As the median price of a home declines for the first time in more than a decade in February, home sales increase by 14.5 percent.

According to a seasonally adjusted tally compiled by the National Association of Realtors, resale property sales increased by 14.5% in February compared to January. This implies an annual rate of 4.58 million units sold.

It was the first monthly increase in a year and the highest increa...

French Health Minister: "We must rebuild our health system to reflect the France of today."

In France, as in many other European countries, the health care system is facing a growing number of problems. For many people, the hardest problem is finding a GP or primary care doctor. The Anglo American Press Association invited The Local to a briefing with Health Minister Francois Braun, whe...

A year of falling home sales ends with prices rising incrementally.

According to data released by the National Association of Realtors on Tuesday, sales of previously owned homes dropped 0.7% in January, capping a year of declines.

Although the rate of decline was smaller than in December (when sales were down 1.5%), overall sales are almost 37% below a...

I&B tip: Tech titans should split profits with online news outlets.

Apurva Chandra, secretary of information and broadcasting, has advocated for digital news producers to receive a portion of the revenue generated by aggregators of big data. Friday at the Digital News Publishers Association (DNPA) conference, Chandra said that Australia, Canada, France, and the E...

Record numbers of imported vehicles sold in 2022.

According to industry sources, Friday's record-breaking number of roughly 300,000 imported car sales was fuelled by pent-up demand for luxury cars during the coronavirus outbreak. In 2022, the Korea Automobile Importers and Distributors Association reported that sales of imported car brands r...

Mortgage applications will fall by 13.2% by the end of 2022 as interest rates rise once more.

Mortgage interest rates spiked again at the end of the year after a brief respite in the first half of December, weighing on mortgage demand. The seasonally adjusted index maintained by the Mortgage Bankers Association showed a 13.2% drop in mortgage application volume as of the end of last week ...

Rewe quits German national team partnership for Qatar 2022

Rewe, a German supermarket chain, canceled its advertising campaign with the German Football Association (DFB) on Tuesday after FIFA prohibited the wearing of 'OneLove' armbands, an initiative to celebrate diversity at the Qatar World Cup.

The DFB issued a statement "agains...

In meetings with China's Li, Kishida advocates for positive relations.

The Japanese Prime Minister told Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Saturday that he hoped the two nations could work together to develop a "constructive and stable" relationship, according to Japan's foreign ministry.

During a brief exchange of views on the margins of a summit...

Builders' Pessimism Is at an All-Time High, a New Survey Finds

The National Association of Home Builders said on Tuesday that builder confidence had dropped to 2012 levels in October, providing additional indication that rising prices and borrowing rates are having a negative impact on the housing market.

The National Association of Home Builders i...

AMA Needs Fresh Focus

By no stretch of the imagination is the Australian Medical Association the first organisation that springs to mind when we think of labour unions; rather, we think of the United Food and Commercial Workers. This organisation, which has been around since 1962 and originated from what were then sta...

UAE Doctors Warn Association of Vaping with Brain Damage

Doctors in the United Arab Emirates warned that vaping not only causes an impact on one’s lungs but is also associated with life-changing brain damage.

Over the last few years, vaping has grown to be one of the most common ways to consume nicotine products. This is primarily becau...

Rents & Energy Expenses Rise in Singapore

According to the Singapore Retailers Association (SRA), retail enterprises in Singapore are having problems keeping up with expanding expenses as a consequence of rising rents and ballooning energy costs. These factors have contributed to an increase in the cost of doing business in Singapore. Bo...

Thailand Kicks Off FTA Talks with Efta

Thailand has started the first round of FTA talks with Efta, the European Free Trade Association, in hopes that it will be able to score a deal within two years.

According to the Director-General of the Trade Negotiations Department, Auramon Supthaweethum, Thailand hosted the Thai-Efta ...

At the Watson Hearing, the NFL insisted on an indefinite suspension

Both sides held steady as the hearing is set to resume in Delaware on Thursday. The NFL and Deshaun Watson's legal team continued to present their cases before the disciplinary officer on Tuesday.

Both parties maintained their positions as the hearing is set to resume in Delaware on...

Australian health professionals urge a united front in support of the NSW nurses' strike

Over the weekend, health professionals from all over Australia spoke to the WSWS in support of the striking New South Wales (NSW) nurses. Over 50,000 nurses and midwives will be among the 140,000 health professionals and educators who will walk out this week.

On March 31, 2022, NSW nurs...

Private hospitals argue for Andrews' $3000 bonus to be given to their nurses

Private hospital owners have slammed the Andrews government, claiming that it has ignored their nurses by failing to include them in a $3000 bonus scheme for burnt-out healthcare staff.

However, the Australian Medical Association (AMA) and Victoria's nurses' union have urged ope...

The North Dakota Soccer Association has teamed up with Sports Connect to use cutting-edge technology to advance the game

The North Dakota Soccer Association (NDSA), the state's regulatory body for US Youth Soccer, has announced a new five-year agreement with Sports Connect to help grow and advance the sport in the state. The state association, NDSA member clubs and associations, and the participating players, c...

Ahmad Faizal promises to assist the MGA in the development of golf

Following the historic and glorious achievements of the national golf team at the 31st Southeast Asian Games, the Ministry of Youth and Sports (KBS) is ready to help the Malaysian Golf Association (MGA) in further developing the sport.

Its Minister, Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu (pix), ...

ANPPER and the US Embassy are collaborating to promote inclusion via sport

From May 23 to May 27, the US Embassy and the Peruvian National Paralympic Association (ANPPER) will run an unparalleled programme in Peru aimed at promoting the inclusion of persons with disabilities through physical activity and sport.

Lacey Henderson and Luis Puertas, paralympic athl...

Labor promises a $970m investment in Medicare and general practice before the final week of an election

Australian Medical Association commits to a strong investment in healthcare. This policy consists of a $750m “Strengthening Medicare” fund and a $220m grants program for upgrades

This funding will enhance patient access to general practitioners (GP) to provide better managem...