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Environmental activists have staged a protest at a German coal-fired power plant to highlight the country's continued use of heavily polluting fossil fuels.

Crude was down slightly on Friday as expectations OPEC and other producers will extend their production cut agreement were offset by U.S. drillers adding the most oil rigs in a week since June, indicating output will continue to grow.

Crude was down slightly on Friday as expectations OPEC and other producers will extend their production cut agreement were offset by U.S. drillers adding the most oil rigs in a week since June, indicating output will continue to grow.

Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski says her legislation to open Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling would generate $2 billion in royalties over the next decade — with half the money going to her home state.

Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski says her legislation to open Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling would generate $2 billion in royalties over the next decade — with half the money going to her home state.

The Latest on a global climate conference in Bonn, Germany (all times local): 2:05 p.m.

The Latest on a global climate conference in Bonn, Germany (all times local): 2:05 p.m.

The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. increased by nine this week to 907.

The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. increased by nine this week to 907.

Most Asian stock markets fell Friday after Wall Street fell from record highs on uncertainty over President Donald Trump's tax revamp but news that Beijing will ease curbs on foreign access to some sectors buoyed Chinese shares.

Most Asian stock markets fell Friday after Wall Street fell from record highs on uncertainty over President Donald Trump's tax revamp but news that Beijing will ease curbs on foreign access to some sectors buoyed Chinese shares.

An AP Fact Check finds that a trade and investment package announced during President Donald Trump's visit to China is more about the art of diplomacy than the art of the deal.

An AP Fact Check finds that a trade and investment package announced during President Donald Trump's visit to China is more about the art of diplomacy than the art of the deal.

The Latest on Republican tax overhaul legislation (all times local): 12:45 p.m.

The Latest on Republican tax overhaul legislation (all times local): 12:45 p.m.

The latest push in a decadeslong effort to commercialize vast stores of Alaska's natural gas got a boost when the state announced a deal with three Chinese companies.

The latest push in a decadeslong effort to commercialize vast stores of Alaska's natural gas got a boost when the state announced a deal with three Chinese companies.

China and the United States have signed additional business agreements valued at $206.5 billion during President Donald Trump's visit to Beijing, though some were less than binding commercial contracts.

China and the United States have signed additional business agreements valued at $206.5 billion during President Donald Trump's visit to Beijing, though some were less than binding commercial contracts.