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Games Today (The Arena, San Juan) 2 p.m. – Mindanao vs Caida 4 p.m. – Wangs vs BDO – National University CaféFrance quickly regained its championship form as it scored a breezy 97-78 win over AMA University in the PBA D-League Aspirants’ Cup yesterday at The Arena in San Juan. Not only did they bounce back from a 79-74 defeat to Tanduay last week, the Bakers also assured themselves of a twice-to-beat advantage in the tournament by getting their sixth win in seven games. Aaron Jeruta came up with... Читать дальше...

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(Reuters) - Canada's Davis Cup hopes received a double blow on Monday when world number 13 Milos Raonic and top doubles player Daniel Nestor pulled out of next weekend's first-round tie against France in Guadeloupe.

An American student held in North Korea since early January has confessed to "severe crimes" after he was detained for trying to steal a propaganda slogan from his hotel, North Korean officials say. Rough Cut - Subtitled (no reporter narration).

An American student held in North Korea since early January has confessed to "severe crimes" after he was detained for trying to steal a propaganda slogan from his hotel, North Korean officials say. Rough Cut - Subtitled (no reporter narration).

An American student held in North Korea since early January has confessed to "severe crimes" after he was detained for trying to steal a propaganda slogan from his hotel, North Korean officials say. Rough Cut - Subtitled (no reporter narration).

An American student held in North Korea since early January has confessed to "severe crimes" after he was detained for trying to steal a propaganda slogan from his hotel, North Korean officials say. Rough Cut - Subtitled (no reporter narration).

An American student held in North Korea since early January has confessed to "severe crimes" after he was detained for trying to steal a propaganda slogan from his hotel, North Korean officials say. Rough Cut - Subtitled (no reporter narration).

BRENT CRUDE MOST ACTIVE FUTURES CONTRACT EXTENDS GAINS, NOW UP OVER $1 AT $36.46 A BARREL

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's interior ministry said a container of radioactive material used for industrial X-rays was stolen along with a car in central Mexico this weekend, the latest in a series of such case to hit the country.

* Exports to China hold close to February level * Indian buying bounces back from 13-month low By Libby George LONDON, Feb 29 (Reuters) - West African crude oil flows east are expected to stay strong in March as Chinese term buying remains elevated and several additional cargoes were booked for India, according to Reuters vessel tracking and a survey of traders. Sixty-two cargoes have been booked so far to load West African crude for buyers in Asia, including 33 for China. The

(Reuters) - IBM Security plans to acquire private cyber security firm Resilient Systems, the computing giant said Monday, as part of a move to expand its role in the incident response market.

Feb 29 (Reuters) - The energy unit of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Monday said Gregory Abel, its chairman and chief executive, saw his compensation jump 48 percent last year to $40.77 million, reflecting a large incentive award.

Feb 29 (Reuters) - The energy unit of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Monday said Gregory Abel, its chairman and chief executive, saw his compensation jump 48 percent last year to $40.77 million, reflecting a large incentive award.

U.S.-based fund managers boosted cash and cut back on equities on worries about a global slowdown. Bobbi Rebell reports.

U.S.-based fund managers boosted cash and cut back on equities on worries about a global slowdown. Bobbi Rebell reports.

(Reuters) - Chelsea's new Brazilian striker Alexandre Pato could make his debut in the next two games, with Diego Costa being rested, manager Guus Hiddink said on Monday.

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India plans to focus defence spending more on the domestic market instead of importing combat planes, ships and submarines, after saying on Monday it will leave military spending for 2016/17 largely unchanged following years of increases.

NEW YORK, Feb 29 (Reuters) - News Corp went to trial on Monday in a class action lawsuit that accuses the company of monopolizing the market for in-store promotions at some 52,500 retail stores across the United States.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe sought to plug a gap in a new transatlantic data pact on Monday by urging U.S. firms to allow European Union privacy regulators to police compliance with the new rules.

NEW YORK, Feb 29 (Reuters) - Argentina and its main holdout creditors on Monday reached a $4.653 billion agreement in principle to settle a sovereign debt default dispute that has lasted 14 years in a move that could help to revive the country's economy.

Hollywood big names celebrated this year's Academy Awards at Vanity Fair's annual party in Beverly Hills on Sunday.Best actor Oscar winner Leonardo DiCaprio arrived at the event clinching his trophy.Best actress winner Brie Larson also brought her golden statuette to the party.Mark Rylance said his win for best supporting actor in "Bridge of Spies" was a shock. "It's very lovely, yeah, a relatively new medium for me, so, very nice to be so welcomed and celebrated," he said.

Feb 29 (Reuters) - The federal judge who oversaw Detroit's historic bankruptcy case will now tackle the financial problems of the city's financially struggling public schools, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder announced on Monday.

LONDON, Feb 29 (Reuters) - England fullback Mike Brown will not be cited for kicking the head of Ireland scrumhalf Conor Murray during the Six Nations match at Twickenham, the BBC reported on Monday.

LONDON, Feb 29 (Reuters) - OPEC oil output has fallen in February from the highest monthly level in recent history, a Reuters survey found on Monday, due to a halt in Iraq's northern exports and outages in other producers.