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Trump cheers US jobs surge in June despite rising virus count

His cheering drew a sharp rebuke from former vice president Joe Biden, who is challenging Trump in the November election and said there is little to celebrate with the economy still in a dire state.

Published 03 Jul, 2020 02:53am

Markets

Stocks climb on US jobs recovery, vaccine hope

The US economy regained 4.8 million jobs in June as businesses began to reopen nationwide, while the unemployment rate fell more than two points to 11.1 percent, the Labor Department reported.

Published 03 Jul, 2020 02:45am

New Zealand mosque shooter to be sentenced in August

Far-right extremist Brenton Tarrant was convicted in March of 51 murder charges, 40 of attempted murder and one of terrorism, after dropping his previous not guilty plea.

Published 03 Jul, 2020 02:42am

Pakistan

100,802 COVID positive patients recovered across country: NCOC

The data released by the NCOC said that 100,802 COVID-19 positive patients recovered across Pakistan making it 50% of the total detected.

Published 02 Jul, 2020 11:43pm

Swiss authorise remdesivir for wide use against COVID-19

The United States has bought up almost all the supply of remdesivir.

Published 02 Jul, 2020 11:39pm

Florida again breaks daily virus case record at more than 10,000

The exact figure of 10,109 cases -- for a total of 169,106 -- marks the second record since just Saturday.

Published 02 Jul, 2020 11:34pm

Sports

Afridi recovers from COVID-19

The 40-year-old had tested positive for the deadly bug on June 13 last month and was in self-isolation since then.

Published 02 Jul, 2020 07:00pm

World

Iran says virus deaths top 11,000

"In the past 24 hours, we lost 148 of our compatriots due to infection with COVID-19," health ministry spokeswoman said.

Published 02 Jul, 2020 06:19pm

Business & Finance

Tesla to make molecule printers for German COVID-19 vaccine developer CureVac

They can churn out its vaccine candidate and other mRNA-based therapies depending on the recipe fed into the machine.
The company, based in Tuebingen and backed by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is a pioneer of the so-called messenger RNA approach.

Updated 02 Jul, 2020 05:37pm

World

Covid-19 strain in Beijing outbreak may have come from Southeast Asia: researchers

The coronavirus outbreak in Beijing has raised concerns about China's vulnerability to a "second wave" of infections

Published 02 Jul, 2020 03:47pm

Business & Finance

Despite COVID-19, Pakistan managed to ‘arrest’ declining trend in exports, claims Dawood

The advisor informed that in the coming days the ministry will meet to strategize how to recover fully, continue the momentum, and expand our exports with new products and more geographical diversification.

Published 02 Jul, 2020 03:30pm

Business & Finance

Pakistan 'very concerned' over the rise in coronavirus cases: SBP Governor

“We have to remind ourselves that this is a public health crisis, and only on a secondary basis then it becomes an economic crisis," said Baqir.
Reza informed that they have provided $7 billion in terms of liquidity support to households as well as businesses i.e. about 2.5 percent of Pakistan GDP.

Updated 02 Jul, 2020 01:33pm

New Zealand's health minister resigns after coronavirus criticism

David Clark was under fire for personally breaching strict lockdown rules twice, by taking his family on a beach trip and driving to a mountain biking track.

Updated 02 Jul, 2020 11:35am

World

India's tally of coronavirus infections crosses 600,000

The increase presents a severe challenge for India’s strained medical capacity and overburdened health system.

Published 02 Jul, 2020 10:29am

World

Japanese capital sees more than 100 more coronavirus cases

Officials have repeatedly said they see no need to declare a new state of emergency.

Published 02 Jul, 2020 10:21am

World

BioNTech, Pfizer report progress in coronavirus vaccine trial

WASHINGTON: BioNTech of Germany and the US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer reported positive preliminary results on...

Updated 02 Jul, 2020 03:32am

World

Over 160,000 coronavirus cases reported every day in past week, a record: WHO

GENEVA: The global coronavirus pandemic is accelerating, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, with the...

Updated 02 Jul, 2020 03:32am

Pakistan

Pakistan exporting Covid-19 equipment worth $100m: Fawad

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is exporting Covid-19 equipment worth $100 million, and after local production of ventilators,...

Updated 02 Jul, 2020 03:38am

Pakistan

Sindh extends Covid-19 lockdown for 15 days

KARACHI: The Sindh Government on Wednesday extended the ongoing Covid-19 lockdown in the province including Karachi...

Updated 02 Jul, 2020 03:37am

Pakistan

Covid-19 waste: Comprehensive guidelines for hospitals in Sindh issued

KARACHI: Sindh Environmental Protection Agency has issued the guidelines for handling and disposal of the waste...

Updated 02 Jul, 2020 03:45am

Pakistan

Covid-19 claims 29 more lives, infects another 2139: CM

KARACHI: As many as 2139 new cases of coronavirus have been detected after testing 8201 samples and 29 more patients...

Updated 02 Jul, 2020 03:34am

World

Iraq says coronavirus deaths surpass 2,000

Health authorities announced there were now 51,524 cases of the COVID-19 disease in the country and that 2,050 people had died of the virus, while 26,267 people had recovered.

Published 02 Jul, 2020 12:42am

World

New York City postpones indoor dining as US COVID-19 cases soar

The Big Apple is due to enter phase three of a four-phase reopening plan on Monday but officials have postponed plans to allow restaurants to sit customers inside with limited capacity.

Published 02 Jul, 2020 12:39am

World

Over 160,000 coronavirus cases reported every day in past week: WHO

Tedros reiterated that taking a "comprehensive approach" was the best way to rein in the virus.

Published 02 Jul, 2020 12:38am

World

BioNTech and Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine shows potential in human trial

BioNTech said testing of two dosages of its BNT162b1 drug on 24 healthy volunteers showed that after 28 days they had developed higher levels of COVID-19 antibodies than typically seen in infected people

Published 01 Jul, 2020 08:49pm

Markets

US stocks up on hiring data, COVID-19 vaccine progress

The broad-based S&P 500 gained 0.5 percent to 3,114.99, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index advanced 0.2 percent to 10.082.83.

Published 01 Jul, 2020 07:52pm

Coronavirus guidelines: CAA bans protocols at airports

The SOPs that came into immediate effect on July 1 will be implemented until August 31

Published 01 Jul, 2020 03:17pm

Sports

Hafeez, five others to depart for England on Friday

The players will undergo another COVID-19 assessment in England before joining the team.

Published 01 Jul, 2020 02:23pm

World

US coronavirus cases rise by 47,000, biggest one-day spike of pandemic

California, Texas and Arizona have emerged as new US epicenters of the pandemic.

Published 01 Jul, 2020 11:01am

Pakistan's coronavirus recoveries cross 100,000 mark

Pakistan has reported over 213,000 cases.

Updated 01 Jul, 2020 10:55am

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	154.64
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 19	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 19	1.24
Euro to USD / Apr 19	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 19	4967.23
India Sensex / Apr 19	73088.33
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 19	37068.35
Nasdaq / Apr 19	15282.01
Hang Seng / Apr 19	16224.14
FTSE 100 / Apr 19	7895.85
Dow Jones / Apr 19	37986.40
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 19	17737.36

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 19	83.14
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 19	21035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 19	214935
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 19	2391.93
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 19	81.02
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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