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20Mar/17

Most valuable cut diamond ever to be auctioned

March 20, 2017BusinessAuction houses, Blue diamonds, Blue Moon of Josephine, Botswana, City: Geneva, Colors, Company: Sotheby's, David Bennett, De Beers, Diamond, Diamond color, Geneva, Graff, Graff Pink, Human Interest, Isaac Wolf, London, Manufacturing, Matter, Mineralogy, Minerals, New York, Patiala Necklace, Pink diamonds, Pink Star, Princie Diamond, Red diamond, Sotheby's, United Kingdomsmbale

LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (MARCH 20, 2017) (REUTERS) – A 59.60-carat diamond known as “The Pink Star” is returning to auction next month and could fetch a record $60 million, three years since it was sold for even more – only for the buyer to pull out of the deal. The diamond was presented by Sotheby’s in London ahead of the auction in Hong Kong on April 4.
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12Feb/16

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry

World powers announce ceasefire for Syria

February 12, 2016PoliticsAHMAD FAWZI, Ahmed Fawzi, Al-Nusra Front, Assad, Bashar al-Assad, City: Geneva, Country: Syria, Gaza flotilla raid, Gaza War, Geneva, Geography of Asia, Hafez al-Assad, Humanitarian aid, IHH, JOHN KERRY, Lebanon War, Munich, Nathan Frandino, Politics, Politics of Syria, Secretary of State, Sergei Lavrov, Staffan De Mistura, Syria, Syrian Civil War, Syrian peace process, Union of Good, United Nations, UNITED NATIONS CHIEF SPOKESPERSON, United States, Vienna peace talks for Syria, Western Asiasmbale

World powers have announced a plan for humanitarian aid and a nationwide ceasefire for Syria, but officials warn the future for the conflict-ridden country remains cloudy. Nathan Frandino has more.
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