Experts warn Trump order demanding cheaper medicines for US could push up Australian prices

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Faced with lower US profits, pharmaceutical companies could demand higher prices elsewhere in the world, or even withdraw products entirely

Donald Trump’s pressure on medicine companies could drive up the cost of Australia’s Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) or see companies withdraw some medicines from Australian shelves , experts have warned.

The US president on Monday threatened to force medicine companies to lower their prices in the US, giving them 30 days to cut costs or face more severe action in an executive order.

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Boxes of Nazi Material Are Found After Decades in Basement of Argentina Court – The New York Times

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  1. Boxes of Nazi Material Are Found After Decades in Basement of Argentina Court  The New York Times
  2. A trove of forgotten Nazi documents is found in Argentina's Supreme Court basement  NPR
  3. Crates full of Nazi documents found in Argentine court's basement  BBC
  4. Argentina’s Supreme Court finds archives linked to the Nazi regime  AP News
  5. Argentina’s top court finds Nazi files ‘of global significance’ in basement  Al Jazeera
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Cooper backs PM over ‘island of strangers’ remark – BBC

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  1. Cooper backs PM over 'island of strangers' remark  BBC
  2. With immigration limits, the U.K. vows to end a 'failed experiment in open borders'  NPR
  3. Yvette Cooper left to spin the unspinnable after Starmer’s ‘island of strangers’ speech | John Crace  The Guardian
  4. Starmer's robust language nods to immigration failures  BBC
  5. Migration cuts are a luxury the UK cannot afford  Financial Times
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Germany bans major part of far-right movement seeking to undermine state

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Security forces stage raids against cult-like extremist ‘Kingdom of Germany’ group, arresting alleged ringleader

The German government has outlawed a major part of an extremist movement seeking to undermine the state, in a move the new administration said signalled tough action against a subversive far-right scene.

Hundreds of security forces across seven states staged early morning raids on Tuesday against the cult-like group calling itself “Kingdom of Germany” (KRD), a large group within the Reichsbürger (Citizens of the Reich) movement. Four suspects were arrested including alleged ringleader Peter Fitzek, the self-proclaimed Peter I.

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