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Crude oil futures edged up on Friday as traders and analysts eyed U.S. jobs data which could give further momentum to rising prices. Brent futures rose 19 cents to 37.26 dollars a barrel after settling 14 cents higher in the previous…

As canoes glide past mangroves blackened by oil in the Niger Delta, two dozen children splash around in a creek covered by a sheen of crude while families take shelter from the punishing midday sun in half-built houses. Once a bustling…