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SunEdison Said to Exit India With Sale of Projects to Greenko

Bankrupt clean-energy giant SunEdison Inc. is exiting its business in India by selling 1.7 GW of wind and solar farms to Greenko Energies Pvt., according to two executives with direct knowledge of the transaction.

UPDATE 1-Iraq plans record Feb Basra oil exports despite OPEC cut in force

SINGAPORE/MOSCOW, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Iraq plans to raise
crude exports from its southern port of Basra to an all-time
high in February, keeping exports high even as OPEC production
cuts take effect this month.

EMERGING MARKETS-Turkish lira plumbs new low, bucks firmer emerging assets

LONDON, Jan 10 (Reuters) - The Turkish lira plumbed new
record lows on Tuesday, weighed down by a weakening economy and
destabilising militant attacks, though other emerging markets
were lifted by encouraging Chinese data and a pause in the rise
of U.S. bond yields.

European shares down as financials weigh, FTSE hits new record

LONDON, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 share index
climbed to fresh record highs on Tuesday with UK retailers
gaining, while European blue chips failed to hold early gains,
with financials the biggest drag.

Gabon reshuffles cabinet, replaces oil minister

LIBREVILLE, Jan 10 (Reuters) - OPEC-member Gabon has
replaced three ministers, including the oil minister, the
government said in a statement late on Monday.

UPDATE 1-Iraq cuts oil production by 160,000 bpd under OPEC deal

BAGHDAD, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Iraq has cut oil production by
160,000 barrels per day (bpd) since the beginning of January in
line with an OPEC decision to lower output, the oil ministry
said in a statement on Tuesday.

Finnish retailer Kesko allowed to exit nuclear project

HELSINKI, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Finnish retailer Kesko Oyj
is allowed to walk away from the Fennovoima nuclear
project, an arbitration court ruled on Tuesday.

Africa's first grid-connected biogas plant powers up

NAIVASHA, Kenya, Jan 10 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A
commercial farm in Kenya has become Africa's first electricity
producer powered by biogas to sell surplus electricity to the
national grid, cutting the carbon emissions associated with
oil-powered generation.

Hong Kong stocks hit 1-month high as China's commodity markets rally

Jan 10 (Reuters) - Hong Kong stocks hit a one-month high on
Tuesday as Chinese commodity prices rallied, offsetting pressure
from profit taking in some state-owned enterprises (SOEs) which
rose last week on restructuring hopes.

RPT-Saudi-Iran crisis, economic woes strain Oman's neutrality

MUSCAT, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Caught between two vast neighbours
locked in a regional struggle, Oman has long been to the Middle
East what neutral Switzerland is to global diplomacy. But now
its policy of being "friends to all and enemy to none" is under
heavy strain.

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