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Trump expected to tap Marco Rubio for secretary of state | Reuters

Rubio was arguably the most hawkish option on Trump's shortlist and he has in years past advocated for a muscular foreign policy with respect to America's geopolitical foes, including China, Iran and Cuba.| Reuters

China's Huawei poised to overcome US ban with return of 5G phones, research firms say | Reuters

China's Huawei Technologies is plotting a return to the 5G smartphone industry by the end of this year, according to research firms, signalling a comeback after a U.S. ban on equipment sales decimated its consumer electronics business.| Reuters

Exclusive: U.S. researchers find probable launch site of Russia's new nuclear-powered missile | Reuters

Two U.S. researchers say they have identified the probable deployment site in Russia of the 9M730 Burevestnik, a new nuclear-powered, nuclear-armed cruise missile touted by President Vladimir Putin as "invincible."| Reuters

Myanmar’s junta terrorised a Rohingya town. Then rebels burned it down.

Myanmar’s Rohingya-majority Buthidaung town was targeted by both sides of the civil war and parts of the settlement were set ablaze by the rebel Arakan Army| Reuters

Fact Check: Tommy Robinson arrested over stop and search, not London demonstration | Reuters

Far-right British activist Tommy Robinson was arrested for failing to comply with a stop and search order, not for holding a demonstration in London, contrary to suggestions made on social media.| Reuters

Trump says migrants are fueling violent crime. Here is what the research shows | Reuters

Donald Trump is blaming migrants in the U.S. illegally for fueling violent crime as part of his presidential campaign and Republicans plan to highlight the issue on Tuesday at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. But studies show immigrants are not more likely to engage in criminality.| Reuters

How drone combat in Ukraine is changing warfare

In Ukraine, drones have changed warfare, surveilling frontlines, guiding artillery and destroying enemy targets. These can be close by or hundreds of kilometres away, deep in Russian and Ukrainian territory.| Reuters

OpenAI plans to announce Google search competitor on Monday, sources say | Reuters

OpenAI plans to announce its artificial intelligence-powered search product on Monday, according to two sources familiar with the matter, raising the stakes in its competition with search king Google.| Reuters

Tehran plays down reported Israeli attacks, signals no retaliation | Reuters

The limited scale of the attack and Iran's muted response appeared to signal a successful effort by diplomats who have been working to avert all-out war since an Iranian drone and missile attack on Israel last Saturday.| Reuters

Israel's Iran attack carefully calibrated after internal splits, US pressure | Reuters

The decision to hold back from broader and immediate action underlined the competing pressures on Benjamin Netanyahu's government after Iran launched more than 300 drones and ballistic and cruise missiles at Israel last Saturday.| Reuters

How the Arizona and Florida court rulings change abortion access

New bans make the nearest abortion clinic a lengthy journey for millions of people| Reuters

Meta offers to almost halve Facebook and Instagram monthly fees | Reuters

Meta Platforms has offered to almost halve its monthly subscription fee for Facebook and Instagram to 5.99 euros from 9.99 euros, a senior Meta executive said on Tuesday, a move that aims to address concerns from privacy and antitrust regulators.| Reuters

Exclusive: EU's Vestager warns about Apple, Meta fees, disparaging rival products | Reuters

EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager on Tuesday warned Apple and Meta Platforms on their new fees for their services, saying that this may hinder users from enjoying the benefits of the Digital Markets Act which aims to give them more choices.| Reuters

Apple hit with $2 billion EU antitrust fine in Spotify case | Reuters

Brussels on Monday fined Apple 1.84 billion euros ($2 billion) for thwarting competition from music streaming rivals via restrictions on its App Store, the iPhone maker's first ever penalty for breaching EU rules.| Reuters

Israeli minister's call to 'erase' Palestinian village an incitement to violence, US says | Reuters

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich's call for a Palestinian village to be "erased" amounted to incitement to violence and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must publicly disavow it, the U.S. State Department said on Wednesday.| Reuters

Russia extends conscription for compulsory military service up to age 30 | Reuters

Russia's lower house of parliament voted on Tuesday to raise the maximum age at which men can be conscripted to 30 years from 27, increasing the number of young men liable for a year of compulsory military service at any one time.| Reuters

Zambia dealt major setback as official creditors object to bond deal | Reuters

Zambia suffered a major setback in its debt restructuring efforts after the government on Monday said a revised deal to rework $3 billion of Eurobonds could not be implemented at this time due to objections from official creditors, including China.| Reuters

Microsoft in talks to invest $10 bln in ChatGPT-owner OpenAI, Semafor reports | Reuters

Microsoft Corp is in talks to invest $10 billion in ChatGPT-owner OpenAI as part of funding that will value the firm at $29 billion, Semafor reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.| Reuters

More alarm bells sound on slowing demand for electric vehicles | Reuters

High interest rates are derailing the ambitions of climate regulators and automakers to accelerate the shift to electric vehicles, underscored Wednesday by the scrapping of a GM-Honda partnership and a warning from a battery maker.| Reuters

How concrete, asphalt and urban heat islands add to the misery of heat waves

How concrete, asphalt and urban heat islands add to the misery of heat waves| Reuters

Inside the tunnels of Gaza

A visual explainer of Hamas' network of tunnels beneath Gaza| Reuters

How a panel blew off a Boeing plane in mid-air

A piece of fuselage tore off the left side of an Alaska Airlines jet following takeoff, forcing pilots to turn back and land safely.| Reuters

Ukraine counteroffensive maps

How far Ukraine’s forces have advanced in the counteroffensive| Reuters

The collapse of insects

The most diverse group of organisms on the planet are in trouble and the consequences could be dire.| Reuters

Why did WeWork fail, and what is next for the company? | Reuters

Flexible workspace provider WeWork sought U.S. bankruptcy protection on Monday, crippled by a large debt pile and soaring losses due to lower demand for office space from cost-conscious customers.| Reuters

Insight - Amazon scraps secret AI recruiting tool that showed bias against women | Reuters

Amazon.com Inc's <AMZN.O> machine-learning specialists uncovered a big problem: their new recruiting engine did not like women.| Reuters

Flurry of US-India deals on AI, defense as Biden, Modi meet | Reuters

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Joe Biden met in Washington on Thursday and several agreements were to be announced to strengthen economic and diplomatic ties between the two countries and highlight new private sector investments.| Reuters

Slowing US inflation boosts hopes Fed done with rate hikes | Reuters

The annual rise in underlying inflation was the smallest in two years, bolstering the view that the Federal Reserve was probably done raising interest rates.| Reuters

Apple starts selling locally assembled iPhone XR in India | Reuters

Apple Inc <AAPL.O> has started selling its popular iPhone XR phones assembled in India, as it looks to expand its share in the world's second-largest smartphone market where it has struggled against cheaper products from rivals.| Reuters

Explainer: What is the Balticconnector pipeline? | Reuters

A subsea gas pipeline, the Balticconnector, connecting Finland and Estonia under the Baltic Sea has been likely damaged by "outside activity", the Finnish government said on Tuesday.| Reuters

Chevron to buy Hess Corp for $53 billion in all-stock deal | Reuters

Chevron has agreed to buy Hess for $53 billion in stock to gain a bigger U.S. oil footprint and a stake in rival Exxon Mobil's massive Guyana discoveries, the latest in a series of blockbuster U.S. oil combinations.| Reuters

Why Argentina is most attractive shale play outside US: Kemp | Reuters

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The IMF in figures: Debtors vs creditors | Reuters

The International Monetary Fund's current debtor-creditor balance gives the United States an outsized weight in the voting, which translates into Washington holding roughly 25 times the voting power of Argentina, the bank's biggest debtor.| Reuters

India ties up with UAE to settle trade in rupees | Reuters

India has signed an agreement with the United Arab Emirates that will allow it to settle trade in rupees instead of dollars, boosting India's efforts to cut transaction costs by eliminating dollar conversions.| Reuters

Factbox: Nigeria's $6.8 billion fuel subsidy scam | Reuters

A $6.8 billion fuel subsidy fraud scandal is heaping pressure on Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan to prosecute top officials or face protests, but many of those implicated are allies he is unlikely to go after if wants to keep his power base intact.| Reuters

Malaysia – Driven by digital evolution

Early adoption of advanced technologies and ahead-of-the-curve business models has put Malaysia in the driving seat when it comes to the digital evolution and transformed the country into the hub for data centers serving clients in South-East Asia.| Reuters

Insight - Amazon scraps secret AI recruiting tool that showed bias against women | Reuters

Amazon.com Inc's <AMZN.O> machine-learning specialists uncovered a big problem: their new recruiting engine did not like women.| Reuters

J&J knew for decades that asbestos lurked in its Baby Powder

Johnson & Johnson says its Baby Powder is safe. But Reuters found its talc was sometimes tainted with asbestos, a fact it kept from regulators and the public.| Reuters

Ocean Shock: The climate crisis beneath the waves.

More than a year of Reuters reporting has come to a disturbing conclusion: The planet’s marine life is fleeing warming waters – and threatening livelihoods.| Reuters

US not drawing red lines for Israel, White House says | Reuters

The United States is not trying to dictate limits for Israel, the White House said on Friday, as the Israelis expanded their military operation in Gaza against Hamas militants.| Reuters

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Ocean Shock: Shrimp farm bulldozes Borneo. Can sea cucumbers save it?

‘It’s like we’ve lost our whole world. We only realized what was happening when it was too late’: Loss of mangrove forests breaks down climate change defenses.| Reuters

Mapping the conflict in Israel and Gaza

Israeli military orders Gazans to leave northern half of territory and begins ground assault| Reuters

Elon Musk’s X is a black hole of value | Reuters

X is still worth something, but not for the people running it. Boss Linda Yaccarino is set to present her plans for the social network formerly known as Twitter to bankers holding nearly $13 billion of its debt, the Financial Times reported. Looming over talks is the likelihood that X’s value is substantially less than even that figure.| Reuters