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Bermuda reinsurers’ voracious appetite for repurchasing their own shares shows no sign of being sated.
Yesterday, Validus Holdings Ltd said it expected to buy back $238 million worth of its shares as the result of a tender offer, while PartnerRe Ltd ...
DATE: Dec 10, 2010
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WASHINGTON Think the occasional cigarette won’t hurt? Even a bit of social smoking or inhaling someone else’s secondhand smoke could be enough to block your arteries and trigger a heart attack, says the newest surgeon general’s report on the killer t...
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TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto’s main stock index ended slightly higher yesterday as mining and materials issues led an otherwise sideways market.
Heavily weighted materials stocks rallied late to finish the session up 0.43 percent, rebounding from shar...
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LONDON (AP) To some it’s just a bunch of bird drawings. To others, John James Audubon’s “Birds of America” is a rare blend of art, natural history and craftsmanship, unique enough to be the world’s most expensive book, expected to fetch more than $9....
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NEW YORK (AP) Oprah Winfrey says she’s not a lesbian, not even a little bit.
Her long personal and professional connection with Gayle King has sparked rumors that they are gay, but Winfrey denies it in an upcoming interview with ABC television’s Barb...
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A motorcycle helmet matching the description of one worn by a gunman was recovered from a hotel room where the suspect allegedly stayed, a jury heard.
Quincy Brangman, 32, is on trial accused of shooting Ireland Rangers footballer Nathan Darrell, 23,...
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North Village –v Devonshire Colts
League leaders North Village have a chance to end the first half of the season on a high and take a comfortable lead into the Christmas break.
Coming off the 7-1 drubbing of title rivals PHC last weekend, the Rams mu...
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NEW YORK (AP) A Dali watercolor of a reclining nude that hung in Hugh Hefner’s bedroom was among 125 artworks Playboy magazine offered at Christie’s on Wednesday.
It was one of 11 works chosen for “The Playmate as Fine Art” pictorial for the magazine...
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Attorney Llewellyn Peniston has been banned from practising anything other than criminal law for the next two years, The Royal Gazette understands.
The restriction was imposed by Bermuda Bar Association the governing body for the Island’s legal profe...
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Today is Friday, Dec. 10, the 344th day of 2010. There are 21 days left in the year.
On this date:
In 1520, Martin Luther publicly burned the papal edict demanding that he recant, or face excommunication.
In 1884, Mark Twain’s novel “Adventures of Hu...
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