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By Tom Bateman

FUJIKAWAGUCHIKO, Japan (Reuters) - Japan's majestic Mt. Fuji was some 700,000 years in the making, but on one sultry May morning, it was gone.

At least on one side of a busy road, views of the 3,776-metre (12,388 foot) symbol of Japan and the Lawson convenience store beneath it have vanished, as officials finished a 20-metre by 2.5-metre barrier to obstruct a photo spot that had become viral among tourists.

LONDON (Reuters) - There is no effective competition in core credit card services where Visa and Mastercard are the biggest players, and more transparency for users is needed, Britain's Payment Systems Regulator said in an interim report on Tuesday.

"The PSR found that over the past five years, and after taking account of volume changes, Mastercard and Visa have increased their scheme and processing fees by more than 30% in real terms. There is little... (continue reading...)

(Reuters) - German producer prices fell more than expected in April due mainly to lower energy prices, the federal statistics office reported on Tuesday.

Producer prices decreased by 3.3% on the year. Analysts polled by Reuters had expected a 3.1% decline.

Energy prices were down 8.2% year-on-year in April, due mainly to lower prices for natural gas and electricity, the statistics office said.

Excluding energy prices,... (continue reading...)

JENIN, West Bank (Reuters) - Israeli forces raided Jenin in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday in an operation that the Palestinian health ministry said killed three Palestinians and left eight others wounded.

The army said it was an operation against militants and several Palestinian gunmen were shot.

(Reporting by Ali Sawafta and Clauda Tanios; Editing by Sonali Paul and Andrew Heavens)

KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian forces shot down 28 out of 29 drones used by Russian forces in an overnight attack on seven regions, Ukraine’s air force said in a statement on Tuesday.

The drone attack damaged four private residences, 25 trucks and buses in Kharkiv, injuring five people, according to the region's governor Oleh Syniehubov and Ukrainian Internal Affairs Ministry's statements on the Telegram messaging app.

A missile attack... (continue reading...)