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ROME/AMSTERDAM, July 29 (Reuters) - Italy's antitrust watchdog has opened an investigation into eight long-term car rental companies for possible breach of competition rules, the agency said on Wednesday.

MEXICO CITY, July 29 (Reuters) - Mexico, which has started to open its nationalized oil industry to additional private investment, will postpone auctions for deep-water oil exploration and production contracts and adjust the terms of upcoming tenders after an inaugural oil auction failed to meet the government's modest expectations.

MONTREAL/FRANKFURT, July 29 (Reuters) - Canadian plane and train maker Bombardier Inc denied a report on Wednesday that it is in talks with German engineering group Siemens AG on merging their rail units.

DUBAI, July 29 (Reuters) - Iran looked ahead to working closely with French energy company Total, Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh told the Shana agency after a meeting in Tehran with France's foreign minister on Wednesday.

JOHANNESBURG, July 29 (Reuters) - A group of South African investors known as Union Resources has made a bid for Anglo American Platinum's Union mine, its chairman said on Wednesday.

BAGHDAD, July 29 (Reuters) - A searing heat wave forecast to sweep through Iraq prompted the government to declare a four-day holiday starting on Thursday and order regular power cuts at state institutions.

SAO PAULO, July 29 (Reuters) - Brazilian federal police are investigating potential irregularities in a military program that aims to build a nuclear-powered submarine in partnership with France by 2023, newspaper Folha de S. Paulo reported on Wednesday.

* Zarif hails visit despite hardliner objections (Adds Fabius comments to reporters)

AMSTERDAM, July 29 (Reuters) - Dutch leasing company LeasePlan said its Italian unit had been visited on Wednesday by the Italian competition authority (AGCM), which was carrying out an investigation into companies active in the Italian long-term renting industry.

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