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Iran reports new record one-day virus death toll of 163: official

The new deaths bring the total toll in Iran to 11,571, health ministry spokeswoman said.

Published 05 Jul, 2020 05:28pm

World

Britain puts $10 million into study on long term effects of COVID-19

The Department of Health said 10,000 people would take part in the study, which is being led by the University of Leicester and hospitals in the city

Published 05 Jul, 2020 04:00pm

World

Coronavirus cases rising in Saudi Arabia, UAE after curfews lifted

Saudi Arabia, which has the highest count among the six Gulf states, reported more than 4,100 cases on Friday and on Saturday to take its total to 205,929, with 1,858 deaths.

Published 05 Jul, 2020 03:51pm

World

Indonesia reports highest daily tally of coronavirus deaths

Infections rose 1,607, for a total of 63,749 cases, he added.

Published 05 Jul, 2020 03:41pm

Business & Finance

Saudi initiatives to support private sector exceed 51bn riyals: central bank

DUBAI: Saudi government initiatives to support the financing of the private sector to mitigate the impact of the...

Published 05 Jul, 2020 03:13pm

Pakistan

1688 confirmed coronavirus cases registered in Sargodha division

He said that there were 200 isolation centers with 765 beds in all the four districts, while there were total 79 ventilators in hospitals across the division.

Published 05 Jul, 2020 01:43pm

World

Tokyo confirms 111 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, NHK says

Tokyo reported 131 new cases the previous day, prompting Governor Yuriko Koike, who is widely expected to win Sunday's gubernatorial election.

Published 05 Jul, 2020 01:35pm

World

Russia's coronavirus cases surpass 680,000

The authorities said that 134 people had died in the last 24 hours, bringing the official death toll to 10,161.

Published 05 Jul, 2020 01:34pm

Opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif recovers from coronavirus

Maryam Aurangzeb says PML-N leader has tested negative for Covid-19

Published 05 Jul, 2020 01:05pm

World

China reports eight new coronavirus cases in mainland

China reported seven new asymptomatic patients, up from four a day earlier.

Published 05 Jul, 2020 11:16am

World

Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 239 to 196,335

The reported death toll rose by 2 to 9,012, the tally showed.

Published 05 Jul, 2020 11:13am

World

Mexico surpasses France in coronavirus death toll

The health ministry also reported 6,914 new infections and a total of 252,165 confirmed cases.

Published 05 Jul, 2020 11:10am

World

Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 11.29 million, death toll at 529,505

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

Published 05 Jul, 2020 11:08am

World

Greece PM says won't accept strict EU conditions on COVID-19 aid

A six-monthly review of economic performance carried out by the European Commission was sufficient and that there was no need for any "additional strict conditionality," he said.

Published 05 Jul, 2020 11:01am

93 deaths, 3,191 new coronavirus cases reported across country in 24 hours

At least 2,419 corona patients are in critical condition

Updated 05 Jul, 2020 11:27am

WHO discontinues hydroxychloroquine trial for COVID-19 treatment after failing to reduce deaths

The setback came as the WHO also reported more than 200,000 new cases globally of the disease for the first time in a single day

Published 05 Jul, 2020 09:56am

Pakistan

Sharp decline in new cases: Residents of Islamabad started 'living with coronavirus'

ISLAMABAD: With 13,292 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 130 deaths so far, the residents of the federal capital...

Updated 05 Jul, 2020 11:24am

Pakistan

PM's strategy helped in controlling impact of Covid-19: Shibli

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Shibli Faraz Saturday said effective planning by Prime...

Updated 05 Jul, 2020 11:21am

Pakistan

Government constantly increasing medical capabilities to cope with Covid-19: Umar

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar has said that the government...

Updated 05 Jul, 2020 11:22am

Pakistan

UVAS detects SARS-CoV-2 genome from Covid-19 patients

LAHORE: The University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS)'s pilot study has detected SARS-CoV-2 genome from...

Published 05 Jul, 2020 03:01am

Pakistan

Covid-19 situation: KP CM lauds efforts of government, civil, military, masses

PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan while paying rich tribute to the services of frontline...

Published 05 Jul, 2020 03:01am

Indian man wears gold face mask to ward off coronavirus

PUNE: An Indian man said he paid about $4,000 for a bespoke gold face mask to protect him from the coronavirus ...

Published 05 Jul, 2020 03:01am

Markets

WB report: Political, governance risks high on account of Covid-19

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank (WB), which has recently extended financial support to the incumbent government to fight...

Published 05 Jul, 2020 03:01am

World

Indian man wears gold face mask to ward off coronavirus

The mask covering weighs 60 grams and took craftsmen eight days to make, said Shankar Kurhade.

Published 04 Jul, 2020 08:17pm

World

Russia announces virus deaths exceed 10,000

Russia has confirmed 674,515 cases although the daily infection rate has been falling over the last month.

Published 04 Jul, 2020 06:21pm

Business & Finance

Bajaj Auto unions demand factory halt after 250 workers catch coronavirus

The Bajaj Auto factory affected is located in western Maharashtra, the state with the highest number of cases of COVID-19, the disease the virus causes.
People are scared to come to work. Some are still coming but some are taking leave.

Updated 04 Jul, 2020 07:49pm

World

Rouhani calls for mask order to be enforced

Iran's overall toll now stands at 11,408, with 237,878 confirmed infections since it reported its first cases in late February.

Published 04 Jul, 2020 05:34pm

World

India coronavirus cases hit record high amid monsoon rains

India has the fourth-most confirmed cases in the world, exceeding 640,000 on Saturday, according to health ministry data. It follows the United States, Brazil and Russia.
In the southern state of Tamil Nadu, the second worst-hit state in India, the number of cases crossed 100,000.

Published 04 Jul, 2020 05:31pm

Markets

Swiss could pay off COVID debt pile over 15 years

If all goes "very, very, very well", the extra debt the state is taking on to help fund short-hour work schemes and aid to businesses could hit 20 billion Swiss francs.
The government said this week it anticipates a budget deficit of around 1 billion francs next year.

Published 04 Jul, 2020 05:10pm

World

Catalonia curbs movement of 200,000 people after new coronavirus outbreak

We have decided to confine Segria due to data that confirm too significant a growth in the number of COVID-19 infections.
Spain has registered 205,545 coronavirus cases and 28,385 deaths, making it ne of the worst affected countries in Europe.

Published 04 Jul, 2020 04:59pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 26	278.58
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 26	278.28
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
Dow Jones / Apr 25	38085.80
India Sensex / Apr 26	74171.68
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 26	37934.72
Hang Seng / Apr 26	17626.75
FTSE 100 / Apr 26	8123.98
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 26	18016.27

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 25	20535
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 25	240900
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 26	83.89
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 26	2336.33
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 26	81.15
Petrol/Litre / Apr 27	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 27 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 27 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 27 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 27 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 27 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 27 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 27 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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