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World Cup options on show in New Zealand-Australia T20 series

"Every series you play is an opportunity to grow as a side and we have the World Twenty20s which are in the back of your mind," Williamson said.

Published 21 Feb, 2021 05:53pm

World

New Zealand says Covid vaccinations 'small step in long journey'

Trans-Tasman neighbour Australia is to begin a similar rollout of Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines to frontline workers from Monday.

Published 20 Feb, 2021 05:22pm

World

New Zealand begins COVID-19 vaccinations programme, Australia starts Monday

New Zealand started its official rollout of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday, while Australia finalised plans to begin inoculations on Monday, a new phase in tackling the virus that both countries have kept largely contained.
New Zealand expects its nationwide rollout covering the country’s population of 5 million will take a full year, while Australia aims to inoculate its 25 million citizens by October.

Published 20 Feb, 2021 01:27pm

World

New Zealand's Ardern announces free sanitary products in all schools to beat period poverty

The government will work with suppliers to manage a phased roll-out of the scheme, she said.

Published 18 Feb, 2021 12:53pm

World

Australia PM to talk to NZ's Ardern about woman detained in Turkey

Ardern earlier in the day accused Australia of abdicating its responsibilities by "unilaterally" cancelling the citizenship of the detained woman, who had held both New Zealand and Australian citizenships.

Published 16 Feb, 2021 12:45pm

Markets

Australia shares near 1-year high on BHP's record dividend, strong profit

Top lender Commonwealth Bank of Australia lost up to 1.3%, weighing on the benchmark.

Published 16 Feb, 2021 11:12am

World

New Zealand-Australia row erupts over 'terrorist' dual national

New Zealand has previously criticised Australia for deporting people across the Tasman Sea who have tenuous ties to the country.

Published 16 Feb, 2021 10:12am

World

New Zealand locks down Auckland after 3 new local COVID-19 cases

Auckland stay-at-home order, restrictions on gatherings.
Australia's Melbourne in day 2 of 5-day lockdown.
Melbourne's UK variant cluster now 16 cases.

Published 14 Feb, 2021 06:02pm

Sports

New Zealand keep faith in Guptill for Australia T20 series

Devon Conway, Glenn Phillips and Mark Chapman are set to continue in the middle order after strong starts to the international season.

Updated 14 Feb, 2021 05:15pm

World

New Zealand confirms fresh community virus outbreak

Ardern has been widely praised for her management of the pandemic, with New Zealand recording just 25 deaths and less than 2,000 cases in a population of five million.

Updated 14 Feb, 2021 05:14pm

World

New Zealand plans to start COVID-19 vaccinations next week

"We have pre-purchased enough vaccines to cover all New Zealanders and to do so for free, and the Pacific as well," she said.

Updated 12 Feb, 2021 11:50pm

Sports

India get Patel boost ahead of second test against England

Joe Root's England need to win at least two more tests to qualify for the final, which will be held at Lord's in June. New Zealand have already qualified.

Published 12 Feb, 2021 09:46am

Markets

Dollar struggles for traction after soft US inflation

"The RBNZ will welcome this, but continue to highlight the need for cautious patience."

Published 11 Feb, 2021 09:48am

World

NZ to inoculate high-risk people first as COVID-19 vaccine gets full approval

Ardern's critics have said New Zealand has fallen behind the rest of the world after promising in November that it would be first in the queue for COVID-19 vaccines.

Published 10 Feb, 2021 12:18pm

World

New Zealand suspends Myanmar political, military ties after coup

Ardern said the measures would include travel bans on senior military figures.

Published 09 Feb, 2021 09:35am

Markets

Australian shares jump on banking, energy boost; eye best week in nearly 3 months

Energy sector climbed almost 2% as oil prices rallied on falling inventories and producer club OPEC extending output cuts.

Published 05 Feb, 2021 12:01pm

Markets

NZ business confidence improves further in Feb: ANZ survey

The survey's headline measure showed a net 11.8% of respondents expected the economy to improve over the year ahead compared with a net 9.4% in the previous poll in December last year.

Published 04 Feb, 2021 12:17pm

World

New Zealand approves COVID-19 vaccine, warns against nationalism

Ardern urged New Zealanders to get inoculated as soon as vaccines were available.

Published 03 Feb, 2021 11:45am

Sports

New Rugby Australia boss Marinos demands success from Wallabies

Pundits have queried South Africa's commitment to SANZAAR but Marinos dismissed the concerns.

Published 01 Feb, 2021 10:36am

Business & Finance

Electric cars, fewer cows in New Zealand's climate change plan

To reduce methane gas levels, the report said farmers needed to improve animal performance while reducing stock numbers by around 15 percent from 2018 levels by 2030.

Published 31 Jan, 2021 10:56am

Markets

Australia shares jump over 1% as miners, banks rebound

The S&P/ASX 200 index was up 1.1% at 6,725.70 by 2350 GMT, its best session since Jan. 19, after ending about 2% lower on Thursday. But it was on track to rise 1.7% in January, its fourth straight monthly gain.

Published 29 Jan, 2021 12:05pm

World

Australia extends 'travel bubble' suspension with NZ for further 72 hours until Sunday

The trans-Tasman bubble was suspended on Monday after New Zealand detected a positive coronavirus case with the South African strain which, authorities say, is highly transmissible.
New Zealand reported 2 more cases on Wednesday linked to the strain.

Published 28 Jan, 2021 06:00pm

Markets

Australia shares set for worst day in nearly 5 months on recovery concerns

In New Zealand, the benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index dropped as much as 2.1% to 13,099.17, its biggest intraday drop since Dec. 18.

Published 28 Jan, 2021 10:18am

Markets

Australia shares set to decline at the open; NZ falls

In New Zealand, the benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index fell more than 1% in early trade.

Published 28 Jan, 2021 10:16am

World

Australia records 10th day of no local COVID-19 cases

New Zealand reported a third day of zero cases on Wednesday, allaying fears of a fresh outbreak.

Published 27 Jan, 2021 10:24am

World

New Zealand's borders may stay shut for most of the year, PM Ardern says

“Given the risks in the world around us and the uncertainty of the global rollout of the vaccine, we can expect our borders to be impacted for much of this year,” Ardern said at a news conference.

Published 26 Jan, 2021 10:47am

Markets

New Zealand shares fall most in a week; Australia closed

New Zealand-listed shares of Westpac Banking Corp and Australia and New Zealand Banking Group were among the top drags, losing 1% each.

Published 26 Jan, 2021 10:10am

Sports

England add New Zealand Tests, Sri Lanka T20s to schedule

The two matches in June will be England's first home Test series against New Zealand since 2015.

Published 25 Jan, 2021 10:00pm

World

New Zealand says new Covid-19 case is South African variant

New Zealand has been widely praised for its handling of the pandemic, with just 25 deaths from 1,927 confirmed virus cases in a population of five million.

Published 25 Jan, 2021 06:06pm

World

New Zealand's first coronavirus case in months is the South African variant

New Zealand's first case of the coronavirus after months has been identified as the South African variant of the virus.
The woman, who recently returned from Europe, tested positive on Saturday, 10 days after she completed her mandatory two-week self isolation period, at a hotel in the city of Auckland.

Updated 25 Jan, 2021 12:45pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 18	278.62
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 18	278.32
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 18	154.61
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 18	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 18	1.24
Euro to USD / Apr 18	1.06

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 18	5011.12
India Sensex / Apr 18	72488.99
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 18	37716.66
Nasdaq / Apr 18	15601.50
Hang Seng / Apr 18	16385.87
FTSE 100 / Apr 18	7877.05
Dow Jones / Apr 18	37775.38
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 18	17837.40

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 18	82.64
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 18	21735
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 18	214077
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 18	2374.36
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 18	80.61
Petrol/Litre / Apr 19	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 19 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 19 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 19 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 19 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 19 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 19 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 19 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 19 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 19 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 19 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 19 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 19 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 19 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 19 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 19 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 19 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 19 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 19 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 19 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 19 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 19 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 19 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 19 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 19 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 19 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 19 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 19 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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