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UPDATE 1-Canada eyes quick-hit infrastructure projects to revive economy

CALGARY, Alberta, Jan 15 (Reuters) - At least part of the Canadian government's plans to boost infrastructure spending will focus on projects that can be undertaken quickly, Finance Minister Bill Morneau said on Friday.

UPDATE 3-Suspected Islamist gunmen take hostages in attack on Burkina Faso hotel

* French ambassador says on Twitter curfew put in place (Adds quotes, details, colour, context)

REFILE-UPDATE 1-Federal-Mogul calls off plans to spin off motorparts business

Jan 15 (Reuters) - Federal-Mogul Holdings Corp said on Friday it will not proceed with a previously announced separation of its motorparts division, nearly a year after it deferred the move.

California residents to vent frustrations over state's biggest gas leak

LOS ANGELES, Jan 15 (Reuters) - California residents sickened and forced to evacuate their homes because of the biggest methane gas leak in state history will have a chance Friday to voice frustrations and demand answers from top officials at a community meeting.

UPDATE 1-EDF, Areva take extra 1 bln eur provision on nuclear waste storage project

PARIS, Jan 15 (Reuters) - French power group EDF and nuclear reactor maker Areva said they would take extra provisions totaling 1.05 billion euros ($1.15 billion) after the government hiked its estimate for the cost of a nuclear waste storage project.

US STOCKS-Wall St hemorrhages as oil falls and China fears deepen

* Indexes down: Dow 2.39 pct, S&P 2.16 pct, Nasdaq 2.74 pct (Updates with market close, adds comment)

UPDATE 3-Petrobras says to speed up asset sales; bailout 'last resort'

* Petrobras shares fall 9.14 pct; close near 13-year low (Adds closing prices, 7th paragraph)

Kerry to travel to Switzerland, Middle East, Asia -State Department

WASHINGTON, Jan 15 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Zurich on Jan. 20 to discuss Syria and Ukraine with his Russian counterpart before heading to Davos for the World Economic Form, the State Department said on Friday.

Bets against energy stocks hit decade high as oil gets crushed

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Short selling in energy stocks in December hit levels not seen in more than a decade as a global glut in oil crushed the commodity's prices to 12-year lows and deepened fears of bankruptcies.

UPDATE 2-North Dakota oil output defies calls for a decline

NEW YORK, Jan 15 (Reuters) - North Dakota's oil production once again defied expectations for a decline in November, even seeing a slight uptick for the second consecutive month, as unusually warm weather helped offset the deepening decline in fracking activity.

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