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Suspected pirates are paraded aboard a ship at a Lagos naval base after their arrest by Nigerian authorities.

West Africa pirates who once saw oil tankers as the top prize are having to rethink their business

May 4, 2016Business

Energy prices have dropped dramatically. That’s cut deeply into the profits of pirates who used to make quick cash commandeering oil tankers.

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during his annual end-of-year news conference in Moscow on December 18, 2014.

The perils of a desperate and cornered Vladimir Putin

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The gas-guzzling Hummer makes a comeback as fuel prices plunge

November 11, 2014Economics

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