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Kennedy Jr backtracks and says US measles outbreak is now a ‘top priority’ for health department | Robert F Kennedy Jr

Two days after initially downplaying the outbreak as “not unusual,” the US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, on Friday said he recognizes the serious impact of the ongoing measles epidemic in Texas – in which a child died recently

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New Zealand’s top diplomat tells China sudden live-fire drills represent ‘failure’ in relationship | New Zealand

New Zealand’s foreign minister said he had raised concerns over China’s recent live-fire drills in the Tasman Sea during meetings with Chinese leaders on Wednesday. The issue was a lack of notice given to New Zealand over the military exercises

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Trump administration briefing: Musk’s demands trigger mass Doge resignations and cabinet backlash | Trump administration

More than 20 staffers of Elon Musk’s so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge) stepped down on Tuesday, saying in a joint letter they refused to use their expertise to “dismantle critical public services”. The mass resignations are the latest rebuke

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