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By Anthony Boadle

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Two years after poachers murdered British journalist Dom Phillips in a remote corner of the Amazon, an NGO has been created in his memory to promote the protection of the rainforest he loved and its people, his widow said.

Phillips, 57, was working on a book on how to save the Amazon when he and his Brazilian travel partner were shot dead by illegal fishermen next to the Javari Valley, home to... (continue reading...)

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An Israeli who went missing during the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas-led Palestinian gunmen and was presumed to have been taken hostage has been found dead in the border village where he lived, Israeli media said on Monday.

After what it described as lengthy forensics, Israel's military confirmed the identification of the remains of Dolev Yehoud, whose surname has also been spelled Yehud in English.

A military statement... (continue reading...)

PARIS (Reuters) - France won't change its fiscal policy, Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said as his government looked set to face two new no-confidence motions in parliament on Monday after one of the main credit agencies cut its rating of the country's debt.

"We won't raise taxes, we already have too much taxes in France," Attal told franceinfo radio.

Days ahead of a June 9 EU parliamentary election, S&P cut France's long-term sovereign... (continue reading...)

(Reuters) - Blackstone on Monday raised its offer for Hipgnosis Songs Fund by a cent to $1.31 per share, valuing the music rights owner of artists such as Shakira and Red Hot Chili Peppers at $1.58 billion.

The revised offer in part reflects "Hipgnosis incurring lower adviser fees in respect of the transaction than previously expected", the private equity fund said in a statement.

Blackstone, which won Hipgnosis's board backing for the... (continue reading...)

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Microsoft will invest 33.7 billion Swedish crowns ($3.21 billion) to expand its cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure in Sweden over a two-year period, the U.S. tech group said on Monday.

The investment, Microsoft's biggest to date in Sweden, includes a pledge to help train some 250,000 people with AI skills, corresponding to 2.4% of the population that will help boost the Nordic country's competitiveness, it added.