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* Embassy closed after being ransacked four years ago (Adds detail)

NEW YORK, Aug 20 (Reuters) - The number of miles driven on U.S. roads and streets rose 3.9 percent in June from a year ago, according to government data released on Thursday, highlighting a pickup in driving activity that is pushing gasoline use toward a new record.

* Cites lower oil prices, impact of China slowdown (Adds further quotes)

* Urges India, Saudi Arabia, other G20 nations to pledge cuts

* Saudi Arabia oil exports up 430,000 bpd in June (Updates prices in paragraphs 5-8, 17)

Aug 20 (Reuters) - Irish oil producer Petroceltic International Plc has started legal action in the Irish courts to discover the identity of an anonymous blogger whom it says has made baseless allegations about the company.

* Lack of government communication adds to jitters (Updates with new high, CDS jump, analysis and context)

LONDON, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Britain will reopen its embassy in the Iranian capital Tehran this weekend nearly four years after demonstrators stormed the building, a UK diplomatic source said on Thursday.

* Britain could buy 'statistical transfers' from other countries

(Repeats with no changes to text) --Clyde Russell is a Reuters columnist. The views expressed are his own.--

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