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SYDNEY, May 26 (Reuters) - Lobbying by big miners helped kill a proposed Australian Senate inquiry into the iron ore industry after allegations they had colluded to depress prices and drive rivals out of business, the senator who had called for the inquiry said on Tuesday.

LONDON, May 24 (Reuters) - For Rivka Micklewaite and fellow students, securing a pledge this week from Oxford University to avoid direct investments in companies producing coal or tar sands is just the beginning.

The Canadian oil patch is undergoing an existential moment as low oil prices have scared off investors and thrown the future of further oil sands projects into disarray.

(Tue, 26 May 2015) In June 2014, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a rule to regulate carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from existing power plants under section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act. EIA's newly released analysis of the proposed rule shows power sector CO2 emissions falling to about 1,500 million metric tons per year by 2025, a level not seen since the early 1980s, in the Base Policy case.

SYDNEY/WELLINGTON, May 26 (Reuters) - Australian shares jumped to a three-week peak on Tuesday, after a rebound in iron ore prices prompted investors to buy recently battered resource stocks, while AGL Energy soared on plans to sell assets and cut costs.

TAIPEI, May 26 (Reuters) - Taiwan proposed a peace initiative on Tuesday to resolve territorial disputes in the South China Sea that its says will reduce tensions that have put Beijing at odds with its neighbours and the United States.

May 26 (Reuters) - A once-popular pair trade pitting the U.S. dollar against oil prices has re-emerged in recent weeks, injecting a new wildcard into the market just as the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries prepares to meet.

SANTIAGO, May 25 (Reuters) - Chile's central bank and the People's Bank of China are clearing a path for the use of the Chinese yuan in South America as the two countries look to strengthen their trade relationship.

--Clyde Russell is a Reuters columnist. The views expressed are his own.--

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