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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

World

Argentina exceeds 1.5 million coronavirus cases: Health Ministry

However, medics insist that precautionary isolation measures and robust virus tracking will be needed for the near future.

Published 15 Dec, 2020 09:43am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Pak Gen.Ins. / Mar 24 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	4.25 ▲ 0.39 (10.10%)
KASB Modaraba / Mar 24 KASB Modaraba(KASBM)	1.25 ▲ 0.11 (9.65%)
Khyber Tex. / Mar 24 Khyber Textile Mills Limited(KHYT)	297.60 ▲ 20.76 (7.50%)
Shield Corp. / Mar 24 Shield Corporation Limited(SCL)	244.99 ▲ 17.09 (7.50%)
Sapphire Fibres / Mar 24 Sapphire Fibres Limited(SFL)	1026.39 ▲ 71.60 (7.50%)
Tandlianwala Sugar / Mar 24 Tandlianwala Sugar Mills Limited(TSML)	83.72 ▲ 5.84 (7.50%)
Khairpur / Mar 24 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	57.38 ▲ 4.00 (7.49%)
Pakistan Services / Mar 24 Pakistan Services Limited(PSEL)	1277 ▲ 89.00 (7.49%)
Shahtaj Textile / Mar 24 Shahtaj Textile Limited(STJT)	84.22 ▲ 5.87 (7.49%)
Shakarganj / Mar 24 Shakarganj Limited(SML)	33.50 ▲ 2.33 (7.48%)

Stock	Price
Dewan Sugar / Mar 24 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	2.22 ▼ -0.29 (-11.55%)
Pak Agro Pack. (GEM) / Mar 24 Pak Agro Packaging Limited (GEM)(GEMPAPL)	7.88 ▼ -1.00 (-11.26%)
HBL Invest Fund / Mar 24 HBL Investment Fund(HIFA)	1.55 ▼ -0.15 (-8.82%)
Kohat Textile / Mar 24 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	10.55 ▼ -1.00 (-8.66%)
Colony Tex.Mills Ltd / Mar 24 Colony Textile Mills Limited(CTM)	2.41 ▼ -0.21 (-8.02%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Mar 24 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	2.22 ▼ -0.18 (-7.50%)
Gadoon Textile / Mar 24 Gadoon Textile Mills Limited(GADT)	193.33 ▼ -15.67 (-7.50%)
Philip Morris Pak. / Mar 24 Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited(PMPK)	471.75 ▼ -38.25 (-7.50%)
Quetta Textile / Mar 24 Quetta Textile Mills Limited(QUET)	15.67 ▼ -1.27 (-7.50%)
Masood Textile / Mar 24 Masood Textile Mills Limited(MSOT)	41.42 ▼ -3.33 (-7.44%)

Stock	Volume
Fauji Cement / Mar 24 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	17,487,500 ▼ -0.23
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 24 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	11,071,860 ▼ -0.02
Thatta Cement / Mar 24 Thatta Cement Company Limited(THCCL)	9,211,500 ▼ -0.16
Fauji Foods Ltd / Mar 24 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	7,792,084 ▼ -0.14
Ghani Glo Hol / Mar 24 Ghani Global Holdings Limited(GGL)	5,968,150 ▼ -0.59
Telecard Limited / Mar 24 Telecard Limited(TELE)	5,558,000 ▼ -0.52
Hascol Petrol / Mar 24 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	4,387,500 ▼ -0.11
Meezan Bank / Mar 24 Meezan Bank Limited(MEBL)	3,700,308 ▼ -0.27
Cnergyico PK / Mar 24 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	3,587,106 ▼ -0.06
Maple Leaf Cement / Mar 24 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	3,522,701 ▼ -0.31

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 22	285.50
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 22	283.20
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 24	130.13
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 24	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 24	1.23
Euro to USD / Mar 24	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 22	4.56

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 23	3948.72
Nasdaq / Mar 23	11787.40
Dow Jones / Mar 23	32105.25
India Sensex / Mar 24	57895.48
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 24	27326.43
Hang Seng / Mar 24	19970.42
FTSE 100 / Mar 24	7408.41
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 24	15034.97
France CAC40 / Mar 24	7056.60

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 21	19235
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 22	175068
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 24	69.79
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 24	1989.92
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 24	77.60

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