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The US Department of Health and Human Services says its is setting most-favoured-nation prescription drug pricing targets following an executive order from President Donald Trump last week aimed at lowering the prices of branded medicines for US consumers.HHS wants US prescription drug prices to drop to the lowest possible price among countries that are members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, which includes most of the world’s largest economies.The new pricing targets would focus on OECD countries that have a gross domestic product per capita of at least 60 per cent of US per-capita GDP, the department said.Trump…

KUALA LUMPUR: Drug abuse in Malaysia has reached a “critical level” and threatens public safety, economic stability, and social structures, said the country’s Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.  He cited recent figures that showed that Malaysia had recorded 192,857 drug users and addicts last year, up by nearly a third from the previous year, with 61 per cent falling within the 15 to 39 age group. “Of this number, 96 per cent are male, driven largely by peer influence and curiosity,” he was reported as saying by Bernama after chairing a Cabinet committee meeting on eradicating drug abuse on…

NewsFeedDonald Trump made a rare trip to Capitol Hill to try and convince Republican members of Congress to approve his “big, beautiful bill” that would cut programmes for the poor and lower taxes while raising the US’ national debt.Published On 20 May 202520 May 2025

Why Elon Musk is stepping back from DOGE Why Elon Musk is stepping back from Trump’s DOGE team as Tesla profits drop 02:13 Washington — Elon Musk said Tuesday that he plans to significantly scale back his political spending, adding that he does “not currently see a reason” to invest his money in politics. In a video appearance at the Qatar Economic Forum, the world’s richest man was asked if he’d continue to spend at such a high level in future elections, after contributing at least $277 million to Republican candidates and causes in the 2024 cycle. “I think in terms of political…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Tyra Mae Steele is poised to become a rising star on the WWE NXT roster as soon as she steps into the ring on the brand following her “WWE Legends and Future Greats” (“WWE LFG”) victory.For Steele, pro wrestling was not always in the cards. Tyra Mae Steele won the women’s portion of “WWE LFG.” (WWE)Anyone who watched the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 may know Steele as Tamyra Mensah-Stock. She won the gold medal in the women’s 68-kilogram freestyle competition, becoming the first female African American and first Black female wrestler to…

Parents and residents clashed at a school board meeting in Chicago on Monday after a trans junior high school student won multiple events at a local track meet.The Naperville 203 Community School District Board meeting was at times contentious, with roughly 100 people in attendance, split between the main room and an overflow viewing area.Those in support of the trans athlete waved the blue, pink and white striped transgender flag, while those advocating for athletes to compete against people of the same biological sex held signs reading “Protect girls sports” and “Defend Title IX,” a federal civil rights law that…

After a weekend of renewed searching for a pair of missing children in Nova Scotia, the province’s premier says the siblings’ disappearance is “weighing heavy” on the minds of people in Pictou County. Premier Tim Houston’s riding is in the county where six-year-old Lilly Sullivan and four-year-old Jack Sullivan were reported missing more than two weeks ago.“This is devastating,” Houston told reporters Tuesday.“They were back out searching again this weekend and I know the authorities are running a professional, thorough search, but this is weighing heavy on the minds of certainly people in Pictou County, but well beyond as well.”The…

WA’s new energy Minister has admitted “unbridled” hype surrounding hydrogen has been hit with a “reality check”, but is clear the State will push on with building out the ailing industry. 

TAIPEI: Taiwan wants peace and dialogue with China but the government must continue to strengthen the island’s defences, President Lai Ching-te said on Tuesday (May 20) as he completed one year in office. China calls Lai a “separatist” and has rebuffed his multiple offers for talks. Lai rejects China’s sovereignty claims over the democratic and separately governed island, saying only Taiwan’s people can decide their future. The government has warned that Beijing could mark the anniversary with military drills but speaking to reporters at the presidential office in central Taipei, Lai offered a message of peace. “I, too, am committed to…

It also imposes new sanctions, targeting illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.The British government says it will suspend new free trade negotiations with Israel due to its military conduct in the war on Gaza, where hundreds of Palestinians have been killed in recent days under bombardment and as a new ground offensive has been launched. The United Kingdom also announced on Tuesday that it was imposing sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. The actions came a day after the UK, France and Canada condemned Israel’s handling of the war in Gaza and assaults and…