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Britain asks regulator to assess Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine


November 27, 2020

LONDON: Britain on Friday asked its medicine regulator to assess Oxford University and AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate for temporary supply, a step towards beginning a roll-out before the end of the year. AstraZeneca expects 4 million doses to be available in Britain by the end of next month, and health minister Hancock is targeting the roll-out to begin before Christmas. …

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Balochistan reports 66 coronavirus cases in 24 hours


November 27, 2020

QUETTA: Balochistan has recorded 66 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours. According to a report released by the Balochistan Health Department, at least 66 more persons were tested positive for coronavirus in Balochistan, bringing the total number of infected patients to 17,008 in the province. During the period of the last 24 hours, 12 new COVID-19 cases were …

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Preparations completed for anti-polio drive in Punjab


November 27, 2020

LAHORE: The Punjab government has completed preparations for launching a five-day anti-polio vaccination drive commencing from November 30, Monday to December 4. 48,000 teams have been constituted and their training sessions were also concluded following the upcoming anti-polio vaccination drive for administering polio drops to more than 20 million children. According to the Polio Eradication Programme, the concerned authorities have …

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Australia, India face testing times as ODI series starts today


November 27, 2020

SYDNEY: The plans for India’s tour of Australia have been ripped up and redrawn dozens of times over the last eight months but the action finally gets underway with the first One-day International at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday. It was at the same venerable ground on March 13 that Australia last hosted international men’s cricket, with the hosts …

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Akbar, Faizan, Nawaz score tons at start of fifth round


November 27, 2020

KARACHI: Karachi-based Akbar-ur-Rehman gave Sindh bowlers a taste of their own medicine on Thursday when the veteran right-hander marked his 100th appearance in first-class cricket with an undefeated stroke-filled century as Balochistan amassed 333-5 on the first day of their fifth-round fixture in Quaid-e-Azam Trophy here at the SBP Sports Complex. A similar story unfolded in the televised game at …

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New Zealand welcome crowds back for WI T20 clash


November 27, 2020

AUCKLAND: A sense of normality returns to cricket on Friday when New Zealand take on West Indies in their Twenty20 International series opener with no restrictions on the crowd size in Auckland, but the Covid-19 pandemic continues to cast a long shadow over the tour. The global health crisis fractured the buildup to the three Twenty20s, two-Test series for both …

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Pakistan cricket team’s isolation behaviour has ‘significantly improved’: New Zealand govt


November 27, 2020

The Pakistan cricket team’s behaviour in their bio-secure facility in Christchurch had “significantly improved”, New Zealand’s Ministry of Health said on Friday, just 24 hours after the tourists had been warned about breaching Covid-19 protocols. The ministry had confirmed on Thursday that six of the 53 touring party members had tested positive for the novel coronavirus upon arrival, while there was also …

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Maradona — the man who lived life on his own terms


November 27, 2020

The first time I watched a football match was during the 1994 World Cup. The tournament may have been won by Brazil but it was surrounded by the myth of Maradona. My father would categorically refuse to watch any team other than Argentina play. I even took to marking their games on a calendar. I have vague memories of Maradona …

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Regulatory curbs stifling growth in South Asia: WB


November 27, 2020

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank says though business regulatory environment in South Asia has improved over time, significant challenges remain that not only strife the growth and development of private enterprise, also prevent the regional countries from reaping the spillover benefits of large infrastructure projects like ‘Belt and Road Initiative’ of China. The procedures for building projects in South Asia continue …

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Energy scrips lead 653-point rally on PSX


November 27, 2020

KARACHI: The stock market turned in another impressive performance on Thursday, extending the rally that began a day earlier. The KSE-100 index showed a repeat opening in deep green and the benchmark continued to climb on the back of heavyweight exploration & production stocks. Later in the day, as international oil prices took a dip, investors switched from oil stocks …

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