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Oil rebounds on producer deal speculation; gasoline falls
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices rose 1 percent on Monday after Venezuela hinted that OPEC members and other major oil producers could agree to a deal to freeze output, and as clashes in Libya disrupted attempts to restart crude exports from key ports.
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Rosberg a winner among champions
LONDON (Reuters) - Nico Rosberg drew level with Damon Hill in Formula One's all-time list of race winners on Sunday and the odds are narrowing on the German matching the Briton again as the only sons of world champions to take the title.
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Venezuela says global oil supply exceeds demand by 10 percent
CARACAS, Venezuela, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Global oil supply of 94 million barrels per day needs to fall by about a tenth if it is to match consumption, Venezuela's Oil Minister Eulogio Del Pino said on Monday.
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McAfee's MGT receives SEC subpoena, shares drop 16 percent
(Reuters) - MGT Capital Investments
, led by anti-virus software pioneer John McAfee, said on Monday it had received a subpoena from the Securities and Exchange Commission requesting certain information, which sent its shares down 16 percent. -
Brazil's Olympic legacy: teenage girls tackle taboos through sport
RIO DE JANEIRO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Each week in a northern suburb of Rio de Janeiro, a dozen or so girls meet to play handball but are learning far more than how to master the fast-paced game.
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U.N. nuclear watchdog chief says will seek a third term
VIENNA (Reuters) - The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed on Monday he would seek a third term, stressing the threat posed by North Korea and the role his inspectors could play in any diplomatic deal with Pyongyang.
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Cyber hackers publish medical data for Farah, Nadal and Rose
LONDON (Reuters) - Olympic champions Mo Farah, Rafael Nadal and Justin Rose were among athletes targeted on Monday in the latest leak of confidential medical documents that the world anti-doping agency (WADA) says were hacked by a Russian cyber espionage group.
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GM, Canada union resume talks as midnight strike deadline looms
TORONTO, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Unifor, Canada's autoworkers union, and General Motors Co resumed talks early on Monday ahead of a midnight strike deadline, having made little progress over the weekend to resolve the key issue of new investment, according to the union.
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Brazil economic activity edges down in July: central bank
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Economic activity in Brazil edged slightly lower in July, falling short of predictions of a rise and pointing to enduring weakness in Latin America's largest economy, government data showed on Monday.
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Venezuela says OPEC, non-OPEC oil stabilizing deal close
MARGARITA ISLAND, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Sunday that OPEC and non-OPEC countries were close to reaching a deal to stabilize oil markets and that he aimed for a deal to be announced this month.
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