I can always tell it is a slow news day for the mass media when a reporter calls with an off-the-wall question about the diamond and jewelry industry. It is often a young writer who has dug up some obscure fact – usually out of context – and is trying to come up with a news story that will beat the competition.
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by This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it on Thursday, 07 January 2010 The secretary general of oil cartel OPEC has warned that the Middle East faces “enough problems” without the threat of a US
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An aerial view of traditional Mongolian tents, or ghers, to house workers at Mongolia’s Oyu Tolgoi copper and gold deposit being developed by Rio Tinto and Ivanhoe Mines.
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