MANCHESTER, England, March 13 (Reuters) - Bruno Fernandes netted a hat-trick as Manchester United ( MANU ) eased to a 4-1 win over Real Sociedad to reach the Europa League quarter-finals and Tottenham Hotspur advanced after a 3-1 victory over AZ Alkmaar on Thursday. United will face Olympique Lyonnais in the last eight after the French side strolled to a...

(Reuters) -British officials held private talks with their U.S. counterparts to resolve concerns that UK is trying to force Apple ( AAPL ) to build a backdoor into Americans' encrypted data, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. The reported talks are being held after the iPhone maker removed its most-advanced security encryption for cloud data,...

March 13 (Reuters) - The Trump administration has released almost $5 billion in funding for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project by France's TotalEnergies in Mozambique , the Financial Times reported on Thursday. The U.S. Export-Import Bank (Exim) has reapproved a $4.7 billion loan for the project, Estevao Pale, Mozambique's minister for energy told the Financial Times. TotalEnergies is awaiting...

(Adds further details in paragraphs 3-12) SAO PAULO, March 13 (Reuters) - Brazilian retailer Magazine Luiza reported on Thursday an adjusted net profit of 139.2 million reais ($24 million) for the fourth quarter, up some 37% from a year earlier. It also came above the 126.9 million real profit expected from analysts polled by LSEG. WHY IT'S IMPORTANT Magazine Luiza...