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*Kurdistan to start deliveries to second terminal in Turkey. LONDON, May 22- Iraqi Kurdistan's crude oil sales to world markets, deemed illegal by Baghdad, are set to rise by nearly 50 percent next month as trucks start deliveries to a second export terminal in Turkey, industry sources in the region said on Wednesday.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla.-- In just two-and-a-half years Florida Gov. Scott arrived early Tuesday in the South American country of Chile as part of a trade mission with more than 100 people, including top officials from the state's ports and leaders of companies such as Florida Power& Light.
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*Sudan hopes to offset loss of oil to South Sudan. NEAR SOFIYA, Sudan, May 22- In a hangar-shaped factory hall in central Sudan a dozen workers rush to pack refined white sugar gushing from a funnel into paper bags to be loaded on three trucks parked outside.
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HOUSTON-- A man accused of vandalizing a 1929 Pablo Picasso painting in a Houston museum _ an act that was caught on cellphone video _ agreed Tuesday to a two-year prison term as part of a plea deal with prosecutors.
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FRANKFURT, May 22- Almost a year after ECB President Mario Draghi vowed to do whatever it takes to save the euro, a key indicator of euro zone tension is much diminished and economic recovery will likely bring further improvement.
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LONDON, May 21- The European Commission is asking oil traders across the continent to provide evidence of market abuse to determine whether companies sought to manipulate prices reported to leading price-setting agency Platts.
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*German wholesale power is cheaper than in France, Netherlands. LONDON/ FRANKFURT, May 21- German households are paying for ever cheaper wholesale power supplies to industry as the government uses money from soaring domestic bills to subsidise renewable energy, in turn creating overcapacity on the country's grid.
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A slowdown in British inflation sent sterling to a 7- week low on the view it could give the Bank of England more leeway to support the UK economy, and the yen lost ground after a Japanese minister rowed back on remarks suggesting the currency had weakened enough.
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*Group wants to move tax residence to UK from Italy. MILAN, May 21- Truck and tractor maker Fiat Industrial intends to move its tax residence to the UK from Italy after its planned merger with unit CNH, according to a filing with U.S. regulators, a move that would lower its tax bill.
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*Ghana wants to increase investment in cocoa sector. *Ghana has strong democratic institutions, oil wealth funds. Ghana is used to resource riches: it is already the world's number two cocoa producer and Africa's second-largest gold miner.
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CANNES, France-- There's something nasty lurking in the woods _ and inside the characters' heads _ in darkly comic Cannes Film Festival entry "Borgman." Van Warmerdam established a distinctive vein of macabre humor in previous films including the fairy tale-inspired "Grimm" and acerbic old-age portrait "The Last Days of Emma Blank."
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LONDON/ STRASBOURG, France, May 20- A European Union law up for a vote on Monday will only fully shield taxpayers from bailing out troubled banks if there is a global framework as well, a top UK regulator said on Monday.
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PERTH, May 20- U.S. crude futures were steady in early Asian trading on Monday, holding above $96 a barrel after rallying last week on positive economic data in top oil consumer the United States. *U.S. oil rose 9 cents to $96.11 a barrel by 0047 GMT.
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Olli Rehn, the European Union's top economic policy maker and scourge of debt-fueled budget deficits, is fed up with austerity.
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LONDON/ WASHINGTON, May 17- A European probe into possible oil price manipulation expanded with the investigation of a small niche trading house in the Netherlands and a key U.S. senator on Friday called for the Justice Department to join the investigation.
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LONDON, May 16- On approaching his 60th birthday this year, long-serving Tullow Oil boss Aidan Heavey told staff he felt "like two 30 year-olds". Peter Voser is giving up one of the world's most challenging CEO roles at Royal Dutch/Shell next year, before his 55th birthday, in pursuit of a "lifestyle change".
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LONDON, May 16- On approaching his 60th birthday this year, long-serving Tullow Oil boss Aidan Heavey told staff he felt "like two 30 year-olds". Peter Voser is giving up one of the world's most challenging CEO roles at Royal Dutch/Shell next year, before his 55th birthday, in pursuit of a "lifestyle change".
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*Wheat falls below $7 a bushel to a two-week low. CHICAGO, May 15- Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade fell more than 2 percent to a two-week low on Wednesday in reaction to technical selling, a stronger U.S. dollar and lackluster exports of U.S. grain, traders said. July soybeans fell 3-3/ 4 cents at $14.11 a bushel and July corn was down 1/ 4 cent at $6.52- 1/ 4 a bushel.
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CHICAGO, May 15- Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade fell more than 1 percent on Wednesday on lackluster export demand for U.S. grain, a stronger U.S. dollar and technical selling, traders said. At the CBOT as of 10:25 a.m. CDT, July wheat was down 8-1/ 2 cents at $7.02- 1/ 4 per bushel.
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CNBC's Rick Santelli talks with Daniel Stecich, TJM Institutional Services, about consumer debt in Europe.