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Diamonds: Burden or boon?
The issue of 'blood diamonds' has once again made the news: Farai Maguwu, director of Zimbabwe's Mutare-based Centre for Research and Development (CRD), languishes under the long arm of Zimbabwe's law, on alleged charges related to his research on Zimbabwe's Marange mines.
Read more News Source - Mmegi
Publish date - 15:17:18 07/28/10

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Fight against blood diamonds can't be forgotten, campaigner says
Blood diamonds continue to fuel conflicts around the world, but it's taken a splash of celebrity for the global community to take note, says Global Witness campaigner Elly Harrowell.
Read more News Source - Deutsche Welle
Publish date - 13:25:16 07/29/10

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DIAMONDS AND GEMS
In a special presentation earlier today in London to investors and to Mineweb , Firestone Diamonds CEO Philip Kenny put forward his personal views, and those of his Board, on what he sees as a "Great deal for both companies".
Read more News Source - Mineweb
Publish date - 16:46:43 07/27/10

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'Blood diamonds': Flawed regulator must end half-measures
The Kimberley Process will only survive if governments and industry stand up for the principles on which it was built The Kimberley Process certification scheme is often credited with ending the trade in conflict diamonds. As the blood spilled in Zimbabwe's diamond fields shows, the truth is more complex. The KP set out to ensure that the kind of diamond-fuelled conflict and abuse exposed by ...
Read more News Source - Guardian Unlimited
Publish date - 08:46:08 07/29/10

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Conflict diamonds
Boasting an excellent name and stubborn adherence to a singular musical vision, experimental duo Fabulous Diamonds are a band of conflicting elements.
Read more News Source - thewest.com.au
Publish date - 01:26:23 07/29/10

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Missing diamonds now gone for good
   Remember the guy in Orlando who said that he forgot a packet and left it under a table at a mall food court? We wouldn’t remember either, except that he said the bag contained $3 million in uninsured diamonds (or maybe even $4 million).    The Belgian company that supplied the diamonds smelled a rat, and won a $6 million judgment against him in federal court. But Chad Davis claimed he couldn ...
Read more News Source - St. Petersburg Times Blogs
Publish date - 12:12:11 07/28/10

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Gold and diamonds
This view of the Arab Elementary School gym offers an eyeful of gold and diamonds. An upstairs batting cage fence forms the diamonds, and gold is the color of the $58,923 synthetic floor Covington Flooring Co. of Birmingham finished Monday.
Read more News Source - The Arab Tribune
Publish date - 16:28:56 07/28/10

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Performing Arts Society's Diamonds and Denim is Aug. 7
Western Illinois University’s Performing Arts Society (PAS) proudly announces the selection of a donated, one carat diamond (retail value:  $4,000) to be raffled at this year’s Diamonds and Denim event on Aug. 7.
Read more News Source - McDonough County Voice
Publish date - 09:39:38 07/29/10

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Suspected Douglas Diamonds robbers charged in other incidents
The two men arrested and charged with the robbery of Douglas Diamonds in May were charged for their alleged involvement in additional robberies in the area Tuesday.
Read more News Source - The Mercury
Publish date - 00:52:44 07/28/10

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Evangelical pastor dabbled in diamonds
A popular evangelical pastor in Montreal with a long list of creditors ranging from his parishioners to a zoo had his eyes set on the lucrative diamond trade, according to a CBC investigation.
Read more News Source - CBC via Yahoo! Canada News
Publish date - 21:05:11 07/29/10

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