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Azerbaijan's foreign direct investment falls 6 pct in 2015

BAKU, March 31 (Reuters) - Azerbaijan saw a 6.3 percent drop in foreign direct investment last year, the central bank said on Thursday.

Gabon parliament speaker resigns in new blow to president

LIBREVILLE, March 31 (Reuters) - Gabon's long-serving parliament speaker stepped down abruptly on Thursday in the latest sign of eroding support within the ruling party for President Ali Bongo before elections in the Central African oil producer later this year.

The US DOE: To Be or Not to Be in Renewable Energy

Without exception, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is all about Atomic Energy Defense (AED). Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), on the other hand, are far from mission-critical. To the extent that the DOE’s 2016 budget request allocates 63 percent to AED activities and only 9 percent to EERE, energy efficiency and renewable energy programs seem to make good publicity and little else.

UPDATE 1-Italian industry minister quits over conflict of interest allegations

ROME, March 31 (Reuters) - Italian Industry Minister Federica Guidi resigned on Thursday over allegations of a conflict of interest after her partner was put under investigation for influence peddling, in an embarrassment for Prime Minister Matteo Renzi.<

Brazil's top court upholds removing Lula probe from federal judge

BRASILIA, March 31 (Reuters) - A majority of Brazil's Supreme Court members voted on Thursday to uphold an injunction that moved a corruption investigation of former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva from to the Supreme Court from a lower court.

China still committed to nuclear reprocessing despite Asia stockpile fears

WASHINGTON, March 31 (Reuters) - China remains committed to its plans for nuclear reprocessing, its top nuclear industry official said on Thursday, despite concerns this could lead to a competitive buildup of plutonium stockpiles in Asia.

UPDATE 1-Italian police arrest five Eni staff in waste trafficking inquiry

MILAN, March 31 (Reuters) - Five staff at a treatment plant operated by oil major Eni were placed under house arrest on allegations of illegal waste trafficking, the Italian police said on Thursday.

CORRECTED-UPDATE 1-U.S. Jan. crude output falls 56,000 bpd to 9.179 mln bpd -EIA

NEW YORK, March 31 (Reuters) - U.S. crude oil production fell for the fourth consecutive month in January, but rising output from shale formations in Texas highlighted U.S.

CORRECTED-UN sanctions change possible when Libya government controls wealth fund

UNITED NATIONS, March 31 (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council said on Thursday it was ready to consider changes to sanctions on Libya's sovereign wealth fund once a unity government confirms it has control of it, along with the National Oil Corporation and the central bank.

'Teapot' refiners help propel China's W. African oil bookings in April

* Loadings for China hit highest since Sept. 2014 * WAF-Asia April loadings at eight-month high * Korea, Australia book Nigerian oil * Graphic: http://link.reuters.com/sav75v By Libby George LONDON, March 31 (Reuters) - China's loadings of West African crude oil were on track to hit their highest barrel-per-day level in 19 months in April, according to a Reuters survey of shipping fixtures and traders on Thursday.

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