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LONDON, April 20 (Reuters) - Global refining margins have
improved significantly in recent weeks which should support
strong demand for crude and lend some strength to both spot
prices and spreads in the short term.

GENEVA, April 20 (Reuters) - The Syrian government stood its
ground at Geneva talks on Wednesday, saying it was engaged
"seriously" and that a decision by the opposition to step away
might help find a solution, because the opponents did not
represent the Syrian people.

PEDERNALES, Ecuador, April 20 (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.2
earthquake shook Ecuador's coast early on Wednesday, terrifying
locals and impeding rescuers after a bigger weekend quake
battered the same area and killed nearly 500 people.

BEIRUT, April 20 (Reuters) - The evacuation of 250 Syrians
from two towns blockaded by pro-government forces near the
Lebanese border began on Wednesday, a witness told Reuters,
after an agreement was reached which also allowed for another
250 people to leave two other towns blocked off by Syrian rebels
in northwestern Syria.

In the business of distributed solar energy, net-energy metering (NEM) and rate cases are eroding the old value proposition of simply cutting electric bills. Don’t fret! The techniques we have used to sell solar have already changed more than once in the last 10 years. This is another iteration and not the end of the world. So before looking into the future of where solar customer acquisition is going, let’s step back in time and learn from where it has been.

COJIMIES, Ecuador, April 20 (Reuters) - A 6.2 earthquake
shook the coast of Ecuador on Wednesday, just days after a
bigger quake battered the area and killed nearly 500 people in a
blow to the country's already fragile economy.

BAGHDAD, April 20 (Reuters) - Iraq's powerful Shi'ite cleric
Moqtada al-Sadr on Wednesday called for renewed protests after
the nation's politicians missed a deadline he gave to vote on a
cabinet of technocrats proposed by Prime Minister Haider
al-Abadi to tackle corruption.

DUBAI, April 20 (Reuters) - Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)
countries and the United States have agreed to carry out joint
patrols to stop any Iranian arms shipments reaching Yemen, the
bloc's secretary general, Abdullatif al-Zayani, said on
Wednesday.

* US, UN concerned by Machar's delay

(Adds accusations by government, rebel leader about delay)

COJIMIES, Ecuador, April 20 (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.2
earthquake struck off the coast of Ecuador on Wednesday, just
days after a major quake hit the country killing nearly 500
people.

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