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French government to resign if Macron wins: PM

PARIS: French Prime Minister Jean Castex said Tuesday that his government would tender its resignation if Emmanuel...

Published 19 Apr, 2022 02:20pm

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France hopes new vaccine pass will speed up vaccination amid Omicron spread

PARIS: France hopes that a planned new vaccine pass that will be required to enter public places will persuade more...

Updated 18 Dec, 2021 08:27pm

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Up to 10% of new French COVID-19 cases suspected to be Omicron variant

PARIS: The Omicron coronavirus variant is now suspected to be responsible for up to 10% of new confirmed COVID-19...

Published 18 Dec, 2021 02:51pm

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Harris, Castex lay wreaths six years on from Paris terror attacks

PARIS: US Vice President Kamala Harris and French Prime Minister Jean Castex laid wreaths at a Paris cafe and...

Published 14 Nov, 2021 04:12am

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France's Macron to address the nation on Tuesday as COVID cases surge

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron will speak to the nation on Tuesday about the resurgence of COVID-19...

Published 05 Nov, 2021 11:14pm

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France to end Kabul evacuation operation Friday: PM

A source close to the government added that the date had been imposed on France by the plan of the United States, which is providing security at the airport, to pull out by August 31

Updated 26 Aug, 2021 03:50pm

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Delta variant is the majority COVID-19 variant in France, PM says

Castex told TF1 television that the major steps taken to tackle fourth wave of infections in the country have been settled upon by a cabinet meeting of the government.

Published 21 Jul, 2021 05:50pm

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EU moves to pre-Covid normal as cases spike in Moscow

• France to end mandatory outdoor masks and Covid curfew BRUSSELS: The EU on Wednesday agreed to lift ...

Published 17 Jun, 2021 03:27am

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France to end mandatory outdoor masks and Covid curfew

"The health situation of our country is improving faster than we expected," Castex said.

Published 16 Jun, 2021 06:08pm

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France reports 3,769 people in intensive care units with COVID-19

The number of new deaths from COVID-19 in hospitals fell to 133 from 153 on Wednesday, bringing total deaths to 81,966.

Published 20 May, 2021 10:36pm

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All adults in France can have Covid jabs from May 31: PM

So far, 21.5 million people have received at least one shot of a vaccine, representing about a third of the population.

Published 20 May, 2021 09:54pm

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Paris cafes reopen as virus restrictions ease, India struggles

PARIS: Parisians returned to their beloved cafe terraces and museums Wednesday after a six-month Covid-forced ...

Published 20 May, 2021 04:26am

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France hits 20m milestone in vaccination drive

PARIS: France reached its target of injecting 20 million initial doses of coronavirus vaccines on Saturday, days...

Updated 16 May, 2021 10:42am

Police employee stabbed to death near Paris

RAMBOUILLET, (France): French prosecutors opened a terror inquiry Friday after a police employee was stabbed to ...

Published 24 Apr, 2021 03:21am

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Covid 3rd wave peak in France ‘appears to be behind us’: PM

PARIS: The peak of the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in France “appears to be behind us”, Prime Minister...

Updated 23 Apr, 2021 10:04am

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France to give 1bn euros aid to farmers hit by frost

MONTAGNAC, (France): French Prime Minister Jean Castex on Saturday pledged more than one billion euros in aid for...

Published 18 Apr, 2021 03:09am

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France hits target of 10m jabs

NOGENT-SUR-MARNE, (France): France has given a first jab of a vaccine against Covid-19 to 10 million people, Prime...

Updated 09 Apr, 2021 09:21am

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France hits target of 10 million jabs

EU members have faced a shortage of doses which has been blamed on a centralised purchasing and distribution system.

Published 08 Apr, 2021 07:40pm

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Macron's Covid strategy: 'third way' or wrong way?

Faced with surging new coronavirus cases, Prime Minister Jean Castex announced the new measures last Thursday for around 20 million people living in Paris as well as regions in the north and south-east.

Published 25 Mar, 2021 08:36pm

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Parisians flee capital as new lockdown looms

PARIS: Parisians packed inter-city trains leaving the capital on Friday hours ahead of a new lockdown in the French...

Published 20 Mar, 2021 04:39am

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Coronavirus situation worsening in greater Paris region

He said there were two options to contain the disease - a local week-end lockdown, already in place in other parts of the country, or a more broader lockdown in the region.

Published 17 Mar, 2021 01:12pm

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French new coronavirus cases lower than week ago

The health ministry also reported 296 new coronavirus deaths in hospitals, from 436 on Tuesday, bringing the cumulative death toll to 80,443. Total cases now stand at 3.38 million.

Updated 11 Feb, 2021 09:36am

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France to receive first AstraZeneca shots by end of the week, says PM

It was imperative that more citizens followed the government's home-working rules, the prime minister added.

Published 04 Feb, 2021 11:35pm

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France starts 6 p.m. curfew to slow coronavirus

The virus has killed 70,000 people in France, the seventh highest toll in the world,
These measures were necessary given the situation. While worsening, it remains relatively better than many countries around us.

Published 16 Jan, 2021 09:21pm

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French coronavirus death toll rises to nearly 70,000

The health ministry also reported 21,271 new confirmed COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, after 21,228 on Thursday and 19,814 last Friday.

Published 16 Jan, 2021 12:41am

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France moves up start of coronavirus curfew to 6 p.m. from 8 p.m.

Castex also told a news conference that there was no need for a new national lockdown for now but and that if the pandemic gets out of hand, France will lock down again.

Published 15 Jan, 2021 12:07am

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France to extend curfew as 'tough, necessary' measure

Castex also defended the government's vaccine rollout strategy, criticised in some quarters for its slow start.

Published 09 Jan, 2021 08:18pm

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French ski resorts' reopening hinges on COVID situation by Jan 20

The government's decision on Jan. 20 must by guided only by the situation of the epidemic.
If we cannot open in February, we must face reality, the season is over.

Published 08 Jan, 2021 04:37pm

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France keeps restaurants, ski resorts closed in virus battle

One in two intensive care beds are occupied by COVID-19 patients and non-essential procedures are still being postponed to ease the burden on hospitals.

Updated 08 Jan, 2021 12:02am

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France may start COVID-19 vaccinations in last week of Dec: PM

Castex told parliament that the vaccine campaign in France would then be stepped up in January, with the elderly and other more vulnerable groups coming first in the queue.

Published 16 Dec, 2020 09:30pm

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Commodity

Currency	Rate

Stock	Volume

Item	Value

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dewan Farooque Sp. / May 12 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	3.08 ▲ 0.71 (29.96%)
Equity Modaraba / May 12 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	3.17 ▲ 0.67 (26.8%)
Kohinoor Spining / May 12 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	4.99 ▲ 1 (25.06%)
Cresent Jute / May 12 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	3.18 ▲ 0.58 (22.31%)
Media Times Ltd / May 12 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	1.84 ▲ 0.33 (21.85%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / May 12 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	5.38 ▲ 0.96 (21.72%)
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / May 12 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	2.49 ▲ 0.44 (21.46%)
Al-Shaheer Corp / May 12 Al Shaheer Corporation Limited(ASC)	5.88 ▲ 1 (20.49%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / May 12 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	4.64 ▲ 0.74 (18.97%)
Hira Textile / May 12 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	3.25 ▲ 0.51 (18.61%)

Stock	Price
Reliance Weaving / May 12 Reliance Weaving Mills Limited(REWM)	98.10 ▼ -10.9 (-10%)
Apna Microfin. / May 12 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	9.90 ▼ -1.05 (-9.59%)
Shams Textile / May 12 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	21.50 ▼ -2 (-8.51%)
Ellcot Spinning / May 12 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	103.20 ▼ -8.99 (-8.01%)
Suhail Jute / May 12 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	80.01 ▼ -6.59 (-7.61%)
Din Tex. / May 12 Din Textile Mills Limited(DINT)	47 ▼ -2.99 (-5.98%)
Paramount Mod / May 12 First Paramount Modaraba(FPRM)	6.86 ▼ -0.42 (-5.77%)
Pak Paper Prod / May 12 Pakistan Paper Products Limited(PPP)	147.01 ▼ -7.1 (-4.61%)
Sakrand Sugar / May 12 Sakrand Sugar Mills Limited(SKRS)	11.80 ▼ -0.52 (-4.22%)
Ali Asghar / May 12 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	43 ▼ -1.87 (-4.17%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / May 12 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	113,339,802 ▲ 0.55
At-Tahur Ltd. / May 12 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	75,586,776 ▲ 1.38
WorldCall Telecom / May 12 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	65,777,142 ▲ 0.15
Power Cement / May 12 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	38,991,042 ▲ 1.09
Cnergyico PK / May 12 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	33,253,495 ▲ 1
B.O.Punjab / May 12 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	30,799,662 ▲ 1
Kohinoor Spining / May 12 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	23,237,026 ▲ 1
Hub Power Co. / May 12 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	21,435,724 ▲ 12.58
Pak Int.Bulk / May 12 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	14,540,297 ▲ 1
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / May 12 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	12,178,931 ▲ 0.96

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