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Iraqi Kurdish forces widen buffer around oil-rich city of Kirkuk

ERBIL, Iraq, April 19 (Reuters) - Kurdish authorities said their forces, backed by U.S.-led coalition airstrikes, drove Islamic State militants from an 84 square kilometre (32 sq mile) area in northern Iraq over the weekend, widening a buffer around the oil-rich city of Kirkuk.

Israel mayor orders Oil Refineries closures over cancer scare

JERUSALEM, April 19 (Reuters) - The mayor of Haifa ordered on Sunday the closure of plants run by Israel's largest refining and petrochemicals group, Oil Refineries, following a report showing high cancer rates in the port city.

REFILE-Five years after BP oil spill, some Gulf oystermen are losing hope

NEW ORLEANS, April 19 (Reuters) - Five years after the largest oil spill in U.S.

Five years after BP oil spill, some Gulf oystermen are losing hope

NEW ORLEANS, April 19 (Reuters) - Five years after the largest oil spill in U.S. history spewed millions of gallons of crude into the Gulf of Mexico, many Louisiana oystermen are fearful that a once-bountiful population of the mollusks may never recover.

Mediators set May 15 deadline to sign Mali peace deal

BAMAKO, April 19 (Reuters) - International mediators in the conflict in northern Mali increased pressure on Tuareg-led separatists on Sunday to sign up to a U.N.-brokered peace deal by announcing a signing ceremony for May 15.

Norway asks Moscow to explain deputy PM's island visit despite sanctions

OSLO, April 19 (Reuters) - Norway said on Sunday it has sought an explanation from Moscow for a visit to a Norwegian island by Russia's deputy prime minister, who is banned from Norway in keeping with international sanctions against him over Ukraine.

WRAPUP-Oil slide slashes Q1 profit, not investment plans at Saudi's SABIC

RIYADH, April 19 (Reuters) - Saudi Basic Industries Corp faces heavy pressure on its profits due to cheap oil but will keep investing globally to boost capacity in key areas, its acting chief executive said on Sunday after the company reported a 39 plunge in first-quarter profit.

Saudi's SABIC signs deal to use U.S. shale gas at British plant

RIYADH, April 19 (Reuters) - Saudi Basic Industries Corp has signed a deal to use shale gas from the United States at its Teesside petrochemical plant in Britain, acting chief executive Yousef Abdullah al-Benyan told Reuters on Sunday.

UPDATE 1-Khamenei says Iran nuclear weapons are a "myth"

DUBAI, April 19 (Reuters) - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Sunday the United States had created the "myth" of nuclear weapons to portray Iran as a threat, hardening his rhetoric before nuclear negotiations resume this week.

India issues fresh tax notice to Vodafone - report

MUMBAI, April 19 (Reuters) - Indian tax authorities have issued a fresh notice to Vodafone Group Plc seeking re-assessment of tax returns for assessment year 2009-2010, news channel ET Now reported on Saturday citing sources familiar with the development.

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