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Norwegian energy company Statoil to cut up to 2,000 staff, consultants

STOCKHOLM – Norwegian oil and gas company Statoil says it will lay off up to 1,500 staff and 500 consultants by the end of to slash costs. The state-controlled company said Tuesday the layoffs are a continuation of a cost-cutting program started in 2013, “well ahead of the current downturn” …

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New Zealand's economy grows just 0.2 percent in 1st quarter after milk and oil prices fall

WELLINGTON, New Zealand – New Zealand’s economy all but stalled in the first quarter as lower prices for milk and oil pushed down growth to 0.2 percent. It was the worst quarterly performance in two years and below market expectations. The figures released Thursday pushed down the currency by more …

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Putting Turkey On the Map

ISTANBUL – There’s little doubt Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will win this weekend’s parliamentary elections. But observers say his margin of victory could go a long way to determining what that means for democracy in Turkey going forward, along with this longtime pro-Western nation’s relations with the U.S. …

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