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RPT-India to tax collectors: give foreign companies a break

* Indian government under pressure to increase tax collection

Bechtel-led consortium to support construction of new petrochemical complex in Ohio

Bechtel and its partners JGC America and Samsung Engineering America have received a contract from PTT GC America to perform front-end engineering and design for a new petrochemical complex in Belmont County, Ohio.

UPDATE 1-Total Port Arthur refinery operating at 50 pct capacity -sources

HOUSTON, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Total SA's Port Arthur, Texas, refinery is running at about half of its 225,500 barrel per day (bpd) capacity as coker throughput is minimal following a fatal accident at the unit on Saturday, sources familiar with plant operations said on Sunday.

Ex-VP nominee Palin: Immigrants in U.S. should 'speak American'

WASHINGTON, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Immigrants to the United States should "speak American," former Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin said on Sunday, adding her voice to a controversy triggered by Donald Trump's criticism of fellow Republican White House hopeful Jeb Bush's use of Spanish.

Saudi Arabia to allow full foreign ownership in retail

RIYADH, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia will ease restrictions on foreign investors to let them own 100 percent of retail and wholesale businesses, the government said on Sunday as the world's top oil exporter embarks on a new drive to attract investment and diversify its economy.

Pope sees "hope" for Colombia-Venezuela border spat as bishops meet

ROME, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Pope Francis said on Sunday a meeting between Colombian and Venezuelan bishops was a clear sign of hope in a border dispute that has seen some 16,000 Colombians leave their adopted home.

REFILE-Brazil's Supreme Court opens probe into two Rousseff ministers - media

BRASILIA, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Brazil's Supreme Court has authorized prosecutors to investigate two ministers close to President Dilma Rousseff for allegedly receiving illegal campaign donations, one of them the treasurer of Rousseff's last campaign, Brazilian media reported.

UPDATE 1-Saudis may follow UAE and cut fuel subsidies - paper

KHOBAR, Saudi Arabia, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia was looking more closely at cutting gasoline subsidies, a move it has been studying for years, after the United Arab Emirates did so last month, with both states trying to save money in an era of cheaper oil, a newspaper reported.

UPDATE 1-Saudis trimming expenses, slowing some projects -minister

RIYADH, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's government is cutting unnecessary expenses and delaying some projects to compensate for low oil prices, though projects that are important for the economy will go ahead, Finance Minister Ibrahim Alassaf said.

Saudi studying whether to cut gasoline subsidies -newspaper

KHOBAR, Saudi Arabia, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's government is studying whether to cut state subsidies that keep domestic gasoline prices at some of the lowest levels in the world, a major Saudi newspaper quoted unnamed sources as saying.

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