What is the Cancer Calculus investigation? The Cancer Calculus is a yearlong investigation by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists that reveals how Merck & Co. keeps the price …
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Crispin Odey in February 2023. Picture: Aaron Chown/PA Media Former City banker Crispin Odey has dropped his £79m libel case against the Financial Times . The move comes almost two years after he …
A yearlong investigation by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists has uncovered how Merck & Co. has kept the price of its blockbuster cancer drug Keytruda extraordinarily high …
VIDEO WATCH: How Merck keeps Keytruda prices sky-high Bringing together journalists from around the world, Cancer Calculus exposes how families are struggling to access Merck’s groundbreaking cancer …
ICIJ’s Cancer Calculus investigation of Merck & Co.’s blockbuster drug Keytruda exposed the intricate web of patents that Merck and other pharmaceutical companies build to protect their profit …
‘They deny the medication that is keeping you alive’: Patients wage grueling legal battles for lifesaving cancer drug
I n the mountain town of Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, on the second floor of Ada Violeta Chuc’s home, a room with faded cream-colored walls holds an altar to honor her family’s ancestors. A wooden cross …
How Merck turned its wonder drug into a blockbuster — and priced out cancer patients worldwide
J ust days before Christmas 2025, leaders of nine pharmaceutical companies clustered in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, where Teddy Roosevelt’s 1906 Nobel Peace Prize once hung. Photographers …
A fter Bhinnata Piya’s mother was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in 2020, Piya was determined to be a supportive caregiver. Her father had died of the same type of cancer only three years earlier, …
News diary 13-19 April: Southport Inquiry findings, European football fixtures and UK housing protest
Basel, Switzerland – July 27th, 2025: Chloe Kelly (18 England Womens National Team) attacking during the UEFA Womens Euro match of Spain vs England at St. Jakob-Park. Picture: Dantey …
Google search results for ‘Strait of Hormuz’ search including The Guardian, The Independent and ITV News on 10 April 2026 The Guardian, Money Saving Expert, Substack and The New York Times appear to …
‘Snoopy’, ‘Adolf’ and ‘Password’: The Hungarian Government Passwords Exposed Online
Almost 800 Hungarian government email addresses and associated passwords are circulating online, revealing basic vulnerabilities in the security protocols of ministries involved in classified and …
Daily newsletter is Telegraph’s ‘biggest source of subscribers’ one year after launch
Picture: The Telegraph Flagship Telegraph newsletter From the Editor has become its “biggest source” of new paying subscribers one year after launch. From the Editor promises news, comment, analysis …
Daily Beast subscription sign-up page The Daily Beast saw double-digit percentage growth in subscribers in 2025 after starting to treat subscriptions as a “core growth engine”. Paying subscribers to …
Wall Street Journal video team recentres around ‘journalism that’s worth paying for’
Maral Usefi, Wall Street Journal head of video. Picture: News Corp The Wall Street Journal has revamped its video strategy around the central aim of making “ video journalism that’s worth paying …
Times deputy head of digital Anna Sbuttoni, Times homepage on 7 April 2026, and Times story ‘The day coal died’ The Times says a strategy of publishing “fewer, better stories” has led to three …
Louis Dreyfus, CEO of Le Monde. Picture: Delporte Publishers should be signing AI licensing deals to ensure “strong competition” in journalism, according to Le Monde chief executive Louis Dreyfus. …
Specialist journalists and publications are most likely to be cited in AI answers Specialist journalists and publications appear to be among those most likely to be cited in AI answers . PR database …
Cafeyn finalises Readly merger to become ‘largest buyer of publishing content in Europe’
The Readly app displayed on a tablet. Picture: Readly French all-you-can-read platform Cafeyn has finalised its acquisition of Readly’s non-Nordic businesses, meaning it is now running the platform …
News diary 6-12 April: Artemis II returns to Earth, EU Entry/Exit System goes live, the Masters
Houston, TX, USA – Apr 14, 2025: Photo of the Artemis II crew, Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen, is seen on display at Space Center Houston. Picture: Tada …
Access to open source visuals of the current Iran conflict, which has spread to many parts of the Middle East, continues to be sporadic . Videos and photos from within Iran trickle out on social media …
A court has ordered that a Modigliani painting traced in part due to the Panama Papers be returned to its rightful owner’s estate more than 80 years after it was confiscated by the Nazis. New York …
The systems that shape our world — financial rules, sanctions regimes, international policing networks — are supposed to prevent abuse, promote accountability and protect the public. Our reporting in …
A decade ago, the biggest network for journalists ever assembled set out to investigate a system built to stay hidden. What they uncovered became the Panama Papers, a sweeping investigation that broke …
The War You’re Not Allowed to See: How the UAE Rewrites the Story of Iranian Strikes
Bellingcat has identified several high-profile incidents where authorities in the United Arab Emirates have downplayed damage, mischaracterised interceptions and in some instances not acknowledged …
Wall Street Journal editor Emma Tucker. Picture: News Corp The Wall Street Journal’s recent run of subscriptions growth is not down to an accident or luck, editor-in-chief Emma Tucker has made clear. …