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Richard Beeston, foreign correspondent and later foreign editor of The Times, has died of cancer aged 50.Richard Beeston, foreign correspondent and later foreign editor of The Times, has died of cancer aged 50.
Known as "Rick", Beeston spent 30 years reporting from troublespots across the globe, beginning his foreign correspondent career aged 21 covering South Africa and the Lebanese civil war.Known as "Rick", Beeston spent 30 years reporting from troublespots across the globe, beginning his foreign correspondent career aged 21 covering South Africa and the Lebanese civil war.
On joining the Times he had postings in Jerusalem and Moscow, where he reported on the conflict in Chechnya. He was also one of the first reporters on the scene in the Iraqi Kurdish town of Halabja after Saddam Hussein launched a chemical gas attack in which 5,000 died.On joining the Times he had postings in Jerusalem and Moscow, where he reported on the conflict in Chechnya. He was also one of the first reporters on the scene in the Iraqi Kurdish town of Halabja after Saddam Hussein launched a chemical gas attack in which 5,000 died.
As foreign editor, and after his cancer diagnosis, Beeston continued to cover frontline assignments, including reporting from post-Saddam Iraq, Afghanistan and from behind rebel lines in Syria.As foreign editor, and after his cancer diagnosis, Beeston continued to cover frontline assignments, including reporting from post-Saddam Iraq, Afghanistan and from behind rebel lines in Syria.
John Witherow, acting editor of the Times, announced his death on Sunday morning, saying he had "fought the constant recurrences of his cancer with dogged courage".John Witherow, acting editor of the Times, announced his death on Sunday morning, saying he had "fought the constant recurrences of his cancer with dogged courage".
"He often said that just coming into the office kept him going, and he continued to show his sense of humour, superb judgment and love of life right to the end," Witherow wrote in a note to staff."He often said that just coming into the office kept him going, and he continued to show his sense of humour, superb judgment and love of life right to the end," Witherow wrote in a note to staff.
"He has been one of the great foreign editors of the Times, but more importantly, a truly wonderful human being. Everyone who has seen him in recent days has been struck by his passion for the paper, his calmness, his curiosity about the world and his concern for others"."He has been one of the great foreign editors of the Times, but more importantly, a truly wonderful human being. Everyone who has seen him in recent days has been struck by his passion for the paper, his calmness, his curiosity about the world and his concern for others".
The Times reported that he died peacefully at his home in west London early on Sunday morning after his wife, Natasha, read him four chapters of Evelyn Waugh's Scoop. He is survived by Natasha and their two children, Jack and Georgia.The Times reported that he died peacefully at his home in west London early on Sunday morning after his wife, Natasha, read him four chapters of Evelyn Waugh's Scoop. He is survived by Natasha and their two children, Jack and Georgia.
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