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Terming Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan government "illegitimate" and "incompetent", Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman said supporters of the government are "culprits" and involved in all the problems being faced by the country at present. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/358H2zR

The vaccination, available at 48 designated clinics in 15 districts, began on December 24, targeting certain groups of people aged between 18 and 59 years, He Zhenyu, deputy director of the centre for disease control and prevention in Wuhan, told the media in Wuhan. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3pu1PW6

84% of those killed this year were "deliberately targeted" for their work, RSF said in its annual report, compared to 63% in 2019. "For several years now, Reporters Without Borders has noted that investigative journalists are really in the crosshairs of states, or cartels." from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/38GD8iy

Pakistan on Monday extended the ban on flights from the UK for another week over fears of a new variant of the coronavirus which is reportedly spreading at a much faster rate. The extension was announced by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) after the government decided that the threat level regarding the virus from the UK had not reduced. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/38H0aWz

The US House of Representatives dealt a blow to President Donald Trump on Monday by rejecting his veto of a defence bill, setting the stage for the Senate to deliver the first veto override of his presidency. The Democratic-controlled House voted 322 to 87 to override Trump's veto of the $740.5 billion bill from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3aOTbNH

President Cyril Ramaphosa justified a raft of new measures by a "rapid rise" in infections, most by a new strain of the virus feared to be more contagious. He pointed the finger at "super-spreader" social events and an "extreme lack of vigilance over the holiday period". from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3hxgFsg

The latest measures bar most landlords from evicting tenants who are unable to pay their rent for at least another 60 days. It also described the measures as "one of the most comprehensive anti-eviction laws in the nation." They will also protect many small landlords from the risk of foreclosure due to lost rental income. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3hrLTAI