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Southeast Asia COVID-19 cases hit new highs, Malaysian doctors protest

Thailand had 15,376 new coronavirus cases, a daily record for a second consecutive day in the nation of more than 66 million

Published 26 Jul, 2021 10:48am

Pakistan

Covid-19 situation worsens as Pakistan reports highest number of daily cases since May 21

At 3,752, number surges to highest level in over two months
Positivity shoots to 7.51% as fears of fourth wave increase

Published 26 Jul, 2021 09:49am

World

Debate flares in Germany over restrictions for unvaccinated people

BERLIN: A debate has flared in Germany over whether people who have not yet been vaccinated against the coronavirus...

Published 26 Jul, 2021 05:21am

Business & Finance

Boeing set to face investor scrutiny as problems plague jets

NEW YORK: The aviation industry appears to finally be past the worst of the coronavirus downturn, but Boeing's to-do...

Published 26 Jul, 2021 05:21am

UK minister apologises for urging people not to 'cower from' Covid

LONDON: British health minister Sajid Javid apologised for and deleted a tweet urging people to take a COVID-19...

Published 26 Jul, 2021 04:46am

World

Italy reports seven more coronavirus deaths, 4,743 new infections

The country has reported more than 4.3 million cases to date

Updated 25 Jul, 2021 08:31pm

World

Coronavirus toll at 1000 GMT Sunday

At least 193,687,980 cases of coronavirus have been registered.

Published 25 Jul, 2021 04:20pm

Pakistan

Pakistan reports 2,819 new Covid infections, 45 deaths in 24 hours

Covid-19 positivity rate in the country stands at 6.3%
Asad Umar says Pakistan has successfully vaccinated over 25 million people against the novel coronavirus

Updated 25 Jul, 2021 02:14pm

Vaccination certificate must for domestic air travel from Aug 1

ISLAMABAD: The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) have announced that a coronavirus vaccination ...

Published 25 Jul, 2021 06:07am

Door-to-door campaign in Punjab from tomorrow

LAHORE: The Punjab government has decided to launch a door-to-door corona vaccination campaign from July 26...

Published 25 Jul, 2021 05:38am

World

Protesters opposed to Covid measures clash with police in Paris

PARIS: French anti-riot police fired teargas on Saturday as clashes erupted during protests in central Paris against...

Published 25 Jul, 2021 05:20am

World

Protests across Italy against Covid certificates

ROME: Thousands of people protested in cities across Italy Saturday against the government's introduction of...

Updated 25 Jul, 2021 05:43am

World

Lebanon can't handle next Covid wave: hospital chief

BEIRUT: Lebanon's deepening economic crisis has piled pressure on hospitals, leaving them ill-equipped to face any...

Updated 25 Jul, 2021 06:00am

SOPs imperative: Alvi

KARACHI: President Dr Arif Alvi Saturday expressed grave concern over violations of Covid-19 standard operating...

Published 25 Jul, 2021 05:16am

World

Vietnam reports record 7,968 coronavirus cases on Saturday

The ministry on Friday said it would extend a lockdown in the city until Aug. 1 and impose stricter restriction measures in the capital Hanoi from Saturday.

Published 24 Jul, 2021 11:04pm

World

Italy reports five daily coronavirus deaths, 5,140 new cases

Patients in hospital with COVID-19 - not including those in intensive care - stood at 1,340 on Saturday, up from 1,304 a day earlier.

Published 24 Jul, 2021 10:56pm

World

Turkey's COVID-19 cases climb to 12,381, highest since mid-May

Infections remain well down from a wave in April-May when new COVID-19 cases peaked above 60,000.

Published 24 Jul, 2021 10:54pm

World

Russia reports nearly 24,000 new COVID cases, Moscow may have passed peak

Russia has been in the grip of a surge in cases that authorities blame on the more contagious Delta variant

Published 24 Jul, 2021 02:55pm

Pakistan

Covid-19 vaccination certificate mandatory for domestic flights from Aug 1: NCOC

Forum urges citizens to vaccinate by July 31

Published 24 Jul, 2021 02:01pm

Pakistan

Pakistan has lowest deaths per million from Covid in region: Umar

Country reports another 1,841 cases and 32 deaths in 24 hours
Federal minister urges citizens to follow SOPs and vaccinate

Published 24 Jul, 2021 10:51am

Sports

Athletes parade in empty stadium: Tokyo Games open in shadow of pandemic

TOKYO: Japan's global superstar Naomi Osaka on Friday lit the Olympic cauldron to mark the start of Tokyo 2020, in ...

Published 24 Jul, 2021 05:49am

Pakistan

AJK celebrates Eidul Azha with religious zeal, fervor

MIRPUR (AJK): Muslims of Azad Jammu & Kashmir celebrated Eid-ul-Azha with traditional religious zeal and fervor...

Published 24 Jul, 2021 04:27am

ECB lifts Covid-era curbs on banks’ dividends

Business & Finance

Markets

German bond yields drop for second week as Delta rattles markets

Financial markets were volatile earlier in the week as sentiment over the global economic outlook swung with each new Delta headline, although the prevailing mood was improving by late Friday.

Published 23 Jul, 2021 10:10pm

Pakistan

Sindh reimposes restrictions as Covid-19 cases surge

Restrictions will come into force from Monday
Shopping malls and markets will only be allowed to open till 6:00 pm
Wedding halls, restaurants and schools to be closed

Updated 23 Jul, 2021 02:46pm

Markets

ASIA RICE-Rates sink to multi-month lows in top exporting hubs

Vietnam's 5% broken rice rates hit more than 16-month lows, falling sharply to $395-$400 per tonne on Thursday from a range of $465-$470 a week earlier

Published 23 Jul, 2021 10:56am

World

Mexico readies navy ships to bring food, supplies to Cuba

The loading of the cargo began early on Thursday, said Marisa Lopez, a spokeswoman for the office of the mayor of Veracruz

Published 23 Jul, 2021 10:04am

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 26	156.17
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 26	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 26	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 26	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 25	5048.42
Nasdaq / Apr 25	15611.76
FTSE 100 / Apr 25	8078.86
Dow Jones / Apr 25	38085.80
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 25	17917.28
France CAC40 / Apr 25	8016.65
India Sensex / Apr 26	74171.68
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 26	37934.72

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 25	20535
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 25	240900
Petrol/Litre / Apr 26	293.94
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 26	83.89
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 26	2336.33
Diesel/Litre / Apr 26	290.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 26 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 26 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 26 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 26 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 26 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 26 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 26 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 26 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 26 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 26 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 26 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 26 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 26 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 26 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 26 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 26 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 26 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 26 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 26 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 26 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 26 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 26 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 26 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 26 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 26 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 26 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 26 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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