What will be the fallout from Ukraine’s worsening corruption scandal?
Several ministers have resigned in the wake of a $100m corruption investigation.
Why are biologic drugs expensive? Will Trump’s plans make them cheaper?
FDA aims to speed biosimilar approvals to increase competition, but experts warn drug prices may not drop quickly.
Dermatologists criticise ‘dystopian’ skincare products aimed at children
Marketing or celebrity-led treatments for toddlers and upwards described as ‘ridiculous’ and lacking in skin benefit
Dermatologists have criticised an actor’s new skincare brand, calling it “dystopian” for creating face masks for four-year-olds, warning that the beauty industry is now expanding its reach from teenagers to toddlers.
It comes as a growing number of brands are moving into the children’s, teenage and young adult skincare market. In October, the first skincare brand developed for under-14s, Ever-eden, launched in the US. Superdrug has just created a range for those aged between 13 and 28.
Continue reading...Lawyers describe harrowing abuse of detainees in underground Israeli prison
Palestinian and Lebanese detainees being held in an underground Israeli jail face horrific mistreatment.
Spanish Armada-era astrolabe returns to Scilly after mysterious global journey
Navigation aid from 16th century was on seabed for centuries before being bought and sold in US and Australia
It spent hundreds of years languishing on the seabed off the Isles of Scilly in the far south-west of Britain before being hauled back to the surface by divers and setting off a circumnavigation of the world.
Finally the Pednathise Head astrolabe – a rare example of a 16th-century navigational instrument once used by sailors to determine latitude – is back on Scilly after being rediscovered on the other side of the Atlantic.
Continue reading...Ukraine reaches gas-import deal with Greece, Zelenskyy says – politico.eu
- Ukraine reaches gas-import deal with Greece, Zelenskyy says politico.eu
- Ukraine to import US liquefied natural gas via Greece BBC
- Ukraine signs LNG deal with Greece as Athens adopts US energy agenda Euronews.com
- Ukraine war briefing: Greece signs deal to supply gas to Kyiv over ‘difficult’ winter The Guardian
- Greece and Ukraine sign a US gas supply deal as Zelenskyy visits Athens AP News
It’s all gravy: Thanksgiving air traffic to be normal after US government reopens
Experts say air traffic controllers quickly returning to work, with promise of full back pay, and even $10,000 bonus
Fears that it would take weeks or even months for flight schedules in the US to return to normal in the wake of the US federal government shutdown do not appear to be coming true and the busy upcoming holiday season should be normal for travel, experts say.
That is at least in part because air traffic controllers are quickly returning to work, according to the Department of Transportation.
Continue reading...Chile votes for next president in contest dominated by crime and migration fears
Voters face seemingly extreme choice between communist and rightwing frontrunners, who both promise to fight foreign gangs
Chileans began voting for a new president and parliament on Sunday, in a contest expected to favour the hard right as candidates play on popular fears over organised crime and immigration.
It is the first of an expected two rounds of presidential elections, as polls show none of the candidates clearing the 50% threshold needed to avoid a runoff scheduled for 14 December.
Continue reading...Illegal migration is ‘tearing our country apart’ and system is broken, says Shabana Mahmood – as it happened
Home secretary says it is ‘moral mission’ for her to tackle asylum system. This live blog is closed
Ukrainians are in the UK on a “bespoke scheme”, Mahmood says, and it is on a temporary basis.
If Ukraine becomes a safe country again and the conflict ends, “the principle of the new reforms are that if your country becomes safe then you will return,” she says.
Continue reading...Asylum system in UK ‘out of control’ and dividing country, home secretary says
Shabana Mahmood to unveil new proposals modelled on Denmark’s controversial system
Refugees who have established lives with homes and families in the UK – including Ukrainians – will still face having to return if their home countries become safe, the home secretary has said.
Shabana Mahmood said the asylum system was “out of control and putting huge pressure on communities” as she announced plans to end the permanent status of refugees, who would need to reapply to remain in Britain every two and a half years.
Continue reading...How Palestinian artists carry the New Visions spirit of resilience
The New Visions art movement energised a cultural boycott in the 1980s. Artists are still using it as inspiration today.
‘We have no choice’: Indigenous guards take on cocaine gangs in Peru’s Amazon – NPR
- 'We have no choice': Indigenous guards take on cocaine gangs in Peru's Amazon NPR
- COP30: How Brazilian crime cartels undermine climate efforts dw.com
- Mining, Mismanagement, and Magic Tricks Earth Day
- Brazil: Indigenous communities battle illegal gold miners on ancestral lands Channel 4
- Peru Indigenous patrols see success & struggles in combating illegal miners Mongabay
Button that dogs can push allows them control home appliances – BBC
- Button that dogs can push allows them control home appliances BBC
- Now your DOG can make you a cuppa! Scientists develop a button that allows your pet to switch the kettle on Daily Mail
- Milton Keynes Open University launches special device to enable DOGS to control household appliances Milton Keynes Citizen
- Dog push button created by Milton Keynes scientists MKFM
Hundreds of thousands rally in Manila against flood-control corruption scandal – NPR
Thousands march in Brazil town hosting COP30 for climate justice
Indigenous-led protest in Belem urges climate action, fossil fuel phase-out and justice for affected communities.
YouTuber Jack Doherty arrested in Miami on drug possession charges
The influencer, who has over 15 million subscribers on YouTube, is known for filming provocative videos involving pranks and stunts.
Israel not to be “trusted” on Gaza ceasefire
“The Israelis find reasons to kill Palestinians … they continue to kill.”
Video: DRC and M23 sign peace agreement in Doha
Representatives from the gov't of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the M23 rebel group signed a peace agreement.
South African activists allege Israel used shadowy NGO to ‘traffic’ Palestinians from Gaza – Middle East Eye
- South African activists allege Israel used shadowy NGO to 'traffic' Palestinians from Gaza Middle East Eye
- What’s the shadowy organisation taking Gaza Palestinians to South Africa? Al Jazeera
- South Africa investigates mystery of a plane that arrived with more than 150 Palestinians from Gaza AP News
- The Israeli links behind Palestinian refugee flights News24
- Israeli army claims Gazans who arrived in S. Africa on mystery plane had been granted entry France 24