No breakthrough yet in German lignite compensation talks - ministry

BERLIN (Reuters) - Talks between the German government and utilities over how to compensate the planned shutdown of the country's lignite plants will carry on, a government spokeswoman said, with Berlin aiming to reach a resolution by the end of the year.Germany in January unveiled plans to abandon coal-fired power plants by 2038, but the legal implementation has been lengthy and there is still no mechanism for how to pay utilities for the expected loss.Plant operators and the government have..