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UPDATE 1-Brazil's top court removes Lula probe from crusading judge

BRASILIA, March 31 (Reuters) - Brazil's Supreme Court ruled on Thursday to remove a corruption investigation into former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva from the jurisdiction of a lower court judge who released a wiretapped conversation of him with President Dilma Rousseff.

SunEdison served DoJ subpoena on Vivint Solar deal

March 31 (Reuters) - SunEdison Inc said it received a subpoena from the U.S. Department of Justice seeking details on some financing activities related to its failed deal to buy Vivint Solar Inc.

Government supporters take to streets in Brazil to back Rousseff

SAO PAULO, March 31 (Reuters) - Thousands of Brazilians in 17 states and the nation's capital took to the streets in defense of beleaguered President Dilma Rousseff on Thursday, many carrying banners that said "there will not be a coup", local television showed.

CANADA STOCKS-TSX notches best monthly gain since 2011 on oil rebound

TORONTO, March 31 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index ended slightly lower on Thursday as losses for materials and financial stocks canceled out advances for energy stocks, whose recent strength helped the index notch its best monthly performance in more than four years.

IMF cuts Nigeria growth forecast again amid oil slump

WASHINGTON, March 31 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund said on Thursday that it has again cut its growth forecast for Nigeria as the oil exporter faces "substantial challenges" from low crude prices.

Iranian company to build gas distribution network in Armenia

YEREVAN, March 31 (Reuters) - Iranian company Sanergy is to build a gas distribution network in two Armenian towns in a project financed by the Iranian government, Armenia's energy minister said on Thursday.

Ivanpah Solar Facility on Track To Meet Production Target, NRG Says

The operator of a massive U.S. government-backed solar project in California that fell short of production targets says the facility more than doubled its output last month, putting it on pace to meet its obligations to Pacific Gas and Electric Co.

Virginia to Move Forward with Offshore Wind Research Plan

The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) last week approved the first wind energy research activities plan (RAP) for a facility to be located in U.S. federal waters.

COLUMN-What Hugo Chávez and Donald Trump have in common

March 31 (Reuters) - What do a small-town paratrooper from Venezuela and a billionaire real estate mogul from New York have in common? Hugo Chávez and Donald Trump are both outsized personalities seeing themselves as the sole leaders capable of restoring their countries to greatness. They eschew political correctness and routinely speak in an informal, unscripted style, connecting directly with voters who have felt invisible.

Brazil's Temer eyes pro-business plan but has scant room for major reforms

BRASILIA, March 31 (Reuters) - Vice President Michel Temer is quietly assembling a team of respected economists to revive confidence in Brazil's battered economy with cautious spending cuts and privatizations should leftist President Dilma Rousseff be impeached, insiders say.

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