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<i> Times Staff and Wire Reports</i>
Talks Start in Brazil Oil Strike: The state oil monopoly Petrobras is negotiating with oil workers to end a strike that started May 3, a Petrobras spokesman said. A meeting on Saturday led to an informal proposal by Petrobras to end the strike. The walkout is continuing pending further negotiations on raises and privatization.
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