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'Vaccine' is word of the year for US dictionary Merriam-Webster

WASHINGTON: The American dictionary of reference Merriam-Webster on Monday revealed "vaccine" to be its word of the...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 10:12pm

World

Russia says developing Sputnik Omicron booster

MOSCOW: The backers of the Russian Covid-19 vaccine Sputnik V said Monday that the jab is effective against the new...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 08:54pm

Europe

'Highly transmissible' Omicron requires 'urgent action': G7

BERLIN: The new Covid variant Omicron is highly transmissible and requires "urgent action," G7 health ministers said...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 08:49pm

World

Pfizer already working on Covid vaccine targeting Omicron: CEO

NEW YORK: Pfizer has already started working on a version of its Covid-19 vaccine specifically targeting the Omicron...

Updated 29 Nov, 2021 08:41pm

South Asia

UN programme offers cash for struggling Afghan families

KABUL: The UN World Food Programme on Monday distributed cash in the Afghan capital to about 3,000 families severely...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 08:15pm

Middle East

Israel PM warns against Iran 'nuclear blackmail'

JERUSALEM: Israel's prime minister charged that Iran was Monday re-entering talks on its nuclear programme to seek...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 06:06pm

Europe

Erdogan doubles down on low interest rates despite lira fall

ANKARA: Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed "no compromise" on low interest rates in comments published by...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 05:55pm

World

Coronavirus toll at 1100 GMT Monday

PARIS: The novel coronavirus has killed at least 5,197,718 people since the outbreak emerged in China in December...

Updated 29 Nov, 2021 05:24pm

World

WHO warns Covid variant Omicron risk 'very high'

GENEVA: The World Health Organization warned Monday the new Covid-19 Omicron variant poses a "very high" risk...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 04:53pm

Europe

Erdogan says also plans steps with Egypt, Israel after UAE visit

ANKARA: President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey would take steps to improve ties with estranged rivals Egypt and Israel...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 04:37pm

Africa

S.Africa could top 10,000 daily Covid cases this week: epidemiologist

JOHANNESBURG: The newly-discovered Omicron variant is likely to fuel a surge in South Africa's coronavirus cases ...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 04:24pm

Middle East

Iran says 'firmly determined' to salvage nuclear deal

TEHRAN: Iran is firmly determined to reach an agreement with major powers on salvaging its 2015 nuclear deal at ...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 04:24pm

Middle East

Domestic politics to test Kuwait's crown prince in push for fiscal reform

KUWAIT: The biggest task facing Kuwait's octogenarian crown prince after unexpectedly stepping in for the emir this...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 03:17pm

Business & Finance

Lebanese protesters block roads over economic meltdown

BEIRUT: Demonstrators, some of them burning tyres, blocked roads across parts of Lebanon on Monday in protest at the...

Updated 29 Nov, 2021 03:16pm

Europe

Portugal finds 13 cases of Omicron variant at Lisbon soccer club

LISBON: Portugal detected 13 cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus on Monday, all involving players and...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 02:39pm

South Asia

India parliament votes to scrap farm reform laws after Modi U-turn

NEW DELHI: India's parliament voted Monday to scrap agricultural reform laws that sparked a year of huge protests by...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 02:20pm

USA

Trump defence chief Esper sues Pentagon for redacting parts of memoir

Former US Defence Secretary Mark Esper on Sunday filed a lawsuit against the Department of Defence for withholding...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 02:09pm

Europe

Scotland reports six Omicron cases

LONDON: Scotland reported six cases of Omicron on Monday, some of which were not linked to travel in southern ...

Updated 29 Nov, 2021 02:45pm

World

Omicron poses ‘very high’ global risk, countries must prepare: WHO

GENEVA: The Omicron variant is likely to spread internationally, posing a "very high" global risk where COVID-19...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 12:54pm

Europe

France's Macron: tweets he got COVID vaccine booster shot

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron published a Tweet on Monday to show he had got a COVID-19 vaccine booster...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 12:47pm

Europe

First suspected case of Omicron variant of COVID-19 detected in Switzerland

ZURICH: The first probable case of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 has been detected in Switzerland, the government...

Updated 29 Nov, 2021 12:18pm

World

Thermo Fisher says its COVID-19 tests accurately detects Omicron variant

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc said on Monday its COVID-19 diagnostic tests can accurately detect the new coronavirus...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 11:28am

World

Taliban asks EU for help with Afghanistan's airports

BRUSSELS: The Taliban asked for help in keeping Afghanistan's airports running in weekend talks with EU officials...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 11:03am

World

Venezuela's Maduro lashes out at EU vote monitors

CARACAS: President Nicolas Maduro on Sunday assailed EU observers of Venezuelan local elections and denied their...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 11:02am

Africa

22 die in attack on DR Congo displaced people's camp

BUNIA: A new attack on the Ivo displaced people's camp in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo on ...

Updated 29 Nov, 2021 11:02am

World

G7 ministers meet as new Covid strain spreads around the globe

LONDON: G7 health ministers will hold an emergency meeting Monday on the new Omicron Covid-19 strain spreading the...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 10:32am

World

High-stakes Iran nuclear talks to restart

VIENNA: Five months after they were suspended, international talks on Iran's nuclear programme will restart on ...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 10:14am

World

Iran: The hard-won 2015 nuclear deal

VIENNA: Iran agreed with major world powers in 2015 to restrict its nuclear programme in return for the lifting of...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 10:10am

Middle East

After Channel boat disaster, Iraqi families fear worst

QADRAWA: The last time 20-year-old Mohamed spoke with his father, who lives in Iraqi Kurdistan, he told him that he...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 10:02am

Middle East

'Cold will kill us' - Yemen's fleeing families face desert winter

MARIB: Forced to flee fighting in Yemen's brutal war, Yehya Hayba and his family find themselves crammed into a...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 09:57am

Europe

Sweden gets second chance to appoint Andersson as PM

STOCKHOLM: Swedish Social Democratic Party leader Magdalena Andersson gets a second chance at becoming the country's...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 09:55am

World

Singapore, Malaysia ease Covid curbs at busy border crossing

SINGAPORE: Singapore and Malaysia eased coronavirus travel restrictions on one of the world's busiest land borders...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 09:51am

World

Japan to bar new foreign arrivals over virus variant: PM

TOKYO: Japan will reinstate tough border measures, barring all new foreign arrivals over the Omicron Covid variant,...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 09:48am

World

US Navy rescues Iran seamen adrift in Gulf for 8 days

MANAMA: The US Navy has rescued two Iranian seamen who had been adrift for eight days on a fishing boat in Gulf...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 06:53am

Middle East

Israel worries Iran will get sanctions relief without capping nuclear projects

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel worries Iran will secure a windfall in sanctions relief in renewed nuclear negotiations...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 06:41am

World

Iranian, Chinese and Russian diplomats meet ahead of nuclear talks

DUBAI: Iran’s negotiating team, led by Ali Bagheri Kani, held bilateral and trilateral meetings in Vienna on...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 06:40am

Europe

EU, NATO vow action against hybrid threats on Baltic visit

VILNIUS: EU and NATO leaders on Sunday vowed to step up cooperation against hybrid threats on a visit to Lithuania...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 06:36am

World

China study warns of ‘colossal’ Covid outbreak if it opens up

BEIJING: China could face more than 630,000 COVID-19 infections a day if it dropped its zero-tolerance policies by...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 06:35am

Europe

Czech president appoints Fiala as PM in ceremony behind glass

PRAGUE: Czech President Milos Zeman appointed the leader of a centre-right alliance Petr Fiala as prime minister on...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 06:32am

World

Moscow says 27 more Russian diplomats due to leave US in January

MOSCOW: Russia’s ambassador to the United States said that 27 more Russian diplomats and their families were...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 06:30am

Europe

Omicron coronavirus variant spreads: Cases detected in Netherlands, Denmark, Australia

LONDON/AMSTERDAM: The Omicron coronavirus variant kept spreading around the world on Sunday, with 13 cases found in...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 06:28am

Middle East

Iran banks hail arbitration panel win over Bahrain

TEHRAN: Two leading Iranian banks have welcomed a decision by a Hague-based tribunal to order Bahrain to pay them...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 06:03am

Middle East

KSA to allow conditional entry ‘from all countries’

CAIRO: Saudi Arabia will allow entry to travellers “from all countries” as long as they have received one dose ...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 06:03am

Pakistan

Pakistan Pavilion at Dubai Expo 2020: A ‘magnet’ for investors and tourists alike

One of the Expo’s most coveted pavilions, it also serves as a bastion of the country’s longstanding association with the UAE

Updated 30 Nov, 2021 01:26am

Africa

S.African president calls for urgent reversal of travel bans

JOHANNESBURG: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday called on countries to "urgently" reverse...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 12:14am

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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Aug 13	277.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Aug 13	277.65
USD to Japanese Yen / Aug 13	159.45
USD to Swiss Franc / Aug 13	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Aug 13	1.35
Euro to USD / Aug 13	1.15
SOFR % / Aug 13	3.62

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Aug 13	7,798.99
India Sensex / Aug 13	78,079.96
Tokyo Nikkei / Aug 13	68,308.59
Nasdaq / Aug 13	26,803.03
Hang Seng / Aug 13	25,396.51
FTSE 100 / Aug 13	10,772.67
Dow Jones / Aug 13	53,839.99
Germany DAX 30 / Aug 13	26,299.74
France CAC40 / Aug 13	8,650.56

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Aug 13	81.33
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Aug 13	18,580
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Aug 13	394,749
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Aug 13	4,323.08
Cotton US¢/pound / Aug 13	83.36
Petrol/Litre / Aug 14	325.43
Diesel/Litre / Aug 14	383.95

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Gammon Pak / Aug 13 Gammon Pakistan Limited(GAMON)	28.25 ▲ 2.57 (10.01%)
Ideal Dynamics / Aug 13 Ideal Dynamics Limited(IDEAL)	49.13 ▲ 4.47 (10.01%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Aug 13 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	49.58 ▲ 4.51 (10.01%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Aug 13 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	79.51 ▲ 7.23 (10%)
Arctic Textile / Aug 13 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	47.19 ▲ 4.29 (10%)
Aisha Steel (CPS) / Aug 13 Aisha Steel Mills Limited (CPS)(ASLCPS)	114.83 ▲ 10.44 (10%)
Asim Textile / Aug 13 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	90.50 ▲ 8.23 (10%)
Buxly Paints / Aug 13 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	336.04 ▲ 30.55 (10%)
J.A.Textile / Aug 13 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	68.84 ▲ 6.26 (10%)
MACPAC Films / Aug 13 MACPAC Films Limited(MACFL)	73.07 ▲ 6.64 (10%)

Stock	Price
Supernet Tech. / Aug 13 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	29.87 ▼ -11.86 (-28.42%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Aug 13 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	13.56 ▼ -1.51 (-10.02%)
Universal Ins. / Aug 13 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	20.71 ▼ -2.3 (-10%)
Mughal Energy / Aug 13 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	27.20 ▼ -2.72 (-9.09%)
Beco Steel Ltd / Aug 13 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	5.11 ▼ -0.46 (-8.26%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Aug 13 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	17.14 ▼ -1.43 (-7.7%)
Asia Ins. / Aug 13 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	39.82 ▼ -3.18 (-7.4%)
ARM Green Industries / Aug 13 ARM Green Industries Limited(ARMG)	55.60 ▼ -4.43 (-7.38%)
Shadman Cotton / Aug 13 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	64.02 ▼ -4.9 (-7.11%)
Pak Tobacco / Aug 13 Pakistan Tobacco Company Limited(PAKT)	1,364.29 ▼ -96.5 (-6.61%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Aug 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	247,072,281 ▲ 0.57
Beco Steel Ltd / Aug 13 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	103,802,064 ▼ -0.46
Pak Refinery / Aug 13 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	40,235,369 ▲ 5.93
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Aug 13 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	39,092,471 ▼ -1.51
WorldCall Telecom / Aug 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	26,025,744 ▲ 0.01
Thatta Cement / Aug 13 Thatta Cement Company Limited(THCCL)	19,608,245 ▲ 3.36
B.O.Punjab / Aug 13 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	16,204,913 ▲ 0.18
Hascol Petrol / Aug 13 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	15,337,298 ▼ -0.48
TPL Properties / Aug 13 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	15,140,554 ▼ -0.31
TPL Corp Ltd / Aug 13 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	14,138,754 ▲ 0.53

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