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Fistfights broke out in Venezuela's parliament on Tuesday during an angry session linked to the South American nation's bitter election dispute.
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*Holdouts want them to order Argentina to post bond. *They say Argentina won't comply, plans to evade rulings.
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NEW YORK, Nov 30- Standard& Poor's said on Friday that unless Argentina and holdout bond investors reach a payment agreement on defaulted debt from 2002 its B-minus credit rating on the South American nation is at risk of a downgrade.
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 30- Chevron Corp received a boost to its efforts to restart oil output in Brazil after a court overturned a ban on its operating in the country and the company agreed on a plan to improve safety procedures after an oil spill last year.
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On his return, he worked for seven years at Aspe's investment bank, Protego, when he met Pena Nieto- then a young congressman from the state of Mexico- during talks on a debt restructuring.
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Trade Representative Ron Kirk on Friday urged Russia to keep its market open to U.S. meat products and expressed hope the U.S. Senate would soon pass a bill upgrading trade relations between the two countries, his office said.
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 30- Chevron Corp's efforts to restart oil output in Brazil received a boost after a court overturned a ban on operations and the company agreed with prosecutors on a plan to improve safety and operating procedures after a November 2011 oil spill.
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BRASILIA, Nov 30- President Dilma Rousseff on Friday vetoed parts of a controversial royalties bill that pit Brazil's oil-producing states against the rest of the country in a battle over future oil wealth.
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Adding to global fears was weak economic data from Brazil and Canada. President Barack Obama accused a "handful of Republicans" in the House of Representatives on Friday of holding up legislation to extend tax cuts for middle-class Americans in order to try to preserve them for the wealthy.
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CHICAGO, Nov 30- U.S. wheat futures plunged more than 2 percent on Friday and are on track to post their worst two-month stretch in a year as weak U.S. exports and large deliveries fuelled selling following the run-up in prices earlier in the week.
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov. 30- A Brazilian appeals court overturned an injunction barring Chevron Corp, the No. 2 U.S. oil company, from operating in Brazil, a company spokesman told Reuters on Friday.
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BRASILIA, Nov 30- President Dilma Rousseff on Friday vetoed parts of a controversial oil royalties bill that pit Brazil's oil-producing states against the rest of the country in a battle over future oil wealth.
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Adding to global fears were weak economic data from Brazil and Canada. President Barack Obama accused a "handful of Republicans" in the House of Representatives on Friday of holding up legislation to extend tax cuts for middle-class Americans in order to try to preserve them for the wealthy.
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CHICAGO, Nov 30- U.S. wheat futures plunged more than 2 percent on Friday and are on track to post their largest monthly decline in a year as weak U.S. exports and large deliveries fueled selling following the run-up in prices earlier in the week.
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 30- Chevron Corp and Transocean Ltd have agreed to change offshore safety and operating procedures as part of a lawsuit seeking nearly $20 billion in damages from the companies for a November 2011 oil spill, Brazilian public prosecutors told Reuters on Friday.
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CHICAGO, Nov 30- U.S. wheat futures fell nearly 2 percent on Friday and headed for their second straight monthly decline as weak U.S. exports sparked a setback after a run-up in prices earlier in the week.
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LONDON, Nov 30- Arabica coffee futures edged lower on Friday, as the recent rise in prices combined with a weak real stoked selling from top producer Brazil. March coffee futures on ICE slid 0.7 cent or 0.5 percent to $1.5570 per lb at 1325 GMT, but remained above Wednesday's 29- month low of $1.4710.
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LONDON, Nov 30- Chicago wheat futures fell on Friday with weak U.S. exports sparking a setback after a run-up in prices earlier in the week while corn and soybeans were also lower.
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LONDON, Nov 30- Nickel prices may see a short-term lift over the next several months due to a seasonal rise in demand for stainless steel, but next year's outlook is burdened by another market surplus.
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NEW DELHI, Nov 30- Chicago wheat futures fell for the second straight session on Friday, dragged down by weak exports from the United States and profit taking after a consistent rally this week.
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*Tough Australian anti-smoking laws come into force Dec. 1. SYDNEY, Nov 30- James Yu, who runs the King of the Pack tobacconist in central Sydney, is indignant about Australia's stringent anti-tobacco laws making manufacuters package cigarettes in drab olive green packs with pictures of ill babies and diseased body parts.