AP reporter describes walking through the White House Christmas decorations
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Kids Can Press said “we strongly condemn” the use of Franklin the Turtle to contradict “kindness, empathy, and inclusivity.”
US has said it hopes other countries will follow as health policy experts say the agreement signals a shift away from value-for-money assessment
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The federal health minister, Mark Butler, said the government is trying to understand a “dynamic shift that’s happening in the global pharmaceutical market” following a new agreement that will see the UK pay 25% more for new US medicines, as drugs policy experts warn the deal sets a “problematic precedent”.
Under the deal, the UK will double the percentage of GDP it allocates to buying innovative therapies from the US. The deal has led to UK experts expressing concern that the National Health Service will pay more money for new treatments, with less money left to pay for health staff and proven existing treatments.
“The gate was like yep, it’s time for you to go. All them times you hiked your leg on me….bu bye!” one user wrote.
If approved, the plan would be introduced in three garda divisions to start.
Former SBS newsreader defends sharing two X posts about a speech by the late Hezbollah leader as fair comment on a matter of public interest
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Racial discrimination proceedings brought by the head of the Zionist Federation of Australia were “part of a deliberate campaign to undermine and discredit” Mary Kostakidis, court documents claim.
The former SBS newsreader has been accused by the ZFA of breaching the Racial Discrimination Act by sharing two X posts about a speech by the late Hezbollah secretary general Hassan Nasrallah in January 2024.
‘Mansion tax’ announced by Rachel Reeves will have limited impact on property market, building society says
UK house prices rose last month despite uncertainty before the budget, according to Nationwide, which predicted that the newly announced “mansion tax” would have a limited impact on the housing market.
The UK’s biggest building society said the average house price rose 0.3% month on month in November, higher than a 0.1% increase predicted by economists polled by Reuters. The average price of a home was £272,998, up from £272,226 in October.
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