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Mexico approves AstraZeneca/Oxford coronavirus vaccine

Together with Argentina, it also has an agreement with the British drugs giant to produce its vaccine to supply to Latin American nations.

Published 05 Jan, 2021 08:49am

Technology

Breaker podcasting platform team joins Twitter

Twitter recently began letting a "very small" group of users create Spaces, which it described as online venues "built around the voices of the people using Twitter."

Published 05 Jan, 2021 08:45am

Business & Finance

Sony to launch PlayStation 5 in India in February

"We are happy to announce that PS5 shall be launched in India on 2nd of February 2021," the Japanese firm tweeted from its PlayStation India Twitter handle.

Published 01 Jan, 2021 12:38pm

World

Defying Trump, McConnell puts off vote on $2,000 checks, urges override of defence bill veto

The Senate is expected to hold a procedural vote on Trump's veto on Wednesday evening, which could lead to final passage later in the week or over the weekend.

Published 30 Dec, 2020 10:03am

World

Jobless to get weekly aid despite Trump's last-minute approval, US says

In a statement to AFP, a Labor Department spokesperson said it would work with individual states to make sure payments under the programs, which were reauthorized until March 14, continue uninterrupted.

Published 30 Dec, 2020 08:57am

World

Three killed, three wounded in Illinois shooting

He said three other people had been wounded from the gunfire and were being treated at local hospitals.

Published 27 Dec, 2020 10:20am

Business & Finance

Turkish central bank will not use interest rate corridor or sell forex

The central bank's Twitter account quoted him as saying the bank will not buy or sell forex to determine an exchange rate.

Updated 26 Dec, 2020 12:03am

Business & Finance

Elon Musk says had once reached out to Apple for acquiring Tesla

Apple's automotive efforts, known as Project Titan, have proceeded unevenly since 2014 when it first started to design its own vehicle from scratch.

Published 23 Dec, 2020 10:51am

World

Trump rejects Covid relief bill, calling it 'a disgrace'

Democratic leaders pounced immediately to insist that their party had been in favor of higher individual relief payments from the start.

Published 23 Dec, 2020 08:51am

Technology

Twitter bans harmful false claims about COVID-19 vaccinations

The social media company said in a blog post that users could be required to remove tweets with false claims that suggest vaccines are "used to intentionally cause harm to or control populations.
The policy, announced the same week that the first Americans received COVID-19 vaccinations as part of a mass immunization campaign.

Published 17 Dec, 2020 02:09am

Business & Finance

YouTube says to appoint Turkey representative in line with new law

Companies that still do not follow the law after fines will have their bandwidth slashed by 90%, essentially blocking access.

Published 16 Dec, 2020 06:38pm

World

Facebook, Twitter face British fines if fail on harmful content

Facebook, Twitter and Chinese-owned TikTok face fines of up to 10% of turnover if they fail to remove and limit the spread of illegal content under laws proposed by Britain on Tuesday.
Tech platforms will also need to do more to protect children from being exposed to grooming, bullying and pornography, the government said, to ensure the safety of children online.

Published 15 Dec, 2020 08:02pm

Business & Finance

Facebook, Twitter face British fines if fail on harmful content

“We are entering a new age of accountability for tech to protect children and vulnerable users, to restore trust in this industry, and to enshrine in law safeguards for free speech,” Britain’s Digital Secretary Oliver Dowden said.

Published 15 Dec, 2020 10:28am

Technology

Facebook, Twitter face British fines if fail on harmful content

Dowden said the framework would give large digital businesses "robust rules" to follow.

Published 15 Dec, 2020 09:39am

Technology

Twitter Buys Screen Sharing App Squad

Twitter has announced that it has acquired Squad, a screen-sharing social app on the 11th of December.

Updated 12 Dec, 2020 03:22pm

Pakistan

After federal, Govt of Punjab officials get verified twitter accounts

The blue verified badge on Twitter lets people know that an account of public interest is authentic. The badge appears next to the name of the account’s profile and next to the account name in search results.

Published 03 Dec, 2020 06:32pm

World

Twitter suspends, restores Kashmir advocacy group 'StandWithKashmir' account after uproar on social media

The legal head of the social media platform is an Indian-origin woman who decides on blocking tweets and users

Updated 03 Dec, 2020 06:15pm

Technology

Twitter expands hate speech rules to include race, ethnicity

A Twitter spokeswoman said the company had planned from the start to add new categories to the policy over time after testing to ensure it can consistently enforce updated rules.

Published 03 Dec, 2020 09:38am

Twitter rejects call to remove Chinese official's fake Australian troops tweet

"The rage and roar of some Australian politicians and media is nothing but misreading of and overreaction to Mr. Zhao's tweet," the spokesperson said.

Published 01 Dec, 2020 04:45pm

World

Twitter plans to relaunch verification program next year

The company said it may cut the blue badge from accounts that severely or repeatedly violate rules.

Published 25 Nov, 2020 09:09am

World

Twitter to transfer @POTUS account to Joe Biden in January

The existing content on all of the accounts will be archived before the transfer and will be reset to show zero tweets.

Published 21 Nov, 2020 12:33pm

World

Facebook, Twitter, Google form alliance to stop COVID vaccine misinformation

Vaccine misinformation has been rife on social sites with many questioning their efficacy. At the same time, countries are preparing to roll out COVID-19 vaccines in a bid to end the pandemic.

Updated 20 Nov, 2020 03:03pm

World

Trump fires top U.S. election cybersecurity official who defended vote

Trump accused Chris Krebs without evidence of making a highly inaccurate statement affirming the Nov. 3 election was secure and rejecting claims of fraud.

Published 18 Nov, 2020 01:51pm

Technology

Twitter launches ‘Fleets’ its own disappearing tweets feature

“Some of you tell us that tweeting is uncomfortable because it feels so public, so permanent, and like there’s so much pressure to rack up retweets and likes,” Twitter’s design director, Joshua Harris, and product manager, Sam Haveson, wrote in a blog post.

Published 18 Nov, 2020 11:26am

World

Twitter names famed hacker 'Mudge' as head of security

The company on Monday named Peiter Zatko, widely known by his hacker handle Mudge, to the new position of head of security, giving him a broad mandate to recommend changes in structure and practices

Published 17 Nov, 2020 11:04am

World

Twitter labels Trump comments on ballot irregularities 'misleading'

Trump alleged that there had been "surprise ballot dumps" in states where he had been leading Democrat Joe Biden in the race for the White House.

Published 04 Nov, 2020 11:33pm

World

Twitter, Facebook face labeling test on Trump's election posts

The two companies have been under fierce scrutiny over how they police rapidly spreading false information and election-related abuses of their platforms.
Twitter hid a Trump tweet that claimed "we are up BIG, but they are trying to STEAL the Election" behind a label that said it was potentially misleading.

Published 04 Nov, 2020 07:33pm

World

Twitter suspends several right-leaning news accounts posting about U.S. elections for violations

Twitter said the accounts had been suspended for violating its policy against “coordination,” posting identical content while appearing independent or engaging in other covertly automated behavior.

Published 04 Nov, 2020 03:32am

Technology

Twitter board expresses confidence in CEO Dorsey

“The committee expressed its confidence in management and recommended that the current structure remain in place,” the board said in a regulatory filing.

Published 03 Nov, 2020 10:03am

Markets

'Who the hell elected you?' U.S. Senate tech hearing becomes political showdown

Lawmakers are split on ways to hold Big Tech accountable under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act - which protects companies from liability over content posted by users but also lets the firms shape political discourse.

Published 29 Oct, 2020 11:11am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 2	278.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 2	278.20
USD to Japanese Yen / May 2	155.37
USD to Swiss Franc / May 2	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 2	1.25
Euro to USD / May 2	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 1	5018.39
Nasdaq / May 1	15605.48
Dow Jones / May 1	37903.29
India Sensex / May 2	74720.19
Tokyo Nikkei / May 2	38236.07
Hang Seng / May 2	18192.04
FTSE 100 / May 2	8149.68
Germany DAX 30 / May 2	17906.01

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / May 2	288.49
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 2	79.53
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 2	20000
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 2	206619
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 2	2311.74
Diesel/Litre / May 2	281.96

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 2 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 2 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 2 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 2 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 2 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 2 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 2 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 2 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 2 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 2 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 2 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 2 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 2 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 2 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 2 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 2 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 2 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 2 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 2 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 2 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 2 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 2 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 2 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 2 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 2 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 2 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 2 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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