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Spain health minister to leave office as virus infections soar

Spain has recorded over 55,000 deaths from nearly 2.5 million cases so far.

Published 25 Jan, 2021 08:38pm

World

UK govt under pressure over continued schools' closure

Johnson closed schools to all but the children of key workers this month as Covid-19 infections surged across the country.

Published 25 Jan, 2021 04:42pm

World

Covid shrinks Latin American trade for 2020: UN

SANTIAGO: The coronavirus epidemic has triggered the steepest drop in Latin American foreign trade in 2020 since the...

Published 24 Jan, 2021 03:32am

World

Sri Lankan health minister tests positive for Covid-19 after endorsing sorcery

Sri Lanka is in the grip of a coronavirus surge, with the number of cases and deaths soaring from 3,300 and 13 in early October to nearly 57,000 infections and 278 dead this week.

Published 23 Jan, 2021 05:50pm

Markets

UAE markets end lower

• Saudi Arabian benchmark registers weekly losses DUBAI: Major markets in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) ended...

Published 22 Jan, 2021 04:47am

Business & Finance

US labour market gradually healing

• Housing, manufacturing power ahead WASHINGTON: The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment...

Published 22 Jan, 2021 04:47am

Business & Finance

Early trade in New York: Dollar drops for third day on US stimulus optimism

NEW YORK: The dollar fell for a third straight session on Thursday, with investors seeking out higher-yielding...

Published 22 Jan, 2021 04:47am

World

Biden launches sweeping COVID-19 changes on first full day in White House

The pandemic has killed and infected more people in the United States than anywhere in the world, and left millions out of work due to lockdowns.

Published 21 Jan, 2021 11:44pm

World

China to impose COVID-19 tests on Lunar New Year travellers as infections rise

The number of new asymptomatic cases, which China does not classify as confirmed infections, rose to 113 from 58 a day earlier.

Published 21 Jan, 2021 10:51am

World

Thailand reports 59 new coronavirus cases, 1 new death

Eight of the new infections were imported from abroad, the country's COVID-19 taskforce added at a briefing.

Published 20 Jan, 2021 11:08am

World

UK announces daily record of 1,610 Covid deaths

The UK's total Covid-19 death toll now stands at 91,470, with a further 33,355 new cases also reported over the last day, taking the total number of infections to nearly 3.5 million.

Published 19 Jan, 2021 11:20pm

World

HK govt extends work from home for civil servants until Jan 27

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said at a press briefing on Tuesday that social distancing measures due to expire this week will be extended in a bid to contain the outbreak.

Published 19 Jan, 2021 10:07am

Markets

FTSE 100 dips

LONDON: London’s FTSE 100 slipped on Monday as a slide in crude oil prices weighed on energy stocks, while tighter...

Published 19 Jan, 2021 04:22am

Business & Finance

Japan manufacturers’ sentiment stabilises in Jan, services weaken

TOKYO: Sentiment among Japanese manufacturers stabilised in January to the least pessimistic in more than a year ...

Published 19 Jan, 2021 04:22am

World

Spain's new coronavirus cases hit weekend record of 84,287

Nearly 84,300 new cases were reported since Friday, bringing the cumulative total to 2,336,451, the data showed.

Published 19 Jan, 2021 12:37am

World

France reports rising number of COVID-19 patients in intensive care

The seven-day moving average of new infections, which averages out weekly data reporting irregularities, increased to 18,270, the highest since Nov. 24.

Published 19 Jan, 2021 12:23am

World

German minister says COVID curbs should be eased for vaccinated people

Germany has extended lockdown measures until at least the end of January.

Published 17 Jan, 2021 05:12pm

Only for emergency use: DRAP approves AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine

ISLAMABAD: AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine has been approved for emergency use in Pakistan, Special Assistant to...

Published 17 Jan, 2021 04:13am

World

Expo organisers prepare to hold Dubai event delayed by coronavirus

DUBAI: The organisers of Expo 2020 Dubai said on Saturday they are committed to hosting the event which was ...

Updated 17 Jan, 2021 09:40am

World

Italy reports 475 more coronavirus deaths, 16,310 new cases

Health Ministry warnings that the epidemic was getting worse prompted the government on Friday to issue a new decree extending curbs aimed at keeping a lid on infections.

Published 17 Jan, 2021 12:45am

Markets

Dollar rises despite drop in yields; data, lockdowns weigh on stocks

Stocks fell but remained close to recent record highs, with investors also digesting the prospect of rising taxes to pay for the plan.

Published 16 Jan, 2021 12:49am

World

French coronavirus death toll rises to nearly 70,000

The health ministry also reported 21,271 new confirmed COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, after 21,228 on Thursday and 19,814 last Friday.

Published 16 Jan, 2021 12:41am

World

German agency slams too many 'exceptions' to virus rules

Germany has continued to see high infection rates despite being in some form of shutdown since the beginning of November.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 08:19pm

World

Thailand reports 271 new coronavirus cases, 2 deaths

There were two additional deaths, taking total fatalities to 69.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 10:23am

World

Turkey to begin mass COVID-19 vaccination on Thursday with Sinovac shot

Turkey has been hit hard by the pandemic, with around 23,000 people dying from the virus and more than 2 million infected.

Published 13 Jan, 2021 11:58pm

World

Spain reports daily record of 38,869 COVID-19 infections

That brought the cumulative total to 2,176,089, the Health Ministry said, while deaths rose by 195 from Tuesday to 52,878.

Published 13 Jan, 2021 11:36pm

World

UK registers daily record of 1,564 Covid-19 deaths

The total number of cases since the crisis began early last year climbed to 3,211,576.

Updated 13 Jan, 2021 11:17pm

Markets

European stocks struggle as traders eye historic impeachment bid

In early afternoon deals, London stocks edged 0.1 percent lower, Frankfurt dipped 0.3 percent and Paris flatlined.

Published 13 Jan, 2021 07:53pm

World

S.Africa police arrest thousands for not wearing masks

The country is the continent's worst-affected by the pandemic, with more than 1.2 million coronavirus cases and 34,000 deaths recorded to date.

Published 13 Jan, 2021 05:52pm

World

Chinese province of 37m declares 'emergency' to control virus

More than 20 million are now under some form of lockdown in the country's northern regions.

Published 13 Jan, 2021 05:51pm

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 7	278.32
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 7	278.12
USD to Japanese Yen / May 7	154.44
USD to Swiss Franc / May 7	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 7	1.26
Euro to USD / May 7	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 6	5180.74
Nasdaq / May 6	16349.25
Dow Jones / May 6	38852.27
India Sensex / May 7	73503.22
Tokyo Nikkei / May 7	38775.44
Hang Seng / May 7	18439.46
FTSE 100 / May 7	8295.53
Germany DAX 30 / May 7	18257.19

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 6	206190
Petrol/Litre / May 7	288.49
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 7	78.61
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 7	19935
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 7	2322.69
Diesel/Litre / May 7	281.96

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 7 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 7 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 7 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 7 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 7 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 7 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 7 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 7 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 7 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 7 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 7 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 7 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 7 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 7 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 7 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 7 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 7 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 7 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 7 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 7 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 7 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 7 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 7 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 7 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 7 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 7 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 7 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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