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UPDATE 1-Brazil prosecutors seek $2 bln from Odebrecht, Petrobras executives

BRASILIA, March 13 (Reuters) - Brazilian prosecutors late on Saturday accused executives from construction conglomerate Odebrecht and state-run oil company Petrobras of misconduct and demanded they pay 7.3 billion reais ($2 billion) in damages.

UPDATE 1-Saudi Arabia says it will punish anyone linked to Hezbollah

DUBAI, March 13 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia said on Sunday it would punish anyone who belongs to Lebanon's Iran-backed Shi'ite Islamist group Hezbollah, sympathises with it, supports it financially or harbours any of its members.

Brazil prosecutors seek $2 bln from Odebrecht, Petrobras executives

BRASILIA, March 13 (Reuters) - Brazilian prosecutors late on Saturday accused executives from construction conglomerate Odebrecht and state-run oil company Petrobras of misconduct and demanded they pay 7.3 billion reais ($2 billion) in damages.

Iranian commander rejects claims of regional interference, calls Saudis adventurists

BEIRUT, March 13 (Reuters) - A leader of Iran's Revolutionary Guard rejected on Sunday accusations that Iran was interfering in regional affairs and accused Saudi Arabia of "adventurism".

Nigerian minister warns oil pipeline vandals will be prosecuted

ABUJA, March 13 (Reuters) - Nigeria's government will prosecute those who attack the country's oil pipelines, the Nigerian information minister said on Sunday, amid fears of a revived militant movement in the Niger Delta.

Coal miners protest in northeastern China, claiming unpaid wages

BEIJING, March 13 (Reuters) - Thousands of Chinese coal miners marched through the streets of a mining town in northeastern China over the weekend protesting against unpaid wages, as China grapples with rising unemployment due to overcapacity in heavy industries.

Turning to frack tech, stricken U.S. oil drillers test new limits

NEW YORK, March 13 (Reuters) - Fifty-stage frack jobs. Fifteen-foot cluster spacing. More than 2,000 pounds of proppant concentrate per foot.

Italy's Eni begins output at world's most northerly producing oilfield

OSLO, March 13 (Reuters) - Italian firm Eni began producing oil from its Goliat field in the Norwegian Arctic late on Saturday, making it the world's most northerly oilfield in production.

UPDATE 1-Brazil's PMDB to decide on breaking with Rousseff in 30 days

BRASILIA, March 12 (Reuters) - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's main coalition partner served notice on Saturday that it could break from her embattled Workers' Party government in 30 days and join opposition efforts to unseat the leftist leader.

Venezuela opposition begins protests, Maduro counters

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