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UPDATE 3-Conservative justices press Obama administration on mercury pollution rule

WASHINGTON, March 25 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court's conservative majority on Wednesday signaled hostility toward the Obama administration's refusal to consider costs before regulating emissions of mercury and other hazardous pollutants mainly from coal-fired power plants.

UPDATE 3-South Africa's Eskom chairman under fire as power crisis deepens

CAPE TOWN, March 25 (Reuters) - Board members at South Africa's Eskom will vote on whether to remove Chairman Zola Tsotsi on Wednesday, sources said, deepening a leadership crisis at the power utility as chronic power cuts hobble Africa's most developed economy.

Yemen's Aden airport seized by troops of ex-president Saleh-officials

DUBAI, March 25 (Reuters) - Troops loyal to Yemen's ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh, an ally of the powerful Houthi militia, captured Aden airport on Wednesday from forces loyal to President Abdu-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, local officials said.

UPDATE 1-Iran insists on lifting all sanctions in any nuclear deal - IRNA

DUBAI, March 25 (Reuters) - Any deal over Iran's nuclear programme must involve the immediate lifting of all sanctions, Iran's foreign minister said on Wednesday, showing no sign of compromise on a major hurdle in world power negotiations.

Shell completes sale of OML 29, Nembe Creek pipeline in Nigeria

March 25 (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell Plc has completed the sale of its stake in Oil Mining Lease (OML) 29 and the Nembe Creek Trunk Line (NCTL) in the Eastern Niger Delta to Aiteo Eastern E&P Co Ltd for about $1.7 billion.

COLUMN-Record traffic is boosting U.S. fuel demand: Kemp

LONDON, March 25 (Reuters) - Traffic on U.S.

UPDATE 1-Iran storing 30 million barrels of oil at sea

LONDON/SINGAPORE, March 25 (Reuters) - Iran is storing at least 30 million barrels of oil on its fleet of supertankers as Western sanctions continue to keep a lid on sales, tanker market sources say.

UPDATE 10-Oil gains on weaker dollar, though US storage build limits rise

* Dollar down against euro, providing support to oil, commodities

Niger on track for solid growth despite commodity slump -IMF

DAKAR, March 24 (Reuters) - Niger is weathering a fall in the price of its key exports and remains on track to grow by an average of 5.6 percent over the next two years, the International Monetary Fund's resident representative said on Wednesday.

UPDATE 1-Vallourec shares rise on talk of industry tie-up

PARIS, March 25 (Reuters) - Shares in oil and gas industry pipes maker Vallourec were up 6.1 percent at 1542 GMT following a report in Challenges magazine that said it was considering closer links with a Japanese rival.

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