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• 保険大手のCignaは、2027年にAffordable Care Act（医療保険制度改革法）の個人向け市場から撤退することを発表した。長期的なコスト上昇により数百万人がObamacareの補償を解約していると報じられる中、36万9,000人の会員に影響が及ぶ。 • 州当局者や業界アナリストは、保険料の急騰が加入者減少を招いており、残された保険契約者のアクセス問題を悪化させていると指摘している。 • Cignaは撤退を発表する一方で16億5,000万ドルの利益を報告しており、収益性と市場の持続可能性の間の緊張を浮き彫りにしている。

UKは675,000 tonnesを輸出して僅差で続き、廃棄物の多くはTurkey、Malaysia、Indonesiaに送られた。Guardianのために実施された貿易データの分析によると、Germanyは2025年に世界最大のプラスチック廃棄物輸出国となり、810,000 tonnes以上を海外へ輸出した。Watershed InvestigationsおよびBasel Action Networkによる分析によると、UKも僅差で続き、過去8年間で最高水準となる675,000 tonnes以上を輸出した。これは配送用コンテナ約127,000個を満たすのに十分な量である。 Continue reading...

俳優兼プレゼンターの彼は、2023年に O2 Arena で開催された CogX festival で講演を行った際、股関節、右脚、骨盤、および肋骨を骨折した。 Stephen Fry は、2023年にステージから転落して負傷したテックカンファレンスを主催した2社を提訴していることが、高等法院の文書で明らかになった。 この俳優兼プレゼンターは、2023年9月14日に artificial intelligence に関する講演を行うために O2 Arena の CogX festival に出席した際、股関節を骨折し、右脚、骨盤、および肋骨を複数箇所骨折した。 続きを読む...

• Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospitalの研究者らが390万件以上の入院事例を分析したところ、小児症例の1.3%が敗血症であると推定され、これは米国で年間18,000件以上の発生に相当することがわかった。 • 敗血症の死亡率は10%に達し、年間1,800人以上の子供が死亡しているが、2016年から2022年にかけて発生率や死亡率に有意な変化は見られなかった。 • 症例の72%が入院前に発症しており、健康な子供へのリスクと、より優れた予防戦略の緊急の必要性が浮き彫りになった。

• 漁業会社も最大70%の補助金を利用可能に。「最も影響を受けているセクター」に対する国家援助規則が緩和された。 • EUは水曜日に発表した緊急措置の一環として、イラン戦争によって上昇した燃料費および肥料費の追加費用の最大70%を、農家、漁業業者、道路運送業者に補助する。 • 個別の企業は、年末までに最小限の手続きで最大5万ユーロを請求できる。EUはこの措置により、運送業者や農家にとっての「存亡の危機」とされる脅威が取り除かれることを期待している。

• 今回の判決は、教授のトランスジェンダーの権利に関する見解を巡る抗議活動への対応に対し、罰金を科したOffice for Studentsにとって大きな打撃となった。 • サセックス大学は、元教授のKathleen Stockを巡る表現の自由に関する規制に違反したとする主張を高等法院が棄却したことで、イングランドの高等教育監視機関による58万5,000ポンドの罰金を覆した。 • 法廷は、Stock教授のトランスジェンダーの権利に関する見解と、それに伴う2021年の辞任を巡る抗議活動へのサセックス大学の対応について、規制当局が行った長期的な調査を棄却し、これはOffice for Studentsの信頼性と管理体制に対する深刻な打撃となった。

• チャリティ団体は、3回目ではなく1回目の流産後から専門的なケアを開始することで、将来的な喪失のリスクを軽減できると述べています。 • ある研究によると、女性が1回目の流産後に専門的なケアを受けられるようにすることで、英国全土で年間約1万件の妊娠喪失を防げる可能性があります。 • 現在、イングランド、ウェールズ、および北アイルランドの女性がNHS（国民保健サービス）で早期流産に関する専門的なケアを受けるには、最低3回の流産を経験している必要があります。

国連などは去年、深刻な食料不足を経験した人が調査対象となった47の国や地域だけで2億6000万人余りにのぼったと発表しました。主な原因は紛争で、ことしはイラン情勢の影響で世界の農業や食料市場に幅広いリスクが生じる可能性があるとしています。

Sources say staff have been asked to pack up final stock and equipment after waves of closuresJewellery chain Claire’s is closing its final UK stores on Tuesday, cutting about 1,000 jobs months after falling into administration.Sources said staff at Claire’s, which collapsed in January, had been asked to pack up the final stock and equipment with the final outlets to formally close on Tuesday after successive waves of closures in recent weeks. Continue reading...

Exclusive: Some donations to 2024 Tory leadership campaign allegedly originated from US businessman in breach of electoral rulesPolice are assessing evidence about donations to Robert Jenrick’s campaign to become Conservative leader in 2024 after a referral from the elections watchdog, the Guardian can reveal.The information was passed on by the Electoral Commission, which the Guardian understands has been investigating allegations that almost £40,000 of donations to Jenrick’s leadership campaign before he defected to Reform UK, were from a foreign source in breach of electoral rules. Continue reading...

• North Korea has deployed an additional 10,000 troops to support Russian forces in Ukraine, escalating foreign involvement in the conflict as fighting intensifies along multiple fronts. • South Korean intelligence reports indicate the troops are equipped with advanced weaponry and are positioned in the Kursk region; this represents a significant expansion of Pyongyang's military commitment to Moscow. • The deployment raises concerns among US and allied officials about the global implications of expanding proxy conflicts and potential technology transfers between Russia and North Korea.

• NATO announced Friday the deployment of 5,000 additional personnel to Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia, citing concerns over Russian military buildups near the Ukraine border and increased reconnaissance flights in NATO airspace. • The alliance activated contingency protocols allowing individual member states to request reinforcements without full consensus; Poland alone will receive 2,500 troops, primarily from the United States and Germany. • Russia's Foreign Ministry condemned the deployment as "provocative" and pledged countermeasures, while NATO Secretary-General stated the move was "defensive and proportional" to regional security threats.

• American Medical Association warns that $100,000 H-1B visa application fees jeopardize physician recruitment for rural and underserved U.S. areas. • Costs deter international doctors, who fill 25% of rural positions, exacerbating provider shortages affecting 60 million Americans. • AMA urges policy reform to maintain care access amid growing demand.

Former Liberal party senator, who was elected to state upper house in March, says flights ‘worth every cent’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOne Nation’s South Australian leader has paid back Australia’s richest person for private flights he took while campaigning in the state’s recent election.Cory Bernardi confirmed on Saturday that he had reimbursed a “substantial” sum of money to Gina Rinehart’s company S Kidman & Co, to comply with new state laws that prohibit political parties and candidates from receiving electoral donations or gifts from individuals, businesses or unions. Continue reading...

Exclusive: Labour MP calls on DVLA to take action, saying ‘speeding, hit and runs and worse’ are going unpunishedMore than 18,000 vehicles are being used in the UK without proper records of where their owners live, it has emerged, part of what a Labour MP has called an increasing problem of “ghost owners” who cannot be held accountable for their driving.According to a freedom of information request to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, 18,260 vehicles were listed in its records as being registered to the DVLA’s own address, meaning the owner’s location was not known. Continue reading...

• Scientists using the Rubin Observatory identified over 11,000 new asteroids in our solar system. • Discoveries include hundreds of distant objects beyond Neptune, expanding knowledge of outer solar system. • This US-based telescope project enhances planetary defense and solar system mapping efforts.

There are now 3,110 billionaires but analysis shows ‘deep structural acceleration’ in wealth creation around worldThe number of billionaires in the world could reach nearly 4,000 by 2031, figures suggest, as the super-rich accumulate wealth at an accelerating rate.There are now 3,110 billionaires globally, according to analysis by the estate agent Knight Frank. This is forecast to rise by 25% over the next five years, taking the total to 3,915. Continue reading...

• MIT scientists unveiled a new quantum computing design achieving stable operation of 1,024 qubits simultaneously, surpassing previous records and demonstrating significant error correction capabilities reported on April 21. • The innovation uses a novel topological qubit design with error rates of 0.1% per operation, enabling computations previously impossible due to quantum decoherence, according to research published in Physical Review Letters. • The breakthrough could accelerate commercial quantum computing applications in drug discovery, materials science, and optimization problems within 2-3 years, researchers said.

Wilson is being sued for defamation by Charlotte MacInnes over social media posts alleging a sexual harassment complaintFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn actor accusing Rebel Wilson of damaging her career secured a $150,000 record deal with a publicist representing international superstars amid the feud with Wilson.Charlotte MacInnes is suing the Pitch Perfect actor over social media posts claiming MacInnes complained about feeling uncomfortable after bathing with Wilson’s co-producer on musical film The Deb, Amanda Ghost. Continue reading...

Federal health minister Mark Butler announces major changes and says scheme is costing ‘too much and is growing too fast’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAt least 160,000 people are expected to be removed from the National Disability Insurance Scheme by 2030, as the Albanese government looks to claw back savings by changing who can access the scheme.The health minister, Mark Butler, also announced on Wednesday the $50bn scheme’s growth rate will be brought down to just 2% every year until 2030 in an effort to curb annual plan inflation and produce billions in savings before the 12 May federal budget. Continue reading...

• Google unveiled a new quantum processor featuring 10,000 qubits on April 19, claiming achievement of quantum advantage for practical optimization problems with error rates reduced by 60% compared to previous generations. • The chip, named Willow, successfully solved complex combinatorial optimization problems approximately one million times faster than classical supercomputers according to Google Quantum AI division testing. • The breakthrough potentially accelerates commercialization of quantum computing for applications including drug discovery, financial modeling, and supply chain optimization, attracting increased competition from IBM and IonQ.

Blaze struck a ‘water village’ that is home to some of Malaysia’s poorest residentsA huge fire destroyed about 1,000 makeshift homes, many of them built on stilts over water, and displaced thousands of people in a coastal village in Malaysia’s Sabah state on Sunday, authorities said.The blaze broke out early on Sunday morning in a “water village” in Sandakan district in Sabah’s northeast, where some of Malaysia’s poorest residents, including indigenous and stateless communities, live in closely packed, wooden stilt houses. Continue reading...

Deputy leader ran shell companies that reportedly did not pay tax on profits from 2020 to 2022, during which time his firm donated £1.1m to partyRichard Tice allegedly failed to pay almost £100,000 in corporation tax to the benefit of his investment company, which in turn made donations to Reform UK, it has been reported.In response to the report in the Sunday Times, the deputy leader of Reform UK posted a lengthy statement on X, in which he said: “A long career with multiple businesses is bound to feature some errors. Naturally I am always happy to put things right and if numbers need rechecking, of course I will pay what is owed – be that more or less.” Continue reading...

• ICICI Bank reported Q4 FY26 net profit of ₹12,949 Cr, surpassing street estimates and bringing annual profit to ₹50,000 Cr milestone. • The bank declared a ₹12 dividend per share, signaling confidence in its financial performance and shareholder returns. • Strong Q4 results reflect robust performance in India's banking sector amid evolving market conditions.

The Plaza Prizes offered 10 awards in 2025 but some judges say they were not paid, while a number of winners hit back over AI accusationsA competition for new writers that promised a £20,000 prize fund appears to have shut down, leaving winners and judges, including a Booker prize-winning novelist, out of pocket.Established in 2022, the Plaza Prizes last year offered 10 awards that were judged by the “finest poets and writers in the world”. Continue reading...