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By James Mackenzie and Nidal al-Mughrabi

JERUSALEM/CAIRO (Reuters) - The Israeli military said on Tuesday it had taken operational control of the Palestinian side of Gaza's southern Rafah Crossing, which borders Egypt and has been pivotal for the delivery of aid and exit of injured people in the Gaza war.

The military said forces were scanning the area in the morning after launching a ground and air operation in part of eastern Rafah on... (continue reading...)

By Melanie Burton, Scott Murdoch and Lewis Jackson

MELBOURNE/SYDNEY (Reuters) - BHP's plan to divest the South African assets of its target Anglo American are key to the strategy behind the proposed takeover and is expected to be a part of any revised offer, investors briefed on the miner's thinking said.

The "Big Australian" was rebuffed by its smaller rival on April 26 after submitting a $39 billion takeover proposal, in a plan seen as... (continue reading...)

By Hadeel Al Sayegh

DUBAI (Reuters) -Saudi Arabian state-owned oil giant Aramco expects to pay $31 billion in dividends to the Saudi government and its shareholders despite reporting lower earnings for the first quarter on Tuesday, hit by lower oil prices and volumes sold.

The Saudi government, which directly holds about 82.2% of Aramco, relies heavily on the company's payouts, which also include royalties and taxes.

The... (continue reading...)

By Hyunsu Yim

SEOUL (Reuters) - The Seoul Queer Culture Festival will take place in the capital's streets this year, organisers of South Korea's annual LGBTQ gathering said on Tuesday, after the city government denied their requests to hold events at four locations.

The controversy contrasts with recent strides in other democracies in East Asia, such as Taiwan, where same-sex marriage is legal, and Japan, where some municipalities issue... (continue reading...)

By Foo Yun Chee

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Microsoft was hit with a Spanish startup group's complaint about its cloud practices to the Spanish antitrust regulator on Tuesday, the latest grievance over its fast-growing cloud computing services and which followed a trade group's EU complaint.

The U.S. tech giant ranks second in the cloud computing sector, behind market leader Amazon but is expected to close the gap rapidly as a clutch of... (continue reading...)