Friday, June 23 — 5 significant news stories

Today ChatGPT read 852 top news stories and gave 6 of them a significance score over 7.

After removing previously covered events, here is today’s significant news:

[8.0] Diabetes cases worldwide projected to double by 2050, driven by obesity and demographic shifts — STAT

The number of people with diabetes worldwide is set to more than double to 1.3 billion by 2050, according to a new study published in the Lancet. The rise will be driven by type 2 diabetes, which made up 96% of diabetes cases worldwide in 2021, and type 2 diabetes cases will in large part be driven by obesity, a primary risk factor for the disease. Diabetes has traditionally been thought of as a disease that occurs in high-income countries, but it’s increasingly affecting low- and middle-income countries as well.

[7.2] International Olympic Committee cuts ties with International Boxing Association amid bribery and match-fixing allegations — The Washington Post

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has cut ties with the International Boxing Association (IBA) for the first time in its 128-year history, following allegations of bribery and match fixing at the 2016 Rio Olympics. The IOC’s executive board recommended this month that the organisation move on from the IBA, leaving boxing without an official governing body. However, the decision opens a path for World Boxing, the breakaway federation formed in April by the US, UK, the Netherlands and other countries, to receive IOC recognition and oversee boxing at the Olympics. The IOC has repeatedly warned the IBA that the sport was in danger of being dropped altogether unless it enacted reforms.

[7.2] US Department of Energy to lend $9.2bn for electric vehicle battery factories — Financial Times

The US Department of Energy's Loan Programs Office plans to lend a record $9.2bn to Ford and South Korea's SK On for the construction of three electric vehicle battery factories in Kentucky and Tennessee. The loan is part of a clean energy investment push by the federal government to develop domestic supply chains and reduce reliance on China. The factories will enable more than 120 GWh of US battery production annually, displacing more than 455 million gallons of petrol a year. The loan is the largest investment in the two-decade history of the Loan Programs Office.

[7.1] US President Joe Biden hosts Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for state visit to strengthen ties — The New York Times

US President Joe Biden welcomed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the White House for a state visit aimed at strengthening ties between the two countries. The visit is part of Biden's efforts to build alliances against Russia and China. The two leaders are expected to announce initiatives to advance cooperation on telecommunications, semiconductors, artificial intelligence, and other areas. They will also sign the Artemis Accords, a set of principles governing peaceful exploration of the moon, Mars, and other celestial bodies, and announce a joint mission to the International Space Station in 2024. The visit comes amid concerns about India's backsliding on democracy and human rights issues.

[7.0] Clinical trials underway for breast cancer vaccine with potential to prevent disease — The Japan Times

Several clinical trials have been conducted in the last six months to develop a breast cancer vaccine that could prevent the disease from occurring. The vaccine would teach the immune system to fight breast cancer before it becomes a problem, potentially reducing the number of women diagnosed with the disease and eliminating the need for preventive mastectomies for women with a family history of breast cancer. While the studies are still in the early stages, the development of multiple breast cancer vaccine trials is a promising sign of progress in using the immune system to prevent cancer. Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer among women in the United States.

Want to read more?

See additional news on newsminimalist.com.

Thanks for reading us and see you tomorrow,
News Minimalist