aimed at countering china s growing influence in the region. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello and welcome. the united nations world food programme has described russia s blockade of ukrainian ports as a declaration of war on global food security that could push tens of millions of people into severe food shortages. it echoes concerns raised by the ukrainian government, and wider accusations that the kremlin is deliberately targeting food supplies. our economics editor, faisal islam, reports. across the world, food and energy crisis are hitting households, increasing social instability and hunger and leading to whole country is going bust. sri lanka at first, but more are feared to be heading in the same direction. with russia s war in ukraine making the supply shocks much worse, the economic stakes are very high here and across part of the problem is that the natural response that should bring down energy orfood prices producing more
safe sexual behaviour requires mass isolation. sri lanka s inflation has hit a record high for the seventh month in a row. it rose 336%. sri lankans of rubble to afford basic supplies struggle to afford 33.6%. their international. there is yet another twist in the party controversy. as new photographs have emerged of borisjohnson drinking at a gathering in downing street during a coronavirus lockdown. the images, obtained by itv news, have sparked further accusations that the prime minister has been lying over his version of events, as our political editor, chris mason, reports. it s the 13th of november 2020, the country is in lockdown, and this is what is happening in downing street. look at these pictures, obtained by itv news.
he admits that most officials in the foreign ministry support to the government on the special military operation, so i don t think the russian authorities will be too bothered by this resignation. our russian editor, steve rosenberg. let s take a look at the other main stories this hour. rescue workers in iran say that dozens of people are still trapped in the rubble of a ten storey building that collapsed in the city of abadan. at least six people have been killed, and more than 25 people injured. the reason for the collapse is under investigation, while the tower block s owner and contractor have been arrested. the united nations has described the russian the world health organization does not believe the outbreak of monkeypox requires mass imagination. a senior official said the primary and were contact tracing, isolation and
but this question of vaccination is interesting because some new figures have come out, and it does seem to show that china really has dropped the ball when it comes to booster shots. so take those in shanghai over the age of 60. we have. 62% have had their third shot. but when you go to the booster shots, it is only 38% of people over the age of 60. well, a lot of health professionals are going to say that s not enough, it needs to be much higher. and so some have been asking why the government is still pursuing this strategy of mass isolation, mass testing, closing down cities, in shanghai locking down 25 million people, instead of pursuing the core problem at this stage which is the lack of booster shots. stephen mcdonell in beijing. people in scotland no longer need
but when you go to the booster shots, it s only 38% of people over the age of 60. well, a lot of health professionals are going to say that s not enough, it needs to be much higher. and so some have been asking why the government is still pursuing this strategy of mass isolation, mass testing, closing down cities, in shanghai, locking down 25 million people, instead of pursuing the core problem at this stage, which is the lack of booster shots. nearly a50 people have died in devastating floods in the province of kwazulu natal in eastern south africa. teams of rescue workers are continuing to search for dozens who are still missing, but their efforts have been hampered by yet more rain. our correspondent pumza fihlani is in durban and sent us the latest. grey skies and weather conditions here are slowing down efforts for rescue workers. we know that teams have come in from various provinces to offer their support and extra hands, because at the moment the rescue workers from this