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Amazon has filed a patent application for a beehive-like “multi-level fulfillment center” that would dispatch drones to deliver products for the internet-based retailer. The application, which was written in 2015, contains drawings showing drones flying in and out of landing ports attached to cylinder-like towers that would be built in metropolitan areas. The centers would allow Amazon to move away from a model based on large warehouses in the outskirts of cities that store packages ahead of delivery, to one in which an army of drones would fly in and out of delivery centers to pick packages and recharge their batteries. “By locating the fulfillment centers within the cities, items may be more quickly delivered to the growing population of people that live in the cities,” the application said. If the urban drone centers become a reality, the Seattle-based company could face regulatory hurdles, as there have been attempts to implement regulations to control the movement of drones. – GUARDIAN

EU antitrust regulators have imposed a €2.42 billion ($2.7 billion) fine on Google for manipulating its search engine to favor its online shopping service. It is the biggest fine the EU has ever given to a company in an antitrust case. Google has 90 days to pay the fine or it will face further penalties. Google has rejected the findings, and signaled its intention to appeal. Meanwhile, the EU is still investigating how else Google may have abused its position, specifically in its provision of maps, images and information on local services. – REUTERS

Brazilian President Michel Temer has been charged with corruption by the country's top prosecutor for allegedly taking a $152,000 bribe through an intermediary. A vote in the lower chamber of Congress will determine Temer’s fate. If two thirds of deputies accept the charges and the Supreme Court agrees, he will be suspended for up to 180 days and put on trial. Lawmakers within Temer’s coalition are confident they have enough votes to block the two-thirds majority. The charges stem from a secretly-recorded video of a meeting between Temer and Joesley Batista, the former chairman of the world’s largest meatpacker, JBS. In a plea-bargain testimony, JBS executives said Temer took bribes for resolving tax matters, giving loans from state-run banks and other matters. Former president Dilma Rousseff was removed from office following an impeachment vote in Congress that stemmed from a corruption investigation. – New York Times

A judge in Madrid has ordered the exhumation of Salvador Dali's remains to obtain DNA samples for a paternity lawsuit. Maria Pilar Abel Martinez, 61, claims that her mother had a secret affair with the surrealist painter while working as a maid for a neighboring family on Spain's northeast coast. The Gala-Salvador Dali Foundation, which manages the painter’s estate, said it will appeal the ruling in the coming days. If paternity is confirmed, Abel could be entitled to up to 25 percent of Dali's work and property. – BBC

More than two-thirds of people have little or no confidence in US President’s Donald Trump’s global leadership, a new international survey by the Pew Research Center shows. In the final years of Barack Obama’s presidency, a median of 64% expressed confidence in his ability to be a global leader. In the survey, which was taken in 37 countries, two-thirds of respondents described Trump as “arrogant and dangerous”. Trust in Trump is low in Europe and Asia, as well as in Canada and Mexico. He only scores a higher rating than Obama in two countries: Russia and Israel. – Washington Post

Three CNN journalists have resigned after a story about Russia’s ties to President Donald Trump’s campaign failed to meet reporting standards. They are Thomas Frank, a former Pulitzer Prize finalist, Eric Lichtblau, a Pulitzer Prize winner, and Lex Haris, executive editor of CNN Investigates. “In the aftermath of the retraction of a story published on CNN.com, CNN has accepted the resignations of the employees involved in the story's publication,” a spokesman said. The story, which reported that Congress was investigating a Russian investment fund with ties to Trump officials, cited a single anonymous source. – CNN

Top Senate Republicans are struggling to win support for their health care bill after a Congressional research group said the reform would leave 22 million people uninsured by 2026. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is trying to win support for the bill ahead of the July 4 week-long recess. GOP senators are divided about the reform. Some moderate Republican lawmakers believe the reform is too drastic, while some staunch conservatives think it should do more to dismantle Obamacare. Before the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office issued a damning report about the reform on Tuesday, three Republican senators threatened to oppose a vote that would start a debate about the bill, enough to derail the legislation. The report said the bill's coverage losses would especially affect people with low incomes between ages 50 and 64. – AP

The White House said that Syria is preparing a new chemical weapons attack, an allegation that has been denied by President Bashar Assad’s government and its main ally, Russia. Ali Haidar, the Syrian minister for national reconciliation, told AP that the accusations foreshadowed a new diplomatic campaign against Syria at the UN. Russia lashed out at the Trump administration for using the phrase “another chemical weapons attack,” arguing that an independent investigation into a suspected chemical attack in April that killed dozens of people was never conducted. – AP

California has added glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto’s popular Roundup herbicide, to the list of chemicals known to cause cancer. Monsanto called the decision “unwarranted on the basis of science and the law.” Monsanto has faced increased litigation over glyphosate since 2015, when the World Health Organization's said it was “probably carcinogenic”. The listing of glyphosate as a carcinogen in California would require companies selling the chemical to add warning labels to packaging. – REUTERS

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted US President Donald Trump with a bear hug during a visit to the White House. The hug was “both natural and commanding” and left neither of the leaders at a loss, in contrast with other Trump greetings with world leaders, the BBC reported. Modi has a long history of hugging celebrities and dignitaries, including French President Francois Hollande, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, as well as Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Hollywood's Hugh Jackman. Trump, however, has become infamous for his see-saw style of shaking hands. – ABC

A large-scale cyber attack hit the servers of Russia's top oil producer Rosneft and also affected several institutions in Ukraine, including some banks, the state power distributor and the country’s main airport. Rosneft, one of the world's top oil producers said its output had not been affected. Russian metals giant Evraz said its IT systems were also hit. Group-IB, a Moscow-based cyber security firm, said it appeared to be a coordinated attack targeting victims in Russia and Ukraine. The latest disruptions follow a spate of hacking attempts against Ukraine state-run websites in late 2016. – REUTERS

A trial has begun in New York against Martin Shkreli, a pharmaceuticals executive who became known for hiking the price of a drug by 5,000 percent. Shkreli, 34, is charged with ripping off a drug company he founded, Retrophin, for millions of dollars to repay investors whom he allegedly also defrauded. He was detained for those charges in December 2015. He denies the allegations. Shkreli grew to notoriety in 2015 after raising the price of Daraprim, a life-saving drug used to treat HIV from $13.50 to $750 per pill. – CNBC