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Experts say sonar 'debris' images should be reexamined in search for Malaysian jet

SYDNEY, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Australian authorities searching for the wreckage of a Malaysia Airlines jet should urgently re-investigate two areas in the remote Indian Ocean where sonar pictures show what could be debris from the plane, deep-sea search experts said on Tuesday.

COLUMN-Coal's blind optimism fades, but industry must shrink to succeed: Russell

BARCELONA, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Battered and beaten, the coal industry finally seems to be moving from blind optimism that things will somehow get better to a more realistic hope that it can survive, albeit in a smaller, less influential manner.

INSIGHT-Power line opponents give renewables their Keystone moment

Oct 20 (Reuters) - Dave Ulery was set to build his "forever home" on his family's 26-acre property near the Ozark mountain foothills in Arkansas when a knock on the door heralded trouble.

EIA celebrates World Statistics Day with an energy statistics quiz

(Tue, 20 Oct 2015) As the statistical and analytical agency within the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) is participating in World Statistics Day. Sponsored by the United Nations Statistical Commission, World Statistics Day promotes better understanding of statistics among the general public and policymakers worldwide.

Qatar Country Analysis Brief

(Tue, 20 Oct 2015) Qatar is the largest exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the world. The country?s exports of LNG, crude oil, and petroleum products provide a significant portion of government revenues.

Sinopec completes $1 bln refinery expansion, to raise throughput in Q4

BEIJING, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Sinopec Corp said it has completed expansion works at a refinery in eastern China by adding a 100,000 barrels per day (bpd) crude unit, and plans to raise throughput in the fourth quarter.

Consultant warns CalPERS divesting from coal could hurt returns

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 19 (Reuters) - As California's pension funds discuss divesting from investments in coal companies, a consultant warned on Monday that past efforts to divert CalPERS' money away from investments deemed unethical have cost the largest U.S. public pension fund between $4 billion and $8 billion.

UPDATE 1-Libya's recognised parliament rejects UN proposal for unity govt

BENGHAZI, Libya, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Libya's internationally-recognised parliament decided on Monday to reject a United Nations proposal for a unity government, lawmakers said, in a blow to efforts to end a political crisis.

World, business leaders call for global carbon pricing policies

WASHINGTON, Oct 19 (Reuters) - A half dozen heads of state joined forces with leaders of states, cities and corporations on Monday to call for wider adoption of carbon pricing policies ahead of a United Nations climate change summit in Paris in December.

Bolivia says China to lend $7 bln for energy, transport infrastructure

La Paz, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Bolivia's vice president on Monday said the Andean country will receive a $7 billion credit line from China to finance investment in hydroelectric energy and road and rail infrastructure.

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