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MOSCOW, April 8 (Reuters) - The head of Russia's Bashkortostan republic, Rustem Khamitov, told Reuters on Friday that his republic did not plan to sell its stake in oil firm Bashneft as part of a government privatisation programme. (Reporting by Olesya Astakhova; Writing by Alexander Winning, editing by Jason Bush)

* Moody's expects accelerating German growth on robust demand

LONDON, April 8 (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell is under pressure from shareholders to cut annual spending below $30 billion after buying BG Group to ensure it can maintain its dividend given the slow oil price recovery.

(Fri, 08 Apr 2016) At the end of 2015, the United States had 71 waste-to-energy (WTE) plants that generated electricity in 20 U.S. states, with a total generating capacity of 2.3 gigawatts. Florida contains more than one-fifth of the nation's WTE electricity generation capacity, and in 2015, Florida's Palm Beach Renewable Energy Facility Number 2 became the first new WTE plant to come online since 1995 and the largest single WTE electricity generator in the United States.

(Fri, 08 Apr 2016) The Annual Coal Distribution Report provides detailed information on U.S. domestic coal distribution for 2014 excluding waste coal and imports by coal origin state, destination state, mode of transportation, and coal consuming sector. Also, the report provides a summary of foreign coal distribution by coal-exporting state. All data for 2014 are final and this report supersedes the data published in all quarterly coal distribution reports during 2014.

BEIJING, April 8 (Reuters) - Companies from China's violence-prone far western region of Xinjiang signed deals worth about $2 billion with Pakistan this week during a visit to Pakistan by Xinjiang's top official, who sought to cement ties with an important security partner.

BRASILIA, April 7 (Reuters) - Brazil's top prosecutor recommended on Thursday that the Supreme Court block the appointment of former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as cabinet minister because it was intended to disrupt a corruption investigation.

* Moody's expects accelerating German growth on robust demand

* Says thermal coal growth moderate (Adds quote, forecasts for coal)

LONDON, April 7 (Reuters) - China is pioneering a trans-continental rail service carrying cargo between the Far East and Western Europe with the aim of capturing some of the freight which currently moves by sea and air.

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