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• Harga minyak melonjak di tengah konflik Iran-AS yang mengancam pasokan global, namun saham AS tetap tangguh di dekat level tertinggi sepanjang masa yang didorong oleh pendapatan kuat dari Visa dan Starbucks pada 29 April 2026. • S&P 500 turun tipis 0,1%, Dow turun 286 poin atau 0,6%, Nasdaq naik 0,1%; saham Visa melonjak 8,3% karena pengeluaran konsumen yang tangguh menurut CEO Ryan McInerney, Starbucks naik 8,6% dengan pengeluaran per kunjungan yang lebih tinggi di Amerika Utara. • Pejabat Federal Reserve mengisyaratkan tidak ada pemangkasan suku bunga pada tahun 2026, hampir menghilangkan spekulasi investor dan cenderung mendukung kenaikan bunga karena inflasi dari harga energi; pasar obligasi bergejolak.

USS Gerald R Ford akan berlayar pulang setelah masa tugas selama 10 bulan termasuk peran dalam penangkapan Maduro dan perang di Timur Tengah

Kenaikan permintaan listrik pada kuartal pertama 2026 diredam oleh output rekor dari panel surya atap

Patrick Vallance says government working with Chinese officials to remove postings from Alibaba after Biobank data breach last weekThere have been further listings of confidential health records of UK volunteers on the Chinese website Alibaba since the breach reported last week and the government is braced for further leaks, the science minister has said.Addressing a House of Lords debate on the attempted sale of data belonging to 500,000 UK Biobank volunteers, Patrick Vallance said the government has worked with Chinese officials to remove additional postings on the online marketplace. Continue reading...

Ex-NIAID employee David Morens accused of trying to shield correspondence related to outbreak of pandemicAn ex-adviser to former top public US health official Anthony Fauci has been indicted by Trump administration prosecutors on accusations that he illicitly concealed federal records during the Covid pandemic.The justice department on Tuesday announced charges against David Morens, 78, of Chester, Maryland, amid a sharply divisive debate over the origins of the coronavirus, which has become particularly politicized during Donald Trump’s two presidencies. Competing theories – including a natural spillover versus a potential lab leak – have fueled partisan clashes, with splits along ideological lines. Continue reading...

Exclusive: State government commits to strengthening laws as Higgins labels Albanese government’s response to women’s safety issues ‘disheartening’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Victorian government will strengthen laws regarding the use of victim-survivors’ confidential communications after a push by advocates including Brittany Higgins, who described her experience of having counselling records subpoenaed as a “violation”.In an interview with Guardian Australia, Higgins was also critical of the federal government’s lack of action following a sweeping review into the justice system’s responses to sexual violence, saying it had “completely fallen off the agenda”.Information and support for anyone affected by rape or sexual abuse issues is available from the following organisations. In Australia, support is available at 1800Respect (1800 737 732). In the UK, Rape Crisis offers support on 0808 500 2222. In the US, Rainn offers support on 800-656-4673. Other international helplines can be found at ibiblio.org/rcip/internl.html Continue reading...

Michael Jackson biopic debuted with £11.6m at the UK box office – almost double achieved by next-best Bohemian RhapsodyMichael, Antoine Fuqua’s authorised biopic of Michael Jackson’s life until 1988, before allegations of child sexual assault began to emerge against the singer, has performed marginally less impressively in the UK than the US.In the US, Michael outperformed the opening for Bohemian Rhapsody – the highest grossing music biopic of all time, with which Michael shares a producer in Graham King – by 90%, taking $97m (£72m) to its $51m (£38m). Continue reading...