World IN BRIEF : ROMANIA : 200,000 Workers Will Lose Jobs

The government plans to fire about 200,000 miners and metal workers as part of a drive to save power and raw materials, a spokesman said. Bucharest Radio quoted Prime Minister Petre Roman as telling government ministers that Romania faces great difficulties due to a severe shortage of resources and power. The Persian Gulf crisis has had a severe impact on Romania, which depended on Iraq for one-fourth of its oil imports. Germany has offered to supply 390 megawatts of electricity to Romania between January and March to help its citizens get through the winter.