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By Luis Jaime Acosta

BOGOTA (Reuters) - A video released over the weekend of Colombian rebel commander Ivan Marquez, who had reportedly died last year, is real, defense minister Ivan Velasquez said on Tuesday.

Marquez, the well-known leader of a faction of former FARC rebels who returned to arms after rejecting a 2016 peace deal with Colombia's government, was thought to have died in Venezuela.

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(Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department said late on Tuesday that Boeing Co had breached its obligations in a 2021 agreement that shielded the planemaker from criminal prosecution over fatal 737 MAX crashes in 2018 and 2019.

The Justice Department said in a court filing in Texas that Boeing had failed to "design, implement, and enforce a compliance and ethics program to prevent and detect violations of the U.S. fraud laws throughout its operations."... (continue reading...)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A pair of U.S. banking regulators announced on Tuesday they would be hosting a public meeting on July 19 to solicit input on the proposed acquisition of Discover Financial Services by Capital One Financial Corporation.

The Federal Reserve and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency also announced they were extending the public comment period on the pending $35 billion deal to July 24, 2024.

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(Reuters) - Electric vehicle startup Canoo posted a larger-than-expected loss for the first quarter on Tuesday, but kept its outlook for the year unchanged.

Slowing demand in the United States and stiff competition from Chinese EV makers in the world's largest auto market has hit demand for companies including Canoo.

That has forced several startups to shut shop as investors have also grown cautious, making it difficult to raise more... (continue reading...)

By Greg Torode and Guy Faulconbridge

HONG KONG/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin's Beijing visit on Thursday is likely to be light on hard deals but will mark the start of his new presidential term with a show of support from his most powerful political partner, Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.

Putin's two-day mission - the first visit of his new term - is expected to highlight the pair's vaunted "no limits" partnership... (continue reading...)