SYDNEY, July 18 (Reuters) - Australian energy group Santos (STO.AX) said on Friday it had got regulatory approval to proceed with a partnership with Malaysia's Petronas [PETR.UL] to develop its Gladstone liquefied natural gas project in Queensland state. Santos said back in May it had reached a deal for Petronas to take a 40 percent stake in the project for about US$2.5 billion. (Reporting by James Thornhill)
KABUL (Reuters) - Insurgents intensified their campaign against military targets and U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan, killing eight U.S. CIA agents at a base and four Canadian servicemen on patrol and a journalist accompanying them.
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