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US stock indices mixed amid Ford, Mars moves

New York  - US stocks were mixed Monday as billionaire Warren Buffett financed the 23-billion-dollar takeover of candy company Wm Wrigley Jr Co and investor Kirk Kerkorian bought a large stake in F

US newspaper circulation drops; Wisconsin paper takes action

usa flagLos Angeles  - Newspaper circulation fell 3.6 per cent in the six months ending in March as the transition from paper to online continued apace according to figures released Monday by the Audit Bureau of Circulations.

At least one Wisconsin newspaper has taken the bull by the horns, stopping its nearly 100-year-old print edition and going entirely to online production.

The New York Times' circulation fall 3.85 per cent while its Sunday circulation dropped more than 9 per cent. The only major newspapers to buck the trend were USA Today and The Wall Street Journal, which both experienced gains of less than 1 percent.

Ban condemns killing of Palestinians in Gaza

Ben Ki-MoonNew York  - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Monday condemned the deaths of Palest

UN Security Council to discuss anti-piracy measures off Somalia

somalia crimeNew York  - The United Nations Security Council is scheduled to discuss possib

UN is expanding presence and work in Iraq

USA & UN New York  - The United Nations is looking for ways to increase its presence in Iraq a

Controversial US billionaire to join Ford

Ford LogoDetroit/Los Angeles - US billionaire Kirk Kerkorian is to join car giant Ford and increase his

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