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Sweden's COVID infections among highest in Europe, with 'no sign of decrease'

The number of patients treated at Swedish intensive care units has now risen past the peak of the second wave around the turn of the year.

Updated 14 Apr, 2021 12:01am

Opinion

Life responsibility

“It’s my life” sung by Jon Bon Jovi was a Chart buster song in 2000. Everybody loved the theme. It started the...

Published 12 Apr, 2021 03:59am

Opinion

UK PM's loose talk on Brexit reverberates in N Ireland

In the febrile build-up to Britain's Brexit deal with the European Union, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said there...

Published 11 Apr, 2021 05:27am

Business & Finance

China factory gate price jump raises global inflation concern

BEIJING: Chinese factory prices hit a more than two-year high in March, data showed Friday, highlighting the...

Published 10 Apr, 2021 04:34am

Business & Finance

Canada posts blockbuster job gain in March

OTTAWA: Canada added far more jobs than expected in March, bringing employment to within 1.5% of pre-pandemic ...

Published 10 Apr, 2021 04:34am

World

Turkey logs 55,791 new COVID-19 cases, just below record high: health ministry

Cases have soared since the government eased measures to curb the pandemic in early March, and daily cases rose to a record high of 55,941 on Thursday.

Updated 10 Apr, 2021 12:11am

Markets

Euro zone yields dip, ECB says could reduce bonds buys

The central bank ramped up buying of sovereign bonds after a surge in U.S. Treasury yields lifted borrowing costs in the bloc and threatened Europe's tentative recovery.

Updated 09 Apr, 2021 12:08am

Markets

European stocks pause near record high, UK outperforms

Profits for companies on the STOXX 600 are expected to jump 47.4pc in the first quarter versus beaten-down numbers a year earlier, according to Refinitiv IBES data.

Updated 08 Apr, 2021 12:18am

Pakistan: IMF projects 1.5pc growth for 2021

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected Pakistan’s GDP growth rate at 1.5 percent for 2021,...

Published 07 Apr, 2021 03:48am

World

Turkey's daily COVID-19 cases hit all time high of nearly 50,000

The latest daily death toll was 211, the highest since early January, bringing the cumulative toll to 32,667.

Updated 07 Apr, 2021 12:22am

BR Research

Mitchells Fruit Farms Limited

Mitchells Fruit Farms Limited’s (PSXL MFFL) history dates back to the pre-partition era, when the first farm was...

Published 06 Apr, 2021 07:45am

World

India tightens screws as Covid-19 infections hit new record

NEW DELHI: India’s worst-hit state ramped up its coronavirus restrictions as nationwide the daily infections...

Published 06 Apr, 2021 04:23am

Markets

Oil falls over 4pc on rising OPEC+ supply, Covid-19 spikes

NEW YORK: Oil fell 4% a barrel on Monday, as rising output from OPEC+ and the threat of another severe Covid-19 wave...

Published 06 Apr, 2021 04:23am

Business & Finance

Non-life insurance sector profits up by 5pc, net premiums drop 5pc

KARACHI: The profitability of the non-life insurance sector during 2020 was up 5 percent on year-on-year basis,...

Published 06 Apr, 2021 04:23am

World

India tightens screws as Covid-19 infections hit new record

Maharashtra, the worst-hit state and home to India's financial and entertainment capital Mumbai, recorded nearly 60,000 cases in the last 24 hours.

Published 05 Apr, 2021 05:34pm

Business & Finance

India's factory activity slows to 7-mth low on renewed COVID-19 lockdowns

"With COVID-19 restrictions expanded and lockdown measures re-introduced in many states, Indian manufacturers look set to experience a challenging month in April."

Published 05 Apr, 2021 10:19am

World

Millions face Easter under virus curbs

Across the Atlantic, fresh curbs were also imposed ahead of Easter in Ontario and Quebec, Canada's two most populous provinces.

Updated 04 Apr, 2021 05:47pm

Opinion

Simplification of taxes for growth — III

In this concluding part, we are highlighting various proposals already given to the government of Pakistan...

Published 02 Apr, 2021 04:58am

Business & Finance

Global factory recovery picks up, but cost pressures grow

• Eurozone factory PMI at survey high in March • Japan, South Korea see manufacturing activity expand •...

Published 02 Apr, 2021 04:58am

Markets

Stocks rally after Biden infrastructure boost

Oil prices rallied with the OPEC+ alliance expected to agree an extension to their current output cuts at a meeting later in the day.

Published 01 Apr, 2021 04:21pm

Business & Finance

India's annual electricity use down first time in at least 35 years

India's power generation fell 0.2% during the year 2020/21 compared with the previous year, the data showed.

Published 01 Apr, 2021 11:17am

World

WHO experts give nod to China jabs

GENEVA: Two Chinese coronavirus jabs are safe and effective, WHO experts said Wednesday after reviewing partial ...

Updated 01 Apr, 2021 09:08am

Markets

Still down 16pc from its peak: KSE-100 Index up 1.9pc in Q1 2021

KARACHI: The KSE-100 Index registered a 1.9 percent gain in PKR terms and 6.4 percent in USD terms in the first...

Published 01 Apr, 2021 04:10am

World

Macron to make COVID-19 address as third wave swamps French hospitals

Parliament will vote on Thursday on the measures announced by Macron. "That tells you steps will be taken on a national level," the government source said.

Updated 01 Apr, 2021 12:01am

World

Turkey logs highest new daily COVID-19 cases since beginning of pandemic

The government eased measures to curb the pandemic in Turkey earlier this month, prompting a surge in new cases.

Updated 01 Apr, 2021 12:01am

World

Cyprus to swing doors open to main tourist markets

NICOSIA: Cyprus is to open up to 16 countries previously not on its coronavirus safe list, welcoming tourists from...