The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted tentative approval on Monday to a generic version of lenacapavir, the twice-yearly injection that prevents HIV. The drug is made by Dr. Reddy's Laboratories of India and is meant for 120 low- and middle-income countries at $40 per person per year.
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A report from Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, Friends of the Earth Europe, IPES-Food and the Association of Ethical Shareholders argues that corporate concentration is a core reason the world's food systems are failing to feed people sustainably and affordably, and says the globe is entering its fourth wave of food price crises in 20 years. The report, titled "Agribusiness Atlas," finds that three corporations control 56% of the global seed market and says those companies create barriers for farmers through the commercialisation of hybrid seeds and patent restrictions.
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The week ahead spans a hurricane landfall, a Nobel announcement, a European strike wave, and a diplomatic reversal on Russia sanctions that Washington is tying to the cost of energy heading into the midterms.
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The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday to Navi Pillay, an 85-year-old South African-born jurist and former U.N. human rights chief, for her work promoting international law and international justice.
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South Africans vote in local government elections on Wednesday, November 4, which has been declared a public holiday. Voting stations are open from 7am to 9pm, and voters are choosing the councillors who will run municipalities for the next five years.
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Astronomers have identified the first "microblazar" inside the Milky Way, a system in which a black hole fires a high-energy particle jet almost directly at Earth. The system, catalogued as IRAS 18293−0941, sits about 12,000 light-years away.
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A new international song and music video intended to express solidarity with Israel and the Jewish people has been released ahead of the upcoming third anniversary of the October 7 attacks.
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