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Electricity firm CEOs urge clear policies for low-carbon shift

OSLO, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Heads of 11 companies that generate a third of the world's electricity urged governments on Sunday to agree clear, long-term policies to underpin a shift to lower-carbon energy as part of a U.N. agreement on climate change due in December.

UPDATE 1-Protesters attack party offices in Iraq's Kurdistan region

ERBIL, Iraq, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Protesters attacked several political party offices in part of Iraq's Kurdish north on Saturday in a third day of violent unrest that threatens to destabilise the region at a time of war with Islamic State militants.

UPDATE 1-Russia to raise mineral extraction tax rate on Gazprom by 36.7 pct in 2016

MOSCOW, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Russia plans to increase the mineral extraction tax (MET) rate that is applied to gas company Gazprom by 36.7 percent in 2016, according to amendments to the Tax Code published on the government's website on Saturday.

Fear and respect: VW's culture under Winterkorn

BERLIN/LONDON, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Like many chief executives, Martin Winterkorn was a demanding boss who didn't like failure. But critics say the pressure on managers at Volkswagen was unusual, which may go some way to explaining the carmaker's crisis.

CORRECTED-Russia to raise mineral extraction tax rate on Gazprom by 36.7 pct in 2016

MOSCOW, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Russia plans to increase the mineral extraction tax (MET) rate that is applied to gas company Gazprom, by 36.7 percent in 2016, according to amendments to the Tax Code published on the government's website on Saturday.

Iran says will announce oil and gas contracts in Nov and Feb

DUBAI, Oct 10 (Reuters) - An official in Iran's oil ministry said on Saturday that Tehran will announce new oil and gas contracts at conferences in Tehran and London on Nov. 21-22 and Feb. 22-24 respectively according to the ministry's news agency.

Nigerian former oil minister Alison-Madueke has cancer - lawyer

ABUJA, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Nigerian former oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke, who is under investigation over allegations of bribery and money laundering, has breast cancer and will undergo surgery in Britain, her lawyer said on Saturday.

Russia to raise mineral extraction tax rate on Gazprom to 36.7 pct in 2016

MOSCOW, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Russia plans to increase the mineral extraction tax (MET) rate that is applied to gas company Gazprom, to 36.7 percent in 2016, according to amendments to the Tax Code published on the government's website on Saturday.

REFILE-Protesters attack party offices in Iraq's Kurdistan region

ERBIL, Iraq, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Protesters attacked several offices of the main political party in Iraq's Kurdish north on Saturday in a third day of violent unrest that threatens to destabilise the region at a time of war with Islamic State militants.

UPDATE 1-Germany says firms set aside enough nuclear decommissioning funds

* Last of Germany's reactors due to shut in 2022 (Adds statements from operators, auditor for E.ON, RWE)

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