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Outside the Beijing Aquatics Centre, a violent electric storm sent spectators and officials scurrying for cover.
Inside, in the first heat of the evening, Kiera Aitken was providing the fireworks.
While the majority of those in the stands on Sunday n...
DATE: Aug 12, 2008
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Paul Giordano is to step down as chief executive officer of Syncora Holdings Ltd., after the Bermuda-based bond insurer announced a second-quarter loss of $493 million after the markets closed yesterday.
The company, formerly known as Security Capita...
DATE: Aug 12, 2008
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There was no movement on The Royal Gazette/Bermuda Stock Exchange Index (BSX) yesterday.
The Index closed at 4,582.87, the same figure as on Friday, with no shares traded.
The BSX Insurance Index, however, rose 5.16 points (0.51 percent) to 1,004.61....
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A Police driver has denied running a red light before his vehicle came into fatal collision with a motorcyclist.
Speaking at a Coroner's inquest into the death of Michael Scott (Sprockett) Kozma, 21, P.c Andy Beaupierre said the light was green and h...
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NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks ended higher yesterday but well off their peak after crude oil prices pulled off their lows and the Federal Reserve said more banks are tightening lending standards.
The decline in oil since last month has eased investors' conc...
DATE: Aug 12, 2008
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Bermuda's Roy Allen Burch was unable to get under 51 seconds for the first time – and failed to break his own national record at the Beijing Olympics last night.
The 22-year-old finished fifth at the National Aquatics Centre with a time of 52.65 seco...
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BERMUDA'S Flora Duffy will be competing in one of the newest Olympic sports at one of China's most ancient sites.
Triathlon was first introduced to the Games at Sydney in 2000 and has seen enormous growth in popularity ever since.
The August 18 women...
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Endurance Specialty Insurance Ltd. has been assigned an 'A' insurer financial strength (IFS) rating by Fitch Ratings.
Fitch has also assigned the first-time ratings for Endurance of Issuer Default Rating (IDR) 'A-', senior unsecured notes 'BBB+', non...
DATE: Aug 12, 2008
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A devastated sister of beach party murder victim Kellon Hill yesterday summed up the mindset of her brother's killer: "You don't care if he dies as long as you get your chain."
Keira Hill, 22, joined the rest of her family in a heartbroken and angry ...
DATE: Aug 12, 2008
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LONDON (AP) – Sir Ben Kingsley has clothed himself in the roles of Jewish bookkeeper, Iranian colonel, brutal British gangster – and Gandhi.
But the Academy Award-winning actor wanted to remove disguises and make himself vulnerable to portray profess...
DATE: Aug 12, 2008
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