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WASHINGTON, March 20 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday called on Iran's government to immediately release three detained Americans - Saeed Abedini, Amir Hekmati and Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian - and to help find Robert Levinson, an American who disappeared in Iran eight years ago, the White House said.

JOHANNESBURG, March 20 (Reuters) - In the dying days of apartheid, the head of South Africa's power utility, the central pillar of the white-run economy, sat down with Nelson Mandela and asked him a simple question: when you take office, what are you going to do with Eskom?

* Stockholm court ruling on Kiev's gas debt expected in late 2016

ACCRA, March 20 (Reuters) - Ghana has taken steps needed to address revenue shortfalls and consolidate debt, both critical measures in addressing the West African country's fiscal challenges, Finance Minister Seth Terkper said on Friday.

* Follows suspension of executives, ratings downgrade (Recasts with ABB, details)

WASHINGTON, March 20 (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Friday is due to unveil rules for oil companies that frack on federal land, included beefed-up safety measures, but won't likely require strict oversight as environmental groups want, according to sources.

Power prices in Germany fluttered as the first eclipse of the emerging solar age passed and utility operators worked overtime to keep the grid supplied.

* Problems mastered according to plan (Adds conclusions, detailed numbers, more countries)

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