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Protesters in Seattle to take on Shell Arctic oil drilling plans

SEATTLE, May 16 (Reuters) - Hundreds of activists, many in boats and kayaks, were gearing up on Saturday to protest plans to store two Royal Dutch Shell drilling rigs in Seattle's waterfront before the oil giant resumes Arctic oil exploration this summer.

Bomb blast in bus station in Nigeria's north - witnesses

BAUCHI, Nigeria, May 16 (Reuters) - A bomb went off in a crowed bus station in the capital of northern Nigeria's Yobe State, Damaturu, on Saturday, three witnesses said.

UPDATE 1-Islamic State said to battle Syrian army near ancient Palmyra citadel

* Twenty-three people, including minors, reported killed by IS (Updates with Syrian military source)

Islamic State battles Syrian army near ancient citadel-monitor

BEIRUT, May 16 (Reuters) - Fighting between Islamic State militants and the Syrian army was reported on Saturday near an ancient citadel in the historic city of Palmyra, the target of a big offensive by the jihadist group that has raised concern for the U.N.

UPDATE 2-China, India sign more than $22 billion in deals - Indian embassy

SHANGHAI, May 16 (Reuters) - China and India signed 26 business deals worth more than $22 billion in areas including renewable energy, ports, financing and industrial parks, an Indian embassy official said on Saturday.

UPDATE 2-BNSF drops plan to buy tank cars on customer concerns

HOUSTON, May 15 (Reuters) - BNSF Railway Co this week told customers it had dropped a plan announced last year to buy 5,000 stronger crude oil tank cars after customers were concerned about the company moving into railcar ownership.

China, India sign more than $22 billion in deals - Indian embassy

SHANGHAI, May 16 (Reuters) - China and India signed deals worth more than $22 billion in areas including renewable energy, ports, financing and industrial parks, an Indian embassy official said on Saturday.

UPDATE 2-Mining unions in Peru to start national strike Monday -unions

LIMA, May 15 (Reuters) - Workers at several major mines in Peru, including two of the country's top copper producers, plan to go on an indefinite strike on Monday in a country-wide bid to press the government to strengthen labor laws, union bosses said.

Brazil BNDES holding company reports $297 mln Q1 loss

BRASILIA, May 15 (Reuters) - The corporate investment wing of Brazil's national development bank reported a first quarter loss of 891 million reais ($297.3 million) due to falling share prices, the bank, known as BNDES, said on Friday.

REFILE-Top U.S. hedge funds adjust energy bets on sliding oil prices

NEW YORK, May 15 (Reuters) - Top U.S. hedge fund managers made contrasting bets on energy companies in the first quarter, with Greenlight Capital's David Einhorn sticking with names pummeled by falling oil prices, while Hayman Capital's Kyle Bass bet on frackers, regulatory filings showed on Friday.

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