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GRAINS-Corn, soy at 2-week highs on weather worries

* Corn, soybeans hit highest levels since late July * Stressful weather seen in parts of U.S. and Europe * USDA expected to trim U.S.

AES, Grupo Bal to invest up to $2.5 bln in Mexico energy sector

MEXICO CITY, Aug 10 (Reuters) - A new partnership between U.S.-based power company AES Corp and Mexico's Grupo Bal launched on Monday will invest up to $2.5 billion over the next five years mostly in Mexico's newly opened power sector, a top AES executive said in an interview.

Environmentalists urge Canada not to approve oil spill solvent

OTTAWA, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Environmentalists are urging Canada's Conservative government not to loosen rules involving a substance used for treating oil spills in water, citing research questioning its ecological impact.

Freeport-McMoRan outlines $1 bln equity issue plan

TORONTO, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Freeport-McMoRan Inc may issue up to $1 billion in common shares, the diversified miner said on Monday in a regulatory filing, a decision that highlights how sliding commodity prices are deepening woes of mining and energy companies.

UPDATE 3-Germany's RWE slims structure, keeps options open on break-up

* Shares close 0.3 pct higher, underperforming market (Recasts, adds fresh CEO comment, analyst, shares)

CORRECTED-Clinton strays from her roots as coal miner's great granddaughter

WASHINGTON, Aug 9 (Reuters) - In her 2008 bid for the White House, Hillary Clinton cast herself as a blue-collar Democrat who was unabashedly pro-coal, a stance that helped her beat opponent Barack Obama easily in primaries in states that produced or were reliant on coal.

UPDATE 1-BP H1 oil output at Azeri fields dips to 641,000 bpd

TBILISI, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Oil output from BP-led oilfields in Azerbaijan in the first half of 2015 was slightly down compared to a year earlier, BP-Azerbaijan said on Monday, driving a decline in the country's total oil production.

European shares climb higher, helped by financial stocks

LONDON, Aug 10 (Reuters) - European stock markets climbed higher on Monday as a rise in some major financial shares offset the impact of weaker energy stocks that curbed the progress of the British market.

StanChart backs off Australian coal mining project

LONDON, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Standard Chartered will not advise or help finance the multi-billion dollar Carmichael coal mine in Australia, marking the second big bank to walk away from the project in a week.

UPDATE 1-Kenya, Uganda settle on crude pipeline route

KAMPALA, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Kenya and Uganda have reached a final decision on the route for a crude pipeline linking their newly found oilfields to the Kenyan coast, an important step for oil firms to make a final investment decision, the countries' presidents said on Monday.

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