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BRUSSELS, Feb 22 - European Union antitrust regulators have halted their scrutiny of U.S. oilfield services provider Halliburton Co's proposed takeover of Baker Hughes because the companies failed to provide some details of the $35 billion deal.

* Output could recover fast if unity government approved (Adds detail, quotes)

SAO PAULO/RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Brazil's federal police have launched another round of search and seizure operations in the nationwide corruption scandal known as "Operation Car Wash", the online version of O Globo newspaper said on Monday.

NIAMEY, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Voting in Niger's presidential and legislative elections stretched into a second day on Monday in areas where logistical problems prevented polling the previous day, delaying the preliminary election results.

* Closures to amount to 60 million tonnes of annual production

BEIJING, Feb 22 (Reuters) - China's South China Sea military deployments are no different from U.S.

TRIPOLI, Feb 22 (Reuters) - More attacks on Libya's oil facilities are likely unless a United Nations-backed unity government is approved, and militants hit one oilfield just last week, the head of the National Oil Corporation (NOC) said on Monday.

* Moderates could still influence choice of next Supreme Leader

BEIJING, Feb 22 (Reuters) - China will aim to close more than 1,000 coal mines over the course of this year, with a total production capacity of 60 million tonnes, as part of its plans to tackle a price-sapping supply glut in the sector, the country's energy regulator said.

* Abadi puts internal reconciliation, detente with Saudi on agenda

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