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"We won't let them wreck our plant," Tata's Dutch steelworkers say

* GRAPHIC-Tata Steel's UK, Dutch plants http://tmsnrt.rs/1NVT4jL

UPDATE 2-France seeks to stem labour disruption before Euro soccer kickoff

PARIS, May 31 (Reuters) - France's government moved on
Tuesday to calm protests against labour law reform ahead of the
month-long European soccer championship, announcing a pay rise
for school teachers and pledging to speed up reorganisation
talks at the SNCF railways.

Listen Up: Practical Battery Storage Systems

Battery storage has made enormous strides in terms of cost and efficiency. Unfortunately, our society’s needs keep increasing — both for power (kilowatts for our cars, industries and HVAC) and energy (sustained energy delivery, even at night). Although battery-powered cars have indeed become cost-effective, pop culture’s impractical view of battery storage persists (see this recent SNL clip about the new Mercedes AA series car).

UPDATE 1-Gazprom sees no need for Europe price war, no U.S. LNG threat

* Says better places to sell U.S. LNG than Europe

(Adds detail)

Libya oil guard says second town captured from Islamic State

BENGHAZI, Libya, May 31 (Reuters) - A force that controls
oil terminals in eastern Libya said on Tuesday it had gained
further ground against Islamic State, taking a second town in as
many days east of the militant group's stronghold o f Sirte.

Britain's FTSE index set to post fourth consecutive month of gains

* Alliance Trust rises on M&A news

(Adds detail and updates prices)

UPDATE 3-Brent crude lower on strong Middle East oil output

* Financial traders cut WTI short positions to 2016 lows

(Updates prices, adds OPEC SG candidate)

RPT-Dismay in oil Twitterverse upon popular U.S. crude trader's exit

So when one of the most widely followed oil traders on
Twitter abruptly closed his account last week, the outpouring of
dismay among his thousands of followers was rare for the
secretive multi-trillion dollar industry.

UPDATE 1-Scotiabank lifts provision for bad loans by 40 percent

* Net income C$1.86 billion vs C$1.8 billion a year earlier

(Recasts, adds details on increased provisions)

Russia's Rosatom completes upgrade of Bulgarian nuclear reactor

SOFIA, May 31 (Reuters) - Rusatom Service, part of Russian
state nuclear agency Rosatom, has completed an upgrade needed to
extend the life of one of the reactors at the Kozloduy nuclear
plant in Bulgaria, the company said on Tuesday.

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