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Gazprom seeks intergovernmental resolution to EU antitrust charges

BRUSSELS, April 22 (Reuters) - Russian gas giant Gazprom rejected antitrust charges leveled against it on Wednesday by the European Union and said it expected the case to be resolved by undertakings between the EU and the Russian government.

UPDATE 1-EU charges Russia's Gazprom, alleging price gouging

BRUSSELS, April 22 (Reuters) - The European Union launched a legal attack on Gazprom on Wednesday, stoking tensions with Moscow as it accused the Russian gas giant of overcharging buyers in Eastern Europe and hindering competition.

EU charges Gazprom with abusing market position in eastern Europe

BRUSSELS, April 22 (Reuters) - European Union antitrust regulators charged Russian gas giant Gazprom on Wednesday with abusing its dominant position in Poland, Hungary and six other countries in Eastern Europe following more than two years of investigation.

China defends vessels' actions against Philippines in South China Sea

BEIJING, April 22 (Reuters) - China on Wednesday defended the actions of its vessels in the disputed South China Sea after the Philippines accused China's coast guard of using water cannon on Philippine fishing boats and urged Manila to increase its "education" of its fishermen.

UPDATE 1-Zodiac shares rise as it vows to fix plane seat output

PARIS, April 22 (Reuters) - Shares in France's Zodiac Aerospace jumped more than 10 percent as it set an end-year goal for erasing delays in the production of aircraft seats that have soured relations with planemakers and sharply reduced its first-half profits.

EU calls 1000 GMT antitrust briefing, Gazprom seen in focus

BRUSSELS, April 22 (Reuters) - The European Union's antitrust chief will hold a news conference at midday (1000 GMT) on Wednesday, the European Commission said, at which she is expected to charge Russian gas giant Gazprom with anti-competitive behaviour.<

Houthis take control of army brigade in Yemen's Taiz-residents

CAIRO, April 22 (Reuters) - Iran-allied Houthi rebels took over a military brigade in the central Yemeni city of Taiz early on Wednesday after heavy fighting, residents and a local official told Reuters.

UPDATE 2-Australia's Newcastle coal port shut due to storm

* Newcastle coal futures price up 10 pct this week (Adds coal terminal operator comments)

UK's renewable energy targets drive increases in U.S. wood pellet exports

(Wed, 22 Apr 2015) In 2014, almost three-quarters of all U.S. wood pellet exports were delivered to the United Kingdom (UK), mainly for the purpose of generating electricity. Overall, U.S. wood pellet exports increased by nearly 40% between 2013 and 2014, from 3.2 million short tons to 4.4 million short tons, as the United States continues to be the largest wood pellet exporter in the world.

UPDATE 1-S.Korea says reaches deal with U.S. to revise nuclear energy pact

SEOUL, April 22 (Reuters) - South Korea and the United States reached a deal on Wednesday to revise a 40-year-old agreement that has limited South Korea's ability to enrich uranium for nuclear power generation and to reprocess spent fuel, the foreign ministry in Seoul said.

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