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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 17 (Reuters) - An oil tanker, which was
earlier reported to have been hijacked and sailed into
Indonesian waters, was believed to have been taken due to a
commercial dispute, Malaysian authorities said on Wednesday.

Aug 17 (Reuters) - Balfour Beatty Plc restarted
dividends with a 0.9 pence interim payment and said it expected
its business to reach industry-standard level margins over the
following 24 months, showing promise of sustained growth after a
turbulent few years.

The unique nature of the US ferrous scrap trade makes for some tense moments and critical decisions.

(Wed, 17 Aug 2016) Energy-associated carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from natural gas are expected to surpass those from coal for the first time since 1972. Even though natural gas is less carbon-intensive than coal, increases in natural gas consumption and decreases in coal consumption in the past decade have resulted in natural gas-related CO2 emissions surpassing those from coal.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 17 (Reuters) - An oil tanker carrying
900,000 litres of diesel has been hijacked and taken into
Indonesian waters, Malaysian maritime authorities said on
Tuesday.

* China MofCom warns investment in Australia will be
impacted

* Palm oil surges a third in a year, narrows discount over
soyoil

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 16 (Reuters) - United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon launched an investigation on
Tuesday into accusations peacekeepers in South Sudan failed to
respond properly to an attack on a Juba hotel by uniformed men
who killed a journalist and raped several civilians.

WEST BEND, Wis., Aug 16 (Reuters) - Republican presidential
nominee Donald Trump said if elected he would force top
administration officials to sign a pledge not to accept speaking
fees from corporations with registered lobbyists or foreign
countries for five years after leaving office.

* China imports to be relatively weak -BMI

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