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Germany to prolong shutdown as vaccine row intensifies

The country began a vaccination drive on December 26, and more than 264,000 people have received the first of two jabs.

Published 05 Jan, 2021 05:18pm

World

France vows faster vaccine rollout after criticism

The French government has been playing catch-up with its neighbours since the start of an EU-wide vaccination drive on December 27.

Published 05 Jan, 2021 05:14pm

World

Putin, Merkel discuss possible joint vaccine production

The two leaders also discussed the settlement of the conflict between Kiev and pro-Russian separatist forces in eastern Ukraine.

Published 05 Jan, 2021 04:52pm

World

Pressure grows on Macron over French vaccination 'fiasco'

According to the French health ministry just 516 people had received the vaccination by January 1.

Published 04 Jan, 2021 08:53pm

World

EU defends its slow vaccine roll-out

EU countries started inoculations on December 27 with the BioNTech/Pfizer vaccine, but progress has been much slower than in the United States, Britain or Israel.

Published 04 Jan, 2021 08:27pm

World

EMA says could decide on Moderna vaccine Monday

US-based Moderna's jab was found to be 94.1 percent effective in preventing Covid-19 compared to a placebo, in a clinical trial of 30,400 people.

Published 04 Jan, 2021 08:23pm

Pakistan

More than 0.7 million children to be vaccinated in anti-polio drive

As many as 3932 polio workers will participate in the drive.

Published 04 Jan, 2021 06:51pm

World

Britain rolls out AstraZeneca shots as virus vaccinations gather pace

A recent survey of 18,000 people across India found that 69 percent were in no rush to get vaccinated.

Published 04 Jan, 2021 06:03pm

World

Pressure on French government to speed up vaccinations

According to the French health ministry just 516 people had received the vaccination by January 1.

Published 04 Jan, 2021 05:55pm

World

Kidney patient, 82, gets first Oxford/AstraZeneca jab

The government has responded by putting three-quarters of England's population in the harshest tier of anti-virus restrictions.

Published 04 Jan, 2021 05:48pm

World

Saudi Arabia reopens borders closed due to Covid-19

Saudi Arabia has recorded more than 363,000 cases, including over 6,200 deaths.

Published 03 Jan, 2021 05:48pm

World

Egypt approves Chinese Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine

The first batch of the vaccine was delivered in December, with further doses expected this month.

Published 03 Jan, 2021 05:29pm

World

Israel plans 2 million vaccinated by end of January

The Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics said in a year-end statement that Israel's population stood at 9.29 million.

Published 03 Jan, 2021 05:25pm

World

UK set for tougher virus rules as cases surge

Britain recorded 57,725 new cases on Saturday, its highest total of the entire pandemic.

Published 03 Jan, 2021 05:20pm

World

UK reactivates emergency COVID-19 hospitals, closes London primary schools

Britain reactivated emergency hospitals built at the start of the pandemic and shut primary schools in London on Friday to counter the rapid spread of a much more infectious variant of the coronavirus.
With more than 50,000 new daily cases of COVID-19 for the last four days, the health service said it was preparing for an anticipated rush of patients and needed more beds.

Published 02 Jan, 2021 07:20pm

Business & Finance

Last day of 2020 trading sees yields dip, curve flatten

Yields on long-dated Treasury bonds fell despite an unexpected drop in unemployment claims for a second straight week.

Published 01 Jan, 2021 12:54am

Markets

Gold set to end volatile 2020 with strong gains; silver outperforms

Spot gold was trading around $1,893.45 per ounce by 12:46 p.m. EST (1746 GMT). U.S. gold futures gained 0.2pc to $1,897.30.

Updated 31 Dec, 2020 11:19pm

World

China's first vaccine hustled to market as race to inoculate 1.3bn speeds up

Beijing plans to vaccinate millions this winter in the run-up to Lunar New Year.

Published 31 Dec, 2020 07:06pm

World

Fauci sees U.S. gaining control over pandemic by next autumn

Dr. Anthony Fauci, said on Wednesday he foresees America achieving enough collective COVID-19 immunity through vaccinations to regain “some semblance of normality” by autumn 2021.
Fauci said he was “not surprised,” adding that additional cases of the variant would likely surface around the country and that the mutating nature of such viruses is normal.

Published 31 Dec, 2020 03:17pm

World

Brazil eyes emergency use for AstraZeneca vaccine after UK approval

Britain became the first country in the world to give full regulatory approval to the coronavirus vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca.

Published 31 Dec, 2020 01:13am

World

AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine approval unlikely in January: EU regulator

The AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine is currently undergoing a "rolling review" which allows the EMA to examine safety and efficacy data as they are released.

Published 30 Dec, 2020 06:52pm

Technology

Pakistan develops NIMS to manage COVID-19 vaccine supply

The system developed by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) would ensure efficient supply chain management and administration of COVID-19 vaccine in the country.

Published 30 Dec, 2020 04:26pm

World

UK approves Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine

"It is truly fantastic news - and a triumph for British science," Boris Johnson tweeted.
The UK has ordered 100 million doses, enough to vaccinate 50 million people.

Updated 30 Dec, 2020 12:47pm

World

Biden says Trump vaccine plan falling 'far behind'

"We might not see improvement until we're well into March as it will take time for our Covid response plan to begin to produce visible progress," Biden said.

Published 30 Dec, 2020 09:21am

World

Moderna in talks with South Korea to supply about 40mn doses of COVID-19 vaccine

Potential distribution of the two-dose vaccine in South Korea is expected to start in the second quarter of 2021, the company said in a statement.

Published 30 Dec, 2020 04:11am

World

Argentina launches Covid-19 vaccinations with Russia's Sputnik V

Argentina is now the fourth country in Latin American to launch a vaccination campaign, after Mexico, Costa Rica and Chile.

Published 29 Dec, 2020 07:54pm

World

Iran launches trial of own Covid-19 vaccine: state TV

The novel coronavirus has killed nearly 55,000 out of more than 1.2 million people infected in Iran.

Published 29 Dec, 2020 07:51pm

World

UK needs tighter COVID rules to avert new "catastrophe", epidemiologist warns

Britain’s government needs to bring in tighter coronavirus lockdown rules to avert a fresh wave of deaths from a new strain of the disease, a leading epidemiologist and government advisor warned on Tuesday.
More than 71,000 people in Britain have died within 28 days of a positive test for the disease.

Published 29 Dec, 2020 06:37pm

World

Belarus starts coronavirus vaccination with Sputnik V

Belarus Health Minister said health workers and teachers would be among the first Belarusians to be inoculated.

Published 29 Dec, 2020 06:32pm

World

Excess deaths in Russia from COVID-19 three times the official toll: Report

According to the Russian Deputy Prime Minister Tatiana Golikova, more than 80% of excess deaths this year are linked to the coronavirus pandemic, which is three times the official death toll.
Official figures state that 55,827 people have died from contracting the coronavirus in Russia, but the excess death estimates would raise that to 186,000 people.

Updated 29 Dec, 2020 05:49pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 24	278.59
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 24	278.39
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 24	155.21
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 24	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 24	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 24	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 24	5070.63
India Sensex / Apr 24	73852.94
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 24	38460.08
Nasdaq / Apr 24	15712.75
Hang Seng / Apr 24	17201.27
FTSE 100 / Apr 24	8040.38
Dow Jones / Apr 24	38460.92
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 24	18088.70

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 23	21035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 23	213220
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 24	82.83
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 24	2318.17
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 24	81.01
Petrol/Litre / Apr 25	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 25 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 25 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 25 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 25 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 25 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 25 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 25 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 25 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 25 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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