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Hackers used malware to confuse utility in Ukraine outage -report

Jan 9 (Reuters) - Hackers likely caused a Dec. 23 electricity outage in Ukraine by remotely switching breakers to cut power, after installing malware to prevent technicians from detecting the attack, according to a report analysing how the incident unfolded.

Brazil's ANP eyes royalty hike for heavier crude - report

SAO PAULO, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Brazilian oil regulator ANP has proposed an increase in royalties that could help to shore up state and federal finances at the expense of heavily indebted state-run oil company Petrobras, newspaper Folha de S.Paulo reported on Saturday.

UPDATE 1-Saudi Arabia may take more measures against Iran in execution row - foreign minister

ABU DHABI, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia may take further measures against Iran after cutting ties with its regional rival this week, the Saudi foreign minister said on Saturday, in a major row over the kingdom's execution of a Shi'ite Muslim cleric.

Turkmenistan's GDP growth slows to 6.7 pct in 2015

ASHGABAT, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Turkmenistan's gross domestic product grew 6.7 percent in 2015, President Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov was quoted as saying by state television on Saturday, a slowdown from 10.3 percent in 2014.

Power plant hit by shelling in Libya's Benghazi

BENGHAZI, Libya, Jan 9 (Reuters) - A major power plant in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi has been attacked by militants, an army commander and a plant employee said on Saturday.

Saudi foreign minister says looking at more measures against Iran

ABU DHABI, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said on Saturday his country was looking into additional measures to take against Iran.

REFILE-Iran complains to U.N. about Saudi "provocations"

DUBAI, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Iran's foreign minister has complained to the United Nations about Saudi Arabia's "provocations" towards Tehran, as a diplomatic crisis between the region's two major powers entered its second week.

Beijing to shut 2,500 firms this year to fight pollution

SHANGHAI, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Beijing will close 2,500 small polluting firms this year in its latest effort to combat pollution, state news agency Xinhua reported on Saturday, citing the municipal government.

Facing U.S. storm, VW set for easier ride in Europe on emissions scandal

BRUSSELS/LONDON, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Volkswagen is unlikely to face U.S.-style fines in Europe over its emissions scandal because of a softer regulatory regime and its home country Germany's determination to protect its car industry, EU sources and legal experts say.

UPDATE 1-Suncor extends bid for Canadian Oil Sands until Jan. 27

TORONTO/CALGARY, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Suncor Energy Inc , Canada's largest oil producer, said on Friday it has extended its hostile bid for Canadian Oil Sands Ltd until Jan.

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