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Arsenic and mercury found in river days after Brazil dam burst

RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Illegal levels of arsenic and mercury polluted the Rio Doce river in the days after a dam burst at an iron ore mine in early November in Brazil's worst-ever environmental disaster, according to tests by a state water agency.

Brazil arrests push Petrobras probe back to Rousseff's door

BRASILIA, Nov 26 (Reuters) - President Dilma Rousseff's austerity program to fix Brazil's shaky finances is again in trouble after her point man in the Senate was arrested in a widening corruption scandal, and it could reignite calls for her impeachment.

Sudan emerges as regional hub for sugar imports, smuggling rife

LONDON/KHARTOUM, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Sudan has long been known for its sweet tooth, but is now importing far more sugar than it can consume after the removal of customs duties with some supplies smuggled across its porous borders to neighbouring countries such as South Sudan and Chad.

UPDATE 2-President says Zambia will not take over struggling copper mines

* Central bank to keep tightening to fight inflation (Adds comments on inflation, details)

UPDATE 1-Saudi Aramco to invest more in Indonesia's oil and gas sector

CILACAP, INDONESIA, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Saudi Aramco is looking for further investment opportunities in Indonesia's downstream refining and petrochemicals industry, the company's CEO said on Thursday, after initiating a $5.5 billion project to upgrade the country's largest refinery.

INSIGHT-Bad Saudi PR fuels riyal devaluation talk

DUBAI, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Speculation that Saudi Arabia could devalue its currency may owe more to a poor public relations effort by Saudi authorities than to the economic pressures on the kingdom.

Russia may restrict TurkStream gas pipeline-economy minister

MOSCOW, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Russia may impose various economic restrictions on Turkey, including measures to restrict the planned TurkStream gas pipeline, Russia's Economy Minister Alexei Ulyukayev said on Thursday.

Hurricane Sandra strengthens to Category 4 as it nears Mexico

MEXICO CITY, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Hurricane Sandra strengthened to a Category 4 storm early on Thursday, the strongest recorded in the eastern Pacific Ocean this late in the year, as it headed toward Mexico's coast, the U.S.

Private equity goes bargain-hunting in Norwegian oil sector

STAVANGER/OSLO, Norway, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Private equity investors are buying up assets in Norway's crisis-hit oil sector, betting on a recovery in crude prices and cutting deals with energy firms whose focus is elsewhere and are happy to generate some cash.

UPDATE 1-Turkey's Erdogan says Russian response to downed jet "emotional" and "unfitting"

ANKARA, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday dismissed "emotional" and "unfitting" suggestions that projects with Russia could be cancelled following Turkey's downing of a Russian warplane near the Syrian border.

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