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France urges caution but says no virus second wave

Veran noted people felt the need to relax after the lockdown imposed to combat the virus but warned this was not the moment to let their guard down.

Published 29 Jul, 2020 05:12pm

Business & Finance

Heathrow calls for UK airport virus tests after £1-bn loss

In response the hub has cut its operating costs by at least £300 million and cancelled or paused over £650 million in projects.

Published 29 Jul, 2020 05:11pm

Business & Finance

General Electric reports loss amid weakness in aviation

As with so many other companies, the coronavirus and shutdowns to contain the virus was the driving factor behind 2020 results.

Published 29 Jul, 2020 05:06pm

World

Half of coronavirus patients given ventilation died: German study

With the summer holiday season in full swing, politicians are also watching anxiously at infection numbers which have ticked up in recent weeks.

Published 29 Jul, 2020 04:55pm

Business & Finance

India's gloomy outlook darkens, recovery path in doubt

The latest findings echo recent criticism of New Delhi’s $266 billion economic rescue package, which does not include new spending, tax breaks or cash support, suggesting more will be needed to turn the economy around.

Published 29 Jul, 2020 02:16pm

Sports

UEFA confident positive Covid-19 test won't affect Man City-Real Madrid tie

Real confirmed that forward Mariano Diaz had tested positive, casting doubt on his participation at the Etihad Stadium.

Published 29 Jul, 2020 02:14pm

Business & Finance

Global airlines less hopeful on COVID-19 recovery

In an update on the pandemic’s crippling impact on air travel, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) cited slow virus containment in the United States and developing countries, and a weaker outlook for corporate travel.

Published 29 Jul, 2020 02:13pm

Life & Style

Amitabh Bachchan threatens trolls wishing him death from coronavirus with 'extermination'

The Bollywood icon said he had received vicious hate mail after he caught coronavirus.

Published 29 Jul, 2020 01:04pm

Pakistan

95% of stranded Pakistanis have been brought back within two and a half months

Parliamentary Secretary on Foreign Affairs Andleeb Abbas said majority of Pakistani Zaireen have also returned from Iran.

Updated 29 Jul, 2020 01:58pm

Sanofi, GSK to supply up to 60 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to UK

The first clinical trials are expected in September.

Updated 29 Jul, 2020 12:59pm

Markets

Dollar wallows near two-year low as coronavirus keeps Fed in a bind

The dollar index against six major currencies stood at 93.720, near its lowest since June 2018 this week.

Published 29 Jul, 2020 10:34am

Muslims begin 'scaled-down' Hajj today

Only 10,000 Muslims will perform Hajj this year due to coronavirus.

Updated 29 Jul, 2020 10:40am

BR Research

AHL: Covid curses

The outgoing quarter has been the worst performing three months Atlas Honda (PSX: AHL) has experienced in recent...

Published 29 Jul, 2020 08:38am

BR Research

FFL: Covid helps?

It is said that firms that produce spirits thrive during recessions globally, as people consume more intoxicants in...

Published 29 Jul, 2020 08:36am

World

France sends coronavirus ventilators, test kits to India

NEW DELHI: A French air force jet on Tuesday delivered ventilators and tens of thousands of coronavirus test kits to...

Updated 29 Jul, 2020 03:08am

Opinion

A determined path to SDGs in 2030 despite COVID-19 pandemic

ARTICLE: As lockdowns ease in countries across Asia and the Pacific in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, one thing...

Published 29 Jul, 2020 02:48am

Pakistan

Active Covid-19 cases drop in capital

ISLAMABAD: The active cases of Covid-19 in the federal capital have dropped to 17.14 percent as out of total 14,938...

Updated 29 Jul, 2020 03:11am

Coronavirus cost global tourism $320 billion in Jan-May: UN

MADRID: The coronavirus crisis cost the global tourism sector $320 billion in lost revenue during the first five...

Published 29 Jul, 2020 02:48am

Editorials

Progress in the fight against Covid-19

EDITORIAL: It is no mean achievement that Pakistan has now recorded the lowest Covid-19 deaths in three months....

Published 29 Jul, 2020 02:48am

Markets

Minister appreciates Covid-19 crisis response facility of AIIB

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Makhdum Khusro Bakhtyar addressed the annual meeting of the Asian...

Published 29 Jul, 2020 02:48am

World

France sends coronavirus ventilators, test kits to India

The 130 ventilators, 50,000 test kits and 50,000 swab kits arrived as the number of pandemic cases in India passed 1.5 million.

Published 29 Jul, 2020 02:25am

World

Virus curbs tightened over fears of a second wave

More than 100,000 deaths have been recorded since July 9 and the global toll has doubled in just over two months.

Published 29 Jul, 2020 02:22am

World

Belarus leader claims he worked through coronavirus

Belarus has reported over 67,000 cases of the coronavirus and 543 people have died.

Published 29 Jul, 2020 02:17am

World

Two-thirds of 94 migrants rescued by Malta have COVID-19

The number of positive cases means that Malta's total of active cases has shot up to 99.

Published 29 Jul, 2020 02:15am

World

Florida virus deaths surpass 6,000 with single day record

In Miami, only 8.7 percent of intensive care beds were available.

Published 29 Jul, 2020 01:51am

Markets

Rising COVID-19 cases dent US consumer confidence; housing market presses ahead

Consumer confidence index falls to 92.6 in July.
Measure of consumer expectations tumbles to 91.5
Labor market measures improve, still low.

Published 29 Jul, 2020 12:28am

Business & Finance

Pfizer says it will charge other developed countries on par with US for vaccine deals

The US government agreed to pay nearly $2 billion to buy enough of a COVID-19 vaccine being developed by Pfizer and BioNTech SE.
All the countries that are developed right now will not receive a lower price for the same volume commitment than the US.

Published 29 Jul, 2020 12:11am

World

Virology institute launches Russia's second COVID-19 vaccine human trial

The next volunteer in the trial by the Vector virology institute in Siberia would receive an injection on July 30,
A government register of all clinical trials shows that the institute, which is overseen by Rospotrebnadzor.

Published 29 Jul, 2020 12:03am

World

Twitter temporarily restricts Donald Trump Jr.'s account over COVID-19 video

The eldest son of US President Donald Trump had posted a now-deleted tweet on Monday, with a video of doctors talking about the drug hydroxychloroquine.
The video was also taken down by Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc-owned YouTube after racking up millions of views, for breaking their rules on COVID-19 misinformation.

Published 28 Jul, 2020 11:55pm

World

Senate Republicans push back on McConnell's $1 trillion US coronavirus relief proposal

Democrats have also rejected the package, calling it too small compared with their $3 trillion plan that passed the House of Representatives.
McConnell touted the proposal as a "tailored and targeted" plan to reopen schools and businesses, while protecting companies from lawsuits.

Published 28 Jul, 2020 11:47pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 19	278.45
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 19	278.15
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 19	154.37
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 19	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 19	1.24
Euro to USD / Apr 19	1.06

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 18	5011.12
Nasdaq / Apr 18	15601.50
Dow Jones / Apr 18	37775.38
India Sensex / Apr 19	72222.48
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 19	37068.35
Hang Seng / Apr 19	16205.02
FTSE 100 / Apr 19	7834.89
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 19	17717.67

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 18	21735
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 18	214077
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 19	84.27
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 19	2382.04
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 19	80.67
Petrol/Litre / Apr 20	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 20 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 20 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 20 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 20 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 20 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 20 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 20 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 20 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 20 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 20 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 20 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 20 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 20 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 20 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 20 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 20 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 20 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 20 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 20 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 20 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 20 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 20 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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