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RPT-Crude oil tumble hits Southeast Asia's biodiesel ambitions

* Indonesia, Malaysia plan to use more palm oil to make biofuel

UPDATE 1-Canada's Morneau: Investors should be confident about Canada

WINNIPEG, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Canadian Finance Minister Bill Morneau said on Thursday that foreign investors should be confident about the country, noting that the government has room to invest to stimulate the economy.

JPMorgan rebuffs suggestions it too optimistic on energy loans

NEW YORK, Jan 14 (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co executives said on Thursday they do not expect losses on the bank's oil and gas loans to accelerate with the pace and severity that the decline in oil market prices might suggest.

Google self-driving exec says needs proposals to share research

DETROIT, Jan 14 (Reuters) - John Krafcik, the head of Google's project to develop self-driving vehicles, said on Thursday he would have to see specific proposals before entering into a consortium including automakers.

U.S. says concrete has been poured at Iran's Arak reactor

WASHINGTON, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Concrete has been poured into the core of Iran's Arak nuclear reactor, the U.S.

U.S., Russia agree jan. 25 Syria talks must go forward - State Department

WASHINGTON, Jan 14 (Reuters) - The United States and Russia agreed that Jan. 25 Syria peace talks involving the government and opposition groups must go forward without preconditions, the U.S. State Department said.

Qatar raises local gasoline price by 30 pct

DOHA, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Qatar will raise domestic prices of gasoline by 30 percent from midnight on Thursday, the official Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported, as low oil and gas prices put the squeeze on the national budget.

Congo opposition to run against Sassou Nguesso in March polls

BRAZZAVILLE, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Congo Republic's opposition has conditionally agreed to run against President Denis Sassou Nguesso in an election in March, even though it is widely seen as unlikely to secure what would be the first change in leadership in nearly 20 years.

UPDATE 2-Major oil pipeline hit by blast south of Libya's Ras Lanuf, NOC says

(Adds abduction of Libyan workers) By Ahmed Elumami and Ayman al-Warfalli TRIPOLI, Jan 14 (Reuters) An explosion hit a major oil pipeline south of the Libyan terminal of Ras Lanuf overnight between Wednesday and Thursday, a spokesman for Libya's National Oil Corp (NOC) said.

Oil-rich Congo's Sassou to boost budget in election year

BRAZZAVILLE, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Congo Republic plans to increase its budget by more than a third this year despite low oil prices, according to a draft report seen by Reuters, as President Denis Sassou Nguesso aims to win favour ahead of an expected bid to prolong his 31-year rule.

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