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Kuwait’s IIG defaults on $152.5 mln bond payment
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More gas for Egypt after BP, RWE deal
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Oil falls towards $77 on US crude stock build
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Oil rises above $78 on economic growth optimism
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Apache to buy BP assets in US, Canada, Egypt
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Rights groups call for release of ‘estimated 10,000’ emergency law detainees
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