P185 185 YLE TEKSTI-TV 18.01. 2115:17  NEWS IN ENGLISH WEDNESDAY News in Brief - I Price of crude oil has increased in the US markets to just over 19 dollars a barrel for the first time in a year as a result of reductions by the Opec countries in oil production. .-------------------------..---.----.- France is improving relations with Iran, & Prime Minister Roland Dumas is to travel to Teheran next month.France cut relations with Iran 18 months ago when Iranian embassy in Paris refused French requests to interrogate a staff member suspected of terrorism. .------------------------------------- South African President P W Botha is in hospital with a mild stroke. News in brief-II 186 INDEX 180