Reuters Morning Digest: March 30, 2016

Click to View in Browser Wednesday, March 30, 2016 Exclusive: Russia, despite draw down, shipping more to Syria than removing MOSCOW (Reuters) - When Vladimir Putin announced the withdrawal of most of Russia's military contingent from Syria there was an expectation that the Yauza, a Russian naval icebreaker and one of the mission's main supply vessels, would return home to its Arctic Ocean port. Foxconn agrees to buy Sharp after slashing original offer TOKYO/TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's Foxconn agreed to acquire Sharp Corp at a big discount to its original offer after a month of wrangling that sowed more doubts over whether the two companies can work well together and fend off fierce competition from smartphone display rivals. Amazon says home services orders grew 20 percent per month since launch SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc said on Wednesday customer orders for home services like plumbing and mounting TVs had increased 20 percent per month on average since the online retailer launched the platform last year. U.S. firms target investment in Israeli cannabis R&D TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Already a pioneer in high-tech and cutting-edge agriculture, Israel is starting to attract American companies looking to bring medical marijuana know-how to a booming market back home. Warriors stifle Wizards, win 54th straight home game (The Sports Xchange) - The Golden State Warriors finally got their defense in high gear Tuesday night, limiting the Washington Wizards to 41.9 percent shooting en route to their 54th consecutive home-court win, a 102-94 victory over an Eastern Conference playoff contender. Judge refuses to toss model's defamation lawsuit against Bill Cosby LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Bill Cosby on Tuesday lost his bid to throw out a defamation lawsuit brought against the comedian and his former lawyer by supermodel Janice Dickinson, clearing the way for a trial in the sensational case. South Africa's stealthy lion Sylvester escapes from reserve again JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A South African lion called "Sylvester", who was on the loose for three weeks last year, has escaped from his game reserve again and is wandering a sparsely-populated mountain region, South African National Parks (SANParks) said on Tuesday. Related Video Indonesia's mentally ill are shackled U.S. woman pleads guilty to terrorism charges Great Debate How Donald Trump has already shaken U.S. relations with friends a foes Months before 9/11, he had bin Laden in his sights, but no trigger to pull A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today » » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2016 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add newsletters@email.reuters.com to your address book. Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook