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By Anuj SRIVAS Surate (Inde) (AFP) - Le solitaire, d'une pureté cristalline, brille de mille feux au point de tromper les plus fins connaisseurs, pourtant ce diamant n'a pas passé plus d'un milliard d'années dans le ventre de la terre. Loin s'en faut. Flambant neuf, il est né dans un laboratoire indien et vaut moins de la moitié du prix d'un joyau naturel. Les diamants synthétiques ont été développés pour la première fois au début des années 1950, mais la mise au point d'un processus commercialement viable a moins de dix ans. Ces gemmes de synthèse ont changé la donne pour le marché mondial de...
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Zurich (AFP) - Newly-crowned sprint king Noah Lyles insisted Wednesday that he had received some support for his comments criticising NBA stars for declaring themselves "world champions" for winning the elite basketball league. American NBA stars were quick to rip Lyles on social media after the treble gold medallist from the World Athletics Championships in Budapest last week said he was offended when US sports league champions like those in the NBA declare themselves "world champions" after capturing a national crown without facing global rivals. "You know, the thing that hurts me the most i...
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New York (AFP) - Sotheby's announced Wednesday that it would offer the largest-ever blue diamond to go up for auction at a sale in Hong Kong in April. The auction house said it expected the 15.10-carat De Beers Cullinan Blue diamond to sell for more than $48 million. The diamond is the "largest internally flawless step cut vivid blue diamond" ever graded by the Gemological Institute of America (GIA), Sotheby's said in a statement. The sale will mark the first time a blue diamond of more than 15 carats has ever gone under the hammer, the press release added. Sotheby's said the diamond, which pr...
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First trade shows following pandemic, open to public for first time HONG KONG, July 25, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - The 37th HKTDC Hong Kong International Jewellery Show and 7th HKTDC Hong Kong International Diamond, Gem & Pearl Show, organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), opened today at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) and will run until 29 July. The twin shows are the first two physical trade fairs to be staged by the HKTDC since the pandemic began and are being held in a hybrid format for the first time, with both physical and online exhibitions. Th...
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Washington (AFP) - The actor Dustin Diamond, best known for playing Samuel 'Screech' Powers in hit US children's TV show "Saved by the Bell", has been diagnosed with cancer, according to his representatives. His official Facebook page confirmed the news in a statement Thursday, asking fans to "respect Dustin's privacy during this difficult time." The 44-year-old's representative Roger Paul also confirmed the diagnosis to USA Today and said Diamond was undergoing treatment at a Florida hospital for stage 4 cancer. "We are still doing more tests," Paul said on Thursday. "Once we know, we will ha...
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