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Nigeria requests 10 million COVID-19 vaccine doses from African Union

As of Monday, Nigeria, the continent's most populous country of 200 million inhabitants, had 110,387 confirmed cases and 1,435 deaths.

Published 19 Jan, 2021 12:19am

World

Israel releases data-sharing deal with Pfizer

As data privacy activists raised questions about the level of information sharing with Pfizer, Israel's health ministry released a partially redacted copy of the terms.

Published 18 Jan, 2021 06:06pm

World

Latvia plans Russian-language ads to boost vaccine rate

Covid-19 infections per 100,000 people are currently averaging out at 1,200 over 14 days in Daugavpils -- compared to 600 in Riga.

Published 18 Jan, 2021 04:45pm

World

Brazil regulator to decide on emergency use of Sinovac, AstraZeneca vaccines

President Jair Bolsonaro is under growing pressure to start inoculations in Brazil, which has lost more than 200,000 to COVID-19 - the worst death toll outside the United States.

Published 17 Jan, 2021 08:46pm

World

Africa CDC says nations must act fast to prepare for Covid vaccines

The African Union (AU) deal announced Wednesday is intended to benefit countries unable to finance their own immunisation campaigns.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 08:28pm

World

Africa CDC says countries must act fast to prepare for Covid-19 vaccines

The AU deal announced Wednesday is intended to benefit countries unable to finance their own immunisation campaigns.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 05:29pm

Markets

British shares fall on virus risks; Persimmon tumbles

The blue-chip FTSE 100 index dropped 0.1pc, while the mid-cap FTSE 250 index fell 0.5pc.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 12:05am

World

29.4mn doses of COVID-19 vaccines distributed, 10.3mn administered: U.S. CDC

According to the tally posted on Jan. 12, the agency had administered 9,327,138 first doses of the vaccines and distributed 27,696,150 doses.

Published 13 Jan, 2021 11:21pm

Markets

Oil prices rally further after crude stocks fall more than expected

That was more than analysts' expectations in a Reuters poll for a fall of 2.3 million barrels.

Published 13 Jan, 2021 01:17pm

Markets

Oil prices extend gains after US inventory drop

Crude inventories in the US dropped by 5.8 million barrels last week to around 484.5 million barrels, data from the American Petroleum Institute showed late on Tuesday.

Published 13 Jan, 2021 11:03am

Markets

Stocks, dollar mixed as bitcoin steadies

Bitcoin was much steadier after swings of 20 percent in recent days to trade up a much more modest 4.4 percent at $35,343.

Published 12 Jan, 2021 08:02pm

World

Ukraine leader appeals for EU vaccine help

Ukraine had reported more than 1.1 million cases of coronavirus and 20,019 deaths by Tuesday.

Updated 12 Jan, 2021 07:36pm

World

WHO hopes to start vaccination in poorer countries in Feb

He said the COVAX programme could begin vaccinating people in February, and there was an effort to speed it up so some vaccinations in poor countries could take place this month.

Published 12 Jan, 2021 12:03am

World

New coronavirus variant found in travellers from Brazil: Japan govt

Nationwide cases have totalled about 289,000, with 4,061 deaths.

Updated 10 Jan, 2021 05:40pm

World

WHO urges countries to stop making bilateral vaccine deals

World Health Organization director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus asked countries that have booked excess vaccine doses to "donate and release them to Covax immediately.

Published 09 Jan, 2021 12:54am

World

More than 1.3 million people vaccinated against COVID-19 in UK, says Johnson

Johnson said more than 1.3 million people had been vaccinated as of Tuesday afternoon, adding that nearly 1,000 vaccination sites would be ready by the end of the week.

Published 06 Jan, 2021 12:21am

World

COVID-19 fight in China's Hebei enters 'wartime mode'

Hebei sees first local COVID-19 cases since June.
Province vows to form defensive 'moat' around Beijing.

Published 05 Jan, 2021 06:31pm

World

British PM Boris Johnson orders a national lockdown as COVID-19 variant spreads

The lockdown will remain in place at least through the middle of February.
Schools will be closed while people have been banned from leaving home for all but exercise and essential shopping.

Updated 05 Jan, 2021 11:23am

World

Vietnam says to buy AstraZeneca vaccine, in talks with other producers

Vietnam, which has yet to give formal regulatory approval to any vaccine, is also developing vaccines domestically.

Published 05 Jan, 2021 09:25am

Markets

US stocks pause near records to open 2021

The tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index added 0.1 percent to 12,906.78.

Published 04 Jan, 2021 08:15pm

World

Hungary cools on Russian Covid jab, scolds EU on vaccines

In November Budapest boasted that Hungary was the first European country to receive test samples of the Russian vaccine.

Published 03 Jan, 2021 05:08pm

World

Hungary says will focus on EU, Chinese coronavirus vaccine purchases

"We are happy to partake in the testing, but vaccines en masse may come as part of the EU procurements or from China," he added.

Published 31 Dec, 2020 11:33pm

World

Mexico records 6,217 new coronavirus cases, 400 more deaths

Mexican officials carried out the second day of COVID-19 inoculations on Sunday with vaccines from Pfizer.

Published 28 Dec, 2020 09:44am

Markets

Dollar climbs as coronavirus variant negates stimulus optimism

Meanwhile, an $892 billion COVID-19 aid package passed by Congress is awaiting President Donald Trump's approval to become law.

Updated 23 Dec, 2020 01:19am

World

WHO says no need for major alarm over new coronavirus strain

They said vaccines developed to combat COVID-19 should handle the new variants as well, although checks were under way to ensure this was the case.

Published 22 Dec, 2020 02:08am

World

BioNTech, Pfizer 'ready' to deliver vaccines across EU

The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine has proven to be 95 percent effective in global trials where two doses are injected three weeks apart.

Published 21 Dec, 2020 08:06pm

Markets

European shares tumble as new coronavirus strain grips UK

Worries around the new virus strain also saw investors look past an agreement over a $900 billion fiscal aid package in the United States that will be set to vote on Monday.

Published 21 Dec, 2020 04:03pm

World

Covid-19 vaccine delivery to poor countries to start in early 2021: WHO

Announcing the agency had secured nearly two billion doses of vaccine candidates, the WHO said in a statement that this would "enable all participating economies to have access to doses in the first half of 2021, with first deliveries anticipated to begin in the first quarter of 2021."

Updated 18 Dec, 2020 06:46pm

World

US vaccine campaign grows as COVID-19 kills 3,000-plus Americans daily

With hospitalizations setting a record for the 19th day in a row - nearly 113,000 patients under treatment on Wednesday - health experts warn that fatalities will rise higher still in the weeks ahead, even as the vaccine campaign steadily expands.

Published 17 Dec, 2020 09:24am

World

European nations tighten virus curbs as Christmas surge fears grow

The World Health Organization has said it is in talks with Pfizer and Moderna about including their vaccines at affordable prices for poor countries.

Published 16 Dec, 2020 12:14pm

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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