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MARIANA, Brazil, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Workers at Brazilian iron ore miner Vale SA fear for their safety after the Samarco dam burst in the town of Mariana, where the company was reducing the number of employees because of weak ore prices, despite its push for output and complaints about safety.

HOUSTON, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Big oil suppliers have started requiring prepayment when selling cargoes of crude and refined products to Venezuela's PDVSA, in an effort to limit potential risks from the state-run company's well-known cashflow woes, five sources from firms involved in the deals told Reuters.

CARACAS, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Venezuela's foreign income fell 64 percent this year due to the global fall in oil prices, President Nicolas Maduro said on Thursday.

CONAKRY, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Guinea's President Alpha Conde on Thursday dismissed the interior minister and a senior official in connection with their handling of two murder cases, a senior government source said.

Nov 19 (Reuters) - Noble Midstream Partners LP, a wholly owned unit of Noble Energy Inc, said it postponed its planned IPO amid a slump in oil prices.

WASHINGTON, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Two companies involved in the deadly 2012 explosion of an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico have been indicted on federal charges of involuntary manslaughter, the U.S.

MOSCOW, Nov 19 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Thursday it had received a letter to President Vladimir Putin from European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker, suggesting closer trade ties between the EU and a Russian-led economic bloc once a ceasefire is implemented in Ukraine.

* Dow down 0.1 pct, S&P down 0.17 pct, Nasdaq up 0.06 pct (Updates to early afternoon)

MILAN, Nov 19 (Reuters) - European shares touched three-month highs on Thursday, helped by food and facilities group Sodexo rallying after a solid update and a share buyback announcement.

* Hungary says will press on with project (Adds Rosatom statement in paragraph 9)

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