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VIENNA (Reuters) – Austria’s government agreed with utility Verbund on Sunday to convert a reserve, gas-fired power plant so that it can produce electricity with coal should restricted gas supplies from Russia result in an energy emergency. The decision, taken by a “small crisis cabinet” led by Chancellor Karl Nehammer, came after neighbouring Germany announced steps to address reduced Russian gas deliveries including increased reliance on coal-fired power plants. The European Union’s reliance on Russian gas and the risk that Moscow could cut supplies in retaliation for economic sanctions impo…