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UPDATE 1-WTI-Brent spread hits 3-wk high after surprise U.S. oil stock build

July 1 (Reuters) - U.S. crude oil futures' discount to Brent, one of the biggest plays in oil, widened to more than $5 a barrel for the first time in three weeks on Wednesday after U.S. government data showed a surprise inventory build.

Nigerian president advised to merge airlines to form national carrier

ABUJA, July 1 (Reuters) - Nigeria should merge its debt-laden airlines and create a national carrier in partnership with a global airline to boost revenue and create jobs, a ruling party strategy report seen by Reuters on Wednesday shows.

"Secular Jewish feminist" Klein rallies Vatican faithful for climate action

ROME, July 1 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - It wasn't an invitation she expected, but Canadian environmentalist Naomi Klein - a self-styled secular Jewish feminist - was happy to address Vatican officials on Wednesday after Pope Francis enlisted her for a campaign against climate change.

WTI-Brent spread hits 3-week high after U.S. stockpile build

July 1 (Reuters) - The WTI-Brent spread reached above $5 a barrel for the first time in three weeks on Wednesday as U.S. crude's discount to the U.K. benchmark surged on a surprise inventory build.

Siemens to open plant to turn electricity from wind into hydrogen

FRANKFURT, July 1 (Reuters) - Siemens will on Thursday start an energy project to convert wind power into hydrogen for re-use as a general fuel or in natural gas pipelines.

Discovery brightens solar's future, energy costs to be cut

ROME, July 1 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Scientists in Switzerland announced a clean-energy breakthrough on Wednesday; a cheaper, solar technology that splits water molecules to create clean-burning hydrogen fuel.

In letter to Cuba's Castro, Obama says U.S. is 'encouraged'

WASHINGTON, July 1 (Reuters) - U.S.

Iraq, North Korea failures shadow nuclear talks with Iran

VIENNA, July 1 (Reuters) - Their inability to detect clandestine atomic programmes in Iraq and North Korea shadows Western officials as they seek to curb Iran's known nuclear activities and keep it from pursuing others in secret.

UPDATE 1-Shell goes ahead with giant Gulf of Mexico field after cost cuts

* Appomattox project set to start production by end of decade

UPDATE 1-U.S. crude oil stockpiles rise for first time since April - EIA

NEW YORK, July 1 (Reuters) - U.S. crude oil inventories rose last week for the first time since April, while gasoline stocks decreased unexpectedly, data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) showed on Wednesday.

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