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New Australian virus cases soar over 1,000 for first time

New South Wales state, which includes the country's most populous city Sydney, announced a record 1,029 cases of Covid-19 for the previous 24 hours

Published 26 Aug, 2021 10:06am

World

Australia's second-largest city extends lockdown

Authorities are pinning their hopes on a fresh vaccination drive, suggesting some restrictions could be eased if enough people get vaccinated in the coming weeks

Published 11 Aug, 2021 09:36am

World

Struggling Sydney warned to brace for higher Covid numbers

Meanwhile, there are signs that Australians are tiring of on-again-off-again restrictions that have marked pandemic life, although compliance with lockdown rules is still widespread

Published 06 Aug, 2021 09:50am

World

Melbourne to lift virus lockdown as Delta outbreak contained

The state had now "seen off two Delta outbreaks" in recent months, premier Dan Andrews said

Published 27 Jul, 2021 10:05am

World

Two Australian cities eye end of virus lockdowns

Around half of Australia's 25 million largely unvaccinated residents are currently under stay-at-home orders

Published 26 Jul, 2021 09:29am

World

Sydney records first local COVID-19 case in more than a month

Daily cases have remained in single digits for the last nine days in Victoria while other states and territories have effectively eliminated the virus.

Published 16 Jun, 2021 12:48pm

World

Australia’s Victoria state reports five new Covid-19 cases, Delta cluster grows

MELBOURNE: Australia’s second-most populous state Victoria on Saturday reported a small increase in locally...

Published 06 Jun, 2021 02:56am

World

Melbourne extends lockdown as 'Kappa' variant spreads

"Victorian businesses are absolutely devastated by this lockdown, as are our families and communities," he said.

Published 02 Jun, 2021 10:26am

World

Australia's Covid success under threat as Melbourne goes into lockdown

In recent months, Australians had largely been enjoying few restrictions after the country successfully contained the spread of coronavirus.

Published 28 May, 2021 09:55am

World

Millions in Australia's second city ordered into snap Covid lockdown

"If more people were vaccinated, we might be facing a very different set of circumstances than we are today. But sadly we are not," he said.

Published 27 May, 2021 10:59am

World

Lightning lockdowns curb virus in Melbourne, Auckland

Both the Auckland and Melbourne outbreaks involved the more transmissible virus strain first detected in Britain.

Published 17 Feb, 2021 05:28pm

Sports

Players switch back to COVID-mode as fans exit Australian Open

Victoria, of which Melbourne is the capital, entered a five-day lockdown on Saturday to contain a COVID-19 outbreak.
Players were back to travelling between their residences and the site of the year's first Grand Slam as per requirements of a biosecure "bubble".

Updated 13 Feb, 2021 06:40pm

Sports

Barty brings the noise as crowd-less Australian Open falls quiet

Barty's straightforward 6-2, 6-4 win over Russia's Ekaterina Alexandrova put her into the fourth round without dropping a set.

Published 13 Feb, 2021 05:13pm

World

Australia's Victoria state imposes five-day COVID-19 lockdown

"Because this is so infectious and is moving so fast, we need a circuit breaker," Andrews told reporters in Melbourne.

Published 12 Feb, 2021 10:50am

Sports

Australian Open to continue without crowds

Crowds at Melbourne Park were capped at 30,000 per day at the start of the tournament -- around 50% of the usual attendance -- but only 21,000 came through the gates on Thursday.

Published 12 Feb, 2021 10:04am

Sports

Kyrgios raises the roof with epic comeback in Melbourne

The volatile Australian rarely sticks around for the second week of his home major but his early round matches on his favourite court are guaranteed entertainment.
Despite the restricted crowds and disappointing turnout over the first three days of a Grand Slam defined by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Published 10 Feb, 2021 08:02pm

Sports

Barty makes winning return in Melbourne

The 24-year-old Australian had not played a competitive match since last February due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
I had so much fun out here today, and I think I missed you guys so much as well.

Published 02 Feb, 2021 06:59pm

Sports

No pressure for fun-loving French Open champ Swiatek in Australia

"I changed my attitude ... and didn't think about winning, just focused on having fun on court, not all the expectations.

Published 31 Jan, 2021 11:10am

Business & Finance

Bitcoin hits one-week low as rising US yields dent rally

Bitcoin fell as far as $33,447, its lowest since Jan. 6. Ethereum which often moves in tandem with bitcoin, fell as much as 20% to a one-week low of $1,007.51.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 11:13am

Sports

Australian Open forced to switch player quarantine hotel

Melbourne only emerged from a months-long lockdown in October following a second wave of Covid-19, complicating planning for the Grand Slam.

Published 05 Jan, 2021 11:52am

Sports

India rip through Australian batting to eye series-levelling win

Jadeja, back in the team after missing the first Test injured, dabbed Nathan Lyon to point and set off for a single as he looked to bring up his 50.

Published 28 Dec, 2020 01:02pm

Sports

Australia look to pile misery on Kohli-less India in Melbourne

Australia head into the Boxing Day clash at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on a high after crushing the visitors by eight wickets inside three days in the opening Test at Adelaide.

Published 24 Dec, 2020 08:59am

Sports

Australia's Warner, Abbott ruled out of Boxing Day India Test

"While neither player has been in a specific hotspot as outlined by NSW Health, Cricket Australia's bio-security protocols do not allow them to rejoin the squad in time for the Boxing Day Test," it said.

Published 23 Dec, 2020 08:49am

Sports

Injured Australia opener Warner targets Boxing Day Test return

"I managed to get up to 14 kilometres an hour (8.7mph) so I've got to work towards a max of 26 to 30 kilometres an hour by next week.

Published 17 Dec, 2020 08:55am

Markets

Rio Tinto may face a fine when Australia cave inquiry reports on Weds

"That could slow the process down and that will have an impact on global supply and demand at the end of the day," he said. Western Australia supplies 55% of China's iron ore needs.

Published 08 Dec, 2020 08:51am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Aug 8 786 Investments Limited(786)	4.90 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Aug 8 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	301.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Aug 8 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Aug 8 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Aug 8 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Aug 8 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	65.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Aug 8 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	622.99 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Aug 8 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Aug 8 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	7.90 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Aug 8 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	74.15 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Aug 8 786 Investments Limited(786)	4.90 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Aug 8 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	301.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Aug 8 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16.00 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Aug 8 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Aug 8 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Aug 8 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	65.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Aug 8 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	622.99 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Aug 8 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Aug 8 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	7.90 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Aug 8 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	74.15 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Aug 5	225.00
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Aug 5	224.00
USD to Japanese Yen / Aug 5	135.01
USD to Swiss Franc / Aug 5	0.96
Pound Sterling to USD / Aug 5	1.21
Euro to USD / Aug 5	1.02
UK LIBOR % / Aug 5	2.31

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Aug 5	4145.19
India Sensex / Aug 5	58387.93
Tokyo Nikkei / Aug 5	28175.87
Nasdaq / Aug 5	12657.55
Hang Seng / Aug 5	20201.94
FTSE 100 / Aug 5	7439.74
Dow Jones / Aug 5	32803.47
Germany DAX 30 / Aug 5	13573.93
France CAC40 / Aug 5	6472.35

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Aug 5	89.01
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Aug 5	17735.00
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Aug 5	128800.00
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Aug 5	1775.50
Cotton US¢/pound / Aug 5	96.13

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