News Headlines - 06 August 2013
Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos is revered as one of the brightest minds in corporate America, but even he is still puzzling over how to reverse the financial slide threatening The Washington Post and other major U.S. newspapers.
▽Washington Post makes paper profit for Warren Buffett - FT.com
Shares in the Washington Post Company jumped to a five-year high, sending the value of Warren Buffett’s stake to over $1bn, as investors welcomed the $250m sale of its flagship newspaper to Jeff Bezos, the Amazon founder.
▽Iran President Says He Is Open to Nuclear Talks With U.S. - NYTimes.com
Iran’s new president, Hassan Rouhani, on Tuesday used his first news conference to call for serious negotiations to solve the decade-long dispute over the country’s nuclear program and he repeatedly suggested openness to direct talks with the United States, an idea that until recently had been unthinkable for many years.
▽Divorce rate rises among over-60s - The Independent
The number of older couples getting divorced is on the rise, partly as a result of women becoming more financially independent, analysis from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows.
▽BBC News - Japan unveils 'largest battleship' since World War II
Japan has unveiled its largest warship since World War II, to be used in anti-submarine warfare and border-area surveillance missions.
