UN-backed experts declare famine in and around Gaza City (Quelle: The Guardian)
IPC says famine is ‘entirely man-made’ and immediate response is needed or avoidable deaths will soarIsrael-Gaza war – latest updatesAn “entirely man-made” famine is taking place in Gaza’s largest city and its surrounding area amid deteriorating conditions that threaten an exponential increase in deaths across the devastated territory, UN-backed experts have declared.The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), a globally recognised organisation that classifies the severity of food insecurity and malnutrition, found that three key thresholds for famine had been met, signalling a major escalation of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Continue reading…
By sanctioning journalists, the Kremlin admits how much the truth hurts | Rafael Behr (Quelle: The Guardian)
I’ve been accused of ‘anti-Russia narratives’ but Russia has many stories – including resistance against tyrannyThere is a Russian proverb: don’t blame the mirror if your face is crooked. I first came across it as the epigraph to The Government Inspector, Gogol’s 1836 masterpiece satirising corruption and hypocrisy in the provinces of the tsar’s empire.The phrase sprang to mind last week when I learned that a 21st-century government inspector is displeased with things I have written about Vladimir Putin and his imperial war against Ukraine – the land of Gogol’s birth. This I know because my name has been added to the “stop list”, a growing roster of undesirable elements – politicians, journalists, charity workers, consultants – banned from entering the Russian federation.Rafael Behr is a Guardian columnist Continue reading…
Wes Streeting’s row with pharma firms grows as they reject NHS drug pricing offer (Quelle: The Guardian)
Drugmakers fail to meet health secretary’s latest offer, meaning ‘unsustainable’ rebate scheme will stay in placeBusiness live – latest updatesA row between Wes Streeting and pharmaceutical companies has intensified after drugmakers rejected the health secretary’s latest offer on NHS drug pricing.The two sides failed to reach agreement by a midday deadline on Friday, meaning the mechanism under which the health service claws back some of the money it pays for medicines will continue at a rate the industry said was “unsustainable” and could ultimately disadvantage patients. Continue reading…