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Anti-Rousseff impeachment push in Brazil loses ground

BRASILIA, Jan 18 (Reuters) - President Dilma Rousseff's opponents within her main coalition partner, the fractious Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB), are losing hope that they can impeach the leftist leader and replace her with their man, Vice President Michel Temer.

Spain seizes on end of Iran's sanctions with plan for joint refinery

MADRID/BRUSSELS, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Iran and Spain are discussing the construction of an Iranian-owned oil refinery at the Gibraltar strait, the Spanish foreign minister said on Monday, a day after sanctions against the economically isolated Islamic republic were lifted.

Oil shock seen hitting Canadian bank profits in 2016

* Bank executives say direct exposure to energy patch is minimal

Freeport says Indonesian unit head resigned for personal reasons

Jan 18 (Reuters) - The chief executive of Freeport-McMoRan's Indonesian unit, Maroef Sjamsuddin, has resigned for personal reasons, a spokesman at the mining company's head office in the United States said on Monday.

NREL: Solar Cell Defects Could Improve Cell Performance

Scientists at NREL say it may be possible for defects in silicon solar cells to improve cell performance.

Azeri protests flag political risks of falling oil price

QUBA, Azerbaijan, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Oil money and well-equipped security forces have long ensured public loyalty to President Ilham Aliyev in the Azeri town of Quba, but after months of rising prices people turned out on the streets last week to protest.

Cuba's Raul Castro to visit France on Feb. 1

PARIS, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Cuban President Raul Castro next month will make the first visit to France by a Cuban head of state since his brother in 1995 as he tries to carve out a larger role for the Communist-run nation since improving ties with the United States.

Russia's Lavrov expects talks between Syrian govt and opposition in Jan in Damascus

MOSCOW, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday he hoped that talks between the Syrian government and Syrian opposition would start this month in Damascus.

UPDATE 2-Shell ditches major Abu Dhabi gas field project

* Major writedowns not expected (Adds details throughout, updates shares)

Cook Islands On Target To Be 100 Percent Renewable

The Cook Islands in the South Pacific is on track to become 100 percent renewable by 2020, it was revealed on Jan. 17.

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