1. BP to pay 7 bln dlrs for Devon Energy assets (AFP)

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...AFP - British oil giant BP said Thursday it will pay US firm Devon Energy 7.0 billion dollars (5.1 billion euros) for assets in Brazil, Azerbaijan and the Gulf of Mexico. ...

2. New Chile president takes on rebuilding challenge (AFP)

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...AFP - Tycoon Sebastian Pinera takes over the presidency of Chile on Thursday faced with the challenge of rebuilding a nation devastated by one of strongest ever recorded earthquake...

3. The nation's weather (AP)

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...AP - Unsettling weather activity was forecast to continue to develop throughout the Mid- and Eastern U.S. on Thursday. ...

4. BP wins foothold in Brazil with £4.7 bln deal (AFP)

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...AFP - Oil giant BP said Thursday it will pay US firm Devon Energy $7 billion (£4.7 billion) for assets in Brazil, Azerbaijan and the Gulf of Mexico. ...

5. Sarkozy calls for UN reform, blasts Copenhagen summit (AFP)

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...AFP - French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Thursday demanded reforms of the United Nations and urged negotiations under a small group of countries to accelerate efforts to fight cli...

6. Dutch capital to be put on trial over ICoast waste dump (AFP)

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...AFP - The city of Amsterdam is to be prosecuted over the dumping of toxic waste by a ship in Ivory Coast in 2006, the Supreme Court has ruled in a decision made available Wednesday...

7. Russia may invite ONGC to energy projects - govt (Reuters)

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...Reuters - Russia is considering inviting India's state-run Oil and Natural Gas Corp to develop oil and gas fields in Russia, the government said on Thursday, ahead of Prime Ministe...

8. BP to pay Devon $7 billion for oil fields (Reuters)

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...Reuters - London-based oil major BP has agreed to buy Brazilian, Azeri and Gulf of Mexico assets from Devon Energy for $7 billion, as the U.S. producer refocuses on onshore U.S. fi...

9. Musk Ox Decline Is Not Our Fault (LiveScience.com)

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...LiveScience.com - Humans have played a role in the extinction of many animals over the years, but when it comes to the musk ox - an Arctic mammal that started to decline around 12,...

10. 1 killed, many homes damaged in Arkansas tornadoes (AP)

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...AP - Authorities say one person was killed in the tornadoes that struck parts of Arkansas. ...