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Tadawul: 47 companies shopping and selling above 3-month practical
As many as 47 Tadawul-listed companies are trading above three-month average, according to data compiled by Argaam. National Gas and Industrialization Co. (GASCO) topped the list of companies trading above three-month average at 925%, followed by National Petrochemical Co. (Petrochem) at 378%. Companies Trading above 3-Month Average (Shares/Units) Company/Fund Trading average (3-month) Today’s trading Variation…
Bank Albilad completes issuance of SAR 3 bln Tier 2 sukuk
Bank Albilad completed today, April 15, 2021, the issuance of a domestic SAR-denominated Tier-2 sukuk, worth SAR 3 billion, through private placement. The total number of sukuk reached 3,000 at a par value of SAR 1 million each, the bank said in a bourse filing. The 10-year sukuk are callable in the fifth year, subject…
Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra space to change into the next CEC
Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra is set to become the next chief election commissioner, sources said on Sunday. Going by the convention of appointing the senior-most election commissioner as the CEC, the government is learnt to have cleared his name for the top post at Nirvachan Sadan. The order of his elevation maybe issued anytime, the…
Vaccination to resume at 62 non-public hospitals in Mumbai on Monday
With the fresh stock of anti- COVID 19 vaccines being made available by the Mumbai civic body, the halted vaccination drive will resume at 62 of the 71 designated private hospitals in the megapolis from April 12, municipal commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal said on Sunday. In Mumbai, 49 civic and government-run institutions are designated as…
West Bengal reviews 4,398 recent Covid-19 cases, 10 fresh fatalities
West Bengal's COVID-19 tally rose to 6,14,896 on Sunday as 4,398 more people tested positive for the infection, while 10 fresh fatalities pushed the state's coronavirus death toll to 10,400, a health bulletin said. Kolkata reported the highest number of new cases at 1,109 followed by 1,047 in North 24 Parganas district, it said. North…
Tencent-backed Waterdrop faces pushback on IPO from Chinese regulators
Beijing-headquartered Waterdrop distributes insurance policies online and provides illness crowd-funding Topics Tencent Holdings | tencent | China Reuters | SHANGHAI/HONG KONG Last Updated at April 13, 2021 08:56 IST (Refiles to correct name of company in paragraph 13 to Meituan from its former name Meituan Dianping) SHANGHAI/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese online insurance technology firm Waterdrop Inc is receiving…
IPL 2021: Kolkata Knight Riders open with 10-trudge prefer over SRH
Opener Nitish Rana (80) and Rahul Tripathi (53) hit fluent half-centuries to script Kolkata Knight Riders' a comfortable 10-run win against Sunrisers Hyderabad in their IPL match, here on Sunday Topics Kolkata Knight Riders | IPL 2021 | Sunrisers Hyderabad Opener Nitish Rana (80) and Rahul Tripathi (53) hit fluent half-centuries to script Kolkata Knight Riders' a comfortable 10-run…
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Biden says these vaccinated largely ditch masks
Good morning and welcome to Fox News First. Here's what you need to know as you start your dayFully vaccinated people can (more or less) ditch masks indoors: CDCPresident Biden, who addressed the media in the Rose Garden earlier Thursday, announced that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its mask guidance for fully…
Oklahoma dam workers trapped after explosion, rescue efforts underway: file
Rescue efforts are underway after two workers were trapped in an Oklahoma dam Thursday evening following an explosion, according to reports. The explosion occurred just before 6 p.m. at Kerr Dam near Salina, said Justin Alberty, spokesman for the Grand River Dam Authority.The contractors were doing routine core drilling about 80 feet down from the top…
Los Angeles Lyft driver, 67, pistol-whipped, robbed at gunpoint at gas...
A 67-year-old California Lyft driver was allegedly pistol-whipped and robbed at gunpoint after refueling at a Los Angeles gas station on Monday, according to reports. The alleged robbery was recorded on the driver’s dashcam video, which was obtained by FOX 11 in Los Angeles. "I was very scared," Paul Liao told KCAL-TV in LA of the alleged…
How press didn’t hit the gas on pipeline disaster
After the cyberattack on a 5,000-mile pipeline, the message from the Biden administration was that there wasn’t much to worry about.Top officials assured the country that there was plenty of gas supply in the system and no prospect of shortages.Even as those assurances turned out to be wrong, the White House tone was essentially that…
Biden’s COVID-19 ‘rule’ tweet panned on social media
President Biden received backlash on social media Thursday over a tweet that some users saw as a thinly veiled ultimatum when it comes to receiving a COVID-19 jab.Biden, who addressed the media in the Rose Garden earlier Thursday, announced that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its mask guidance for fully vaccinated Americans.…
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Ethiopia rejects US allegations of ‘ethnic cleansing’ in Tigray
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