Resurgence of Covid-19 Published 24 Mar, 2023 05:55am EDITORIAL: Health officials said on Thursday that 129 cases of coronavirus infections were reported in the previous...
87 new Covid cases reported: Country registers over 2pc positivity rate Published 14 Mar, 2023 03:18am ISLAMABAD: The country, on Monday, for the first time in the past seven months, registered coronavirus positivity...
China reports almost 60,000 Covid-related deaths in a month Published 14 Jan, 2023 03:52pm BEIJING: China’s health authorities on Saturday reported almost 60,000 Covid-related deaths in just over a month,...
WHO seeks more China Covid data, praises US 'transparency' Published 12 Jan, 2023 01:29am GENEVA: The WHO reiterated Wednesday the need for China to share more data on its explosive Covid outbreak, while...
No case of Covid’s BF.7 variant found yet: NIH Published 04 Jan, 2023 06:02am ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of National Health Services has denounced the rumours regarding the spread of Omicron’s...
Surging Covid cases in region force govt to tighten precautionary steps Published 30 Dec, 2022 05:50am LAHORE: In the wake of an increase in corona cases in the neighboring countries, the Punjab government has decided ...
Pakistan ‘fully’ prepared to tackle any Covid-19 variant? Updated 27 Dec, 2022 09:41am ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is “fully” prepared to tackle and control any variant of Covid-19, as the federal and provincial...
Japanese rubber futures fall to three-week lows Published 27 Dec, 2022 06:07am TOKYO: Japanese rubber futures fell to their three-week lows on Monday as fears that surging COVID-19 cases in top...
China’s Zhejiang has 1m daily Covid cases, expected to double Published 26 Dec, 2022 05:48am BEIJING: China’s Zhejiang, a big industrial province near Shanghai, is battling around a million new daily ...
Copper edges higher on hopes for better 2023 demand Published 26 Dec, 2022 05:48am LONDON: Copper prices edged higher on Friday as low inventories and hopes for economic recovery next year offset a...
China stocks down Published 21 Dec, 2022 06:05am SHANGHAI: China stocks extended losses on Tuesday as the country grappled with surging COVID-19 cases, while...
Falling inventories boost aluminium but surpluses lie ahead Published 21 Dec, 2022 06:05am LONDON: Aluminium rose on Tuesday, helped by a weakening dollar and a sharp fall in inventories available on the...
Palm oil edges up on flooding across Malaysia Published 20 Dec, 2022 05:58am KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures rose for a second straight day on Monday, underpinned by flooding across ...
Mainland China reports 2,286 new COVID-19 cases vs 2,157 a day earlier Published 17 Dec, 2022 10:08am SHANGHAI: Mainland China reported 2,286 new symptomatic COVID-19 infections on Dec. 16, compared with 2,157 a day...
WHO chief hopes COVID will no longer be emergency next year Updated 14 Dec, 2022 10:41pm GENEVA: World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday he is "hopeful" that the...
China stocks retreat on concerns over surging Covid cases Published 13 Dec, 2022 05:58am SHANGHAI: China stocks retreated on Monday as investors worried that rising COVID-19 cases might disrupt consumption...
European shares slip on fears over rising China Covid cases Published 13 Dec, 2022 05:58am BENGALURU: European shares slipped on Monday as investors braced for US and European central bank interest rate...
China to allow German expats to use German COVID-19 vaccines Published 10 Dec, 2022 10:16am BEIJING: The Chinese foreign ministry said China and Germany had reached an agreement on providing “German vaccines”...
Nasdaq ends down as investors eye Black Friday sales, China infections Published 28 Nov, 2022 05:48am NEW YORK: The Nasdaq closed lower on Friday with pressure from Apple Inc in a subdued holiday-shortened trading...
China’s yuan weakens as Covid surge revives economic growth concerns Published 28 Nov, 2022 05:48am HONG KONG: China’s yuan weakened on Friday, as a continuous surge in Covid cases has rekindled traders’ concern...
27 Covid cases reported Published 27 Nov, 2022 05:58am LAHORE: Pakistan has reported no death in the last 24 hours by novel corona virus as the number of confirmed ...
China reports third consecutive daily record for new COVID cases Published 26 Nov, 2022 10:02am BEIJING: China reported 35,183 new COVID-19 infections on Nov. 25, of which 3,474 were symptomatic and 31,709 were...
China frees up $70bn for banks to underpin slowing economy Published 26 Nov, 2022 04:13am BEIJING: China said on Friday it would cut the amount of cash that banks must hold as reserves for the second time...
Copper slips as Chinese Covid infections spur demand concerns Published 24 Nov, 2022 04:28am LONDON: Copper prices fell on Wednesday as rising COVID-19 cases in China tempered hopes that demand in the ...
Iron ore futures extend losses Published 24 Nov, 2022 04:28am SINGAPORE: Dalian iron ore futures extended their losses for a third straight session on Wednesday, as worries over...
Japanese rubber futures rise in line with Shanghai gains Published 23 Nov, 2022 05:55am SINGAPORE: Japanese rubber futures rose on Tuesday, tracking gains in the Shanghai market and stronger domestic...
Copper rally stalls as Covid spreads in China Published 16 Nov, 2022 05:50am LONDON: Copper’s rally paused on Tuesday as rising COVID-19 cases and weak factory activity in China held prices...
China’s daily coal output for Oct slips Published 16 Nov, 2022 05:50am SINGAPORE: China’s daily coal output in October slipped from a record high in the prior month as hundreds of Covid...
Oil prices dip on Chinese demand concerns Published 16 Nov, 2022 05:50am NEW YORK: Oil prices edged lower on Tuesday as rising COVID-19 cases in China heightened fears of lower fuel...
China reports 1,267 new COVID cases for Oct 24 vs 1,076 a day earlier Published 25 Oct, 2022 12:38pm SHANGHAI: China reported 1,267 new COVID-19 infections on Oct. 24, of which 246 were symptomatic and 1,021 were...