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# Diamonds

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# Finland
Irish company raises half a million euro to go exploring for diamonds
Karelian Diamond is hoping to develop its first commercial diamond mine in Finland.
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Dec 22nd 2016, 1:54 PM
# diamond standard
Meet the Dublin jeweller who travels the world in search of flawless diamonds
As part of Fora’s How My Business Works series, we profile John Brereton jewellers.
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Dec 3rd 2016, 8:15 PM
# what a gem
This violet diamond is so rare it's practically priceless
The company that owns the Argyle Violet declined to put a value on it.
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May 3rd 2016, 10:41 AM
# girl's best friend
Leonardo DiCaprio is putting his money into a startup 'growing' real diamonds
Diamond Foundry has lured a lot of big-name investors.
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Nov 12th 2015, 6:02 PM
# diamonds are forever
85-year-old jewel thief arrested - 10 years after swearing she'd retired
Doris Payne was arrested after allegedly pocketing a pair of earrings.
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Oct 28th 2015, 9:11 AM
# panic buy
Looking for a last minute Valentine's gift? This 'perfect' 100-carat diamond is on the market
Perfect!
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Feb 14th 2015, 7:30 AM
# Oh The Humanity
These American sorority girls have made the worst DIY rap video in history
It’s actually painful.
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Jan 24th 2014, 2:50 PM
# is this real life?
This is what a $10 million bra looks like
The Victoria’s Secret ‘Fantasy’ bra is just that.
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Oct 17th 2013, 5:26 PM
# stop thief!
These are the world's biggest jewel heists in the last decade
Last Sunday an armed robber took €103 million worth of diamonds from a hotel in France in broad daylight.
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Aug 4th 2013, 6:30 PM
# daylight robbery
Update: Cannes jewel heist worth over €100 million
The heist took place in broad daylight at a diamond exhibition at the Carlton Hotel in Cannes.
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Jul 29th 2013, 5:22 PM
# Perfection
Flawless 101-carat diamond to be sold at auction
Do you have $20 million you’d like to part with?
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Mar 13th 2013, 3:59 PM
# Heist
7 reasons the Belgian diamond heist will definitely be turned into a movie
Officials in Brussels have said the sophisticated robbery will go down as one of the biggest in history.
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Feb 20th 2013, 1:20 PM
# diamond heist
Thieves pull off huge diamond heist at Brussels airport
The haul is estimated to be worth around €50 million.
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Feb 19th 2013, 12:05 PM
# riri
Rihanna announces Dublin date, even though she's 'hating everything'
The singer will hit Ireland next June. But she’s grumpy.
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Nov 26th 2012, 6:27 PM
# whopper diamond
Rare diamond fetches €16.9m at Geneva auction
The Archduke Joseph Diamond with 76.02 carats fetched €221,619 per carat.
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Nov 14th 2012, 11:11 AM
# Rumbled
Thief to undergo surgery after swallowing €11k diamond
The Chinese man swallowed the gem after asking the owner of a Sri Lankan stall if he could take a closer look.
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Sep 6th 2012, 8:57 AM
# Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean diamonds "could fund bloodshed" in future elections
A new report alleges that funds from Zimbabwean diamond purchases could fund violence in the country during any future elections. Global Witness is urging people not to buy diamonds from the Marange region.
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Feb 14th 2012, 11:05 AM
# Blood Diamonds
Global Witness leaves anti-Blood Diamond group in protest
The NGO said the diamond certification scheme has failed to prevent the processing of conflict diamonds in Ivory Coast, Zimbabwe and Venezuela.
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Dec 6th 2011, 10:55 AM