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As rivers dry up, Chile copper mines turn to the Pacific for water

CAIMANES, Chile, April 12 (Reuters) - Alvaro Badillo remembers a time when his dad would take him fishing in the stream just a stone's throw away from the dusty streets of their small hometown of Caimanes in central Chile.

KBR secures contract for Corpus Christi West refinery expansion in US

KBR has received a reimbursable contract from Flint Hills Resources for modification and expansion of its Corpus Christi West refinery.

Britain's Miliband seeks to bolster economic credentials in bid to win power

LONDON, April 12 (Reuters) - Britain's opposition Labour leader Ed Miliband will seek to allay concerns about his party's economic competence by unveiling a manifesto on Monday that pledges to protect the national finances and end tax avoidance by the rich.

RPT-New reckoning for copper miners now running in the red

* Graphic: http://graphics.thomsonreuters.com/15/04/COPPER.jpg

Unions call for strike at Dutch oil storage firm Vopak

AMSTERDAM, April 12 (Reuters) - Unions representing staff at the Dutch oil storage company Vopak said on Sunday they would call strikes at the company's terminals after a deadline passed for it to offer better employment conditions to 800 workers.

Sudan votes in elections boycotted by opposition groups

KHARTOUM, April 13 (Reuters) - Sudanese begin voting on Monday in an election boycotted by the main opposition parties which looks set to extend President Omar Hassan al-Bashir's more than 25 years in power.

UPDATE 2-Buhari's party wins Lagos vote, shoring up Nigeria rule

* Voting extended in affected places (Recasts lead with APC win in Lagos state)

Saudi minister in Pakistan after lawmakers reject troop request

ISLAMABAD, April 12 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's minister for religious affairs arrived in Pakistan late on Sunday, two days after the country's parliament rejected a Saudi appeal for support for its military intervention in Yemen.

Striking Lyondell Houston refinery workers to weigh final offer

HOUSTON, April 12 (Reuters) - More than 400 striking hourly workers represented by the United Steelworkers union (USW) at Lyondell Basell Industries' Houston refinery are scheduled to vote on the company's last, best and final offer on Monday and Tuesday, a local union official said on Sunday.

Nigeria's All Progressive Congress wins Lagos state governorship

LAGOS, April 12 (Reuters) - Nigeria's All Progressives Congress, the party of president elect Muhammadu Buhari, retained the Lagos state governorship on Sunday after its candidate Akinwunmi Ambode won 811,547 votes, the electoral commission said.

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