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* 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

(Adds comment, updates prices)

* Q2 crude oil imports up 4.5 pct y/y, boosted by Iran
cargoes

LAUNCESTON, Australia, Aug 17 (Reuters) - While a record
loss is certain to grab media headlines, the real story about
BHP Billiton is far more sanguine as the company tries
to prove that boring is better.

CARACAS, Aug 16 (Reuters) - President Nicolas Maduro said on
Tuesday that Venezuela had struck $4.5 billion in mining deals
with foreign and domestic companies, part of plan to lift the
OPEC nation's economy out of a deep recession causing food
shortages and social unrest.

LONDON, Aug 16 (Reuters) - OPEC and non-OPEC countries are
again flirting with the idea of a production freeze to
accelerate oil-market rebalancing, according to recent
statements by several oil ministers.

SINGAPORE, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Oil prices fell away from
5-week highs early on Wednesday, as analysts doubted a
successful outcome from producer talks to rein in ballooning
oversupply.

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