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Israel to cut carbon emissions, sees $8 billion economic boost

JERUSALEM, April 10 (Reuters) - Israel's cabinet on Sunday unanimously approved a plan for reducing greenhouse gases and increasing energy efficiency to benefit the economy.

Protesters against Bangladesh power plant give two weeks for demands to be met

DHAKA, April 10 (Reuters) - Protesters opposing the construction of a Chinese-backed, coal-fired power plant in Bangladesh agreed on Sunday to halt their activities for 15 days, defusing tensions after four demonstrators were killed last week.

Staff evacuated from shuttered Libyan oil fields due to militant threat

BENGHAZI, Libya, April 10 (Reuters) - Staff have been evacuated from three oil fields in eastern Libya because of fears of attacks by Islamic State militants, but production has not been affected because the fields are shut, oil and security officials said on Sunday.

UPDATE 1-Voting begins in Chad's presidential election

N'DJAMENA, April 10 (Reuters) - Voting began on Sunday in a presidential election in Chad in which incumbent Idriss Deby is favourite to win a fifth term and extend a tenure that began in 1990.

Voting begins in Chad's presidential election

N'DJAMENA, April 10 (Reuters) - Voting began on Sunday in a presidential election in Chad in which incumbent Idriss Deby is expected to win a fifth term in office and extend a tenure that began in 1990.

UPDATE 3-Egypt says Italy spat centres on refusal to share phone records in Regeni probe

CAIRO, April 9 (Reuters) - Tension between Egypt and Italy stems from Cairo's refusal to hand over extensive phone records as part of an investigation into the killing of Italian researcher Giulio Regeni, a senior Egyptian prosecutor said on Saturday.

UPDATE 1-Egypt to cut fuel subsidies as gov't seeks to reduce deficit

CAIRO, April 9 (Reuters) - Egypt will reduce spending on fuel subsidies by nearly 43 percent in the 2016/17 budget due mainly to lower global energy costs, officials said on Saturday.

Nigeria may save cash for oil projects to make up budget shortfall-finance minister

LAGOS, April 9 (Reuters) - Nigeria might use money set aside for funding joint venture projects with foreign and local oil firms to make up any shortfall in the 2016 budget if government revenue projections are not met, Finance Minister Kemi Adeosun said on Saturday.

Russia's Gazprom says won't share its Europe-bound gas export monopoly -RIA

MOSCOW, April 9 (Reuters) - Allowing Novatek and Russia's top oil producer Rosneft to export gas to Europe would not be in Russia's national interest, RIA news agency quoted Russian gas export monopoly Gazprom as saying on Saturday.

Financial turmoil at SunEdison imperils solar projects worldwide

LOS ANGELES, April 8 (Reuters) - In November, solar energy giant SunEdison Inc reported that its project pipeline had grown by 75 percent in just a year, the result of an aggressive growth strategy.

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