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Militant interest in attacking nuclear sites stirs concern in Europe

PARIS/FRANKFURT, March 30 (Reuters) - Metre-thick concrete walls and 1950s-style analog control rooms help protect nuclear plants from bomb attacks and computer hackers, but Islamist militants are turning their attention to the atomic industry's weak spots, security experts say.

Mexico First Power Auction Awards 1,720 MW of Wind, Solar

Renewable energy developers won contracts to produce 1,720 MW of power in Mexico during the country’s first-ever private auction, after the government ended a decades-long state electricity monopoly in 2013.

UPDATE 1-Brazil leader's popularity stuck close to historic lows -poll

BRASILIA, March 30 (Reuters) - President Dilma Rousseff's popularity remains close to historic lows, according to a poll on Wednesday, amid a mounting political crisis following the loss of her main coalition partner this week that increased the risk of her impeachment.

Hundreds of UK churches set to go green, switch to renewable energy-charities

LONDON, March 30 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - More than 400 churches in the United Kingdom plan to switch to clean energy providers for their light and heat, shifting spending of 1 million pounds ($1.4 million) to renewables from fossil fuels, two Christian charities said on Wednesday.

UPDATE 1-UK's Hammond: Russia a threat to everyone on world stage

TBILISI, March 30 (Reuters) - British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said on Wednesday that Russia represented a threat to all countries because of its disregard for international norms and he offered his support to Georgia, which fought a 2008 war with Moscow.

MIDEAST STOCKS-Markets mixed, money flows to UAE

DUBAI, March 30 (Reuters) - Middle East stock markets were mixed on Wednesday as money flowed into bourses in the United Arab Emirates but many markets dropped in shrinking volumes, suggesting some investors were pulling out.

UPDATE 1-China's Shenhua in talks with CNNC, CGN on stakes in nuclear projects

BEIJING, March 30 (Reuters) - China's Shenhua Group is in talks with leading Chinese nuclear developers on taking stakes in domestic nuclear projects, as the country's biggest coal producer diversifies into cleaner forms of energy, Shenhua President Zhang Yuzhuo said on Wednesday.

UPDATE 1-SandRidge hires advisers to evaluate options including bankruptcy

March 30 (Reuters) - SandRidge Energy Inc said on Wednesday it had engaged advisers to evaluate options including a private restructuring or reorganization under Chapter 11.

Solar PV Industry Faces Challenges in Inner Mongolia

The solar PV industry in China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region has witnessed rapid growth over the recent years. Since 2006, several industry leaders have built solar PV projects in the region.

SandRidge hires advisers to evaluate options including bankruptcy

March 30 (Reuters) - SandRidge Energy Inc said on Wednesday it had engaged advisers to evaluate options including a private restructuring or reorganization under Chapter 11.

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