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LONDON, March 17 (Reuters) - The oil futures curve is flattening as a wave of bullishness washing across the market raises the price of near-dated contracts faster than that of contracts for deferred delivery.

BRASILIA, March 17 (Reuters) - A federal judge in Brasilia issued an injunction on Thursday suspending the appointment of former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as minister, citing the risk that his taking office would derail a judicial investigation.

KHARTOUM, March 17 (Reuters) - Sudan threatened on Thursday to close its recently reopened border with South Sudan, accusing its neighbour of supporting rebel groups.

SolarCity Corp., the biggest U.S. rooftop solar company, has raised more in the asset-backed securities market this year than the industry completed in all of 2015, and developers are poised to exceed the record set in 2014.

LAGOS, March 17 (Reuters) - Aliko Dangote, Africa's richest man, has teamed up with two Nigerian states to bid for a majority stake in Peugeot Automobile Nigeria (PAN) Limited, a local joint venture with the French automaker, the governor of Kaduna State said on Thursday.

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory recently said it has entered into an interagency agreement with the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management to provide technical support and assistance in the development of renewable energy from geothermal resources on public lands.

* Zain Saudi jumps after Reuters report on possible tower sale

BAGHDAD, March 17 (Reuters) - Influential Iraqi Shi'ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr rejected calls to cancel a planned sit-in on Friday at the gates of Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone, which he called "a bastion of support for corruption".

ISTANBUL, March 17 (Reuters) - Allegations reported in Turkish media accusing the founder of conglomerate Dogan Holding of involvement in a fuel-smuggling ring are "unfounded", the Dogan group said on Thursday in a statement issued on its Hurriyet news website.

TORONTO, March 17 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index rose on Thursday as higher oil prices supported energy stocks, while the heavyweight financial and materials sectors also gained.

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