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Oil falls more than $1 on greater flows despite US-Iran war
Oil prices fell on Friday but kept on track for a monthly rise of about a fifth, as more supplies flowed through crucial maritime chokepoints, despite a lack of major breakthroughs in talks between the United States and Iran.
Health experts to screen US wastewater for disease outbreaks during World Cup
Epidemiologists will be busy this summer sifting through sewage and social media to keep soccer fans and the public safe from severe illness during the World Cup,
At least one dead in Texas floods ravaging same area where campers died
At least one person has died in flooding across central Texas - the same area that saw more than 130 deaths in flash floods last summer.
How Mexican drug cartels have outsourced meth labs to Nigeria
The Nigerian judge was formally dressed, the lawyers maintained legal decorum and protocol was followed – but this hearing was not in the comfortable confines of a Lagos courtroom; it was inside an alleged illicit drug laboratory in the thick of a dense forest. Three Mexicans and seven Nigerians were paraded in handcu...
Germans more pessimistic than European peers as price worries reshape spending, BCG says
Germans are more pessimistic about the economy than Europeans overall, prompting many consumers to save any extra income, according to a Boston Consulting Group study seen by Reuters on Tuesday.
Pele’s 1958 World Cup final shirt sells for $4.9m
A shirt worn by Pele during the 1958 World Cup final has sold for $4.9m (£3.6m) at a Sotheby's auction in New York.
Togo petitions UN to adopt world map showing Africa’s true size
Togo is spearheading a diplomatic movement to overhaul how the world views the African continent. The West African nation plans to ask United Nations member states to adopt a world map that more accurately reflects the true size of Africa. This initiative seeks to officially abandon the 16th-century Mercator projection...
Artemis II crew take ‘spectacular’ image of Earth
Nasa has shared the first high-resolution images of the Earth taken by the Artemis II crew as they head on their trip around the Moon.
‘Moment of joy’ as Uganda discharges last Ebola patient
The last patient being treated for Ebola in Uganda has been discharged from the hospital, leaving the country with no active confirmed cases of the deadly disease.
Drone attack caused fire on gas ships at Mediterranean port, Egypt says
Egypt's cabinet has confirmed that a drone attack caused the fire that broke out on Wednesday on two ships at the Mediterranean port of Damietta, a key liquified natural gas (LNG) hub.
Airline CEOs warn EU plan to expand carbon costs will raise fares
Europe's biggest airlines have urged the European Union not to extend its Emissions Trading System to cover international flights, warning that the move would raise ticket prices, according to a letter seen by Reuters.
Trump limits length of visas for students, exchange visitors, journalists
The administration of United States President Donald Trump is imposing new time limits on visas for foreign students, exchange visitors, and journalists, ending a decades-old system that allowed many of them to stay in the US for as long as they remained in school or on assignment.