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Energy drink craze peps and pacifies weary Afghans

HEART: A production line in a warehouse in western Afghanistan churns out 24 energy drinks every second, feeding a...

Published 11 Sep, 2024 01:17pm

Technology

Elon Musk’s Neuralink implants brain chip in first human

The first human patient has received an implant from brain-chip startup Neuralink on Sunday and is recovering well,...

Published 30 Jan, 2024 11:15am

World

EU delays approval of Novavax’s revised COVID vaccine

European Union (EU) regulators have delayed a decision to give approval for Novavax’s variant-tailored COVID-19...

Published 15 Oct, 2023 10:03am

World

US FDA panel gives thumbs down on approval for Amgen lung cancer drug

NEW YORK: Advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday found that data from a late-stage trial was ...

Published 06 Oct, 2023 03:03am

Technology

Musk’s Neuralink says cleared for human test of brain implants

SAN FRANCISCO: Elon Musk’s start-up Neuralink on Thursday said it has approval from US regulators to test its brain...

Published 26 May, 2023 10:33am

World

Judge to weigh key evidence ahead of first Zantac cancer trial

GSK Plc is expected to urge a California judge on Thursday to limit what expert testimony jurors can hear in the...

Published 17 Feb, 2023 11:26am

World

E-cigarette maker Juul reaches settlement with 10,000 plaintiffs

WASHINGTON: US e-cigarette manufacturer Juul Labs said on Tuesday it had reached a settlement with about 10,000...

Published 07 Dec, 2022 12:13pm

Technology

Elon Musk expects Neuralink’s brain chip to begin human trials in 6 months

Elon Musk said on Wednesday he expects a wireless brain chip developed by his company Neuralink to begin human...

Published 01 Dec, 2022 11:39am

World

US bans sales of Juul e-cigarettes, company to seek stay

WASHINGTON: Sales of Juul e-cigarettes were blocked by the US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday, in a major...

Published 24 Jun, 2022 06:15am

World

US approves Pfizer and Moderna vaccines for youngest children

WASHINGTON: The US Food and Drug Administration granted emergency authorization Friday for the use of Pfizer and...

Published 17 Jun, 2022 06:43pm

World

US panel recommends Covid vaccines for youngest children

WASHINGTON: A panel of experts convened by the US Food and Drug Administration unanimously recommended Covid-19...

Published 16 Jun, 2022 11:37am

World

GSK measles vaccine gets US FDA approval

British drugmaker GSK said on Monday its vaccine, Priorix, was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...

Published 06 Jun, 2022 01:28pm

World

Pfizer seeks US authorization of COVID vaccine for young children

Pfizer Inc and partner BioNTech have completed the filing with the US drugs regulator seeking authorization for...

Published 02 Jun, 2022 05:42pm

World

US says China and Russia bomber drill shows depth of their alignment

WASHINGTON: A joint strategic bomber exercise by Russia and China in East Asia on Tuesday shows the depth of the two...

Published 24 May, 2022 06:07pm

World

U.S. limits use of J&J’s COVID vaccine on blood clot risks

The U.S. health regulator said on Thursday it was limiting the use of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine for...

Published 06 May, 2022 11:31am

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Our dietary intake

I was reading the latest article on a website called IFL Science about monosodium glutamate (MSG) and as a medical...

Published 22 Apr, 2022 05:36am

World

Moderna seeks US approval of second Covid booster

WASHINGTON: Moderna announced Thursday it had asked the United States drug regulator for emergency authorization for...

Published 18 Mar, 2022 10:45am

World

US FDA declines to approve Merck's cough treatment

Merck & Co said on Monday the US Food and Drug Administration declined to approve its experimental drug for the...

Published 24 Jan, 2022 06:07pm

World

US man recovering after 'breakthrough' pig-heart transplant

CHICAGO: A US man with terminal heart disease was implanted with a genetically modified pig heart in a...

Published 11 Jan, 2022 11:40am

World

FDA clears Pfizer’s Covid-19 booster shot for 12- to 15-year-olds

NEW YORK: The US Food and Drug Administration on Monday authorized the use of a third dose of the Pfizer and ...

Published 04 Jan, 2022 06:54am

World

US authorizes Covid boosters for all over 18s

WASHINGTON: The United States on Friday authorized Pfizer and Moderna Covid vaccine boosters to all people aged 18...

Published 19 Nov, 2021 06:44pm

World

US FDA advisers back Moderna COVID-19 booster shots for older and high-risk people

A panel of expert advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration unanimously voted on Thursday to recommend booster...

Published 15 Oct, 2021 11:35am

World

AstraZeneca seeks US authorisation of drug to prevent COVID-19

AstraZeneca has requested the US Food and Drug Administration to grant emergency use authorisation for its new...

Published 05 Oct, 2021 12:12pm

World

U.S. FDA leaning toward approving Moderna half-dose booster

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is leaning toward authorizing half-dose booster shots of the Moderna Inc...

Published 29 Sep, 2021 11:59am

Markets

Dollar near one-week low as Delta fears ease before Jackson Hole

The United States could get COVID-19 under control by early next year, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the country's top infectious disease expert, said on Tuesday

Published 25 Aug, 2021 10:35am

World

Moderna files for full US approval of COVID-19 vaccine

The development comes weeks after rival Pfizer Inc and its German partner BioNTech SE sought full approval for their COVID-19 vaccine in the United States.
Moderna said it will continue to submit data to the US Food and Drug Administration on a rolling basis over the coming weeks with a request for a priority review.

Published 01 Jun, 2021 07:14pm

World

US FDA may not review new COVID-19 vaccine EUA requests during pandemic

AstraZeneca and Novavax did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Published 26 May, 2021 11:26am

Business & Finance

Moderna says its COVID-19 vaccine found safe, effective in teens

Moderna Inc, whose vaccine is authorized for adults 18 and older, said it will submit the findings of its adolescent study to the US Food and Drug Administration and other regulators for emergency use authorization in early June.
US regulators took about a month to review a similar study from Pfizer/BioNtech, which was authorized for ages 12-15 on May 10. If Moderna gets the same treatment, its authorization would come in early July.

Published 25 May, 2021 05:33pm

World

US allows Pfizer vaccine in fridge for a month

The vials were previously only allowed to be kept at such temperatures for five days.

Updated 20 May, 2021 05:57pm

World

US authorizes Pfizer jab for 12-15 year olds as India outbreak rages

Tourism might get a shot in the arm from the European Union, which said it was "fully on track" to ensure a Covid health pass would be ready in June to boost travel.

Published 11 May, 2021 10:49am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 18	278.55
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 18	278.25
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 18	153.63
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 18	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 18	1.27
Euro to USD / Dec 18	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 17	6,050.61
Nasdaq / Dec 17	20,109.06
FTSE 100 / Dec 17	8,195.20
Dow Jones / Dec 17	43,449.90
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 17	20,246.37
France CAC40 / Dec 17	7,365.70
India Sensex / Dec 18	80,231.76
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 18	39,081.71

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 17	241,860
Petrol/Litre / Dec 18	252.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 18	70.43
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 18	17,585
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 18	2,644.54
Diesel/Litre / Dec 18	255.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
LSE Capital / Dec 18 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	6.70 ▲ 1.00 (17.54%)
S.G.Power / Dec 18 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	9.17 ▲ 1.00 (12.24%)
Faran Sugar (R) / Dec 18 Faran Sugar Mills Limited (R)(FRSMR)	9.43 ▲ 1.00 (11.86%)
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 18 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	11.06 ▲ 1.01 (10.05%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 18 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.50 ▲ 1.05 (10.05%)
Quetta Textile / Dec 18 Quetta Textile Mills Limited(QUET)	19.67 ▲ 1.79 (10.01%)
Attock Cement / Dec 18 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	259.27 ▲ 23.57 (10.00%)
Data Agro / Dec 18 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	139.24 ▲ 12.66 (10.00%)
Diamond Ind. / Dec 18 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	20.90 ▲ 1.90 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Blue-Ex Ltd / Dec 18 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	37.76 ▼ -4.20 (-10.01%)
National Bank / Dec 18 National Bank of Pakistan(NBP)	66.38 ▼ -7.38 (-10.01%)
Din Tex. / Dec 18 Din Textile Mills Limited(DINT)	45.90 ▼ -5.10 (-10.00%)
Dawood Lawrencepur / Dec 18 Dawood Lawrencepur Limited(DLL)	211.50 ▼ -23.50 (-10.00%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Dec 18 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	180.01 ▼ -19.99 (-10.00%)
Imperial Limited / Dec 18 Imperial Limited(IML)	20.16 ▼ -2.24 (-10.00%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 18 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	44.37 ▼ -4.93 (-10.00%)
Mari Petroleum / Dec 18 Mari Petroleum Company Limited(MARI)	728.78 ▼ -80.98 (-10.00%)
Bilal Fibres / Dec 18 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	12.61 ▼ -1.40 (-9.99%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	151,921,663 ▼ -0.11
Pak Elektron / Dec 18 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	107,502,606 ▲ 1.04
Cnergyico PK / Dec 18 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	58,285,174 ▼ -0.30
B.O.Punjab / Dec 18 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	57,202,972 ▲ 0.05
Pak Refinery / Dec 18 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	55,973,468 ▲ 0.99
Sui South Gas / Dec 18 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	42,923,281 ▲ 2.87
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Dec 18 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	36,897,118 ▲ 0.28
Hub Power Co. / Dec 18 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	33,289,968 ▼ -2.44
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 18 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	31,918,152 ▲ 1.01

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