SAO PAULO, March 2 (Reuters) - Brazil's Supreme Court voted to accept corruption charges against lower house speaker Eduardo Cunha on Wednesday, putting him on trial for allegedly accepting bribes on contracts for two drill ships leased by state oil company Petrobras.
CALGARY, Alberta, March 2 (Reuters) - Executives at some of Canada's biggest pension funds say they are looking more closely at the oil and gas sector, attracted by low valuations, but will take a scrupulous approach to deals given the uncertain oil price outlook.
HOUSTON, March 2 (Reuters) - Aubrey McClendon, the co-founder of Chesapeake Energy Corp who led it to become one of the world's biggest natural gas producers before he was tarred by federal anti-trust charges, died on Wednesday in a car accident in Oklahoma City, police said.
March 2 (Reuters) - Former Chesapeake Energy Corp Chief Executive Aubrey McClendon has died in a car accident, CNBC reported on Wednesday, citing Oklahoma City police.
RIO DE JANEIRO, March 2 (Reuters) - Brazil's Vale SA said on Wednesday its joint venture with BHP Billiton , Samarco, had agreed to settle a civil suit with the Brazilian government for damages caused by a deadly dam spill in November.
BEIRUT, March 2 (Reuters) - Eighteen fighters were killed in a car bomb blast that hit a Syrian insurgent group in the southern province of Quneitra on Wednesday, monitors reported, and a rebel source said the attack was likely carried out by hardline Islamists.
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