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UPDATE 5-Brazil police arrest Lula minister in bribery scandal

CURITIBA, Brazil, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Brazilian police on Monday arrested former government minister Jose Dirceu, one of the most senior members of the ruling Workers' Party to be detained so far in a corruption scandal engulfing state-run oil company Petrobras.

PetroChina wins dismissal of US lawsuit over alleged bribery

NEW YORK, Aug 3 (Reuters) - PetroChina Co on Monday won the dismissal of a U.S.

Green energy sees secure future from Obama's climate plan

Aug 3 (Reuters) - Solar and wind energy in the United States is likely to have a secure future thanks to President Barack Obama's plan to cut carbon emissions by forcing utilities to use renewable sources to produce electricity, the industry said on Monday.

HollyFrontier to resume normal operations after Kansas refinery power loss

Aug 3 (Reuters) - HollyFrontier Corp said its 138,000-barrel-per-day refinery in El Dorado, Kansas, is working to return the plant to normal operations after a partial power loss on Monday afternoon.

COLUMN-Caught in the cross-fire - non-OPEC, non-shale producers: Kemp

LONDON, Aug 3 (Reuters) - The biggest losers from the current price war between OPEC and the shale producers seem set to be producers outside the Middle East and North America caught in the cross-fire.

Metso improves valve availability at Neste's Porvoo refinery in Finland

Metso has improved valve availability at Neste's Porvoo refinery in Finland.

U.N. monitors accuse British oil firm of "payoffs" to Somali officials

Aug 3 (Reuters) - U.N.

Libya warns against diseases in Benghazi as meat rots in closed port

BENGHAZI, Libya, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Libyan authorities warned on Monday that diseases might break out in the eastern city of Benghazi due to imported meat left rotting for months in containers at the city's closed commercial port.

COMMODITIES-Brutal start to August as key index hits 2003 lows

* Chart of China PMI vs GDP: http://link.reuters.com/huv55t (Adds analysts' comments, background; updates prices)

French police arrest Gabon senior official in corruption probe

PARIS, Aug 3 (Reuters) - French police arrested the chief of staff to Gabon's president Ali Bongo on Monday as part of an investigation into the corruption of a public official, a judicial source said.

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