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UN says talks among warring Libyan factions make progress

RABAT, March 7 (Reuters) - The United Nations said on Saturday delegates from Libya's warring factions had made progress toward a unity government in U.N.-backed negotiations, and a Libyan delegate said they would resume discussions next week.

Fire crews battle Illinois oil train blaze 2 days after derailment

March 7 (Reuters) - Firefighters on Saturday were still working to extinguish several blazes that erupted when a BNSF Railway train loaded with crude oil derailed two days ago in a rural area south of Galena, Illinois, a local official said.

Czech minister says around 10 foreigners missing after Libya attack

PRAGUE/TRIPOLI, March 7 (Reuters) - Around 10 foreigners are missing after an attack on a Libyan oil field and there is a possibility they have been taken hostage, Czech Foreign Minister Lubomir Zaoralek said on Saturday.

Foreigners including Czech, Austrian missing after Libya oilfield attack

PRAGUE, March 7 (Reuters) - Several foreigners including a Czech and an Austrian are missing after gunmen attacked the Al-Ghani oilfield in Libya this week, the Czech Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.

Libyan Islamist leader backs UN talks, but tensions high

TRIPOLI, March 7 (Reuters) - An influential Islamist supporter of Libya's self-declared government said United Nations talks were the only way to end the country's conflict, but signalled a deal would be hard while a rival government works with a former ally of Muammar Gaddafi.

EU shows little appetite for more Russia sanctions

* Divisions over whether to act quickly on renewing sanctions

China's new oil import policy positive for quality, prices- governor

BEIJING, March 7 (Reuters) - China's decision to allow more independent oil refiners to import crude oil will help to improve fuel quality and lower domestic fuel prices, the governor of Shandong province, the country's hub of small refineries, said.

China could struggle to meet 2020 nuclear targets - exec

BEIJING, March 7 (Reuters) - China could struggle to meet its 2020 nuclear energy targets with the industry still waiting on a cautious government to speed up the approval process, a senior industry executive said on Saturday.

UPDATE 1-Whiting reported to be seeking buyer, but source says not aware

WILLISTON, N.D., March 6 (Reuters) - Whiting Petroleum Corp , North Dakota's largest oil producer, is seeking a possible buyer, according to the Wall Street Journal, but a person familiar with the board's thinking told Reuters he was not aware of any such plan.

UPDATE 2-Top Brazilian politicians investigated in Petrobras scandal

BRASILIA, March 6 (Reuters) - Brazil's Supreme Court will investigate the speakers of both houses of Congress and 32 other sitting politicians in connection with a multibillion-dollar kickback scheme at state-controlled oil company Petrobras .

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