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April 30 (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp's first-quarter profit dropped less than expected in results posted on Thursday as margins at the refining unit of the world's largest publicly traded oil company surged on tumbling crude prices.

MEXICO CITY, April 30 (Reuters) - Mexico's state-owned oil company Pemex posted its 10th consecutive quarterly loss in the first quarter, as it was hit hard by lower crude prices and higher financial expenses, the firm said on Thursday.

BRUSSELS, April 30 (Reuters) - The European Commission on Thursday called for a tougher U.N. Montreal Protocol to protect the ozone layer by curbing super greenhouse gases known as HFCs, that have a global warming potential thousands of times greater than carbon dioxide.

LONDON, April 30 (Reuters) - Britain's top equity index closed slightly higher after setting a three-week low on Thursday, with Royal Mail gaining on the prospect of lower competition and energy shares tracking a rise in oil prices.

April 30 (Reuters) - Russia has been notoriously brazen in using state-owned companies as instruments of national power. President Vladimir Putin's natural-gas wars with Belarus and Ukraine made headlines and sometimes left substantial parts of Europe in the cold. But Moscow's exploits in other energy-related areas have been less noticed.

April 30 (Reuters) - Beleaguered oil producer Afren Plc swung to a full-year loss, hurt by a $1.1 billion impairment charge due to a fall in oil prices and a $900 million write-off on its Barda Rash reserves in the Iraqi Kurdistan region.

WASHINGTON, April 30 (Reuters) - The leading voice for the refining sector on Thursday said it was not realistic for U.S.

LONDON, April 30 (Reuters) - Britain's top equity index steadied after setting a three-week low on Thursday, with gains recorded by firms like Royal Mail on the prospect of lower competition offsetting companies such as Royal Bank of Scotland.

OTTAWA, April 30 (Reuters) - The Canadian economy stalled in February as a pickup in the retail sector was offset by a decline in manufacturing and a steep drop in support activity for the mining and energy sectors, data showed on Thursday.

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