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DUBAI, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Iran has detected and removed
malicious software from two of its petrochemical complexes, a
senior military official said on Saturday, after announcing last
week it was investigating whether recent petrochemical fires
were caused by cyber attacks.

BAGHDAD, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Iraq is willing to play an
active role within OPEC to support oil prices, its oil minister
Jabar Ali al-Luaibi said on Saturday, without clarifying whether
it was prepared to back a possible agreement to freeze output.

PARIS, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Negotiations over milk purchase
prices between Europe's largest dairy group Lactalis and French
farmers collapsed late on Friday without an agreement, a union
official said.

SYDNEY, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Malcolm
Turnbull said on Saturday it was imperative for Australia to cut
its high debt levels, urging newly elected opposition lawmakers
to support his economic reform agenda when parliament resumes
next week.

Aug 26 (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Lester has developed an
eye and is now a hurricane as it moved west in the Pacific Ocean
away from the mainland of Mexico, the National Hurricane Center
(NHC) said in an advisory on Friday.

SAO PAULO, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Biofuel and climate experts
have questioned Brazil's commitment to a plan to cut carbon
emissions by raising ethanol use after the country's government
this week said it planned to scrap a tax break on the biofuel.

The Colorado Energy Office, Energy Resource Center, and Colorado Springs Utilities announce the installation of a 2kW rooftop solar power array as part of the state's Weatherization Assistance Program.

On a farming reservoir in Fukuoka City, Fukuoka prefecture, 1,200 photovoltaic (PV) modules cover the water surface to generate electricity and additional revenues for the city. Many floating solar systems have been developed in Japan, but this 300-kW system, which became operational this July, is a bit different.

CARACAS, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Venezuela has signed over $5.5
billion in mining deals with companies including Canada's
Barrick Gold Corp and China's Shandong Gold, President
Nicolas Maduro said on Friday.

The year is 1878. The city of Paris is hosting the third annual World Fair, featuring the latest in fine art and innovative machinery. For the first time in history, 64 electric street lamps, running the length of the Avenue de l’Opera from the Louvre to the Palais Garnier Opera House, are lit with the flick of a switch.

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