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Russia says 1.5 million vaccinated globally with Sputnik

Russian officials say however that new daily cases have been decreasing in recent days, dropping closer to 20,000.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 05:43pm

World

England opens mass vaccination sites as virus spike fears spread

The full death toll now stands at more than 80,000, one of the highest in Europe alongside Italy.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 05:25pm

World

Biden to receive second Covid vaccine dose Monday

About 6.7 million Americans have so far received their first shot -- far short of the target of 20 million by the end of 2020.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 10:28am

World

Philippines secures 30 million Novavax vaccine doses

It hopes to secure 148 million doses this year from seven companies -- enough for around 70 percent of its population.

Published 10 Jan, 2021 07:52pm

World

Pope, Queen Elizabeth join vaccine drive as German deaths top 40,000

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip received their Covid-19 vaccinations on Saturday, said Buckingham Palace.

Published 10 Jan, 2021 04:40pm

World

Twitter removes Khamenei vaccine tweet for 'violating' rules

The Islamic republic has reported more than 1.2 million cases of the novel coronavirus, which have caused over 56,000 deaths.

Published 09 Jan, 2021 08:16pm

World

India to start mammoth vaccination drive on January 16

The vaccine is to be free for the country's population of 1.3 billion.

Published 09 Jan, 2021 08:14pm

World

Jordan approves China's Sinopharm Covid vaccine

China's Sinopharm says its vaccine has a 79 percent efficacy rate.

Published 09 Jan, 2021 08:09pm

Business & Finance

All COVID-19 vaccines to be available ‘free of cost’, says Fawad Chaudhry

"All Government-sponsored vaccination will be free of cost," Science and Technology Minister Fawad Chaudhry said in a series of tweets.

Published 09 Jan, 2021 10:52am

World

Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine appears effective against mutation in new coronavirus variants: study

Dormitzer noted another mutation found in the South African variant, called the E484K mutation, is also concerning.

Published 08 Jan, 2021 09:48am

World

British health minister defends decision to space COVID-19 vaccine doses

Hancock said partial protection for more people would do more good than full protection for a select few.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 11:44pm

World

Nearly 20,000 second doses of Pfizer vaccine given in England before rule change

The figures showed that 19,981 second vaccinations were given between the Dec. 29 and Jan. 3, out of 1.1 million total administered in England.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 06:45pm

World

Bayer, CureVac 'join forces' on Covid-19 vaccine

The deal echoes that of fellow German vaccine developer BioNTech with US giant Pfizer, whose jab became the first to be approved in the European Union.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 06:19pm

World

Amid COVID-19 surge, S.Africa aims to vaccinate for herd immunity

The cost would come to 20.6 billion rand ($1.36 billion) if they managed to achieve the targeted 67% coverage of the population.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 04:20pm

Business & Finance

Covid-19 Vaccines to develop into a Multibillion-Dollar market in 2021: Fitch

“Coupled with the unparalleled demand, these products will help to develop Covid-19 vaccines into a multibillion-dollar commercial opportunity,” it stated.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 11:05am

World

UK rejects Australian, Belgian attacks on vaccine rollout

The World Health Organization has effectively endorsed the UK position.

Published 06 Jan, 2021 09:53pm

World

EU authorises Moderna vaccine

The EU's total population is 450 million. The approved vaccines require two doses per person to reach their full effect.

Published 06 Jan, 2021 09:49pm

World

EU states urge vaccine help for eastern neighbours

The call comes as authorities in the EU face criticism over the slow rollout of inoculations across the 27-member bloc.

Published 06 Jan, 2021 08:31pm

World

Covid vaccine rollout urgent as new strains take hold

Drugmakers worldwide defied predictions by finalising not just one vaccine in record time, but half a dozen.

Published 06 Jan, 2021 08:05pm

World

France defends vaccine rollout, denies favouritism

France's performance since its drive started on December 27, compares with hundreds of thousands given the vaccine in Germany and over 1.3 million in the UK, which started earlier.

Published 06 Jan, 2021 07:56pm

World

EU watchdog tries again on Moderna vaccine

The agency said Tuesday that "our experts are working hard to clarify all outstanding issues with the company".

Published 06 Jan, 2021 05:22pm

World

WHO virus mission blunted as China refuses team entry

China is determined to control the origin story of the virus, which has killed more than 1.8 million people around the world and laid waste to global economies.

Published 06 Jan, 2021 05:17pm

Business & Finance

Aiming to restore reputation, China may struggle to win global trust on vaccine: EIU

EIU stated that given the logistical challenges of vaccine distribution, China will be at risk of overpromising and under-delivering.

Published 06 Jan, 2021 12:25pm

World

Bleak start to new year for Britain as it enters third lockdown

Britain began its third COVID-19 lockdown on Tuesday with the government calling for one last major national effort to defeat the spread of a virus that has infected an estimated one in 50 citizens before mass vaccinations turn the tide.
Britain has been among the countries worst-hit by COVID-19, with the second highest death toll in Europe and an economy that suffered the sharpest contraction of any in the Group of Seven during the first wave of infections last spring.

Published 06 Jan, 2021 10:01am

World

France's COVID-19 cases jump but hospital numbers ease

The COVID-19 death toll - which included 522 retirement home deaths over the past week - rose by 867 to 66,282, the seventh-highest in the world.

Published 06 Jan, 2021 12:53am

Markets

World Bank working with countries to resolve vaccine legal hurdles

Malpass said the Bank expected to bring the first country vaccine financing plans to its board for approval shortly, but did not identify the countries involved.

Published 06 Jan, 2021 12:37am

Pakistan

Cabinet approves purchase of COVID-19 vaccine to save human lives

The meeting approved the appointment of the Chairman Board of Directors (BOD) of Pakistan Expo Centers Private Limited.

Published 05 Jan, 2021 08:27pm

World

BioNTech warns against delaying second vaccine dose

BioNTech said its clinical data showing 95 percent efficacy was based on a two-dose schedule separated by 21 days.

Published 05 Jan, 2021 07:54pm

Pakistan

COVID-19 claims 59 deaths, over 1,900 new Coronavirus cases reported

During the last 24 hours most of the deaths had occurred in Punjab followed by the Sindh.

Published 05 Jan, 2021 06:29pm

World

US pharmacist who destroyed vaccines was 'conspiracy theorist': police

The people were notified and there is no evidence that the inert vaccines harmed them, according to the hospital's operator.

Published 05 Jan, 2021 05:34pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 19	278.45
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 19	278.15
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 19	154.64
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 19	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 19	1.24
Euro to USD / Apr 19	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 19	4967.23
India Sensex / Apr 19	73088.33
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 19	37068.35
Nasdaq / Apr 19	15282.01
Hang Seng / Apr 19	16224.14
FTSE 100 / Apr 19	7895.85
Dow Jones / Apr 19	37986.40
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 19	17737.36

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 19	83.14
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 19	21035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 19	214935
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 19	2391.93
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 19	81.02
Petrol/Litre / Apr 20	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 20 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 20 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 20 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 20 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 20 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 20 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 20 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 20 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 20 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 20 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 20 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 20 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 20 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 20 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 20 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 20 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 20 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 20 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 20 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 20 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 20 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 20 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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