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Ireland leaves second coronavirus lockdown

Under the relaxed restrictions in effect from Tuesday, household visits remain off-limits and people have been told not to travel outside their county of residence.

Published 01 Dec, 2020 04:43pm

Markets

Stock markets resume rally as traders focus on virus jabs

It has piled on more than 170 percent since the start of the year, helped by PayPal online payments giant saying it would enable account holders to use the unit.

Published 01 Dec, 2020 04:38pm

World

Mutinous MPs to vote on England's post-lockdown Covid curbs

He said the government had repeatedly failed to detail the kind of projections outlined anew by Gove, showing mounting pressure on state-run hospitals.

Published 01 Dec, 2020 04:23pm

Business & Finance

BioNTech/Pfizer file for EU approval of Covid-19 vaccine

The two vaccines have been developed at breathtaking speed as part of an unprecedented effort to end a pandemic that has infected more than 62 million people worldwide and killed more than 1.4 million.

Published 01 Dec, 2020 04:16pm

World

COVID-19 drives 40% spike in number of people needing humanitarian aid, U.N. says

The COVID-19 pandemic has fueled a 40% increase in the number of people needing humanitarian assistance around the globe, the United Nations said on Tuesday, as it appealed for roughly $35 billion to help many of those expected to be in need next year.

Published 01 Dec, 2020 04:06pm

World

China gave COVID-19 vaccine candidate to North Korea's Kim: U.S. analyst

Harry Kazianis, a North Korea expert at the Center for the National Interest think tank in Washington, said the Kims and several senior North Korean officials had been vaccinated.

Updated 01 Dec, 2020 03:35pm

Dealing pandemic effectively: India falls behind Pakistan in Covid Resilience Ranking

India has been ranked 34th among 53 countries in the world while Pakistan stood at 27th position

Published 01 Dec, 2020 02:09pm

Pakistan

Country's COVID-19 positivity rate falls to 6 percent: NCOC

NCOC states that the highest COVID-19 positivity rate was reported in Azad Jammu and Kashmir’s Mirpur district at 20.62 percent, followed by Peshawar at 19.58 percent, Hyderabad at 19.3 percent and Karachi at 13.86 percent

Updated 01 Dec, 2020 12:20pm

Pakistan

SHC bans entry of irrelevant people in court premises to curb spread of COVID-19

SHC states that staff and lawyers scheduled for hearings can only appear before the court and the relevant parties in cases if they have been specifically summoned

Published 01 Dec, 2020 10:30am

Pakistan

Pakistan reports highest number of COVID-19 deaths in single day since July

The country reported 67 deaths.

Updated 01 Dec, 2020 03:53pm

Business & Finance

Asian factories continue recovery from COVID-19 woes as China booms

But a global resurgence in coronavirus infections has made the outlook highly uncertain, keeping governments and central banks under pressure to maintain or ramp up their massive stimulus programmes, analysts say.

Published 01 Dec, 2020 10:07am

World

WHO says 'will do everything' to find Covid-19 origins

GENEVA: The World Health Organization insisted Monday it would do everything possible to find the animal origins of...

Published 01 Dec, 2020 03:06am

Pakistan

MQM leader Adil Siddiqui dies of Covid-19

KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader and former provincial minister Sindh Muhammad Adil Siddiqui passed...

Published 01 Dec, 2020 03:06am

Pakistan

Covid-19 infects 1,336 more in Sindh

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that 11 more patients died overnight lifting the death...

Published 01 Dec, 2020 03:06am

Pakistan

Raza returns home after Covid-19 protocol breach

LAHORE: Raza Hasan of Northern's Second-XI has been sent home following a breach of the Pakistan Cricket Board...

Published 01 Dec, 2020 03:05am

Business & Finance

Novavax expects delayed US COVID-19 vaccine trial to start in coming weeks

Shares of the US-based company were up 10% in late-afternoon trading.
Pfizer Inc and Moderna Inc are seeking US emergency use authorization for their experimental vaccines.

Published 01 Dec, 2020 01:48am

World

Turkey to impose curfew, weekend lockdown against coronavirus

Citizens will not be allowed to leave home between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. on weekdays or at all at weekends, Erdogan said.
"We are taking steps carefully not to turn the health crisis into a full-blown economic and social crisis," Erdogan said.

Published 01 Dec, 2020 12:26am

World

US reports over 10,000 coronavirus deaths last week

New cases fell 3.8% in the week ended Nov. 29, while deaths fell 3.9%, according to a Reuters analysis of state and county reports.
They said that figures for cases and deaths this week may be abnormally high due to a backlog of data from last week.

Published 01 Dec, 2020 12:12am

Pakistan

COVID-19 claims five lives with 144 new cases in last 24 hours

According to a handout issued by the district administration here on Monday, 137 patients were reported from Rawalpindi district while 7 belonged to other districts.

Published 30 Nov, 2020 07:58pm

Markets

OPEC to discuss extension of output cuts beyond January

Whether all members are currently sticking to the output quotas that have already been assigned to them has also become a sensitive topic.

Published 30 Nov, 2020 05:39pm

Pakistan

Sheikh Rashid inaugurates Kohat, Lahore Rail Cars

Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said that the incumbent government would complete its constitutional term of five years.

Updated 30 Nov, 2020 09:19pm

Pakistan

COVID-19 claims 19 more lives in Punjab

The Punjab health department has urged the masses to follow SOPs for their protection and cover their faces with masks.

Published 30 Nov, 2020 05:33pm

Coronavirus toll at 1100 GMT Monday

China -- excluding Hong Kong and Macau -- has to date declared 86,512 cases, including 4,634 deaths and 81,598 recoveries.

Published 30 Nov, 2020 05:31pm

World

Eight shot dead in Sri Lanka prison coronavirus riot

Last week authorities banned prison visits and staff from travelling across the country as the number of cases increased.

Published 30 Nov, 2020 05:29pm

Pakistan

2,839 new Coronavirus cases reported; 40 deaths in past 24 hours

Around 341,423 people have recovered from the disease so far across Pakistan making it a significant count with over 86 percent recovery ratio of the affected patients.

Published 30 Nov, 2020 05:22pm

Pakistan

Covid mortality analysis show 71 percent male affected, fatality rate 2.02 percent: NCOC

The National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) in the COVID Mortality Analysis mentioned that out of the total 8,024 deceased around 76 percent patients were over the age of 50-year.

Published 30 Nov, 2020 05:21pm

World

Turkey expected to tighten weekend COVID-19 measures

They said that measures adopted on Nov. 17, including nightly curfews at weekends, had been insufficient.

Published 30 Nov, 2020 04:24pm

World

Russia reports 26,338 new coronavirus cases, 368 deaths

Authorities also reported 368 deaths in the last 24 hours, pushing the official death toll to 39,895.

Published 30 Nov, 2020 04:17pm

World

Trudeau names Ex-NATO commander to lead COVID-19 vaccine distribution in Canada

Dany Fortin recently served as the chief of staff for the Canadian Joint Operations Command. He was also commander of the NATO military training mission in Iraq from November 2018 until last fall.

Updated 30 Nov, 2020 04:47pm

Markets

European stocks sink at open

In the eurozone, Frankfurt's DAX 30 index declined 0.5 percent to 13,273.40 points and the Paris CAC 40 shed 0.6 percent to stand at 5,562.40.

Published 30 Nov, 2020 03:49pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 18	278.62
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 18	278.32
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 18	154.61
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 18	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 18	1.24
Euro to USD / Apr 18	1.06

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 18	5011.12
India Sensex / Apr 18	72488.99
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 18	37716.66
Nasdaq / Apr 18	15601.50
Hang Seng / Apr 18	16385.87
FTSE 100 / Apr 18	7877.05
Dow Jones / Apr 18	37775.38
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 18	17837.40

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 18	82.64
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 18	21735
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 18	214077
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 18	2374.36
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 18	80.61
Petrol/Litre / Apr 19	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 19 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 19 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 19 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 19 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 19 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 19 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 19 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 19 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 19 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 19 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 19 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 19 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 19 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 19 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 19 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 19 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 19 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 19 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 19 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 19 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 19 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 19 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 19 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 19 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 19 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 19 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 19 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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