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Senegal slaps virus curfew on capital

The government has warned against public fatigue with anti-Covid measures.

Published 06 Jan, 2021 05:00pm

World

Dutch play catch-up in Europe's patchy COVID-19 vaccine drive

Netherlands starts COVID-19 vaccination drive.
European Medicines Agency meets on Moderna vaccine.
China tightens COVID-19 restrictions.
British parliament to vote on new lockdown measures.

Published 06 Jan, 2021 05:00pm

World

Britain's Asda urges lockdown shoppers not to stockpile

Supermarket sector under pressure with hospitality shut.
Asda says has strong product availability.
Is expanding online capacity.

Published 06 Jan, 2021 04:52pm

World

More than 600 journalists killed by Covid-19: NGO

Some 145 deaths were recorded in Asia, with 94 in Europe, 32 in North America and 28 in Africa.

Published 06 Jan, 2021 04:50pm

Pakistan

Govt relaxes PPRA rules to procure COVID-19 vaccine

The development was made during the weekly cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan.
The decision to purchase the vaccine on a single-bid basis was taken on humanitarian grounds.

Updated 06 Jan, 2021 04:45pm

Sports

England squad barring Moeen test negative for COVID-19 in Sri Lanka

Fast bowler Chris Woakes, who was deemed a possible close contact of Moeen, was among those who tested negative but will continue to isolate in his room as a precaution.

Published 06 Jan, 2021 01:07pm

World

US House Republican Kevin Brady tests positive for COVID-19

A nurse in California tested positive for COVID-19 last month, more than a week after receiving the first dose of Pfizer Inc's vaccine.

Published 06 Jan, 2021 12:53pm

Markets

Indian shares flat in choppy trading; Reliance, consumer staples stocks weigh

By 0515 GMT, the blue-chip NSE Nifty 50 index rose 0.06% to 14,208.65, while the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex was up 0.04% at 48,455.71.

Published 06 Jan, 2021 12:42pm

Pakistan

Pakistan issues new SOPs for inbound passengers

23 countries have been placed in Category A and do not require a COVID-19 PCR test.
The categorization has been made on the basis of coronavirus risk assessment by Pakistan.

Published 06 Jan, 2021 12:38pm

Markets

Australian shares end 1% lower as US runoff results trickle in

"We've seen how quickly this can explode, so there is a concern that this could become another Victoria situation," James Tao, market analyst at CommSec said.

Published 06 Jan, 2021 12:32pm

Business & Finance

Aiming to restore reputation, China may struggle to win global trust on vaccine: EIU

EIU stated that given the logistical challenges of vaccine distribution, China will be at risk of overpromising and under-delivering.

Published 06 Jan, 2021 12:25pm

Business & Finance

Nigeria to repay $500mn Eurobond, eyes debt market

The West African country held its last Eurobond sale in 2018, its sixth such issue, where it raised $2.86 billion.

Published 06 Jan, 2021 12:20pm

Markets

Markets weigh winners and losers should Democrats take Senate

Analysts assume a much-needed splurge on infrastructure would be positive for economic growth, jobs and sectors such as construction and transport.

Published 06 Jan, 2021 12:18pm

World

Italy considering extending COVID-19 emergency until July 31

"The hypothesis, more than concrete is confirmed in the government, is a renewal for another 6 months", the daily said, without citing sources.

Published 06 Jan, 2021 12:14pm

Markets

JPMorgan fund tops 2020 global macro rankings-SharingAlpha

The pandemic had resulted in "exponential growth" in the use of the platform to search for funds, Kaplan told Reuters.

Published 06 Jan, 2021 12:04pm

Pakistan

Sindh, Punjab collectively report 1714 coronavirus cases in 24 hours

Sindh reported 1,049 new cases, while Punjab reported 665 during the past 24 hours.
Pakistan's coronavirus tally stands at 492,594.

Published 06 Jan, 2021 12:01pm

Business & Finance

Explainer! How did Pakistan’s Remittances continue to grow despite COVID-19?

The central bank said that it has also significantly revised its forecast for remittances for CY20, from an initial projection of a 23 percent decline to a growth of 9 percent.

Published 06 Jan, 2021 11:45am

World

Amnesty calls on Israel to give Palestinians virus vaccine

Israel occupied the West Bank and the Gaza Strip in the 1967 Six-Day War.

Published 06 Jan, 2021 11:16am

World

US logs more than 3,900 Covid deaths in new 24hr record: Johns Hopkins

The world's wealthiest country is ultimately counting on the vaccination campaign, which began in mid-December, to overcome the epidemic.

Published 06 Jan, 2021 10:58am

Sports

USA captain Alex Morgan tests positive for Covid-19

Morgan is married to former Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder Servando Carrasco, and the couple have a seven-month old daughter, Charlie.

Published 06 Jan, 2021 10:46am

Markets

Asian markets drift as Georgia runoffs take spotlight

Oil prices extended gains after soaring nearly five percent Tuesday on news that Saudi Arabia had offered to cut output by a million barrels in both February and March.

Published 06 Jan, 2021 10:26am

World

China moves to stamp out virus outbreak in city of 11 million

All schools in Shijiazhuang have been closed.

Published 06 Jan, 2021 10:10am

World

Bleak start to new year for Britain as it enters third lockdown

Britain began its third COVID-19 lockdown on Tuesday with the government calling for one last major national effort to defeat the spread of a virus that has infected an estimated one in 50 citizens before mass vaccinations turn the tide.
Britain has been among the countries worst-hit by COVID-19, with the second highest death toll in Europe and an economy that suffered the sharpest contraction of any in the Group of Seven during the first wave of infections last spring.

Published 06 Jan, 2021 10:01am

World

UK PM Johnson plans COVID-19 testing for overseas visitors

"We will be bringing in measures to ensure that we test people coming into this country and prevent the virus from being re-admitted," Johnson told a press conference.

Published 06 Jan, 2021 12:51am

World

WHO recommends 2 doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine within 21-28 days

He said SAGE did not recommend the Pfizer jab for travellers unless they were in a very high-risk group due to the very limited supply of anti-COVID drugs at present.

Published 06 Jan, 2021 12:34am

World

Germany introduces tougher restrictions in pandemic battle

The new rules restrict for the first time non-essential travel for residents of hard-hit areas all over Germany.

Published 06 Jan, 2021 12:30am

Pakistan

38 new COVID-19 cases reported in Faisalabad

A spokesperson for Health Department said that 539 coronavirus tests were conducted in public and private sector laboratories during the 24 hours.

Published 06 Jan, 2021 12:14am

Pakistan

40 more patients tested positive for COVID-19 in Hyderabad

The authorities urged the people to adopt standard operating procedures (SOPs) to curb the contagion as prevention was the only way to contain it.

Published 06 Jan, 2021 12:13am

Pakistan

COVID-19 SOPs: PCAA issues revised list of category A,B&C countries

In this category, all the passengers arriving Pakistan would require submitting COVID-19 PCR test, maximum 96 hours old, before embarking on a travel to Pakistan, besides undergoing a mandatory RT-PCR test after landing in Pakistan.

Published 06 Jan, 2021 12:03am

World

UK COVID-19 daily reported cases pass 60,000 for the first time

On Tuesday it was also announced a further 830 people had died within 28 days of a positive test, up from 407 on Monday.

Published 05 Jan, 2021 09:57pm

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 / Jun 28	160.88
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 28	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 28	1.26
Euro to USD / Jun 28	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 28	5,460.48
India Sensex / Jun 28	79,032.73
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 28	39,583.08
Nasdaq / Jun 28	17,732.60
Hang Seng / Jun 28	17,718.61
FTSE 100 / Jun 28	8,164.12
Dow Jones / Jun 28	39,118.86
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 28	18,235.45

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 28	81.54
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 28	18,735
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 28	207,219
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 28	2,326.75
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 28	72.69
Petrol/Litre / Jun 29	258.16

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Jun 29 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jun 29 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jun 29 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jun 29 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jun 29 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jun 29 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jun 29 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jun 29 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Jun 29 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Jun 29 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jun 29 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jun 29 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jun 29 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jun 29 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jun 29 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jun 29 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jun 29 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Jun 29 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

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

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