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UK may settle for promise of EU treaty change -source

BRUSSELS, June 25 (Reuters) - Britain wants an agreement on European Union treaty change as part of a bid to renegotiate its relationship, but accepts that treaty change may not be fully ratified by the time of the referendum, British government sources said.

EU ministers seek ambitious, binding deal at Paris climate talks -draft

BRUSSELS, June 25 (Reuters) - European Union ministers are seeking an ambitious, durable and legally binding deal to curb global warming, enforced through five-yearly reviews, a draft of their position statement for U.N.

Petrobras urges dismissal of U.S. lawsuit over corruption probe

NEW YORK, June 25 (Reuters) - Brazil's state-run oil company, Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA, urged a U.S. judge on Thursday to throw out an investors' class action lawsuit over its multibillion-dollar bribery scandal.

Penn Virginia shares rise on report of BP offer

June 25 (Reuters) - Penn Virginia Corp's shares rose as much as 15.5 percent on Thursday following a report that BP Plc had offered to buy the U.S.

UPDATE 1-British officials reject key shale gas fracking application

LONDON, June 25 (Reuters) - British officials on Thursday rejected a Cuadrilla Resources application for shale gas fracking in northwest England, a landmark decision that is likely to deter potential investors in Britain's nascent shale gas industry.

Big oil companies must work harder on climate, says U.N.

LONDON, June 25 (Reuters) - Oil companies should urgently intensify their efforts to fight climate change, the United Nations climate chief said in a letter replying to six European firms.

Mediator proposes new "compromise" peace plan for South Sudan

ADDIS ABABA, June 25 (Reuters) - The chief mediator in South Sudan peace talks said on Thursday he hoped a new "compromise" proposal would put an end to 18 months of ethnic bloodletting in the world's youngest country.

Zambia tells Vedanta unit to delay processing Chilean copper

LUSAKA, June 25 (Reuters) - Zambia has asked Vedanta Resources' Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) to delay the processing of copper concentrate it imported from Chile until it puts in place safety measures to avoid pollution, Zambia's deputy minister of mines said on Thursday.

Stop Africa's $50 billion a year illicit outflow, campaigners say

NAIROBI, June 25 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Africa can create jobs, improve social services and cut poverty if its governments can stem the $50 billion a year lost in illicit outflows, mainly through multinationals, campaigners said on Thursday.

U.S. official says can see way to a good Iran nuclear deal

WASHINGTON, June 25 (Reuters) - A good nuclear agreement with Iran is possible but it remains to be seen whether a deal would be reached, a senior U.S. official said on Thursday, speaking on condition of anonymity.

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