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U.S., Canada ready oil train safety measures

WASHINGTON, May 1 (Reuters) - Canada's transport minister will be in Washington on Friday for a joint announcement with her U.S. counterpart aimed at harmonizing safety regulations on shipping crude oil by rail, a politically sensitive issue on both sides of the border.

Tesla unveils suite of batteries for homes, businesses

HAWTHORNE, Calif., April 30 (Reuters) - Tesla Motors Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk unveiled Tesla Energy - a suite of batteries for homes, businesses and utilities - a highly-anticipated plan to expand its business beyond electric vehicles.

UPDATE 2-South Korea April exports worst in 2 yrs, more stimulus eyed

* Data highlights need for more stimulus (Updates with new details, analyst's comment)

China says US welcome to use civilian facilities in South China Sea

BEIJING, May 1 (Reuters) - The United States and other countries will be welcome to use civilian facilities China is building in the South China Sea for search and rescue and weather forecasting "when conditions are right", China's navy chief has told a senior U.S.

S.Korea exports to U.S., China and EU decline in April

SEOUL, May 1 (Reuters) - South Korean exports to the United States declined for the first time in a year, preliminary data from the trade ministry showed on Friday, while shipments to China and the European Union continued to drop.

RPT-COLUMN-California motorists are on the road again: Kemp

LONDON, April 30 (Reuters) - California's gasoline sales are rising rapidly as cheaper fuel, rising consumer confidence and a steadily improving economy encourage motorists to use their cars more.

U.S. government to pay New Mexico $73 million over radiation leak

April 30 (Reuters) - The U.S. Energy Department will pay New Mexico $73 million in road and other infrastructure projects for violations by an underground nuclear waste dump and nuclear research lab that led to a radiation leak last year, officials said on Thursday.

UPDATE 1-SunPower, First Solar post loss ahead of spinoff of some plants

April 30 (Reuters) - Solar panel makers SunPower Corp and First Solar Inc reported a quarterly loss, compared with a year-earlier profit, as they sold fewer power plants ahead of a spinoff of some of their assets into a joint public entity.

UPDATE 1-U.S. crude rail rules to include disputed brake mandate

NEW YORK, April 30 (Reuters) - An oil train safety plan for the United States and Canada to be announced on Friday will include an unexpected mandate on the rail industry to adopt an advanced braking system, industry sources familiar with the rules said.<

UPDATE 1-Canadian Oil Sands posts loss, says cost cuts paying off

CALGARY, Alberta, April 30 (Reuters) - Canadian Oil Sands Ltd, the largest shareholder in the Syncrude Canada Ltd joint venture, said on Thursday it swung to a loss in the first quarter as oil prices dropped by more than half.

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