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Covid-19 and PIA flights

LETTER: On Friday August 7, 2020 I was on PIA Flight PK 208 on a journey from Dubai to Karachi. Its scheduled...

Published 11 Aug, 2020 03:08am

Pakistan

Covid-19 situation improves in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: While global cases of Covid-19 have crossed the mark of 20 million, the situation in Pakistan has been...

Published 11 Aug, 2020 03:08am

Sindh govt ends Covid-19 lockdown across province

KARACHI: The Sindh government Monday announced reopening of almost all the sectors which had been closed for months...

Published 11 Aug, 2020 03:08am

World

White House, Democratic leaders trade barbs over pandemic aid deal

Steven Mnuchin said reaching a deal is possible if Democrats in Congress are willing to give ground on some of their demands.

Published 11 Aug, 2020 01:49am

Markets

Medical masks best, cotton good, bandanas worse: droplet study

Hand-made cotton face coverings provided good coverage, eliminating 70 to 90 percent of the spray from normal speech.

Published 11 Aug, 2020 01:34am

World

Merkel to visit Macron at summer residence around Aug 20

The meeting between Macron and Merkel, fresh from striking a game-changing deal for the European Union to raise debt for the first time to fund recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.
Macron has received only a few notable guests at his presidential mansion of Fort de Bregancon in southern France in the past.

Published 11 Aug, 2020 01:31am

World

Gilead seeks US approval for COVID-19 treatment remdesivir

The authorization cleared the way for broader use of the drug in more hospitals around the United States.
Gilead said its marketing application for remdesivir, to be sold under brand name Veklury.

Updated 11 Aug, 2020 01:16am

World

England COVID test and trace scheme changes tack after mixed results

Number of contact tracers to drop by 6,000.
Greater role for local authorities and health teams.
National scheme criticised for reaching too few contacts.
UK has highest cumulative COVID death toll in Europe.

Published 11 Aug, 2020 12:06am

World

Global coronavirus cases hit 20 million

The respiratory disease has infected at least four times the average number of people struck down with severe influenza illnesses annually.
The United States is responsible for around 5 million cases, Brazil 3 million and India 2 million. Russia and South Africa round out the top ten.

Published 10 Aug, 2020 11:47pm

World

Trump wants stimulus payments, schools funds in COVID-19 bill: White House

"The White House is still motivated," White House spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany told reporters at a briefing.
The president would love to see the direct payments to Americans, the president would love to see the school funding.

Published 10 Aug, 2020 11:43pm

World

US CDC reports 5,023,649 coronavirus cases

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

Published 10 Aug, 2020 11:42pm

World

Indonesia reports 1,687 new coronavirus cases, 42 more deaths

The Southeast Asian country also added 42 new deaths, taking that total to 5,765, data showed.

Published 10 Aug, 2020 05:38pm

Business & Finance

Bulgarian industrial output up 5.8pc m/m in June

Year-on-year, industrial output plunged 7.7pc in June, compared to a 16.1pc annual drop a month earlier, the office said.

Published 10 Aug, 2020 04:56pm

World

Hong Kong reports 69 new coronavirus cases as local transmissions stay high

Since late January, over 4,000 people have been infected in Hong Kong, 55 of whom have died. On Sunday, Hong Kong reported 72 new cases.

Published 10 Aug, 2020 04:55pm

Pakistan

Sindh reports 10 deaths, 278 new cases

The province conducted 8,397 tests in the past 24 hours.

Published 10 Aug, 2020 04:34pm

World

Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 19.92 million, death toll at 729,883

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

Published 10 Aug, 2020 04:19pm

Sindh govt lifts lockdown, Covid-19 restrictions across province

Businesses in the province will operate six days a week from 6am to 8pm

Published 10 Aug, 2020 04:11pm

Sports

Two Atletico Madrid squad-member test positive for COVID-19 ahead of UCL quarterfinal

Big blow to Atletico Madrid ahead of their Champions League quarterfinal clash against RB Leipzig, as two squad members test positive for novel COVID-19.

Updated 10 Aug, 2020 04:36pm

Sports

Could new Champions League format lead to new name on trophy despite virus worry?

The competition restarted on Friday after five months in hibernation because of the pandemic.

Updated 10 Aug, 2020 02:18pm

Business & Finance

Fed's Evans says another coronavirus aid package 'incredibly important'

Evans said it was up to U.S. lawmakers to protect small businesses and vulnerable communities with measures that ensure they can continue to pay their rent and buy food as long as the virus was not under control.

Published 10 Aug, 2020 10:23am

BR Research

Jazz during Covid

The leading mobile network operator is the last to announce its latest quarterly results. But the performance is in...

Published 10 Aug, 2020 10:13am

World

Blaze kills at least 10 in Indian coronavirus centre

VIJAYWADA: At least 10 people died when a huge fire broke out at a Covid-19 treatment and quarantine centre in the...

Updated 10 Aug, 2020 03:26am

Pakistan

Covid-19 outbreak: Over 0.2 million Pakistanis unable to go abroad

ISLAMABAD: Over 0.2 million Pakistanis were unable to go to abroad due to the Covid-19 pandemic, this was claimed by...

Updated 10 Aug, 2020 03:40am

Pakistan

Covid-19: 303 new cases emerge across Sindh

KARACHI: Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah on Sunday said that 303 new cases of Coronavirus have surfaced...

Published 10 Aug, 2020 02:51am

World

US hits 5 million virus cases as Trump criticised over relief package

Nearly 20 million cases have been registered worldwide.

Published 10 Aug, 2020 01:25am

Coronavirus toll at 1100 GMT Sunday

At least 19,674,290 cases of coronavirus have been registered in 196 countries and territories.

Published 09 Aug, 2020 05:55pm

Business & Finance

Saudi Aramco profits dive 73% as virus batters oil demand

The behemoth, recently dethroned by Apple as the world's most valuable listed company, posted a net profit of $6.6 billion for the three months to June 30 compared to $24.7 billion for the same period of 2019.

Published 09 Aug, 2020 05:44pm

World

Russia's coronavirus cases surpass 885,000

Russia's coronavirus taskforce said 77 people had died over the last 24 hours, pushing its official death toll to 14,931.

Published 09 Aug, 2020 02:16pm

World

Indonesia COVID-19 cases rise by 1,893, deaths by 65

The number of death rose 65 on Sunday, bringing the total number of deaths to 5,723.

Published 09 Aug, 2020 02:13pm

World

Hong Kong reports 72 new coronavirus cases

More than 4,000 people have been infected in Hong Kong since January, 51 of whom have died. Sunday's figure was slightly up from Saturday's 69 cases.

Published 09 Aug, 2020 02:12pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 10	278.14
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 10	277.97
USD to Japanese Yen / May 10	155.70
USD to Swiss Franc / May 10	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 10	1.25
Euro to USD / May 10	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 9	5214.08
Nasdaq / May 9	16346.27
Dow Jones / May 9	39387.76
India Sensex / May 10	72468.66
Tokyo Nikkei / May 10	38229.11
Hang Seng / May 10	18970.69
FTSE 100 / May 10	8438.19
Germany DAX 30 / May 10	18827.29

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 10	79.87
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 10	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 10	209019
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 10	2369.35
Cotton US¢/pound / May 10	78.18
Petrol/Litre / May 11	288.49

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 11 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 11 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 11 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 11 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 11 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 11 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 11 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 11 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 11 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 11 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 11 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 11 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 11 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 11 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 11 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 11 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 11 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 11 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 11 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 11 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 11 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 11 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 11 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 11 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 11 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 11 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 11 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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