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January 9, 2026

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Nationwide internet blackout in Iran as protests grow

It forces a nationwide internet blackout as the biggest wave of unrest in three years continues to grow A nationwide blackout in Iran was reported on Thursday, internet monitoring group NetBlocks said, as protests over economic hardship continued across the country. No further information about the internet outage was immediately available. Witnesses in the capital Tehran and the major cities of Mashhad and Isfahan told Reuters that protesters gathered in the streets again on Thursday, chanting slogans against the Islamic Republic’s clerical rulers. Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of the late Shah of Iran who was overthrown in the 1979

January 8, 2026

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Nepra reduces energy tariffs for consumers nationwide under FCA

A representational image of a transmission tower, also known as a power pylon. — AFP/File Reduction applies to January bills due to November FCA. Lifeline consumers exempt from tariff relief: notice. The financial needs of Discos for 2026 are estimated at Rs 3,379 billion. The National Electricity Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has announced a reduction in electricity tariffs by 93 paisa per unit after issuing a notification applicable to consumers across the country. According to the statement, the reduction was decided due to a fuel cost adjustment for November and will be passed on to consumers through January electricity bills. He

November 22, 2025

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India’s unions condemn new labor codes, plan nationwide protests

Workers sew hoods at a garment manufacturing plant on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India, August 5, 2025. — Reuters Major Indian unions condemn the new labor codes as a “misleading fraud”. Unions demand withdrawal of labor laws ahead of protests. The Modi government is issuing four labor codes that were approved five years ago. Ten major Indian unions condemned the government’s rollout of new labor codes on Friday, the biggest such overhaul in decades, as a “misleading fraud” against workers. The unions, aligned with parties opposed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, called in a statement late Friday for the laws

October 21, 2025

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A nationwide fuel shortage looms as oil shipments are held up by a tax dispute

A large number of oil tankers are parked near Shireen Jinnah Colony in Karachi. — Online/Archive Oil cargoes remain stranded at Karachi ports. Five large petrol and diesel vessels are awaiting clearance. Sindh restores 100% IDC bank guarantee requirement. Pakistan faces the risk of nationwide fuel shortages as many oil cargoes remain stuck at ports following the Sindh government’s decision to reinstate the 100% bank guarantee requirement under the Sindh Infrastructure Development Certificate (IDC). The oil industry has warned that the move could disrupt the country’s fuel supply chain within days if the issue is not resolved promptly, The News

October 6, 2025

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Nationwide Anti-Polio Drive to begin on October 13

A health worker manages polio falls on school children for vaccination during a door-to-door elimination campaign on Citizens in Lahore on April 21 2025.-AFP Over 400,000 trained workers in polio to participate in the campaign. Children take an additional dose of vitamin a. NEOC urges parents to ensure that every child receives falls of polio. The National Emergency Business Center (NEOC) has announced that a national campaign against polio will take place from October 13th to October 19th to vaccinate more than 45 million children under five years over the disease. According to NEOC, children will also receive an additional

December 19, 2024

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Amazon faces nationwide strike amid holiday rush

Listen to the article Workers at three Amazon facilities in Southern California joined thousands of others nationwide in a strike against the tech giant. The strike, organized by the Teamsters union, comes just days before Christmas and follows Amazon’s failure to meet a Dec. 15 deadline for contract negotiations. The union action is being described as the largest strike against Amazon during the critical holiday shipping season. Teamster workers walked off the job at 6 a.m. local time Thursday at delivery centers in City of Industry, Palmdale and Victorville. Additional facilities on the East Coast, including locations in New York,

December 16, 2024

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Last Nationwide Polio Eradication Action of 2024 Begins Today in Pakistan

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif administers polio drops to a child during the launch ceremony of the latest 2024 anti-polio campaign in Islamabad on December 15, 2024. —PPI 0.4 million polio workers will be deployed in the country’s 143 districts. 609 teams to manage 0.14 million childhood polio drops in B. Waziristan. Parents “urged” to vaccinate their children against the crippling disease. A week-long national polio campaign was officially launched today (Monday) with the aim of vaccinating about 44,000,000 children across the country against the crippling disease, after the annual polio case tally reached 63. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday

December 15, 2024

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South Korean President Yeol was impeached after nationwide protests over martial law

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol addresses the nation at the Presidential Office in Seoul, December 12, 2024. — Reuters 204 MPs vote for the censure, 85 are against. The prime minister becomes acting president after Yun’s impeachment. The Constitutional Court will decide on the removal of the president in six months. SEOUL: South Korea’s parliament on Saturday successfully voted to impeach incumbent President Yoon Suk-yeol and suspend him from official duties over his short-lived attempt last week to impose martial law. The motion was adopted after at least 12 members of Yun’s People’s Power Party joined the opposition parties,

October 28, 2024

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Nationwide campaign begins to manage polio drops in 45 million children

A girl receives a polio vaccine during a three-day vaccination campaign on November 29, 2020. —Reuters Teams from the Ministry of Health go door to door. The campaign will run from October 28th to November 3rd. The Prime Minister emphasizes the urgent need to fight against wild polio. ISLAMABAD: The government on Monday launched a week-long nationwide polio vaccination campaign, aiming to administer the polio vaccine to more than 45 million children. Strengthening Pakistan’s commitment to polio eradication, the Pakistan Polio Program launched the vaccination campaign to counter the resurgence of wild poliovirus and protect millions of children under the

September 8, 2024

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PM Shehbaz launches nationwide polio drive amid surge in cases

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif administers oral polio vaccine to a child during the launch ceremony of Nationwide Polio Action in Islamabad on September 8, 2024. — PID Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday launched a special campaign against the polio virus to ensure complete eradication of the crippling disease from the country as the number of cases jumped to 17 by 2024. The polio campaign, which will be held in 115 districts of the country, will target at least 30 million children under the age of five for immunization against the debilitating disease. As part of the initiative, some 286,000

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