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Governorship vote extended in Nigeria's oil hub, other states

LAGOS/PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria, April 12 (Reuters) - Voting for Nigeria's powerful state governors was extended on Sunday in several states after ballot box snatching and violence in some districts, particularly in oil hub Rivers state, electoral commission officials said.

UPDATE 1-Six Greenpeace activists leave Arctic-bound oil rig

LOS ANGELES, April 11 (Reuters) - Six Greenpeace activists rappelled down from an oil rig in the Pacific Ocean on Saturday after spending six days living on the structure to protest against drilling in the Arctic, the environmental organization said.

Commodity giants' Singapore trading hubs under fire in tax probes

SINGAPORE, April 12 (Reuters) - The Singapore trading hubs of the world's largest commodity companies are coming under scrutiny from the governments of some resource-producing countries who say they suspect they are using units in the Southeast Asian financial centre to avoid tax.

Six Greenpeace activists leave Arctic-bound oil rig

April 11 (Reuters) - Six Greenpeace activists rappelled down from an oil rig in the Pacific Ocean on Saturday after spending six days living on the structure to protest drilling in the Arctic, the environmental organization said.

UPDATE 1-Framework nuclear deal respects Iran's red lines -Iran commander

April 11 (Reuters) - An outline nuclear accord reached this month between Iran and world powers respects Iran's red lines, though ambiguities over the lifting of sanctions must be resolved, a top Iranian military official was quoted as saying on Saturday.

Ambiguities over sanctions removal must be resolved - Iran commander

April 11 (Reuters) - An outline nuclear accord reached this month between Iran and world powers respects Iran's principles, though ambiguities over the lifting of sanctions must be resolved, a senior Iranian military official was quoted as saying on Saturday.

CORRECTED-UPDATE 1-Nigerians vote for powerful governors in state elections

LAGOS, April 11, (Reuters) - The final stage of Nigeria's election began on Saturday with voting for powerful state governors, two weeks after a presidential poll saw an incumbent leader unseated at the ballot box for the first time.

UPDATE 1-Nigerians vote for powerful governors in state elections

* Past governorship votes marred by violence, fraud (Adds polls open, police fire shots in Rivers state)

New U.S. offshore oil drilling rule planned -New York Times

WASHINGTON, April 10 (Reuters) - The United States is planning to impose a major new regulation on offshore oil and gas drilling to try to prevent the kind of explosions that caused the catastrophic BP Plc oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing Obama administration officials.

Inspections critical to Iran nuclear deal -U.S.'s Carter

April 10 (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Friday that a nuclear agreement with Iran must include inspections of its military sites, a position at odds with recent comments by Iran's Supreme Leader.

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