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Russia reports 26,190 new coronavirus cases, 559 deaths

Authorities said 559 had died in the last 24 hours, pushing the official death toll to 44,718.

Published 09 Dec, 2020 06:08pm

Pakistan

Russia offers Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine to Pakistan

Ministry of Foreign Affairs received a letter to this effect along with data on the vaccine’s clinical research and trials from the Russian Embassy in Islamabad
Although, Sputnik V has not finished its final trials, Russia started distributing vaccinations last week

Published 09 Dec, 2020 01:41pm

With vaccine drawing closer, US tops 15 million coronavirus cases

Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday intended to ensure that priority access for COVID-19 vaccines procured by the US government is given to the American people before assisting other nations.

Published 09 Dec, 2020 10:10am

World

Russia reports 26,097 new coronavirus cases, 562 deaths

Authorities said 562 people had died overnight, taking the official death toll to 44,159.

Updated 08 Dec, 2020 07:08pm

World

Kremlin says Putin may discuss OPEC+ oil deal at govt meeting on Wednesday

He added that Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak will attend the meeting and may inform the president about the issue.

Published 08 Dec, 2020 04:31pm

World

Abu Dhabi seeking volunteers for Russian COVID-19 vaccine trial

Russia on Saturday began distributing the vaccine to the most exposed groups in the country, the start of the first large-scale vaccination against the disease there.

Published 08 Dec, 2020 12:31pm

Business & Finance

Russian economy to grow 3.8% in 2021, rouble to firm

Sukhov said ACRA expects the rouble, hit by the pandemic and related restrictions, to average 71 per dollar in its 2021 base case scenario. On Monday, the rouble was at 73.55 versus the dollar.

Published 08 Dec, 2020 12:25pm

World

Russia says Venezuela election 'transparent'

With the opposition boycotting the vote, turnout was just 31 percent.

Published 08 Dec, 2020 01:41am

World

Russia reports 28,142 new coronavirus cases, 456 deaths

Authorities said 456 people had died overnight, taking the official death toll to 43,597.

Published 07 Dec, 2020 01:12pm

World

Russia reports record 29,039 new COVID-19 cases

Authorities confirmed 457 deaths related to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, pushing the official national death toll to 43,141.

Published 06 Dec, 2020 06:40pm

World

Moscow rolls out Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine to most exposed groups

The Russian-made vaccine will first be made available to doctors and other medical workers, teachers and social workers because they run the highest risk of exposure to the disease. *President Vladimir Putin has ordered a nationwide voluntary vaccination programme to begin next week. He said Russia will have produced 2 million vaccine doses within the next few days.

Published 05 Dec, 2020 08:01pm

World

WHO warns virus crisis not over as vaccine rollout starts

"Vaccines do not equal zero Covid," said WHO emergencies director Michael Ryan, adding that not everyone will be able to receive it early next year.

Published 05 Dec, 2020 07:54pm

World

Russia reports record 28,782 new CIVID-19 cases, 508 deaths

Authorities confirmed 508 deaths related to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, pushing the official national death toll to 42,684.

Published 05 Dec, 2020 04:07pm

Business & Finance

Russia's central bank to offer up to $21.55bn at Dec 7 repo auctions

Liquidity at such actions became more affordable after the central bank slashed its key rate to a record low of 4.25pc this year.

Published 04 Dec, 2020 06:55pm

Markets

Russia's rouble firms on higher oil prices; Turkish lira slips

The rouble rose about 0.3pc to hover at three-month highs against the dollar, also supported by hopes that a working COVID-19 vaccine would speed up a global economic recovery next year.

Published 04 Dec, 2020 06:40pm

World

Moscow launches online registration for COVID-19 vaccination

Sputnik V, one of two Russian-made vaccines to have received regulatory approval in Russia despite clinical trials being incomplete, requires two injections.

Published 04 Dec, 2020 06:26pm

World

Russian, Chinese intelligence targeting Norwegian oil secrets: report

“PST expects that the use of economic tools and network operations will increase in the next 18 months,” it said.

Published 04 Dec, 2020 10:11am

World

Pharma firm in India to make Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine

“While we look forward to the clinical trial results in India, we believe that manufacturing the product locally is crucial to enable swift access to patients,” said B. Murali Krishna Reddy, Hetero’s director of international marketing.

Published 27 Nov, 2020 01:25pm

World

Russia sees record virus infections, deaths

The jab will be provided free to Russian citizens and Moscow is looking to secure major international orders in the global race to supply vaccines.

Published 26 Nov, 2020 04:58pm

World

Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine is 95 percent effective

The first international deliveries of the vaccine will be made to customers in January 2021.

Published 24 Nov, 2020 04:31pm

World

Russia says chased off US warship in its Pacific waters

The area has been in dispute since 1984, when the Soviet Union declared it part of its waters, a claim that Russia has maintained.

Published 24 Nov, 2020 04:30pm

World

Seven dead after drinking hand sanitiser in Russian village

The consumption of alcohol substitutes due to their cheap price is not uncommon in Russia's poorer regions.

Published 23 Nov, 2020 04:39pm

World

Russia sees record daily virus deaths as regions struggle

The total virus fatalities stood at 33,391.

Published 17 Nov, 2020 05:01pm

Pakistan

Pakistani, Russian commandos skydive without parachutes in joint drills

The helicopters hovered at an altitude of 20 meters in the air while the commandos descended using a special rope.

Updated 17 Nov, 2020 10:07am

Business & Finance

Russian delegation arrives in Pakistan to discuss NSGPP

Pakistan and Russia are expected to finalize an agreement to start work on the over $2 billion North-South Gas Pipeline Project (NSGPP) in the first quarter of 2021 calendar year.

Published 16 Nov, 2020 01:52pm

World

Turkey again calls for joint U.S. study on Russian S-400 systems

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden is expected to be tougher on Turkey than was Donald Trump, particularly over its foreign and defence policies, and domestic human rights record.

Published 12 Nov, 2020 03:37pm

World

Damascus holds Russia-backed conference on refugee returns

Assad said Western sanctions targeting the Damascus government were also "depriving the country of the simplest means for reconstruction".

Published 11 Nov, 2020 05:35pm

Markets

Russia deploys troops to Nagorno-Karabakh after ceasefire deal announced

Russian President Vladimir Putin said the arrangement should pave the way for a lasting political settlement of a conflict which has killed thousands, displaced many more, and threatened to plunge the wider region into war.

Published 10 Nov, 2020 03:00pm

Pakistan

Pak-Russian forces practice counter-terrorism drills, procedures

This will be the fifth joint military drill between Pakistan and Russia under the bilateral training cooperation agreement which will continue for two weeks.

Updated 10 Nov, 2020 01:04pm

World

US presidential election: Putin will wait for official vote count before congratulating anyone

Peskov says Kremlin will wait for official results of the US presidential election to be announced before commenting on its outcome

Updated 09 Nov, 2020 03:53pm

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 16	278.55
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 16	278.25
USD to Japanese Yen / May 16	154.33
USD to Swiss Franc / May 16	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / May 16	1.27
Euro to USD / May 16	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 15	5308.15
Nasdaq / May 15	16742.39
Dow Jones / May 15	39908
India Sensex / May 16	72771.48
Tokyo Nikkei / May 16	38920.26
Hang Seng / May 16	19336.77
FTSE 100 / May 16	8411.75
Germany DAX 30 / May 16	18842.52

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 16	78.95
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 16	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 16	210562
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 16	2388.50
Cotton US¢/pound / May 16	76.84
Petrol/Litre / May 17	273.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 17 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 17 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 17 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 17 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 17 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 17 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 17 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 17 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 17 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 17 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 17 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 17 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 17 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 17 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 17 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 17 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 17 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 17 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 17 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 17 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 17 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 17 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 17 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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