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UPDATE 2-South African regulator rejects Eskom tariff hike request

* Power firm facing severe power supply shortages (Adds utility's comment, Eskom bonds reaction)

UPDATE 1-Greece will not pay IMF loan due on Tuesday - govt official

ATHENS, June 29 (Reuters) - Greece will not pay a 1.6 billon euro loan installment due to the International Monetary Fund on Tuesday, a Greek government official confirmed on Monday, highlighting the depth of the financial crisis facing the country.

UN chief deplores coalition airstrike on UN compound in Yemen

UNITED NATIONS, June 29 (Reuters) - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon deplored on Monday an Arab coalition air strike in Yemen that seriously damaged a U.N. Development Programme office and injured a guard, calling for a full investigation into the incident.

UPDATE 2-Petrobras slashes capex in bid to cut debt, restore confidence

RIO DE JANEIRO, June 29 (Reuters) - Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras slashed its long-term spending plan to the lowest level in eight years on Monday as new management moved to reduce the industry's largest debt burden and restore confidence after a devastating corruption scandal.

RPT-WIDER IMAGE-Australia keeps fingers crossed UNESCO won't blacklist Great Barrier Reef

LADY ELLIOT ISLAND, Australia, June 29 (Reuters) - With the Australian sun illuminating the crystal clear waters of the Great Barrier Reef in all their glory, UNESCO World Heritage delegates snorkelled for hours surrounded by manta rays, dolphins and reef sharks.

Greece will not pay IMF loan due on Tuesday - govt official

ATHENS, June 29 (Reuters) - Greece will not pay a 1.6 billon euro loan installment due to the International Monetary Fund on Tuesday, a Greek government official told Reuters on Monday.

U.S. says absurd to suggest that it will cave in Iran talks

VIENNA, June 29 (Reuters) - A senior U.S. official on Monday dismissed suggestions from critics that the United States would cave in to Iran to reach an agreement on curbing Iran's nuclear programme.

South Sudan, mired in conflict, squeezes budget

JUBA, June 29 (Reuters) - South Sudan's finance minister on Monday presented a proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year, describing it as "ambitious under the current circumstances", with an ongoing conflict hampering the economy.

COLUMN-Britain is wrong to reject fracking application: Kemp

LONDON, June 29 (Reuters) - "The first shock of a great earthquake had, just at that period, rent the whole neighbourhood to its centre," is how Charles Dickens described the coming of the railroads to north London.

UPDATE 3-U.S. top court invalidates Obama administration mercury air pollution rule

WASHINGTON, June 29 (Reuters) - The U.S.

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