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Jun 4 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	21.50 ▼ -1.99 (-8.47%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Jun 4 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	32 ▼ -2.25 (-6.57%)
Crescent Fib. / Jun 4 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	56.10 ▼ -3.89 (-6.48%)
Popular Islamic / Jun 4 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	22.11 ▼ -1.46 (-6.19%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Jun 4 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	28.06 ▼ -1.72 (-5.78%)
Frontier Ceramics / Jun 4 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	75 ▼ -4.17 (-5.27%)
Shadman Cotton / Jun 4 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	47.43 ▼ -2.45 (-4.91%)
Premier Sugar / Jun 4 The Premier Sugar Mills(PMRS)	423 ▼ -20.79 (-4.68%)
Security Investment Bank / Jun 4 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	7.15 ▼ -0.34 (-4.54%)
Tandlianwala Sugar / Jun 4 Tandlianwala Sugar Mills Limited(TSML)	391 ▼ -18.48 (-4.51%)

Stock	Volume
Beco Steel Ltd / Jun 4 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	88,822,351 ▲ 0.29
Pak Int.Bulk / Jun 4 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	27,293,915 ▲ 0.8
Hascol Petrol / Jun 4 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	23,011,658 ▲ 1.12
Kohinoor Spinning / Jun 4 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	18,307,454 ▼ -0.12
P.T.C.L. / Jun 4 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	17,093,382 ▲ 1.7
Wasl Mobility Mod. / Jun 4 Wasl Mobility Modaraba(WASL)	14,556,960 ▲ 0.31
Pak Qatar Family / Jun 4 Pak Qatar Family Takaful Limited(PAKQATAR)	14,276,062 ▲ 2.31
B.O.Punjab / Jun 4 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	13,894,575 ▲ 0.41
TPL Properties / Jun 4 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	13,314,715 ▲ 0.42
Dewan Cement / Jun 4 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	13,156,046 ▲ 0.04

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