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• 保險巨頭 Cigna 宣佈將於 2027 年退出 Affordable Care Act 個人市場，這將影響 369,000 名會員；此前有報導稱，由於長期成本升高，數百萬人正放棄 Obamacare 承保。 • 州政府官員和行業分析師指出，保費飆升正導致投保人數下降，加劇了剩餘保單持有人的獲取服務問題。 • Cigna 在宣佈退出的同時報告了 16.5 億美元的利潤，凸顯了盈利能力與市場永續性之間的緊張關係。

• UK 緊隨其後，出口了 675,000 公噸，其中大部分廢棄物被送往 Turkey、Malaysia 和 Indonesia • 根據為 Guardian 進行的貿易數據分析，Germany 為 2025 年全球最大的塑膠垃圾出口國，向海外運送了超過 810,000 公噸 • 根據 Watershed Investigations 和 Basel Action Network 的分析，UK 緊隨其後，出口量超過 675,000 公噸，創下八年來最高紀錄，足以填滿約 127,000 個貨櫃。繼續閱讀...

• 這位演員兼主持人於 2023 年在 O2 Arena 舉行的 CogX festival 演講時，摔斷了臀部、右腿、骨盆和肋骨 • 高等法院文件顯示，Stephen Fry 正在控告兩家主辦該技術會議的公司，他在 2023 年因從舞台跌落而受傷 • 這位演員兼主持人於 2023 年 9 月 14 日在 O2 Arena 參加 CogX festival 並發表關於 artificial intelligence 的演講時，摔斷了臀部，且右腿、骨盆與肋骨多處骨折

• 來自 Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital 的研究人員分析了超過 390 萬次住院記錄，估計 1.3% 的兒童病例患有敗血症，相當於美國每年發生超過 18,000 例。 • 敗血症的死亡率為 10%，導致每年有超過 1,800 名兒童死亡；而從 2016 年到 2022 年，其發病率和死亡率均無顯著變化。 • 72% 的病例在入院前就已發病，凸顯了原本健康的兒童所面臨的風險，以及對更佳預防策略的緊迫需求。

• 漁業公司亦可獲得高達 70% 的補貼，此舉係放寬對「最易受影響部門」的國家援助規則。 • 歐盟於週三公布的一系列緊急措施中，將為農民、漁業企業及道路運輸業者提供補貼，最高可支付由伊朗戰爭引起的燃料與肥料額外成本的 70%。 • 個別公司從現在起至年底前，可透過簡化申請程序申領最高 50,000 歐元的款項；歐盟希望此舉能消除其認為對運輸業者與農民構成的生存威脅。

• 監管機構 Office for Students 因 Sussex University 處理教授跨性別權利觀點抗議活動的方式而開出罰單，此項裁決對其造成沉重打擊。 • 在高等法院駁回有關該大學違反涉及前教授 Kathleen Stock 言論自由法規的指控後，Sussex University 撤銷了由英格蘭高等教育監管機構開出的 585,000 英鎊罰款。 • 法院駁回了監管機構針對 Sussex University 如何處理因 Stock 教授對跨性別權利的看法而引發的抗議，以及她隨後於 2021 年辭職而進行的長期調查，這對 Office for Students 的信譽和管理造成了嚴重損害。閱讀更多...

• 慈善機構表示，在第一次流產後而非第三次後開始專科護理，可降低未來流產的風險。 • 一項研究顯示，讓女性在第一次流產後即可獲得專科護理，每年可為全英國防止約 10,000 起妊娠流產。 • 目前，英格蘭、威爾斯和北愛爾蘭的女性在經歷至少三次流產後，才有資格在 NHS 獲得早期胎兒喪失的專科護理。閱讀更多...

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...