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Ebola

Kenya confirms eighth Ebola case as regional outbreak spreads

Published 19 Oct, 2026 08:26am

'Today, 38 people were tested, and one tested positive for Ebola,' Amoth said in an interview on Kenya’s Citizen TV

Congo's Ebola infections cross 8,000, government says

Published 28 Sep, 2026 12:01pm

The latest situation report from the public health institute put the number of cases at 8,067 and deaths at 3,901

Ebola cases in Congo exceed 5,000, government data shows

Published 19 Aug, 2026 10:37am

The ongoing outbreak is caused by the Bundibugyo species of Ebola, which has no approved vaccines or treatments

Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo becomes deadliest in country's history

Published 17 Aug, 2026 07:57am

Congo’s public health institute said in its latest report that confirmed cases had risen to 4,945

Congo says confirmed Ebola cases rise to 1,561, including 506 deaths

Published 06 Jul, 2026 10:42am

Ebola cases in the country had reached 1,561

Trump administration asks Congress for $87.6 billion, mostly for Iran war

Updated 25 Jun, 2026 09:31am

White House requests $21bn for Pentagon munitions, industrial base, capabilities

Congo says confirmed Ebola cases rise over 1,000

Published 22 Jun, 2026 10:46am

In an update on Saturday, the government put confirmed cases at 956 and deaths at 247

India, Africa Union postpone New Delhi summit amid Ebola outbreak

Published 21 May, 2026 04:15pm

The fourth India–Africa Forum Summit is scheduled to take place in New Delhi from May 28 to May 31

Estimated DR Congo Ebola death toll jumps to 131

Published 19 May, 2026 02:03pm

The previous figures from the epidemic in the country’s east, which the World Health Organization has declared an international health emergency

Uganda declares end to latest ebola outbreak

Published 26 Apr, 2025 01:07pm

KAMPALA: Uganda on Saturday declared an end to the country’s latest outbreak of ebola, three months after...

Uganda reports second Ebola death, a 4-year-old, WHO says

Published 02 Mar, 2025 12:19pm

KAMPALA: A second Ebola patient, a four-year-old child, has died in Uganda, the World Health Organization said,...

Uganda discharges all eight Ebola patients, health minister says

Published 19 Feb, 2025 10:35am

KAMPALA: Uganda has discharged eight people after they recovered from Ebola although at least 265 contacts remain...

Suspected outbreak of Marburg virus kills eight in Tanzania, WHO says

Published 15 Jan, 2025 12:46pm

NAIROBI: A suspected outbreak of the Marburg virus in northwest Tanzania has infected nine people, killing eight of...

After Covid-19, Ebola lockdowns drive Ugandan workers into debt

Published 27 Dec, 2022 06:07am

Uganda motorbike taxi driver Charles Ssebale fears his vehicle could be repossessed at any moment, having failed to...

Uganda’s president extends Ebola epicentre’s quarantine for 21 days

Published 27 Nov, 2022 12:11pm

KAMPALA: Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has extended a quarantine placed on two districts that are the epicentre...

Uganda closes schools to fight Ebola, new cases fall

Published 25 Nov, 2022 06:32pm

KAMPALA: Uganda closed schools nationwide on Friday to curb the spread of Ebola, despite the health minister...

Uganda health worker dies of Ebola, raising toll to 10

Published 05 Oct, 2022 01:04pm

KAMPALA: Uganda on Wednesday confirmed the death of a health worker from Ebola, bringing the total number of...

Uganda confirms six more cases of Ebola: WHO

Published 22 Sep, 2022 10:25pm

KAMPALA: Six new cases of Ebola have been found in Uganda, the World Health Organization said Thursday, after the...

Third Ebola case confirmed in northwest Congo, WHO says

Published 05 May, 2022 01:14pm

DAKAR: Health authorities have confirmed a third Ebola case in the city of Mbandaka in northwest Democratic Republic...

Ivory Coast says first Ebola patient since 1994 has recovered

Published 25 Aug, 2021 09:48am

We performed on the patient two biological tests which were negative in an interval of 48 hours

US CDC internal report says Delta variant as contagious as chickenpox: report

Published 30 Jul, 2021 05:56pm

Delta has become the dominant variant globally, documented in 132 countries to date, according to the World Health Organization

WHO declares an end to second Ebola outbreak in Guinea

Published 20 Jun, 2021 03:39am

NZÉRÉKORÉ, (Guinea): The World Health Organization on Saturday officially announced the end of Guinea’s second...

Delayed Ebola vaccination drive to begin in Guinea

Published 23 Feb, 2021 09:58am

Inoculations are also planned in Conakry on Tuesday.

Ebola death toll hits 4 in DR Congo as people ‘resist’ measures

Published 22 Feb, 2021 04:25am

GOMA, (DR Congo): Four people have died from the hemorrhagic Ebola virus during a new outbreak in the Democratic...

Ebola toll hits 4 in DR Congo as people 'resist' health measures

Published 21 Feb, 2021 07:14pm

Syalita said one person died Friday and another on Saturday, while the two others died at the beginning of the month.

More than 11,000 Ebola vaccines expected in Guinea this weekend

Published 18 Feb, 2021 07:01pm

"Once the vaccines are here in Guinea on Sunday, the vaccination campaign can start from Monday," said Mohamed Lamine Yansane.
"We think it's not likely at all that we will have a similar situation in Guinea and the neighbouring West African countries as happened in the past because capacities have been built up," Moeti said.

Guinea Ebola death toll rises to five

Published 16 Feb, 2021 10:35am

"Our priority is to complete the risk assessment on the ground and to analyse the cross-border dimension," he said, referring to the area near the Liberian border where the virus re-emerged.

Ebola re-emerges in West Africa with Guinea outbreak

Published 15 Feb, 2021 04:53am

CONAKRY: West Africa faced its first known Ebola resurgence since the end of a devastating outbreak in 2016 on...

Guinea sees first Ebola deaths since 2016

Updated 14 Feb, 2021 05:15pm

The country had declared that the six-month epidemic over in November. It was the country's eleventh Ebola outbreak, claiming 55 lives out of 130 cases.

Ebola vaccine stockpile set up to fight future outbreaks

Published 12 Jan, 2021 10:58am

Ebola haemorrhagic fever was first identified in 1976 after scientists probed a string of unexplained deaths in what is now northern DR Congo.

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USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 13	276.80 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 13	276.60 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 13	159.71 ▼ -0.21
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 13	0.84 ▲ 0.003
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 13	1.32 ▼ -0.0022
Euro to USD / Nov 13	1.10 ▼ -0.0036
SOFR % / Nov 12	3.90 ▲ 0.01

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 13	7,561.67
India Sensex / Nov 13	81,592.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 13	61,142.35
Nasdaq / Nov 13	25,136.27
Hang Seng / Nov 13	23,637.60
FTSE 100 / Nov 13	10,902.56
Dow Jones / Nov 13	52,347.55
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 13	26,749.95
France CAC40 / Nov 13	8,368.91

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 15	330
Diesel/Litre / Nov 15	360
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 13	88.56
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 13	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 13	352,911
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 13	3,884.49
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 13	82.61

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Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	6.07 ▲ 1 (19.72%)
Dewan Sugar / Nov 13 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	8.77 ▲ 1 (12.87%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	2.64 ▲ 0.28 (11.86%)
Shabbir Tiles / Nov 13 Shabbir Tiles & Ceramics Limited(STCL)	10.10 ▲ 1 (10.99%)
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	1.38 ▲ 0.13 (10.4%)
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 13 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	12.06 ▲ 1.1 (10.04%)
Unicap Modaraba / Nov 13 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	22.84 ▲ 2.08 (10.02%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Nov 13 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	82.90 ▲ 7.54 (10.01%)
Ningbo Green Light / Nov 13 Ningbo Green Light Energy Limited(NGLEL)	16.48 ▲ 1.5 (10.01%)
Zuma Resources / Nov 13 Zuma Resources Limited(ZUMA)	33.75 ▲ 3.07 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Arpak Int. / Nov 13 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	124.84 ▼ -13.87 (-10%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Nov 13 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	12.64 ▼ -1.36 (-9.71%)
Shadman Cotton / Nov 13 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	69.87 ▼ -6.73 (-8.79%)
Fateh Sports / Nov 13 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	193.60 ▼ -16.58 (-7.89%)
Asim Textile / Nov 13 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	62.73 ▼ -4.34 (-6.47%)
D.M. Corporation / Nov 13 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	151.06 ▼ -9.64 (-6%)
Bhanero Textile / Nov 13 Bhanero Textile Mills Limited(BHAT)	1,207.41 ▼ -76.42 (-5.95%)
Hira Textile / Nov 13 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	4.01 ▼ -0.24 (-5.65%)
J.A.Textile / Nov 13 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	73.72 ▼ -4.26 (-5.46%)
AN Textile Mills / Nov 13 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	58.55 ▼ -3.21 (-5.2%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	303,195,710 ▲ 0.13
Kohinoor Spinning / Nov 13 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	59,505,118 ▲ 0.34
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	46,791,082 ▲ 0.28
Dost Steels Ltd. / Nov 13 Dost Steels Limited(DSL)	43,180,738 ▲ 0.37
TPL Properties / Nov 13 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	32,746,701 ▲ 0.48
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Nov 13 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	27,571,943 ▲ 0.05
F. Nat.Equities / Nov 13 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	24,996,122 ▲ 0.01
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	24,965,743 ▲ 1
Cnergyico PK / Nov 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	22,527,745 ▲ 0.14
Dar-es-Salaam / Nov 13 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	21,467,835 ▲ 0.82

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