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No breakthrough seen at Russia-Venezuela oil meeting - source

MOSCOW, Sept 2 (Reuters) - A meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro, during which they will discuss stabilising oil prices, is unlikely to yield any concrete results, a senior Russian source said on Wednesday.

UPDATE 8-Oil falls on large U.S. crude stocks

* Fundamentals remain bearish, analysts say (Updates throughout)

Greece makes arrests, takes steps to tackle migrant crisis

ATHENS, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Greek authorities detained six foreigners for suspected human trafficking on Wednesday as the interim government announced new new measures to tackle a crisis that has seen hundreds of migrants and refugees arriving on Greek shores every day.

Britain's FTSE rallies in tandem with Wall Street

* Halfords hit by cycling downturn (Adds quote, detail, recasts)

UPDATE 1-EU regulators clear Shell's takeover of BG Group

LONDON, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell gained EU approval on Wednesday for its $70 billion acquisition of Britain's BG Group, the second of four key markets needed to clear the deal.

UPDATE 2-Germany deals blow to E.ON spin-off with draft law

* E.ON shares fall more than 2 percent (Adds E.ON comment, details from draft)

UPDATE 1-Kazakh c.bank introduces new key rate, sets it at 12 pct

ALMATY, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Kazakhstan's central bank announced a new benchmark interest rate on Wednesday and set it at 12 pct with immediate effect, presenting it as the main monetary policy tool to target inflation after the currency was freely-floated.

Drax, Infinis take UK government to court over lost tax exemption

LONDON, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Power producers Drax and Infinis Energy have started legal proceedings against the British government for not providing enough notice when it announced the removal of a climate change tax exemption in July.

Hitachi Plans to Add Production Line for Offshore Wind Parts

Hitachi Ltd. plans to expand its reach into the market for offshore wind projects by adding a production line to make the parts of a turbine that house key components such as the gear box and generators used in some of the largest wind-generation systems currently available.

UPDATE 1-S.Africa may expand nuclear power to cut reliance on coal

* South Africa facing electricity crunch (Adds government comment)

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