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G20 leaders turn focus to climate change

RIO DE JANEIRO: Leaders of the Group of 20 major economies meet on Tuesday to discuss sustainable development and ...

Published 20 Nov, 2024 06:45am

World

China’s foreign minister meets Indian counterpart, calls for resumption of direct flights

BEIJING: China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi met his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on Monday in Rio de...

Published 19 Nov, 2024 12:02pm

Life & Style

‘Operation Madonna’: Rio readies for singer’s free mega-concert

RIO DE JANEIRO: Madonna’s long-awaited free concert on Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana Beach has upended the...

Published 01 May, 2024 01:32pm

World

Record heat index of 62.3C scorches Rio de Janeiro

RIO DE JANEIRO: A heat wave stifling Brazil set new records on Sunday, with Rio de Janeiro’s heat index hitting...

Published 19 Mar, 2024 04:53am

World

Torrential rains leave at least seven dead in Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO: Torrential rains that turned avenues into rivers killed at least seven people overnight into Sunday...

Published 14 Jan, 2024 10:53pm

Pakistan

Mark Stroh new US CG in Karachi

KARACHI: Mark Stroh assumed his role as the United States Consul General in Karachi on August 21, 2021. A career...

Published 26 Aug, 2021 04:52am

Sports

Messi's Argentina trophy odyssey ends in Brazil

But the six time Ballon d'Or winner had to suffer numerous disappointments, including losing four finals

Published 11 Jul, 2021 10:52am

Sports

Keeper Martinez sends Argentina into Copa final against Brazil

Argentina stopper Martinez saved three penalties in the shoot-out after a bruising 1-1 draw in Brasilia

Published 07 Jul, 2021 09:16am

Sports

Emotional Neymar inspires Brazil into Copa quarters after Peru cruise

It took Brazil 10 minutes to get a shot on goal, and when they did it came from the unlikely boot of defensive midfielder Fred, who fired over.

Published 18 Jun, 2021 09:42am

Sports

IOC veteran Pound says Tokyo Games 'a go'

He drew parallels with the 1984 Games in Los Angeles in which there were concerns "about how many Olympic athletes were going to die because of the smog," and a Zika virus outbreak prior to the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Published 21 May, 2021 10:20am

World

25 killed in police raid on Rio slum

At least two people were wounded when the subway car they were riding in was apparently caught in the crossfire during the operation, news site G1 reported.

Published 07 May, 2021 10:12am

World

Brazil reports 92,625 new coronavirus cases, 3,829 deaths in 24 hours

Brazil has registered more than 13 million cases since the pandemic began.

Published 08 Apr, 2021 11:48am

World

Cities worldwide dim lights to mark Earth Hour

Experts believe human activity, such as widespread deforestation, destruction of animals' habitats and climate change, is spurring this increase, and warn more pandemics could occur if nothing is done.

Updated 28 Mar, 2021 05:31pm

World

EU opens way for Russian jabs as nations try to hold off new surge

THE HAGUE: Russian coronavirus shots could soon be doled out across Europe after the EU said Thursday it was...

Updated 05 Mar, 2021 09:40am

World

Rio de Janeiro announces curfew as Brazil battles brutal COVID wave

The city of 6.7 million people will impose a curfew from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. and order restaurants to close at 5 p.m., while certain businesses, such as clubs, will be shut altogether.
While COVID-19 deaths and infections are falling globally, that is not the case in Brazil, where a record 1,910 people died from the virus on Wednesday.

Published 04 Mar, 2021 06:20pm

World

Brazil vaccinations start as country faces vaccine ingredient shortfall

The federally-funded Fiocruz biomedical center in Rio de Janeiro is still awaiting its first shipment of ingredients for AstraZeneca's vaccine, pending Chinese export approval.

Published 19 Jan, 2021 12:04pm

World

Brazil rings in 2021 with nearly empty Copacabana beach

Football superstar Neymar meanwhile tried to douse a firestorm of controversy over reports he organized a week-long party for 500 revelers at his mansion outside Rio.

Published 01 Jan, 2021 11:17am

World

Brazil to seek regulatory approval for AstraZeneca vaccine on Jan. 15

"Nobody pressures me for anything, I don't give a damn about it," he said in a video aired on CNN Brasil.

Published 29 Dec, 2020 10:32am

World

Brazil records more than 1,000 Covid deaths in 24 hours: official

The health ministry expects to vaccinate 70 percent of the population -- some 150 million people -- within 16 months.

Published 18 Dec, 2020 11:47am

World

Pfizer delivers Phase 3 test results for COVID-19 vaccine to Brazil regulator

Pfizer is the second company to do so after AstraZeneca Plc delivered its results to Anvisa earlier in December.

Published 17 Dec, 2020 11:36am

Business & Finance

Brazil airline Azul says Q1 capacity should exceed 85% of pre-pandemic levels

ASK for December 2020 will come to roughly 70% of December 2019 levels, the company said.

Published 17 Dec, 2020 11:28am

World

Brazil's vaccination plan is assailed as 'incompetent'

The Datafolha poll found 50 percent of respondents said they would not take a vaccine made in China, against 47 percent who would.

Published 14 Dec, 2020 09:24am

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 17	278.75
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 17	278.65
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 17	156.30
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 17	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 17	1.22
Euro to USD / Jan 17	1.03

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 17	5,996.66
India Sensex / Jan 17	76,619.33
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 17	38,451.46
Nasdaq / Jan 17	19,630.20
Hang Seng / Jan 17	19,584.06
FTSE 100 / Jan 17	8,505.22
Dow Jones / Jan 17	43,487.83
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 17	20,903.39

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 17	78.88
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 17	18,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 17	242,283
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 17	2,703.25
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 17	67.60
Petrol/Litre / Jan 18	256.13

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Jan 17 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	7.60 ▲ 1.00 (15.15%)
S.G.Power / Jan 17 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	9.51 ▲ 1.00 (11.75%)
Jahangir Sidd(Pref) / Jan 17 Jahangir Sidd(Pref)(JSCLPSA)	10.50 ▲ 1.00 (10.53%)
AN Textile Mill / Jan 17 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	12.82 ▲ 1.17 (10.04%)
Jah.Sidd. Co. / Jan 17 Jahangir Siddiqui & Co. Ltd.(JSCL)	23.62 ▲ 2.15 (10.01%)
Agritech Non-voting / Jan 17 Agritech Non-Voting Preference(AGLNCPS)	24.20 ▲ 2.20 (10.00%)
Arif Habib Ltd. / Jan 17 Arif Habib Limited(AHL)	66.21 ▲ 6.02 (10.00%)
Bilal Fibres / Jan 17 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	15.95 ▲ 1.45 (10.00%)
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 17 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	77.09 ▲ 7.01 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
JS Global Banking / Jan 17 JS Global Banking Sector (ETF)(JSGBETF)	19.77 ▼ -2.75 (-12.21%)
First Capital Equities / Jan 17 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	5.35 ▼ -0.72 (-11.86%)
Tariq Corp.Pref. / Jan 17 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	7 ▼ -0.88 (-11.17%)
Service Textile / Jan 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	14.98 ▼ -1.66 (-9.98%)
Gulshan Sp. / Jan 17 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.01 ▼ -0.43 (-9.68%)
Zahid Jee Textile / Jan 17 Zahidjee Textile Mills Limited(ZAHID)	27.51 ▼ -2.70 (-8.94%)
Mandviwala / Jan 17 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	21.50 ▼ -2.00 (-8.51%)
Universal Ins. / Jan 17 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	9.23 ▼ -0.65 (-6.58%)
Tata Textile / Jan 17 Tata Textile Mills Limited(TATM)	47.10 ▼ -2.80 (-5.61%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	103,704,415 ▲ 0.01
Cnergyico PK / Jan 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	37,108,232 ▲ 0.04
Hub Power Co. / Jan 17 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	36,743,585 ▲ 5.79
Hascol Petrol / Jan 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	32,265,861 ▲ 0.83
Dewan Motors / Jan 17 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	28,402,498 ▲ 2.84
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 17 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	24,195,904 ▲ 7.01
Pak Refinery / Jan 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	17,625,081 ▲ 0.94
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 17 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	16,675,539 ▲ 0.30
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	16,024,776 ▲ 0.09

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