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White House raises concerns about harm to civilians in Yemen

WASHINGTON, Jan 23 (Reuters) - The White House on Saturday said it was deeply concerned about reports of harm to civilians amid escalating violence in Yemen, and called on all sides involved in the conflict to resume peace talks.

Italy's Saipem says low oil price could force it to redraw plans

MILAN, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Italian oil service group Saipem said it had trimmed its sales guidance for last year and might have to review its recent four-year business plan targets if oil prices remained at current low levels.

Davos Man seeks Davos Women

DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Davos Man is being urged to broaden his circle, to include more women.

Khamenei calls for security cooperation with China, says U.S. not to be trusted

DUBAI, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called on Saturday for closer economic and security ties with China, saying both countries could be reliable partners, especially in energy.

Desperate in Davos: policymakers struggle for answers

DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Angela Merkel was missing from Davos this year, but the German leader's optimistic mantra "we can do this" echoed through the snowy resort in the Swiss Alps.

Australia's Palmer says he propped up Queensland Nickel refinery

PERTH, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Embattled mining magnate Clive Palmer said he has transferred A$250 million ($175 million) in assets from two mining companies to his Queensland Nickel refinery, in comments made in a television interview broadcast on Saturday after the refinery went into voluntary administration earlier this week.

Uganda bans maids working in Saudi Arabia amid complaints of mistreatment

KAMPALA, Uganda Jan 22 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The government of Uganda said on Friday it will stop sending housemaids to Saudi Arabia, eclipsing a deal between the two nations to ship workers to the wealthy Gulf nation amid complaints of poor conditions and mistreatment.

UPDATE 3-Venezuela opposition rejects Maduro's 'economic emergency' decree

CARACAS, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Venezuela's opposition refused on Friday to approve President Nicolas Maduro's "economic emergency" decree in Congress, saying it offered no solutions for the OPEC nation's increasingly disastrous recession.

UPDATE 1-Brazil's Petrobras close to selling Braskem stake -source

* Company has ruled out fuel-price cut in 2016 (Adds Petrobras asset sale plan details, outlook for fuel prices and imports, paragraphs 3-7, 9-11)

UPDATE 1-Americans drive more in Nov for 21st straight month -DOT

NEW YORK, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Americans drove 4.3 percent more miles in November than they did a year earlier, according to data released Friday by the U.S. Department of Transportation, as falling gasoline prices helped boost year-over-year driving for the 21st straight month.

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