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QUITO, March 6 (Reuters) - Ecuador will impose a new set of variable tariffs on one-third of all its imports in an attempt to protect its oil-reliant economy, which has been hit by the plunge in global crude prices, the government said on Friday.

UNITED NATIONS, March 6 (Reuters) - U.N.

BRASILIA, March 6 (Reuters) - Brazil's Supreme Court has agreed to investigate dozens of politicians, including the top leaders of Congress, in connection with a multibillion-dollar kickback scam at state-run oil company Petrobras, a court official said on Friday.

March 6 (Reuters) - BP Plc on Friday ended its bid to oust the administrator overseeing payouts to businesses and individuals claiming damages arising from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, citing steps the administrator has taken to reduce the threat of fraud.

BENGHAZI, Libya, March 6 (Reuters) - Militant gunmen attacked Libya's al-Ghani oilfield on Friday, killing 11 guards, beheading some of them, before local forces fought back to retake control, an oil security official said.

SAO PAULO/BRASILIA, March 6 (Reuters) - Brazil's three biggest private-sector banks want to participate in the structuring of an emergency loan to bolster the nation's power distributors as long as borrowing costs reflect higher risks and a longer maturity, three sources with direct knowledge of the negotiations said on Friday.

COLUMBIA, S.C., March 6 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday repeated concerns that the Keystone XL crude oil pipeline project will only create "about 300" permanent jobs and poses environmental concerns.

RIGA, March 6 (Reuters) - The European Union might send a team to Libya to monitor a ceasefire or to protect infrastructure if United Nations-backed peace talks lead to a settlement between contending factions, the EU's head of foreign policy said on Friday.

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