Alexander Lebedev

St Leger Winner Banned In Doping Scandal

Source: Spire FM

A wave of car bombings and attacks on police in Iraq has killed at least 58 people - including 24 officers. Coronation Street dominated the British Soap Awards, scooping eight of 16 awards including Best Soap, whi ...
Full article at: Spire FM  More like this  1 day ago, 12:02pm CDT

Rochelle Humes: Saturdays Singer Has Baby Girl

Source: Spire FM

Justin Bieber's Baby has become the highest-certified single in music history, overtaking Sir Elton John's tribute to Diana, Princess of Wales. Justin Bieber's Baby has become the highest-certified singl ...
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Leonid Bershidsky: Accused U.S. spy's tools get a laugh from Russians

Source: The Morning Call

Two wigs, one blond, one dark. Three pairs of glasses. Two knives. Two envelopes containing 500 euro notes. One flashlight. One can of mace. One compass. One paper map of Moscow. One ancient Nokia phone. One letter in Russian, ad ...
Full article at: The Morning Call  More like this  5 days ago, 6:49pm CDT

'Nothing short of madness': General Electric accused of cashing in on cheap auction of planes it repossessed from Blue Wings airline

Source: The Independent

The way General Electric’s aeroplane-leasing division handled the sale of planes on behalf of Alpstream, a Swiss-based aviation company, was “nothing short of madness”, the High Court was told this week. Speaking as an expert witness for Alpstr ...
Full article at: The Independent  More like this  5 days ago, 8:06am CDT

General Electric Slapped with Lawsuit by Russian Billionaire

Source: Wall Street Cheat Sheet

Russian billionaire Alexander Lebedev has taken GE (NYSE:GE) to court in the UK following the failure of his Blue Wings airline in hopes of seeking $75 million in damages. When the company could not afford to maintain the mortgage on ...
Full article at: Wall Street Cheat Sheet  More like this  May 12 2013, 12:10pm CDT

Alexander Lebedev sues General Electric for 'deliberately rigging' auction of aeroplanes worth hundreds of millions to make 'remarkable' profits

Source: The Independent

The world's biggest aeroplane leasing company, General Electric's Gecas division, has been accused in a High Court battle of deliberately rigging an auction of planes worth hundreds of millions of dollars, a claim it denies. Alexander Lebedev - father of ...
Full article at: The Independent  More like this  May 10 2013, 9:58am CDT

Alexander Lebedev says UK papers financially secure, despite threat of jail

Source: Guardian Unlimited

The Russian oligarch Alexander Lebedev says the Independent and the London Evening Standard will not have a cash problem should he be jailed on hooliganism charges in Russia. Lebedev, who is in London fo ...
Full article at: Guardian Unlimited  More like this  May 8 2013, 11:58am CDT

Today's media stories from the papers

Source: Guardian Unlimited

Please activate cookies in order to turn autoplay off Our roundup of the day's media stories, including the latest on Roger Mosey's promotion and the BBC pay dispute If you are viewing this on the web and would like to receive our ...
Full article at: Guardian Unlimited  More like this  May 8 2013, 3:06am CDT

MIT, Russia team up to open a graduate school

Source: Boston.com

During the Cold War, Massachusetts Institute of Technology scientists produced ideas and inventions, such as distant early-warning radar and satellite-tracking systems, to help the United States prevail over the Soviet Union. Today, MIT is working ...
Full article at: Boston.com  More like this  May 8 2013, 1:45am CDT

Media magnate expects prison term

Source: Herald Scotland

MOSCOW: Russian media magnate Alexander Lebedev said he expected to be jailed over a televised punch-up which he says is a pretext to punish him for criticising the Kremlin. MOSCOW: Russian media magnate Alexander Leb ...
Full article at: Herald Scotland  More like this  May 7 2013, 9:31pm CDT



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