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EDF turmoil exposes Britain's reliance on Hinkley nuclear plan

LONDON, March 8 (Reuters) - Management upheaval at EDF has exposed Britain's reliance on the French energy group's ability to deliver a planned 18 billion pound ($25.5 billion) nuclear power plant in southwest England.

UPDATE 1-MTN in talks with Nigeria regulator to cut $3.9 bln fine and plan payment - Buhari

ABUJA, March 8 (Reuters) - South African telecoms company MTN is in talks with Nigeria's telecoms regulator to reduce a $3.9 billion fine for failing to disconnect unregistered sim cards, and to arrange gradual payment, President Muhammadu Buhari said on Tuesday.

U.S., allies stage 24 strikes in Iraq, Syria against Islamic State

WASHINGTON, March 8 (Reuters) - The U.S.-led coalition on Monday targeted Islamic State in Iraq and Syria with two dozen strikes near 15 cities, the U.S. military said in a statement released on Tuesday detailing the latest round of daily attacks against the militant group.

UPDATE 2-Vivint Solar terminates $2.2 bln merger with SunEdison

* SunEdison "yieldco" TerraForm Power was to buy Vivint assets

MTN in talks with Nigeria regulator to cut $3.9 bln fine and plan payment - Buhari

ABUJA, March 8 (Reuters) - South African telecoms company MTN is in talks with Nigeria's telecoms regulator to reduce the $3.9 billion fine imposed for its failure to disconnect unregistered sim cards and arrange gradual payment, President Muhammadu Buhari said on Tuesday.

Yemen's Houthis in Saudi for talks on ending war-sources

DUBAI, March 8 (Reuters) - Officials of the Iran-allied Houthi movement are in Saudi Arabia for talks on ending Yemen's war, two officials from a Houthi-controlled administrative body said on Tuesday.

Odebrecht, OAS ex-CEOs mull collaborating in Brazil probe -paper

BRASILIA, March 8 (Reuters) - The former chief executives of major Brazilian builders Odebrecht SA and OAS Empreendimentos SA could strike plea bargain deals with prosecutors in the Petrobras probe, newspaper O Globo reported on Tuesday.

RPT-Clinton's pledge to curtail fracking falls on unconvinced ears

WASHINGTON, March 7 (Reuters) - Hillary Clinton's vow to regulate oil and gas fracking almost out of existence was met with skepticism Monday, failing to convince either industry or environment groups that she would - or could - end the controversial drilling practice if she becomes president.

Vivint Solar terminates merger with SunEdison

March 8 (Reuters) - Rooftop solar panel installer Vivint Solar Inc said on Tuesday it had terminated an agreement under which it would have been taken over by solar energy company SunEdison Inc after SunEdison failed to consummate the deal.

RPT-Chevron's Gorgon start-up to hurry along Asian spot LNG trade

SINGAPORE, March 8 (Reuters) - Chevron has started up its massive Gorgon LNG project in Australia and will soon be shipping more of the super-chilled fuel into an oversupplied market, eroding producer revenues but also likely hastening the advent of a liquid Asian spot market.

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