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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

World

China gives its first COVID-19 vaccine approval to Sinopharm

The price of the vaccine would depend on the scale of use, but the "premise" was that it would be free for the public in China, he said.

Published 31 Dec, 2020 09:59am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 21	278.03
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 21	277.78
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 21	154.92
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 21	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 21	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 21	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 20	5,917.11
Nasdaq / Nov 20	18,966.14
Dow Jones / Nov 20	43,408.47
India Sensex / Nov 21	77,137.20
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 21	38,026.17
Hang Seng / Nov 21	19,620.49
FTSE 100 / Nov 21	8,069.57
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 21	18,942.65

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 21	248.38
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 21	69.38
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 21	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 21	238,340
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 21	2,662.71
Diesel/Litre / Nov 21	255.14

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 21 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	174,389,145 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 21 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	63,973,243 ▲ 0.00
Kohinoor Spining / Nov 21 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	62,996,737 ▲ 0.00
Aisha Steel Mill / Nov 21 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	48,137,561 ▲ 0.00
Waves Home Appliances / Nov 21 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	43,506,391 ▲ 0.00
Lotte Chemical / Nov 21 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	40,852,960 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Nov 21 Telecard Limited(TELE)	36,937,252 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	31,401,025 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	31,346,592 ▲ 0.00

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