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WHO warns of 'toxic mix' of low vaccine coverage and testing

GENEVA: The World Health Organization on Wednesday warned a "toxic mix" of low vaccination coverage and low testing...

Published 01 Dec, 2021 10:01pm

World

No need yet to adapt Pfizer vaccine for Covid variants: BioNTech chief

BioNTech's partner Pfizer has also repeatedly amplified the case for booster shots amid the latest wave of infections

Published 09 Aug, 2021 07:53pm

World

Saudi Arabia threatens 3-year travel ban for citizens who visit ‘red list’ states

Anyone who is proven to be involved will be subject to legal accountability and heavy penalties upon their return, and will be banned from travel for three years

Published 27 Jul, 2021 07:57pm

World

Thailand expands lockdown areas as COVID-19 cases surge

Shopping malls will be closed and a 9 p.m. to 4 a.m. curfew will be imposed from Tuesday onwards in Chonburi, Ayutthaya and Chachoengsao provinces

Published 18 Jul, 2021 10:48am

World

WHO warns of ‘dangerous’ variants as Covid cases rise globally

PARIS: The World Health Organization (WHO) warned Thursday that “more dangerous” variants of Covid-19 could tear...

Published 16 Jul, 2021 04:34am

World

France opens Covid jabs for all adults in race against variants

So far, 25.4 million people have received a first shot of a vaccine, representing about 38 percent of the population and nearly one in two adults.

Updated 31 May, 2021 08:29pm

World

BioNTech says 'no evidence' its jabs need adapting for variants

"The aim of this study is to explore the regulatory pathway that BioNTech and Pfizer would pursue if SARS-CoV-2 were to change enough to require an updated vaccine," it said.

Published 10 May, 2021 06:34pm

World

Belgium bans arrivals from India, Brazil, South Africa

The Brazilian at 4.9 percent and the South African at 3.7 percent are next, according to figures released on Monday by the Brussels region.

Published 27 Apr, 2021 06:37pm

Pakistan

Research reveals rise of UK, South African variants of COVID-19 in Pakistan

Prof. Choudhary emphasized the need to step up genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 to timely identify and contain rapidly emerging new strains of the virus.

Published 15 Apr, 2021 05:44pm

World

WHO experts say J&J jab effective in countries with variants

The vaccine has proven effective "in the countries where there is a high spread of the variants", Alejandro Cravioto said.

Published 17 Mar, 2021 04:55pm

World

UK and others agree to fast-track adapted Covid vaccines

More than 123,000 people have died of Covid-19 across the UK, in one of the world's worst outbreaks.

Published 04 Mar, 2021 05:27pm

World

UK rolls out hotel quarantine for 'high risk' country returnees

It has vaccinated 15 million of the most vulnerable people with a first jab, and is looking to inoculate all over-50s by May.

Published 15 Feb, 2021 05:06pm

Markets

IEA says oil market fragile, cites virus restrictions

The IEA said it had left its 2021 global oil demand forecast unchanged, at 96.4 million barrels per day (mbd), which represents a gain of 5.4 mbd over 2020.

Published 11 Feb, 2021 05:50pm

World

Pfizer/BioNTech say vaccine effective against UK, SAfrica virus mutations

In a statement, the two companies said these preliminary findings "do not indicate the need for a new vaccine to address the emerging variants".

Published 28 Jan, 2021 05:39pm

World

UK to impose hotel quarantine for returning Britons

Britain has been the hardest hit in Europe from the pandemic, becoming only the fifth country in the world to surpass 100,000 deaths.

Published 27 Jan, 2021 06:38pm

World

Moderna says Covid vaccine effective against UK, S.Africa variants

For the B.1.1.7 variant, first identified in the UK, there was no impact on the level of neutralizing antibodies.

Published 25 Jan, 2021 08:16pm

World

EU leaders weigh race between variants vs jabs

European Commission chief said the bloc will soon expand vaccines beyond the BioNTech/Pfizer and Moderna.

Published 21 Jan, 2021 09:50am

World

WHO holds emergency meeting over virus variants

The committee normally gathers every three months but the WHO brought the meeting forward to discuss the mutations.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 08:30pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 15	277.70
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 15	277.50
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 15	154.30
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 15	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 15	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 15	1.05

Stock	Volume
India Sensex / Nov 14	77,580.31
S&P 500 / Nov 15	5,870.62
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 15	38,642.91
Nasdaq / Nov 15	18,680.12
Hang Seng / Nov 15	19,426.34
FTSE 100 / Nov 15	8,063.61
Dow Jones / Nov 15	43,444.99
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 15	19,210.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 15	67.02
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 15	233,371.60
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 15	2,563.25
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 15	68.91
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 16	18,085
Petrol/Litre / Nov 18	248.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 18 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.33 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 18 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	609.73 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 18 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 18 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 18 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	56.65 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 18 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	115.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 18 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,008.83 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 18 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 18 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.43 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 18 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.33 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 18 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	609.73 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 18 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 18 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 18 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	56.65 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 18 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	115.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 18 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,008.83 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 18 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 18 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.43 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	77,999,077 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Nov 18 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	70,721,702 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 18 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	55,501,231 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 18 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	36,884,955 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 18 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	36,294,630 ▲ 0.00
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Nov 18 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	32,226,742 ▲ 0.00
TRG Pak Ltd / Nov 18 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	29,018,611 ▲ 0.00
Pak Int.Bulk / Nov 18 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	22,405,457 ▲ 0.00
Treet Battery / Nov 18 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	21,319,898 ▲ 0.00

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