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Beijing raises guard as COVID-19 cases rise in Hebei province

The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to date now stands at 87,331, while the death toll remained unchanged at 4,634.

Published 08 Jan, 2021 11:57am

World

In Japan, wider COVID-19 curbs heighten double-dip recession risk

Finmin Aso says there will 'no doubt' be impact on Q1 economy.
Broader curbs could prolong damage to growth beyond Q1.

Updated 08 Jan, 2021 11:56am

Pakistan

Pakistan reports 2,435 new coronavirus cases, 48 deaths in 24 hours

Pakistan's coronavirus tally has jumped to 497,510.
The country also reported 3,313 recoveries from the novel virus.

Published 08 Jan, 2021 10:36am

World

Soaring Covid-19 infections likely eroded US employment recovery

The report follows Labor Department data Thursday showing new applications for jobless benefits remained at a high level in the final week of the year.

Published 08 Jan, 2021 10:01am

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

Well-being of people: PBS shares results of survey on Covid-19 impact

ISLAMABAD: A survey of Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) revealed that in Pakistan 35 percent of population which...

Updated 08 Jan, 2021 03:24am

Markets

European shares rise for second day as commodity, construction stocks gain

The pan-European STOXX 600 index advanced 0.5pc to near February 2020 highs, while London's blue-chip FTSE 100 gained 0.2pc and Germany's DAX index was up 0.6pc.

Updated 08 Jan, 2021 03:18am

Markets

Oil touches fresh 11-month highs, shrugging off unrest in Washington

Brent crude rose 28 cents to $54.58 a barrel by 11:35 a.m. EST (1635 GMT) after touching $54.90, a fresh high not seen since before the first COVID-19 lockdowns in the West.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 11:59pm

World

Spain tops 2mn COVID-19 cases as infection rate rises

After dipping below 200 cases per 100,000 people in early December, the coronavirus' incidence increased steadily to reach 321 cases per 100,000 on Thursday.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 11:49pm

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

France says two clusters of UK Covid strain detected

The UK last month sounded the alarm over the variant, which experts say is much more contagious than the original coronavirus.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 09:45pm

Pakistan

COVID-19 claims 3 lives, infects 28 more people in Rawalpindi

Out of total 78,644 tests conducted so far, 11,996 have been tested positive for the coronavirus.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 09:20pm

World

Asian nations toughen virus curbs as Europe fights new strain

The global outbreak shows no signs of abating, with more than 1.8 million people known to have died worldwide from 86 million confirmed cases.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 08:54pm

World

New US jobless claims still high in final week of 2020 at 787,000

Another 161,460 people filed claims under a program for freelance workers not normally eligible for government benefits in the week ended January 2.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 08:46pm

Pakistan

777 new COVID-19 cases, 19 deaths reported across province

The Punjab Health Department conducted 2,551,075 tests for COVID-19 so far, while 129,102 confirmed cases recovered in the province.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 07:47pm

Pakistan

Covid-19 claims 17 more lives, infects 1,265 others

The CM said that currently 17,295 patients were under treatment, of them 16,439 were in home isolation, 11 at isolation centers and 845 at different hospitals.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 07:19pm

Pakistan

Pakistan expects first COVID vaccine shipment by end of January: parliamentary secretary

Dr Hamid said that the government was "urgently" drafting a database of all public and private medical workers to get them inoculated in the first phase.
It is believed that this would be a shipment of the Sinopharm vaccine from China.

Updated 07 Jan, 2021 08:09pm

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

Officials punished as China logs highest daily virus cases since July

On Thursday, there were 51 more cases reported in Hebei, the National Health Commission reported -- plus another 69 asymptomatic cases.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 06:21pm

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

Business & Finance

Ryanair slashes annual traffic target on 'draconian' UK, Irish lockdowns

The airline will significantly reduce its flight schedules from Jan. 21 until the end of the current lockdown, it said.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 05:04pm

World

Japan declares state of emergency for Tokyo area as COVID-19 cases surge

Tokyo cases at 2,447, surging past previous daily record.
Measures to be limited vs state of emergency last spring.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 04:46pm

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

Markets

Oil hits highest since late Feb on Saudi cuts, US stock draw

WTI rose as far as $51.28 and was last up 33 cents, or 0.7% at $50.96.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 04:18pm

World

Japan declares state of emergency for Tokyo area as COVID-19 cases surge

Japan declared a limited state of emergency in the capital, Tokyo, and three neighbouring prefectures on Thursday to stem the spread of the coronavirus.
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s government is seeking to limit damage to the world’s third-biggest economy while striving to defeat the virus once and for all as it looks ahead to staging the postponed summer Olympics.

Updated 07 Jan, 2021 05:58pm

Pakistan

Over 2.5 million COVID-19 tests conducted across Punjab: Health Secretary

Over 15,000 tests are being conducted on an average daily, says the secretary.
“In the first phase front-line health workers and the people above 65 years of age will be vaccinated."

Published 07 Jan, 2021 02:54pm

Pakistan

KP govt forms strategy for disbursement of COVID-19 vaccine

Under the programme, the government formed a provincial vaccine administration and coordination cell (PVACC) which will be led by KP health secretary.
District vaccine administration and coordination cells, led by additional deputy commissioners (ADCs), have also been established across all 35 districts including the tribal areas,.

Updated 07 Jan, 2021 02:27pm

Pakistan

PML-N MPA Munira Yamin Satti dies of COVID-19

The Punjab Assembly lawmaker was put on ventilator after she was declared critical.
Chief Minister Punjab Usman Buzdar expressed sorrow over the death of the Yamin Satti and offered condolences to the bereaved family.

Updated 07 Jan, 2021 07:26pm

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

Pakistan

Covid-19: 665 fresh cases, 24 deaths in Punjab

LAHORE: There is no let up in the cases of coronavirus, as out of 15.997 tests conducted across the province of...

Published 07 Jan, 2021 03:15am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 28	278.45
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 28	278.25
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 1	161.02
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 1	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 1	1.27
Euro to USD / Jul 1	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 28	5,460.48
Nasdaq / Jun 28	17,732.60
Dow Jones / Jun 28	39,118.86
India Sensex / Jul 1	79,044.20
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 1	39,631.06
Hang Seng / Jul 1	17,718.61
FTSE 100 / Jul 1	8,203.05
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 1	18,323.55

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 28	207,219
Petrol/Litre / Jul 1	265.61
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 1	82.27
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 1	18,235
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 1	2,325.50
Diesel/Litre / Jul 1	277.45

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Jul 1 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jul 1 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jul 1 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jul 1 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jul 1 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jul 1 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jul 1 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jul 1 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Jul 1 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Jul 1 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jul 1 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jul 1 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jul 1 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jul 1 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jul 1 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jul 1 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jul 1 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Jul 1 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Jul 1 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Jul 1 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Jul 1 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Jul 1 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Jul 1 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Jul 1 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 1 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 1 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Jul 1 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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