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Thai king opens first parliament since 2014 coup
Exclusive: Russia plans to import dirty oil back from Belarus - sources
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Britain's May says she will step down on June 7
Global stocks, oil edge higher on muted trade optimism
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Exclusive: Russia plans to import dirty oil back from Belarus - sources
Russia plans to take back around 1 million tonnes of contaminated oil from Belarus, cleaning up the Druzhba export pipeline section leading to Poland and Germany, four industry sources familiar with the plan told Reuters.
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