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LONDON, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Formula One driver Pastor Maldonado's future at the Renault-owned Lotus team was called into question on Wednesday amid speculation about his funding from Venezuelan state-owned oil company PDVSA.

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Sending United Nations peacekeepers to Burundi if violence worsens would be a "last resort" because the world body was not equipped to deal with an intense ethnic conflict, said a U.N.

HOUSTON, Jan 13 (Reuters) - A U.S. safety agency said on Wednesday that a series of problems at Exxon Mobil Corp's California refinery caused an explosion there nearly a year ago, as questions mounted about when the plant, which supplies 10 percent of the state's gasoline supply, would be fixed.

NEW YORK, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Brent oil prices fell on Wednesday, dropping below $30 a barrel to touch $29.96 for the first time since April 2, 2004.

WASHINGTON, Jan 13 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will meet with his Saudi counterpart this week to discuss a range of issues, including Iran and the Syria crisis, the State Department said in a statement.

LONDON, Jan 13 (Reuters) - The majority shareholders of Finnish electricity distributor Elenia Oy have lined up Goldman Sachs and Citi to sell the business, in what could be one of Europe's biggest infrastructure deals this year, two sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.

LONDON, Jan 13 (Reuters) - The families of two BP employees killed in the 2013 In Amenas gas plant attack in Algeria have filed a lawsuit in London's High Court against the company, accusing it of failing to take reasonable steps to protect its workers.

The U.S. Energy Information Administration has released its Short-Term Energy Outlook, which contains forecasts for 2017, including hydro.

Jan 13 (Reuters) - Urals crude prices were unchanged on Wednesday both in the north and south of Europe, but traders expected movement after preliminary Urals loading dates emerge later this week.

* U.S. product inventories rise more than expected for second week

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