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Britain set to delay full lifting of virus restrictions

Johnson is due to announce the government's next step of its roadmap out of stay-at-home measures, after easing began in March.

Published 14 Jun, 2021 03:33pm

World

India reports 70,421 new COVID-19 infections, 3,921 deaths

The South Asian country's total COVID-19 case load now stands at 29.51 million.

Published 14 Jun, 2021 12:11pm

World

Moscow sounds alarm over virus surge

Sobyanin estimated that around half of Moscow residents had by now some level of immunity against the virus.

Published 11 Jun, 2021 08:19pm

World

Delhi, Mumbai loosen lockdowns as India virus crisis eases in cities

The northern city was reporting an average of 25,000 daily cases during its peak. It fell to 381 infections on Sunday, officials said.

Published 07 Jun, 2021 05:12pm

World

Africa not ready for imminent third coronavirus wave: WHO

Africa has officially registered over 4.8 million cases and 130,000 deaths, according to the WHO, representing 2.9 percent of global cases and 3.7 percent of deaths.

Published 03 Jun, 2021 07:03pm

Markets

Australian shares climb ahead of GDP data; miners rally

The financial index climbed 0.3%, with the "big four" banks rising 0.2% to 0.4%.

Published 02 Jun, 2021 11:48am

World

France opens Covid jabs for all adults in race against variants

So far, 25.4 million people have received a first shot of a vaccine, representing about 38 percent of the population and nearly one in two adults.

Updated 31 May, 2021 08:29pm

World

Russia reports highest number of daily COVID-19 cases since March

The federal statistics agency has kept a separate count and has said Russia recorded around 250,000 deaths related to COVID-19 from April 2020 to March 2021.

Published 30 May, 2021 02:06pm

Markets

Indian shares gain as daily COVID-19 cases hit over one-month low

Among other notable stock gains, restaurant chain Barbeque-Nation rose as much as 9.4% on strong March-quarter results.

Published 25 May, 2021 12:33pm

World

Ukraine registers lowest COVID-19 daily cases since August

Ukraine has been among the most affected European countries so far, with around 2.2 million COVID-19 cases and 49,436 deaths as of May 24.

Updated 24 May, 2021 11:02am

World

India passes 300,000 Covid-19 deaths

It reported 4,454 Covid-19 deaths in the past 24 hours, the second-highest daily toll since reaching a record 4,529 on Wednesday.

Updated 24 May, 2021 10:16am

Pakistan

COVID-19 claims 5 lives with 112 new infections in 24 hours

The total infected cases included 23,694 from Rawalpindi and 1962 from other districts.

Published 20 May, 2021 06:53pm

Pakistan

COVID infections rate increases threefold after Eid: Azra Pechuho

The minister said that she expects this pattern to hold this year as well, however the baseline is much higher this time around and so the numbers will be significantly larger.

Updated 19 May, 2021 06:02pm

World

Malaysia reports new daily high of over 6,000 COVID-19 cases

The figure breaks the previous high recorded on Jan. 30, when the health ministry reported 5,728 daily cases.

Published 19 May, 2021 12:28pm

Markets

Tokyo stocks open higher after recent falls

Among blue-chip stocks, Uniqlo operator Fast Retailing added 2.82 percent to 88,520 yen. SoftBank Group rose 1.71 percent to 8,575 yen. Robot maker Fanuc surged 2.60 percent to 25,215 yen.

Published 18 May, 2021 10:14am

World

South Africa launches large-scale vaccination rollout

He said the country expects to have received 4.5 million doses of Pfizer and two million J&J doses in the next six weeks.

Published 17 May, 2021 05:07pm

Pakistan

COVID-19 claims 3 lives; 18 new infections in 24 hours

The total infected cases included 23,249 from Rawalpindi and 1924 from other districts.

Published 16 May, 2021 07:29pm

World

Japan extends virus emergency as India posts record infections

TOKYO/NEW DELHI: A coronavirus state of emergency in Tokyo and other parts of Japan was extended on Friday, less ...

Published 08 May, 2021 03:30am

World

India infections top 20 million, top cricket league suspended

More than 350,000 new cases were reported in India Tuesday, a drop from the peak of 402,000 last week, giving some cause for optimism that the worst of the devastating wave may have passed.

Published 04 May, 2021 04:23pm

World

EU eyes letting fully vaccinated travellers into bloc

The EU currently has four vaccines currently authorised by its European Medicines Agency: from BioNTech/Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson.

Published 03 May, 2021 04:01pm

World

India posts another spike in Covid deaths, record 3,645 fatalities

The country, which is experiencing a relentless new wave of infections.

Published 29 Apr, 2021 10:17am

World

Australia bans passenger flights from India until May 15: PM

Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the suspension would remain in place until at least May 15 due to "clearly present" risks of travel from India.

Published 27 Apr, 2021 10:11am

Markets

Palm fell 0.66% on lower demand in India, weaker price in Dalian

Dalian's palm oil contract and soyoil contract also dropped 2.18% and 1.2%.

Updated 26 Apr, 2021 11:17am

World

New Delhi extends coronavirus lockdown as India cases hit new record

The vast nation of 1.3 billion people recorded 349,691 fresh cases and 2,767 deaths in the last 24 hours -- the highest since the start of the pandemic.

Published 25 Apr, 2021 03:53pm

World

Record infections overwhelm India’s hospitals

• 13 patients died in a hospital fire NEW DELHI: Delhi hospitals issued desperate appeals for oxygen on Friday ...

Published 24 Apr, 2021 03:21am

Markets

Earnings put floor under European stocks, COVID cases in Asia eyed

Risk aversion resurfaces as virus concerns return.
Rising infections in India rattle energy markets.
Bond traders eagerly await 20-year Treasury auction.

Published 21 Apr, 2021 04:48pm

World

Oxygen leak kills 22 in Indian hospital as coronavirus infections mount

India's daily infections at record.
Delhi hospitals scramble as oxygen supplies run out.
One of three in Delhi tests positive for COVID-19.

Published 21 Apr, 2021 04:14pm

World

Japanese region seeks new virus emergency as Olympics near

Tokyo and several other areas are expected to follow suit, hoping to avoid the crisis facing Osaka's healthcare system, where beds for Covid-19 patients in severe condition have run out.

Published 20 Apr, 2021 04:32pm

Markets

Oil drops as surging COVID-19 infections stoke demand concerns

Japan has had far fewer COVID-19 cases than many other major economies, but concerns about a new wave of infections are rising fast, according to their responses in the poll.

Published 19 Apr, 2021 11:55am

Markets

Asian markets mixed; Indonesia c.bank meeting eyed

Elsewhere, the Taiwanese dollar strengthened and equities rose after the island nation's central bank said it may hike its annual growth forecast.

Published 19 Apr, 2021 11:45am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 24	278.59
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 24	278.39
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 24	155.21
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 24	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 24	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 24	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 24	5070.63
India Sensex / Apr 24	73852.94
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 24	38460.08
Nasdaq / Apr 24	15712.75
Hang Seng / Apr 24	17201.27
FTSE 100 / Apr 24	8040.38
Dow Jones / Apr 24	38460.92
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 24	18088.70

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 23	21035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 23	213220
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 24	82.83
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 24	2318.17
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 24	81.01
Petrol/Litre / Apr 25	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 25 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 25 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 25 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 25 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 25 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 25 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 25 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 25 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 25 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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