Oil prices rise after big draw in US crude, gasoline stocks • Russia mediating in bid to rescue OPEC+ deal NEW YORK: Oil prices rose on Thursday, rebounding from early ... Published 09 Jul, 2021 04:25am
Business & Finance US jobless claims unexpectedly rise WASHINGTON: The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits rose slightly last week but... Published 09 Jul, 2021 04:25am
Print Umar rules out imposition of complete lockdown ISLAMABAD: NCOC Chief Asad Umar, Thursday, while ruling out imposition of complete lockdown during the fourth wave ... Updated 09 Jul, 2021 10:28am
Sports Olympics bans spectators TOKYO: The Tokyo Olympics will take place without spectators, organisers said on Thursday, as a resurgent pandemic... Published 09 Jul, 2021 02:02am
World Coronavirus toll at 1000 GMT Thursday At least 185,020,840 cases of coronavirus have been registered. Published 08 Jul, 2021 04:25pm
Markets Falling US bond yields may signal death knell for 'reflation' stock trade That trade appears to be tottering now, as worries over slowing growth send yields tumbling to their lowest level in more than four months Published 08 Jul, 2021 11:55am
World Thai authorities propose tighter curbs as COVID-19 deaths climb Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha is due to consider the new restrictions in a meeting on Friday Published 08 Jul, 2021 11:39am
World UK PM Johnson's new COVID gamble worries some scientists Anne Cori, an Imperial College epidemiologist behind one of the models that informed Johnson's initial decision to delay "freedom day" Published 08 Jul, 2021 11:36am
Pakistan Pakistan reports 1,683 Covid-19 cases, highest single-day tally in over a month Positivity ratio stays above 3% in tests conducted during 24 hours Published 08 Jul, 2021 11:07am
Pakistan Asad for joint efforts to combat coronavirus, natural calamities LAHORE: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umer has said that we need to work... Published 08 Jul, 2021 04:22am
Markets Japan rubber futures fall TOKYO: Japanese rubber futures fell on Wednesday after official figures showed that Japan’s economic recovery is... Published 08 Jul, 2021 04:22am
Print India gets new ministers for health, IT, oil NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday appointed new federal ministers for health, IT and oil ... Published 08 Jul, 2021 02:58am
World Stay-at-home orders in Myanmar's Yangon as Covid cases spike Authorities reported almost 4,000 new cases on Wednesday -- compared with fewer than 50 per day in early May. Published 07 Jul, 2021 08:55pm
World Coronavirus toll at 1000 GMT Wednesday At least 184,524,100 cases of coronavirus have been registered. Published 07 Jul, 2021 04:07pm
Pakistan Pakistan's Covid-19 positivity ratio shoots past 3% Number of daily cases increases to 1,517 during last 24 hours During the last 24 hours, the virus claimed 17 more lives, taking overall death toll to 22,469 Updated 07 Jul, 2021 01:27pm
BR Research Masks off? Fresh cases of the coronavirus have begun to slowly increase as mobility restrictions relax, and masks come off.... Published 07 Jul, 2021 08:08am
BR Research Journey of “return to normalcy.” Over a year and a half into the pandemic, are we returning to pre-pandemic life? Things in Pakistan have been much... Published 07 Jul, 2021 08:04am
World Myanmar's Suu Kyi vaccinated against Covid-19 in military custody: lawyer Coronavirus infections are rising sharply in Myanmar Updated 06 Jul, 2021 06:57pm
World US sends Vietnam 2 million Covid vaccine doses Other regional countries in line for a share of the 80 million doses are Cambodia, Laos, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines and Thailand. Updated 06 Jul, 2021 06:37pm
World Russia again posts record coronavirus deaths As of Tuesday, just 1.8 million of Moscow's population of 12 million had been fully vaccinated. Published 06 Jul, 2021 04:05pm
World Coronavirus toll at 1000 GMT Tuesday At least 184,103,170 cases of coronavirus have been registered. Published 06 Jul, 2021 04:02pm
World Rural India sinks deeper into debt as COVID-19 wipes out work Devi, 35, had to mortgage her land for a 20,000 rupee ($270) loan and six month on, as the money runs out Published 06 Jul, 2021 10:54am
Pakistan Pakistan administers 425,640 Covid-19 vaccines in 24 hours: NCOC Total number of doses administered reach 17.8 million Daily positivity ratio drops to 2.2% Published 06 Jul, 2021 10:51am
Markets Australia shares gain ahead of central bank meeting The S&P/ASX 200 index rose 0.29% to 7,336.2 points by 0030 GMT Published 06 Jul, 2021 10:39am
Pakistan Torkham border closed to contain Covid spread: Sheikh Rashid Says border closed till the issuance of fresh guidelines by NCOC Restrictions imposed on all types of trade and pedestrian travel Updated 06 Jul, 2021 10:31am
BR Research Letting loose? Never a lull moment when a pandemic is raging on! There has been a considerable letup in Covid-19 infections from ... Published 06 Jul, 2021 08:07am
Business & Finance Australia's labour market stays strong SYDNEY: Australian job advertisements extended their record-breaking run in June as demand for labour remained ... Published 06 Jul, 2021 03:48am
World Africa suffers record number of Covid cases African nations combined saw a daily average of 36,141 new Covid-19 cases from June 28 to July 4. Published 05 Jul, 2021 09:12pm
World Bangladesh extends lockdown as cases hit new record "The Delta variant is responsible for 70 percent of the infections. This variant is highly transmissible. And we still have not seen the peak yet," he told AFP. Published 05 Jul, 2021 05:34pm
World Coronavirus toll at 1000 GMT Monday At least 183,741,570 cases of coronavirus have been registered. Published 05 Jul, 2021 03:58pm
Behind the screens: SECP probe into State Life’s equity investment process opens Pandora’s box at PSX?
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