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EU clears Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for first inoculations

The process took longer than the ultra-fast emergency authorisation given by Britain, the first western country to endorse a COVID-19 shot.

Published 22 Dec, 2020 12:21am

World

Czech government to discuss tightening COVID-19 restrictions over Christmas

The country of 10.7 million had one of the sharpest spikes in COVID-19 infections at the end of October when weekly case levels were about twice as high as now.

Published 22 Dec, 2020 12:16am

Pakistan

Christian community playing role in country's development: Governor

He urged the philanthropists to service the masses by taking part in health and education sectors.

Updated 22 Dec, 2020 01:35pm

Markets

Stocks, pound, oil sink as virus surge trumps stimulus deal

Oil prices also sank as the new containment measures hammered expectations for travel over the Christmas period, with the discovery of a mutated and more infectious strain of the coronavirus in Britain also leading several governments to ban flights from the country.

Published 21 Dec, 2020 08:35am

World

Italy under new restrictions over Christmas, New Year

This means people will be allowed to leave their homes only once per day to visit friends or relatives and travel between regions will be banned.

Updated 19 Dec, 2020 07:13pm

World

UK ministers discuss COVID-19 concern amid rise in cases

"Failing to act decisively now, will mean further suffering. We must keep asking ourselves 'are we doing enough, are we acting quickly enough'."

Updated 19 Dec, 2020 06:16pm

World

See each other by video call this Christmas, Merkel tells Germans

“Women and men stationed far away from home to ensure our security know what it means to have limited contact with loved ones,” Merkel said in her weekly video podcast.

Updated 19 Dec, 2020 06:28pm

World

Sydney imposes lockdown on beach suburbs as COVID cluster grows

Australia has avoided the worst of the pandemic due to border closures, lockdowns, widespread testing and social distancing. It has recorded a total of around 28,100 infections.

Published 19 Dec, 2020 03:51pm

Markets

Wall St to open flat as stimulus rally cools; Weekly gains on tap

U.S. S&P 500 E-minis were up 1 point, or 0.03pc at 8:06 a.m. ET, Dow E-minis were up 6 points, or 0.02pc, while Nasdaq 100 E-minis were up 2.25 points, or 0.02pc.

Published 18 Dec, 2020 06:50pm

World

UK PM Johnson says he hopes to avoid another lockdown for England

"Obviously we're hoping very much that we'll be able to avoid anything like that," Johnson told reporters. "But the reality is that the rates of infection have increased very much in the last few weeks."

Published 18 Dec, 2020 06:03pm

Business & Finance

Zoom's Christmas gift: no cap on call lengths over the holidays

Zoom Video Communications Inc, whose technology has become a feature of household get togethers in 2020’s socially distanced world.

Updated 18 Dec, 2020 07:03pm

World

New English lockdown can't be ruled out after Christmas, minister suggests

Asked if the whole of England was now headed to towards a national lockdown, Gibb told Sky News: "Nothing is ruled out of course as we tackle this pandemic but the test system is a very effective way... to focus the restrictions."

Published 18 Dec, 2020 05:05pm

World

Austria to go into third lockdown after Christmas, media report

The lockdown will last longer for those who do not get tested for the coronavirus, while those who test negative will be able to come out of lockdown, several outlets reported.

Published 18 Dec, 2020 04:51pm

World

Austria to go into third lockdown after Christmas, media report

The lockdown will last longer for those who do not get tested for the coronavirus, while those who test negative will be able to come out of lockdown.

Published 18 Dec, 2020 04:09pm

Business & Finance

UK retail sales slide as November lockdown shut non-essential stores

Annual sales growth halved to 2.4pc from 5.8pc, but many economists predicted a rapid recovery in December.

Published 18 Dec, 2020 02:52pm

World

Australia imposes border curbs as Sydney virus cluster grows; Christmas travel chaos

"Everyone in greater Sydney needs to be on high alert," New South Wales (NSW) state Premier Gladys Berejiklian told a news conference on Friday in announcing 10 new cases.

Published 18 Dec, 2020 09:38am

World

Two-thirds of England to be under toughest COVID-19 measures

He said the new measures would be in force from Saturday; a small number of areas had their restrictions eased.

Published 17 Dec, 2020 07:54pm

World

Poland to enter national quarantine starting Dec. 28 to fight COVID-19

Niedzielski warned about a third wave of the pandemic in the new year and told Poles to remain vigilant.

Published 17 Dec, 2020 07:35pm

Markets

Dollar in doldrums as progress on US stimulus, Brexit deals dent safety bid

Bitcoin traded at $21,342 after smashing through the $20,000 barrier for the first time overnight, and extending as high as $21,420 on Thursday.

Published 17 Dec, 2020 10:44am

Markets

Asian markets drift as dealers track US stimulus, Brexit talks

While markets are stuttering this month heading into the Christmas break, Brian Nick at Nuveen sounded a note of optimism.

Published 17 Dec, 2020 08:58am

World

Bulgaria plans to extend coronavirus restrictions until Jan. 31

The opening of hotels' restaurants can be seen as an attempt to help the country's ski resorts, hard hit by the pandemic, mitigate at least partially their losses.

Published 16 Dec, 2020 08:11pm

World

Italy expects to begin COVID vaccinations between Xmas and New Year

Germany, France, Italy and five other European states announced they would coordinate the start of their COVID-19 vaccinations.

Published 16 Dec, 2020 08:06pm

World

'Easter can be the new Christmas,' British minister suggests

Cases are ticking up again in the United Kingdom, and particularly in London which went into the highest tier of lockdown from midnight.

Published 16 Dec, 2020 05:43pm

World

European nations tighten virus curbs as Christmas surge fears grow

The World Health Organization has said it is in talks with Pfizer and Moderna about including their vaccines at affordable prices for poor countries.

Published 16 Dec, 2020 12:14pm

Markets

Bangladesh withdraws tender to buy 50,000 tonnes wheat

A notice sent to traders said the tender will be suspended because of "unavoidable" circumstances. Details were not given.

Published 16 Dec, 2020 11:58am

Markets

Asia stocks climb on vaccine, US stimulus optimism

Against the euro, the greenback was flat at $1.2147 after two straight days of losses while it was down 0.2% at $1.3434 on sterling.

Published 16 Dec, 2020 08:41am

World

UK opposition calls for review of Christmas coronavirus rules relaxation

Under current plans, the four nations of the United Kingdom will relax restrictions to allow up to three households to meet at home for five days over Christmas.

Published 15 Dec, 2020 06:50pm

World

Poland cannot ease COVID-19 restrictions yet, says PM

With Christmas approaching, Health Minister Adam Niedzielski urged Poles to stay at home over the festive period to avoid an increased infection rate before the vaccinations start.

Published 15 Dec, 2020 06:31pm

World

COVID-19 prevalence rose in London even as lockdown cut English cases, study finds

London will move into England's highest tier of coronavirus restrictions from midnight on Wednesday morning after an exponential rise in cases.

Published 15 Dec, 2020 05:29pm

Markets

Stocks steady as infection fears curb vaccine optimism

China's blue-chips, however, ended 0.2pc higher, helped by upbeat factory data which expanded for an eighth month in a row as an economic recovery gathered pace.

Published 15 Dec, 2020 05:00pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 29	278.53
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 29	278.03
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 29	156.41
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 29	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 29	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 29	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 26	5099.96
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 26	37934.76
Nasdaq / Apr 26	15927.90
Dow Jones / Apr 26	38239.66
India Sensex / Apr 29	74257.68
Hang Seng / Apr 29	17861.75
FTSE 100 / Apr 29	8179.85
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 29	18202.27

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 26	20535
Petrol/Litre / Apr 29	293.94
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 29	83.16
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 29	209105
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 29	2332.70
Diesel/Litre / Apr 29	290.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 29 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 29 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 29 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 29 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 29 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 29 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 29 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 29 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 29 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 29 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 29 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 29 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 29 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 29 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 29 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 29 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 29 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 29 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

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

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