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Hungary reports record 182 daily COVID deaths

As of Wednesday, Hungary ran the European Union's fifth-highest death rate per 100,000 people over a two-week period based on data from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.

Published 03 Dec, 2020 04:29pm

Pakistan

PM to address special session on coronavirus at UNGA tomorrow

*His speech will be broadcast around 3am PST.

Updated 03 Dec, 2020 04:40pm

World

Indonesia sees new daily record 8,369 coronavirus cases

The task force data also showed 156 new deaths related to COVID-19, taking the total to 17,355.

Published 03 Dec, 2020 04:12pm

Markets

European shares lower after vaccine shots dull COVID economic pain

Markets were keeping an eye on talks between Britain and the European Union on a trade deal, with less than a month to go before the UK's full departure from the EU.

Published 03 Dec, 2020 04:00pm

World

Germany is a victim of early COVID-19 success, RKI chief says

He said that as more people experienced the disease, either directly or in their immediate environment, he expected the level of compliance with social distancing guidelines would rise.

Published 03 Dec, 2020 03:44pm

World

Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 64.26 million, death toll at 1,492,676

Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019.

Published 03 Dec, 2020 03:34pm

Pakistan

COVID-19 outbreak: Various localities in Karachi's district central go under smart lockdown

Coronavirus hotspots in the district will remain sealed for a period of two weeks to curb spread of the virus

Updated 03 Dec, 2020 09:58pm

Pakistan

Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ban indoor dining

KP has also banned the entry of all kinds of visitors to jails across the province.

Published 03 Dec, 2020 11:16am

World

UK approves Covid-19 vaccine in world first

LONDON: Britain approved Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine on Wednesday, jumping ahead of the rest of the world in the race...

Published 03 Dec, 2020 03:04am

Pakistan

Covid-19 claims 6 more lives, infects 1,983 in Sindh

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that six more patients of COVID-19 died lifting the death...

Published 03 Dec, 2020 03:04am

Pakistan

30 more die of Covid-19 in Punjab

LAHORE: With increase in the number of fresh corona cases, the positivity rate of Covid-19 has also jumped up; as ...

Published 03 Dec, 2020 03:04am

Business & Finance

UK approves Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in world first

UK first in the world to approve Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
Vaccine roll out from early next week.
'Fantastic news', says PM Johnson.
Medicine regulator approves vaccine in record time.
EU watchdog urges longer approval process.

Published 03 Dec, 2020 12:15am

World

France new COVID-19 cases up 14,064 in 24 hours

The number of people in France who have died from COVID-19 infections in hospitals rose by 313 in 24 hours to 37,002.
The cumulative number of COVID-19 cases now totals 2,244,635,

Updated 03 Dec, 2020 12:09am

Pakistan

Barrister Farogh Naseem tests positive for COVID-19

A spokesman of the ministry confirmed the report and said that the minister has self-quarantined himself at his residence in Karachi.

Published 02 Dec, 2020 08:44pm

World

Putin orders Russia to begin mass COVID-19 vaccinations

President Vladimir Putin ordered Russian authorities on Wednesday to begin mass voluntary vaccinations against COVID-19 next week as Russia recorded 589 new daily deaths from the coronavirus.

Published 02 Dec, 2020 08:14pm

Pakistan

Sindh Police reports 51 new COVID-19 patients in three days

He told that currently 202 officers and personnel were under treatment while 3481 had returned to their homes after recovering from the disease.

Published 02 Dec, 2020 07:20pm

Pakistan

52 more tested positive for COVID-19 in Faisalabad

Deputy District Officer Health Dr. Asif Shehzad told APP on Wednesday that 446 coronavirus tests were conducted in public and private laboratories, out of these reports,52 were positive.

Published 02 Dec, 2020 07:10pm

Pakistan

Sindh reports over 1,900 new COVID-19 case mostly in Karachi

Giving daily briefing, Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah said virus has claimed 2,968 lives across the province since the pandemic began.

Updated 02 Dec, 2020 07:35pm

World

WHO tightens guidelines on mask-wearing in COVID-19 areas

If they cannot maintain physical distancing of at least one meter (3 ft), people in those indoor locations – including children and students aged 12 or over – should also wear a mask even if the spaces are well ventilated, it said in a tightening of its guidelines.

Published 02 Dec, 2020 06:19pm

Pakistan

PTI's Government to provide 'free' COVID-19 vaccine to all residents

The secretary made the announcement on twitter stating: “The PTI government will provide the coronavirus vaccine free of charge to people.”

Updated 02 Dec, 2020 06:50pm

World

Russia reports record 589 coronavirus deaths, 25,345 new infections

Authorities also reported 25,345 coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, including 5,191 in the capital Moscow, and 3,684 in St Petersburg, bringing the national cumulative tally to 2,347,401.

Published 02 Dec, 2020 05:00pm

World

Japan residents to get free Covid-19 vaccine

But it is now facing a third wave of the disease, reporting record numbers of daily infections nationwide in recent weeks.

Published 02 Dec, 2020 04:29pm

World

Italy's health minister says COVID vaccines to be free, distribution in Q1 2021

Italy was the first Western country hit by the virus, registering 56,361 COVID-19 deaths since the outbreak emerged in February, the second highest toll in Europe after Britain's.

Published 02 Dec, 2020 04:13pm

Markets

Tokyo stocks edge up on vaccine, stimulus hopes

In Tokyo, automakers were higher with Toyota climbing 0.86 percent to 7,079 yen, Honda jumping 5.08 percent to 3,047 yen and Nissan growing 1.80 percent to 513.1 yen.

Published 02 Dec, 2020 03:55pm

World

WHO issues fresh advice on mask-wearing for public, health workers

Health workers could wear N95 masks if available when caring for COVID-19 patients, but the only proven protection is when they are doing aerosol-generating procedures.

Published 02 Dec, 2020 03:48pm

World

Covid vaccines will allow return to normality: UK PM

"It's the protection of vaccines that will ultimately allow us to reclaim our lives and get the economy moving again," he said, after regulators gave the green light in a world first.

Published 02 Dec, 2020 03:46pm

World

Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 63.37 million, death toll at 1,475,392

Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019.

Published 02 Dec, 2020 03:41pm

World

UK approves Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, first in the world

British leaders said that, while they would love to get a jab themselves, priority had to be given to those most in need - the elderly, those in care homes and health workers.

Published 02 Dec, 2020 03:37pm

Pakistan

51 policemen infected with COVID-19 in last three days in Sindh

20 officials have also lost their lives to the novel virus.

Published 02 Dec, 2020 03:30pm

World

Poland passes 1 million coronavirus cases

On Wednesday, a further 13,855 coronavirus cases and 609 deaths were reported, health ministry data showed, bringing the total to 1,013,747 confirmed cases and 18,208 deaths.

Published 02 Dec, 2020 03:29pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 25	278.52
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 25	278.32
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 25	155.60
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 25	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 25	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 25	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 24	5070.63
Nasdaq / Apr 24	15712.75
Dow Jones / Apr 24	38460.92
India Sensex / Apr 25	73780.80
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 25	37628.48
Hang Seng / Apr 25	17264.90
FTSE 100 / Apr 25	8077.84
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 25	17994.97

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 23	21035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 23	213220
Petrol/Litre / Apr 25	293.94
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 25	83.02
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 25	2325.45
Diesel/Litre / Apr 25	290.38

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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