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People with long Covid have evidence of continuing inflammation in their blood, which could help understanding of the condition and how it may be treated, a UK study suggests. It found the presence of certain proteins increased the risk of specific symptoms, such as fatigue, in people sick enough to need hospital treatment. It is unclear whether milder cases of Covid have the same effect on the body. A test remains a long way off – but the findings may prompt future trials. Long Covid – symptoms lasting at least 12 weeks after a Covid infection – is thought to…

Don’t blink. You might miss a massive move in Trump Media & Technology Group’s stock price. The Truth Social owner has only been public for two weeks but it has already sent traders on a stomach-churning ride. Gravity-defying spikes in the share price have been followed by earth-shattering crashes. Trump Media is so turbulent that it makes bitcoin’s volatility look tame. This extreme turbulence has caused wild swings in the net worth of the company’s largest shareholder and chairman: former President Donald Trump. His net worth has plunged by more than $2 billion since Trump Media’s closing price on March 27, the day after it…

A group of older Swiss women have won the first ever climate case victory in the European Court of Human Rights. The women, mostly in their 70s, said that their age and gender made them particularly vulnerable to the effects of heatwaves linked to climate change. The court said Switzerland’s efforts to meet its emission reduction targets had been woefully inadequate. It is the first time the powerful court has ruled on global warming. The ruling is binding and can trickle down to influence the law in 46 countries in Europe including the UK. The Swiss women, called KlimaSeniorinnen or…

Billie Eilish has announced the details of what is likely to be one of 2024’s biggest albums. The star says her third record, Hit Me Hard And Soft, will be released on 17 May, with no singles in advance so that fans can hear it “all at once”. She also published a sustainability plan for the album, with the aim of minimising her environmental impact. Vinyl copies will be pressed onto recycled or eco-vinyl, with all the packaging made from recycled materials. Eilish will also use raw, plant-based ink and and water-based dispersion varnish. Instead of shrink-wrap, the album sleeves…

People are living longer, and daily life is getting more expensive. It may be time to rethink the timeline for leaving the workforce. Handing in your proverbial badge as a sexagenarian has been the goal for many workers around the world: turning 65 would open a golden portal to retirement. Yet increasingly, the idea of stepping away from the workforce in your 60s doesn’t seem realistic – or even sensible – for many people, especially now. Some major financial figureheads agree. In March, investment-management firm BlackRock released its annual letter to the company’s investors. Its CEO Larry Fink sounded a warning…

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Tuesday his country will invest 9.4 trillion won ($6.94 billion) in artificial intelligence by 2027 as part of efforts to retain a leading global position in cutting-edge semiconductor chips. The announcement, which also includes a separate 1.4 trillion won fund to foster AI semiconductor firms, comes as South Korea tries to keep abreast with countries like the United States, China and Japan that are also giving massive policy support to strengthen semiconductor supply chains on their own turf. Semiconductors are a key foundation of South Korea’s export-driven economy. In March, chip exports reached their highest in 21 months at $11.7…

HSBC has agreed to sell its business in Argentina to Grupo Financiero Galicia, the largest private financial group in the country, for $550 million, the UK-based bank said on Tuesday. The move comes at a time when the bank is pushing harder into Asia, as part of a strategic overhaul HSBC unveiled in 2021, and has wound down businesses in other regions, including the United States and France. The sale of the Argentina unit “is another important step in the execution of our strategy and enables us to focus our resources on higher value opportunities across our international network,” CEO Noel Quinn said in a statement.…

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel has set a date for its planned offensive in Gaza’s city Rafah. His government has been signalling its intentions to launch a military operation in the southern city, where more than 1.5m Palestinians are sheltering, for several weeks. Mr Netanyahu said the planned offensive was necessary for “the elimination of terrorist battalions there”. World leaders have urged Israel not to go ahead with the plan for weeks. In a joint intervention on Tuesday, the leaders of Egypt, France and Jordan warned Israel the offensive would have “dangerous consequences” and “threaten regional escalation”. On…

Electric car giant Tesla has agreed to settle a lawsuit over a crash in 2018 which killed Apple engineer Walter Huang after his Model X, operating on Autopilot, collided with a highway barrier. The case, brought by Mr Huang’s family, was scheduled to begin in the California Superior Court this week. If the trial had gone ahead, it would have brought increased scrutiny of the firm’s Autopilot and Full Self-Driving technology. The terms of the settlement were not disclosed and reports have said the deal still needs to be approved by a judge. Tesla did not immediately respond to a…

The uncertainty around how financial rule breaches are handled “makes a mockery of the Premier League”, says Luton Town midfielder Andros Townsend. Everton were docked two points for a second violation of the Premier League’s profit and sustainability rules (PSR) on Monday. They say they will appeal against the decision but the process may not be completed before the season ends. That could leave clubs uncertain of their top-flight status after 19 May. PSR rules permit clubs to lose £105m over three years and Everton were found to have breached that by £16.6m for the three-year period to 2022-23. The points…