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South African tourism index drops on visa restrictions

JOHANNESBURG, July 20 (Reuters) - South Africa's tourism business index in the second quarter dropped its lowest level in nearly four years due to new visa restrictions, an industry body said on Monday, in a blow to a key sector in Africa's most developed economy.

COLUMN-Hedge funds turn unusually bearish on oil: Kemp

LONDON, July 20 (Reuters) - Hedge funds and other money managers have rarely been so bearish about the outlook for oil prices, according to the latest positioning data from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

Germany sees big rise in offshore wind capacity

FRANKFURT, July 20 (Reuters) - Germany added more than three times the amount of offshore wind capacity in the first six months of this year than in the same period of 2014 and the country looks set to reach half of its 2020 offshore target of 6,500 megawatts (MW) later this year.

Europe to back Iran nuclear deal in signal to U.S. Congress

BRUSSELS, July 20 (Reuters) - The European Union will approve the Iran nuclear deal with world powers on Monday, a first step towards lifting Europe's economic sanctions against Tehran that the bloc hopes will send a signal that the U.S. Congress will follow.

RPT-Nuclear deal could herald major change within and beyond Iran

BEIRUT, July 19 (Reuters) - An unlikely group in the Middle East has found common ground in recent days: Saudi Arabia, Israel and hardliners within Iran have all made clear they consider the landmark nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers a very bad idea.

UPDATE 1-Australian court issues arrest warrant for former mining mogul Tinkler

SYDNEY, July 20 (Reuters) - An Australian court issued an arrest warrant on Monday for former mining billionaire Nathan Tinkler after he failed to appear for questioning over the collapse of his thoroughbred racing and breeding business.

UPDATE 1-Alstom Q1 transport sales and orders beat expectations

* UBS analysts say sales, orders beat expectations (Adds analyst comment)

Foreign investors try to tap into Iran

LONDON/NEW YORK, July 20 (Reuters) - A few investors are racing to establish funds for Iran following last week's nuclear deal with world powers, and many others are tapping into multinationals already present in the $400 billion economy.

China will soon surpass South Korea, Russia, and Japan in nuclear generating capacity

(Mon, 20 Jul 2015) Nuclear power currently makes up slightly more than 2% of China's total power generation. However, the Chinese government has a stated goal to provide at least 15% of overall energy consumption by 2020 (increasing to 20% by 2030) from non-fossil fuel sources, including nuclear, hydroelectricity and other renewable sources. To help achieve this target, China plans to increase nuclear capacity to 58 gigawatts (GW) and to have 30 GW of capacity under construction by 2020.

Australian court issues arrest warrant for former mining mogul Tinkler

SYDNEY, July 20 (Reuters) - An Australian court issued an arrest warrant on Monday for former mining billionaire Nathan Tinkler after he failed to appear for questioning over the collapse of his thoroughbred racing and breeding business.

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