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UPDATE 1-Iran's Rouhani, top ally Rafsanjani lead Assembly of Experts race-IRNA

TEHRAN, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Early Iranian election results show pragmatist President Hassan Rouhani and top ally and former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani leading the race for membership of the Assembly of Experts, the official IRNA news agency reported on Saturday.

Iran's Rouhani, top ally Rafsanjani lead Assembly of Experts race-IRNA

TEHRAN, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Early Iranian election results show pragmatist President Hassan Rouhani and top ally and former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani leading the race for membership of the Assembly of Experts, the official IRNA news agency reported.

Berkshire Hathaway Q4 profit rises 32 pct

Feb 27 (Reuters) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Saturday said fourth-quarter profit rose 32 percent, helped by improved results in its insurance operations and higher gains from investments and derivatives.

Turkey says has started work to repair Iraqi Kurdish oil pipeline

ISTANBUL, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Turkey has begun work to repair a pipeline taking crude oil from northern Iraq to the Mediterranean port of Ceyhan and aims to restore flows in the shortest possible time, the Turkish energy ministry said on Saturday.

WRAPUP 3-Syria fighting largely halts as agreement kicks in

* Fighting to stop so aid can reach civilians, peace talks resume

WRAPUP 2-Syria fighting largely halts as cessation begins

BEIRUT, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Fighting appeared to stop across most areas of western Syria on Saturday after a landmark "cessation of hostilities" came into effect under a U.S.-Russian plan which warring sides in the five-year conflict have accepted.

China's $5 bln to $10 bln Petrobras loan may help pay most 2016 debt

RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb 26 (Reuters) - A loan announced Friday from China to Brazil's Petrobras is for $5 billion to $10 billion, can be paid in cash or oil at China's request and may help pay the bulk of the $12 billion in debt the state-run oil company must repay this year, a source involved in debt talks told Reuters late Friday.

Angola says proposes U.N. arms embargo on South Sudan

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Angola said on Friday it has proposed that the United Nations Security Council impose an arms embargo on South Sudan, where more than 10,000 people have been killed in a two year civil war sparked by a political dispute between the country's leaders.

UPDATE 3-Brazil, Samarco deal to be announced on Monday - official

BRASILIA, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Brazil's government and Samarco Mineracao SA will announce on Monday the settlement of a lawsuit for damages caused by a deadly dam spill at a mine in November, Brazilian Attorney General Luis Inacio Adams told Reuters on Friday.<

UPDATE 2-Syria fighting largely halts as cessation begins -monitoring groups

BEIRUT, Feb 27 (Reuters) - A cessation of hostilities in Syria came into effect at the agreed time of midnight on Saturday (2200 GMT Friday) under a U.S.-Russian plan which warring sides in the five-year conflict have said they would commit to.

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