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Former Conservative leader William Hague appointed Oxford University chancellor

LONDON: William Hague, a former British foreign minister and onetime leader of the Conservative Party, was elected...

Published 27 Nov, 2024 07:31pm

Pakistan

Oxford-LUMS & Punjab police collaborate to empower women rickshaw drivers

LAHORE: LUMS and City Traffic Police Lahore partnered to provide Rickshaw driving training to females for the...

Published 03 Nov, 2023 06:58am

Sports

Oxford end five-year wait to win the Boat Race

LONDON: Oxford brought Cambridge’s recent supremacy in the men’s boat race to an end with a first victory in ...

Published 04 Apr, 2022 06:49am

World

Keir Starmer: Britain's Labour party leader

BRIGHTON: Keir Starmer, the sober-minded leader of Britain's Labour party, broke down in tears in a TV interview as...

Published 29 Sep, 2021 10:23am

World

UK to offer 817,000 COVID vaccines to Kenya

The 9 million shots is the first tranche of the UK's commitment to share 100 million vaccine doses internationally by next June

Published 28 Jul, 2021 02:21pm

Pakistan

Online education: GCU prepare varsity's policy

LAHORE: A team of Government College University (GCU) Lahore academics, who graduated from top universities of the...

Published 20 Apr, 2021 04:00am

World

Germany to give different second jab to AstraZeneca recipients under 60

Most of the cases reported were in women under 60 years of age within two weeks of vaccination.

Published 14 Apr, 2021 10:40am

World

Mexico president will get AstraZeneca COVID-19 shot, says risks minimal

Mexico's health regulator said it was investigating the information, but had no current plans to limit the shot to any age group.

Published 08 Apr, 2021 11:56pm

World

Mexico's drug regulator says no plans for now to limit AstraZeneca vaccine

Mexico's drug regulator Cofepris said on Wednesday it has no current plans to limit the use of the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to any age or group.

Published 08 Apr, 2021 02:24am

World

Australia blames EU supply issues for slow vaccine rollout

Australia has reportedly received a million doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, which it is administering to frontline workers.

Updated 07 Apr, 2021 04:53pm

World

Somalia receives 300,000 doses of Covid vaccine

This particular vaccine only requires standard refrigeration, making it easier to transport and store.

Published 15 Mar, 2021 02:54pm

World

Thailand delays AstraZeneca vaccine roll-out

The Sinovac shipment arrived with huge fanfare at Bangkok's airport, with a Chinese embassy official vowing that the vaccine export showed the "strengthened relations between China and Thailand".

Published 12 Mar, 2021 10:43am

World

Serbia receives first shipment of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

More than 730,000 people, or a little over 10% of the population, have been vaccinated against COVID-19 since December with one or two doses of the vaccines available in Serbia.

Updated 21 Feb, 2021 06:04pm

World

Australia administers first Covid-19 vaccines

The country's vaccination programme is starting months after other nations', following its provisional approval of the Pfizer product for use in January.

Published 21 Feb, 2021 10:47am

Markets

Oil prices climb as deep freeze shuts US oil wells, curbs refineries

Prices also gained as Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi group said it struck airports in Saudi Arabia with drones, raising supply concerns in the world's biggest oil exporter, and on optimism for a global economic recovery amid accelerated COVID-19 vaccine rollouts.

Published 16 Feb, 2021 01:01pm

Markets

Oil prices climb as deep freeze shuts US oil wells, curbs refineries

The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthis in Yemen said early on Monday morning it had intercepted and destroyed an explosive-laden drone fired by the Houthis toward the kingdom.

Published 16 Feb, 2021 12:10pm

World

WHO OKs AstraZeneca jabs for variants, over-65

GENEVA: The AstraZeneca-Oxford Covid-19 vaccine can be used for people aged over 65, and also where coronavirus...

Updated 11 Feb, 2021 09:36am

World

UK toughens rules for international travellers

LONDON: Britain on Tuesday announced tough new measures to curb the spread of coronavirus variants from abroad,...

Updated 10 Feb, 2021 09:40am

World

Brazil aims to buy 30mn Sputnik V, Covaxin shots

With 212 million inhabitants, Brazil has suffered an average of 1,062 deaths and 50,000 cases per day in the past week.

Published 04 Feb, 2021 12:56pm

World

Covid and conflicts compete for attention at African Union summit

African leaders are speaking out against hoarding by rich countries at the expense of poorer ones.

Published 04 Feb, 2021 12:44pm

Markets

Top Gulf markets up; Saudi index falls

DUBAI: Most major Gulf markets finished higher on Tuesday, tracking broader Asian shares, as increased optimism ...

Published 03 Feb, 2021 04:35am

World

Dubai to start vaccinations with Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

Dubai is already inoculating residents, free of charge, with the Pfizer-BioNTech.

Updated 02 Feb, 2021 03:24pm

Business & Finance

US manufacturing activity slows; construction spending increases solidly

WASHINGTON: US manufacturing activity slowed slightly in January, while a measure of prices paid by factories for ...

Updated 02 Feb, 2021 09:43am

World

EU secures extra vaccines; Republicans to meet Biden over Covid relief plan

Deputy health minister Erlan Kiyasov said he didn't "feel any sort of discomfort" after receiving a shot.

Published 01 Feb, 2021 02:08pm

World

AstraZeneca to produce 90mn COVID-19 vaccine shots in Japan

AstraZeneca has not yet filed for Japanese approval of its formula, even though its domestic trial started before Pfizer's. AstraZeneca did not immediately respond when contacted by Reuters for comment.

Published 28 Jan, 2021 12:07pm

Two-thirds of world see ‘climate emergency’: UN survey

PARIS: Nearly two-thirds of 1.2 million people polled worldwide say humanity faces a climate emergency, according to...

Updated 28 Jan, 2021 09:26am

World

AstraZeneca rejects 'incorrect' reports on Covid-19 jab efficacy in elderly

The European Union issued an angry warning to AstraZeneca Monday over its unexpected delay in delivering millions of doses of its Covid-19 vaccine to the bloc.

Published 26 Jan, 2021 11:06am

Tears and fears as India's huge coronavirus vaccine push falters

"Now (inoculations) are picking up satisfactorily... Yesterday (Friday), we met 80-90 percent of our targets across vaccination stations."

Published 24 Jan, 2021 10:26am

World

Oxford given £100mn for antibiotic resistance research

Increasing antibiotic resistance already causes 1.5 million excess deaths each year, the University of Oxford has said.

Published 19 Jan, 2021 05:22pm

World

Japan's Hiroshima to conduct large-scale PCR tests to battle COVID-19

The prefecture aims to launch the tests by the end of the month.

Published 15 Jan, 2021 10:18am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 20	278.48
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 20	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 20	156.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 20	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 20	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 20	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
India Sensex / Dec 20	78,041.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 20	38,701.90
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Hang Seng / Dec 20	19,720.70
FTSE 100 / Dec 20	8,084.36
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 20	19,884.75

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 20	69.46
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 20	2,622.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 20	68.06
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Petrol/Litre / Dec 22	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Dec 20 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.37 ▲ 0.37 (18.50%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	7.23 ▲ 1.00 (16.05%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Dec 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.12 ▲ 0.26 (13.98%)
Khalid Siraj / Dec 20 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.60 ▲ 0.97 (11.24%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 20 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	9.90 ▲ 0.98 (10.99%)
Escorts Bank / Dec 20 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	4.79 ▲ 0.47 (10.88%)
Cresent Jute / Dec 20 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.20 ▲ 0.40 (10.53%)
S.G.Power / Dec 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	11.19 ▲ 1.02 (10.03%)
P.T.C.L. / Dec 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	25.80 ▲ 2.35 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 20 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	16.25 ▼ -1.81 (-10.02%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 20 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	41.93 ▼ -4.66 (-10.00%)
Maqbool Tex. / Dec 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.05 ▼ -3.45 (-10.00%)
Reliance Cotton / Dec 20 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	621 ▼ -69.00 (-10.00%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 20 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	27.72 ▼ -3.08 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.58 ▼ -3.84 (-9.99%)
Nagina Cot. / Dec 20 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	48.92 ▼ -5.41 (-9.96%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 20 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.39 ▼ -1.26 (-9.96%)
Arpak Int. / Dec 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	65.22 ▼ -7.19 (-9.93%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,645,248 ▲ 0.10
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	81,901,542 ▲ 0.16
Cnergyico PK / Dec 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	68,345,098 ▲ 0.12
Pak Elektron / Dec 20 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	57,974,101 ▲ 1.47
Pak Refinery / Dec 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	45,251,944 ▲ 0.40
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,240,462 ▲ 1.00
Sui South Gas / Dec 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,539,001 ▼ -0.74
B.O.Punjab / Dec 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	35,598,669 ▲ 0.24
Symmetry Group / Dec 20 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	34,869,613 ▼ -0.72

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