Russia's Lavrov makes news plea over Ukraine in call with Kerry
MOSCOW, Feb 28 - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov discussed the situation in Ukraine on Friday with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and made a new call for a peace deal brokered by the European Union to be implemented.
Canada posts December budget surplus of C$1.15 bln
* April-Dec deficit narrows to C$12.70 bln vs yr-ago C$14.35 bln
TREASURIES-Prices fall on profit taking, upbeat data
NEW YORK, Feb 28 - U.S. Treasury debt prices fell on Friday, reversing Thursday's gains, as stronger-than-expected economic data led to profit taking and set the market on track for its biggest weekly loss in a month.
WRAPUP 9-Armed men seize two airports in Ukraine's Crimea, Yanukovich reappears
SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine, Feb 28 - Armed men took control of two airports in the Crimea region on Friday in what the new Ukrainian leadership described as an invasion and occupation by Moscow's forces, and ousted President Viktor Yanukovich reappeared in Russia after a week on the run.
WRAPUP 1-Fed officials downplay worries over U.S. growth
Feb 28 - Despite recent signs of a possible slowdown, the growth story for the U.S economy remains intact, top Federal Reserve officials said on Friday, suggesting they will continue to support reductions in the Fed's massive bond-buying program.
UPDATE 1-Ukraine asks U.N. Security Council for emergency meeting on crisis
UNITED NATIONS/KIEV, Feb 28 - Ukraine has sent a letter to the U.N. Security Council asking for an emergency session to discuss the escalating crisis in the country, council diplomats said on Friday.
IMF trims Uruguay's 2014 growth outlook to 3 percent
MONTEVIDEO, Feb 28 - The International Monetary Fund lowered its forecast for economic growth in Uruguay this year to 3 percent from its previous estimate of 3.3 percent, the IMF's deputy managing director said on Friday.
UPDATE 1-Economists warn of more market 'tantrums' as U.S. Fed tightens
NEW YORK, Feb 28 - Financial market turbulence will likely return when the Federal Reserve decides to hike interest rates, top U.S. economists said in a paper that warns of the potential consequences of the Fed's extraordinary stimulus program.
AFRICA INVESTMENT-What is the Nigerian naira really worth?
LAGOS, Feb 28 - "What is a cynic?" asks Cecil Graham in the Oscar Wilde play "Lady Windermere's Fan".
EURO DEBT SUPPLY-Austria, Germany, France, Spain sell bonds next week
LONDON, Feb 28 - Austria, Germany, France and Spain are scheduled to sell bonds next week.
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