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UPDATE 2-Brazil to sue BHP, Vale for $5 bln in damages for dam burst

BRASILIA, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Brazil's federal and state governments plan to sue the owners of the Samarco iron ore miner for 20 billion reais ($5.24 billion)in damages caused by the burst of a tailings dam, Environment Minister Izabella Teixeira told reporters on Friday.

UN chief condemns deadly attack in disputed Abyei region

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 27 (Reuters) - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday condemned an attack in the disputed region of Abyei bordering Sudan and South Sudan that left an Ethiopian U.N. peacekeeper and a small girl dead.

UPDATE 1-OPEC officials question upbeat outlook ahead of policy meeting

VIENNA, Nov 27 (Reuters) - OPEC officials questioned an upbeat forecast from the group's researchers in a meeting ahead of next week's gathering of oil ministers, with some sceptical there will be a quick easing of the supply glut in 2016.

UPDATE 2-Israel to open representative office in Abu Dhabi, first in UAE

JERUSALEM, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Israel plans to open a diplomatic-level mission to the International Renewable Energy Agency in Abu Dhabi, its first openly established representative office in the United Arab Emirates, Israeli diplomats said on Friday.

UPDATE 2-Brazil's Andrade Gutierrez to admit World Cup bribes -Folha paper

SAO PAULO, Nov 27 (Reuters) - One of Brazil's largest builders, Andrade Gutierrez, will confess to paying bribes for 2014 FIFA World Cup contracts and business with state-run companies Petrobras and Eletrobras, a newspaper report said on Friday.

Carbon prices - work in progress, not panacea, for rich and poor

* Activist say flawed EU scheme has let industry off the hook

Hurricane Sandra weakens as it heads to Mexico Pacific coast

MEXICO CITY, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Hurricane Sandra weakened to a Category 2 storm overnight and was expected to lose more strength on Friday as it headed toward Mexico's Pacific coast, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

Britain's FTSE ends lower as miners slump

LONDON Nov 27 (Reuters) - British shares retreated on Friday as miners pushed the blue-chip FTSE 100 index into negative territory following weak Chinese industrial data which reignited concerns over China's economic slowdown.

CORRECTED-Britain's FTSE stumbles as miners fall

LONDON Nov 27 (Reuters) - British shares retreated on Friday as miners pushed the blue-chip FTSE 100 index into negative territory following weak Chinese industrial data which reignited concerns over China's economic slowdown.

Halliburton refiles bid for EU approval of $35 bln Baker Hughes buy

BRUSSELS, Nov 27 - U.S.

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