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(Reuters) – U.S. officials yesterday announced a $241 million settlement with Marathon Oil MRO.N

(Reuters) – Around 5,000 years ago, the population in northern Europe collapsed, decimating Stone Age farming communities across the region.

 (Reuters) – More than 1.3 million homes and businesses in Texas remained without power today, four days after Hurricane Beryl lashed the state with fierce winds and heavy flooding, sparking frustration among residents who were facing extreme heat.

JAKARTA, (Reuters) – An Indonesian court today sentenced former agriculture minister Syahrul Yasin Limpo to 10 years in prison for corruption involving travel in private jets and jewellery for his wife.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The United States will start deploying longer range missiles in Germany in 2026, the two countries announced at a meeting of the NATO alliance yesterday, a major step aimed at countering what the allies say is a growing threat Russia poses to Europe.

(Reuters) – Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin has issued an executive order to limit or ban cell phone use for roughly 1.2 million public school students, in what he described as a response to mental health issues and academic underachievement among adolescents.

WASHINGTON/DALLAS,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden faced fresh doubts on Wednesday about his re-election chances from heavyweights Nancy Pelosi and George Clooney, who may influence other Democratic lawmakers and financial donors, and two Senate Democrats.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – More cases of spirits such as vodka and whisky than of wine are set to be sold globally, a report from the World Spirits Alliance predicted on Wednesday, as drinking preferences have shifted.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Archegos Capital Management founder Sung Kook “Bill” Hwang was convicted of fraud and other charges by a jury in Manhattan federal court yesterday at a criminal trial in which prosecutors accused him of market manipulation ahead of the 2021 collapse of his $36 billion private investment firm.

DARWIN, Australia, (Reuters) – The Philippines Air Force arrived in northern Australia yesterday on its first overseas deployment in six decades for combat practice alongside U.S.

(Reuters) – Only one in four U.S. patients prescribed Novo Nordisk’s NOVOb.CO

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden pledged to forcefully defend Ukraine against Russia’s invasion at the NATO summit in Washington yesterday, using the global stage to try to show allies at home and abroad that he can still lead.

WASHINGTON/LAS VEGAS,  (Reuters) – A growing number of Democrats in the U.S.

CAIRO/GAZA,  (Reuters) – Palestinian officials said an Israeli airstrike in southern Gaza Strip killed more than two dozen people while advancing tanks in Gaza City forced residents to flee under fire as Israel yesterday stepped up an offensive that Hamas warned could jeopardise ceasefire talks.

MOSCOW, (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday that the death of innocent children was painful and terrifying, a day after a lethal strike on a children’s hospital in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Space bosses hailed Europe’s return to space after the Ariane 6 rocket successfully carried out a series of trials in a debut flight on Tuesday, but the mission ended with the launcher coasting in orbit without releasing its final batch of payloads.

KYIV, (Reuters) – Russia blasted the main children’s hospital in Kyiv with a missile in broad daylight yesterday and rained missiles down on other cities across Ukraine, killing at least 41 civilians in the deadliest wave of air strikes for months.

MOSCOW,  (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi late yesterday and toured him around his residence outside Moscow ahead of official talks in the Kremlin today.

(Reuters) – Tropical Storm Beryl brought howling winds and torrential rain to southeast Texas yesterday, killing at least three people, flooding highways, closing oil ports, canceling more than 1,300 flights and knocking out power to more than 2.7 million homes and businesses.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President Joe Biden vowed to push on with his re-election bid yesterday, dismissing the concerns of some fellow Democrats on Capitol Hill and donors that his persistence could cost their party the White House and Congress in the Nov.