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UPDATE 3-Congo ex-vice president guilty in landmark ICC war rape ruling

THE HAGUE, March 21 (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo's Jean-Pierre Bemba became the highest-ranking politician convicted by the international war crimes court on Monday, when it judged him responsible for a campaign of rape and murder in Central African Republic.

ILO to give Qatar a year to ease forced labour before any investigation

GENEVA, March 21 (Reuters) - Qatar is making progress toward ending forced labour and improving conditions for migrant workers, but the test will be whether it enforces new legislation from December, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said on Monday.

Sadr wants Iraqis to get a share from country's oil revenues

BAGHDAD, March 21 (Reuters) - Influential Iraqi Shi'ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, leading protests to demand a technocrat government to fight graft, urged authorities on Monday to give every Iraqi a direct share from the nation's oil revenues.

ACP invests in pair of Scottish small hydro plants

Renewable energy generator Albion Community Power has committed US$7.2 million to help develop a pair of small hydropower plants to be located in the Scottish Highlands.

How California Legislators, Utilities and Industries United to Bottle the Sunlight

In a 2013 speech, California Gov. Jerry Brown declared, “We can’t just rely on sunlight. We’ve got to bottle the sunlight.” As a strong supporter of renewable energy from his first days in office, Brown recognized the critical role that energy storage would play in facilitating more clean energy on the grid.

UPDATE 1-Halliburton-Baker Hughes deal faces delay again, EU wants more info

March 21 (Reuters) - Oilfield services provider Halliburton Co's plan to acquire smaller rival Baker Hughes faces more delay after European Union antitrust regulators halted their investigation into the $35 billion deal for the second time.

U.S. climate envoy Stern to step down -State Department

WASHINGTON, March 21 (Reuters) - U.S.

LNG terminal, Norway link could help Poland become gas trading hub

WARSAW, March 21 (Reuters) - A new liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal and a planned pipeline to Norway will help Poland to reduce its reliance on Russian supplies and boost its goal of becoming a regional gas trading hub, government and utility officials said on Monday.

US Generators See $2 Billion Loss from Rooftop Solar Growth

Rooftop solar is casting a $2 billion shadow over power generators across the eastern U.S.

Russia says to act on its own against Syria truce breaches if no U.S. response

MOSCOW, March 21 (Reuters) - Russia will act unilaterally against those militants who violate ceasefire in Syria if Moscow does not reach agreement with the United States on a mechanism of detecting and preventing truce breaches, Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Monday.

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