“Total can confirm, with regret, that our contractors havenow started the process of ending the current employmentcontracts for their workforce on the HDS-3 constructionproject,” the company said. Neither oil refining at the 223,000 barrels-a-dayplant nor electricity generation elsewhere has been affected. New construction at the Lindsey refinery had employedbetween 600 and 1,200 contractors, depending on its progress,and the strike broke out in protest at some workers being maderedundant while others were being hired for a subsequent phase. The strike — which Total says breaches labour laws — hasprompted sympathy walkouts by contractors at British powerstations. (Releads with sacked workers) By Daniel Fineren and David Milliken LONDON, June 18 (Reuters) – Almost 900 strikingconstruction workers at a Total (TOTF.PA) oil refinery ineastern England were sacked late on Thursday after theunofficial walkout passed the one-week mark, the French energycompany said. Schappert is scheduled to return to Electronic Arts on July14 (Reporting by Bill Rigby; Editing Bernard Orr) Stocks.

In that role, Schappert was also in charge of Microsoft’sGame Studios, overseeing the biggest games published by thecompany, including Halo, Gears of War and Forza Motorsport. SEATTLE, June 18 (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) saidon Thursday one of its leading video game executives, JohnSchappert, is returning to his previous company Electronic ArtsInc (ERTS.O) to be chief operating officer. Stocks Schappert, who led many of Electronic Arts’ biggest gamessuch as FIFA Soccer, NHL Hockey and Need For Speed, joinedMicrosoft in 2007, spearheading the company’s creation ofonline services for its Xbox game console. Sonny, who went on to a career in politics, died in 1998.(Reporting by Alex Dobuzinskis: Editing by Bob Tourtellotte) Entertainment People. The one thing that will never change is my abiding love for my child.”Bono long ago came out of the closet as a lesbian and wrote in a 1998 memoir of how Cher reacted with horror to the news. Earlier this week, Bono revealed plans for the sex change.In a long career, Cher has enjoyed hit songs such as “If I Could Turn Back Time” and “Believe.” In the 1960s, she partnered with Sonny for hits like “I Got You Babe” and “The Beat Goes On.” The pair had a hit television show in the 1970s.

Entertainment  |  PeopleFormerly Chastity Bono, the 40-year-old is the child of Cher and Sonny Bono and now goes by the name Chaz Bono. Chaz has begun operations and hormone treatments to become a man.”Chaz is embarking on a difficult journey, but one that I will support,” Cher, 63, said in a statement to People magazine and other celebrity media outlets.”I respect the courage it takes to go through with this transition in the glare of public scrutiny, and although I may not understand, I will strive to be understanding. LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Cher has struggled to understand her child’s decision to have a sex change operation but remains supportive and respectful of the courage it takes, the pop star said in a statement on Thursday. The crisis hasadded to already waning demand due to an aging population, ashift towards smaller, fuel-efficient cars and a drive to embracegreener energy sources.

(Reporting by Osamu Tsukimori; Editing by Hugh Lawson) Japan. The company shut the same CDU for nearly a month frommid-November last year to reduce output. Japan’s total oil sales slumped 8 percent in the year endedMarch 31, the sixth straight year of decline, as the globaleconomic crisis has slowed industrial activity. She said the company has notyet decided whether to keep the CDU shut until it finishes themaintenance. “We have not set a schedule for the CDU’s restart, and thatwould depend on (domestic) demand,” she said. The spokeswoman said the CDU to be halted, the No.2 unit atits Mizushima plant, was originally scheduled to be shut down forscheduled maintenance in October. Nippon Oil expects to refine 3.30 million kilolitres (670,000barrels per day) of crude oil in July to meet domestic demand,down 25 percent from a year earlier, a company spokeswoman said.

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