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UPDATE 2-Alstom and French government clash over future of Belfort plant

PARIS, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Alstom will go ahead with plans
to shut down manufacturing at its Belfort plant in eastern
France, its CEO told staff on Tuesday, setting up a
confrontation with the French government which vowed "everything
will be done" to prevent that.

Gazprom executive Karen Karapetyan named as Armenian PM

YEREVAN, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Energy executive Karen
Karapetyan was named prime minister of Armenia on Tuesday, a
week after the abrupt resignation of his predecessor.

REUTERS SUMMIT-Russian Nord Stream-2 on track with pipes expected soon

* For other news from Reuters Russia Investment Summit,
click on http://www.reuters.com/summit/russia16

Alstom says Belfort job cuts will ensure survival of other plants

PARIS, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Alstom Chief Executive Henri
Poupart-Lafarge said on Tuesday that cutting jobs at the train
engineering firm's Belfort plant in eastern France would help
ensure the survival of the business.

UPDATE 2-Hanjin Shipping secures $45 mln, more may take "considerable time"

* Ship held in Australia, others may face arrest - sources

(Adds ex-chairwoman's funds, estimated cost for cargo
unloading, vessel status, related story link)

Amid strains, Qatar urges Iran, Gulf Arabs to be good neighbours

DUBAI, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Qatar's Emir called for good
neighbourly relations between Gulf Arabs and Iran in a telephone
call with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, Qatar media
reported, amid fresh strains between regional rivals Saudi
Arabia and Iran over the haj pilgrimage.

Taiwan's commodities companies brace for another super typhoon

SINGAPORE/MELBOURNE, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Taiwan's
commodities industry was preparing on Tuesday for heavy wind and
flooding as Typhoon Meranti hurtled towards the south of the
island, threatening to disrupt grain and oil shipments from its
major port and a lead refinery.

UPDATE 1-Libyan commander's seizure of oil ports risks new conflict

* Response from Misrata forces still uncertain

(Updates with Western reaction)

RPT-Libyan commander's seizure of oil ports risks new conflict

TUNIS/BENGHAZI, Libya, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Libyan forces
loyal to eastern commander Khalifa Haftar said on Monday they
had tightened their control over four major oil ports, casting a
Western-backed project to unite Libya and revive oil exports
into deep uncertainty.

Five and a half years after Fukushima, 3 of Japan's 54 nuclear reactors are operating

(Tue, 13 Sep 2016) Since the accident at Fukushima Daiichi in March 2011 and the subsequent shutdown of nuclear reactors in Japan, five reactors have received approval to restart operations under the new safety standards imposed by Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA). Only three of those reactors are currently operating.

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