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(Recasts with comments from committee) By Megan Davies NEW YORK, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Puerto Rico could face widespread blackouts if its power utility, PREPA, runs out of cash, the company's chief restructuring officer told a congressional panel on Tuesday, arguing that the utility needs access to federal bankruptcy law to help close a deal to restructure its debt.

BRUSSELS, Jan 12 (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Tuesday it had launched an in-depth investigation into oilfield services provider Halliburton's planned purchase of its smaller rival Baker Hughes.

BRUSSELS, Jan 12 (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Tuesday it had launched an in-depth investigation into Halliburton's planned purchase of its oilfield services rival Baker Hughes.

BRUSSELS, Jan 12 (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Tuesday it had launched an in-depth investigation into Halliburton's planned purchase of its oilfield services rival Baker Hughes.

ALGIERS, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Algerian security forces arrested seven Islamist gunmen on Tuesday in the remote southern area of In Amenas, close to the gas plant where a deadly attack took place in January 2013, the country's defence ministry said.

WASHINGTON, Jan 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said on Tuesday it was helping Ukrainian authorities investigate an apparent attack last month on the country's power grid that caused a blackout for 80,000 customers of western Ukraine's Prykarpattyaoblenergo utility.

* Energy minister will have to decide on waste provisions (Adds EDF statement, closing price)

KHARTOUM, Jan 12 (Reuters) - When Saudi Arabia executed a leading Shi'ite cleric and protesters responded by torching the Saudi embassy in Tehran, Sudan was one of only three countries to sever ties with Iran in solidarity with Riyadh.

KHARTOUM, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Sudan will hold a referendum in Darfur on April 11-13 over whether or not the war-torn region will stay divided into five states or reunite as one entity with a degree of autonomy, a senior official said on Tuesday.

The European Investment Bank is considering to finance an extension to a geothermal plant in southwestern Kenya, lending 72 million euros ($78 million).

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