Berezovsky was found Saturday afternoon by his bodyguard at his home in the affluent community of Ascot, Berkshire, west of London, said an official at Bell Pottinger, a public relations firm that represented Berezovsky.

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Before the official party kicks off, the Shard public-relations team on Wednesday invited dozens of media members to an embargoed chat with several key players in the 12-year odyssey of turning the Shard into reality.

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