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European industry commissioner demands action from VW -letter

BRUSSELS, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Europe's Industry Commissioner has written to the chief executive of Volkswagen asking for detailed information on cars affected by the emissions scandal and calling for European customers to be compensated in the same way as U.S.

U.N. seeks $1.3 billion in humanitarian funding for South Sudan

NAIROBI, Jan 19 (Reuters) - The United Nations is seeking $1.3 billion in humanitarian aid for South Sudan, where two in ten of the population have been driven from their homes during two years of conflict.

Italy's constitutional court gives green light to referendum on drilling

MILAN, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Italy's constitutional court gave the green light on Tuesday to a national referendum on the duration of oil and gas drilling concessions in the country, muddying the waters for companies operating in the sector.

UPDATE 1-Saudi Arabia warns against "nefarious activities" by Iran

RIYADH, Jan 19 (Reuters) - The lifting of sanctions on Iran as a result of its nuclear deal with world powers will be a harmful development if it uses the extra money to fund "nefarious activities", Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir told Reuters on Tuesday.

Saudi Arabia warns against "nefarious activities" by Iran

RIYADH, Jan 19 (Reuters) - The lifting of sanctions on Iran as a result of its nuclear deal with world powers will be a negative development if it uses the extra money to fund "nefarious activities", Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir told Reuters on Tuesday.

Italy's RINA to start classifying Iranian ships in weeks

LONDON, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Italy's RINA expects to start verifying safety and environmental standards for Iranian ships including oil tankers in a matter of weeks, the classification society said, stealing a lead on rivals as business interest in Iran heats up.

White House says believes missing American Levinson is no longer in Iran

WASHINGTON, Jan 19 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and his administration have repeatedly pressed Iranians to provide information on former FBI agent Robert Levinson, an American who went missing in Iran eight years ago, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said on Tuesday.

Shipping ahoy: Mending broken hearts and noses in Tehran

Iran the heart of the world? That may be stretching the point a little but there’s no doubt something significant has happened here over the last couple of days.

UPDATE 1-After Greenlight's 2015 dive, Einhorn bets on Macy's -letter

BOSTON, Jan 19 (Reuters) - David Einhorn, whose Greenlight Capital hedge fund ranked among last year's worst performers, told investors on Tuesday that he has made new bets on stocks including battered retailer Macy's and is currently concentrating on delivering better returns.

Energy Storage Set for Record Year in 2016

With almost 3GW of energy storage capacity either in operation or planned, analysis firm IHS believes the energy storage market will rise significantly in the near future.

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