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Russia's Rosneft buys out TNK-BP

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS AGO

Murdoch accepts Hinton's resignation

LONDON - Rupert Murdoch accepted the resignations of The Wall Street Journal's publisher and the chief of his British operations on Friday as the once-defiant media mogul struggled to control an escalating phone hacking scandal, offering apologies to the public and the family of a murdered schoolgirl.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

UK blocks UPS sites over security

LONDON - U.S.-based shipping firm UPS has been ordered to stop moving air cargo through some of its U.K. facilities because of security flaws, the British government said Friday.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

5-time Oscar-winning composer Barry dies

LONDON - Five-time Oscar-winning composer John Barry, who wrote music for a dozen James Bond films, including "You Only Live Twice" and "Goldfinger" but couldn't persuade a jury that he composed the suave spy's theme music, has died. He was 77.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

UK's Prudential buys AIG's Asian unit for $35.5B

LONDON - British insurer Prudential PLC said Monday it will buy the Asian unit of bailed out American International Group Inc. in a deal worth $35.5 billion that will allow AIG to pay back some of the money it owes U.S. taxpayers.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Clement Freud, grandson of Sigmund Freud, dies

LONDON - Clement Freud, a grandson of Sigmund Freud who became a well-known writer, politician and urbane regular on British radio, has died. He was 84.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Clement Freud, grandson of Sigmund Freud, dies

LONDON - Clement Freud, a grandson of Sigmund Freud who became a well-known writer, politician and urbane regular on British radio, has died. He was 84.
WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Clement Freud, grandson of Sigmund Freud, dies

LONDON - Clement Freud, a grandson of Sigmund Freud who became a well-known writer, politician and urbane regular on British radio, has died. He was 84.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

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