Anglo American unit De Beers is launching a company to sell laboratory-produced diamonds for jewelry in a departure from its century-old business model of promoting natural stones. Real diamonds created …
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Taiwan Cannot Compete with China on Aid to Keep Foreign Allies
Taiwan will struggle to stop a shrinking pool of mostly poor diplomatic allies from shifting allegiance to its rival, China, because it lacks the amounts of money they want, experts …
your ads here!Greek Workers Join General Strike as End of Bailout Looms
Greece’s largest labor unions are staging a general strike against plans to extend austerity measures, in a 24-hour protest that halted ferry services to the islands, and disrupted flights, public …
your ads here!Picasso Painting Showing in Hong Kong Estimated at $45 Million
Pablo Picasso’s painting of ‘Golden Muse’ Marie-Therese Walter, estimated to be worth up to $45 million, is on display in Hong Kong. The highly celebrated painting of his secret mistress …
your ads here!Behind the Scenes at Cirque Du Soleil’s Latest Extravaganza
Cirque Du Soleil, one of the world’s largest theatrical producers, is back on tour with another surreal spectacle. It’s called Luzia, a dazzling, acrobatic presentation that takes its audience to …
your ads here!Does Good Food Help Cure Disease and Reduce Medical Costs?
The California public health system will start delivering healthy meals to 1,000 patients with congestive heart failure or type 2 diabetes… and little purchasing power. The patients, who are part …
your ads here!Canadian Who Aided Yahoo Email Hackers Gets 5-Year Term
A Canadian accused of helping Russian intelligence agents break into email accounts as part of a massive 2014 data breach at Yahoo was sentenced Tuesday to five years in prison and ordered to …
your ads here!US Warns Again on Hacks It Blames on North Korea
The U.S. government on Tuesday released an alert with technical details about a series of cyberattacks it blamed on the North Korean government that stretch back to at least 2009. …
your ads here!US Consumer Confidence Rebounds, House Prices Increase
Consumer confidence rebounded in May, but households were a bit pessimistic about their short-term income prospects even as they expected strong job growth to persist, which could restrain consumer spending. …
your ads here!Chinese Delegation Observing US Drug Abuse Prevention Programs
The U.S. said it is hosting a senior-level Chinese delegation to witness its drug prevention and treatment efforts, even as the United States continues to battle opioid abuse that is …
your ads here!France to Beef Up Emergency Alert System on Social Media
France’s Interior Ministry announced plans on Tuesday to beef up its emergency alert system to the public across social media. The ministry said in a statement that from June during …
your ads here!Weinstein’s Lawyer Concerned About Publicity, ‘Pressure’ on Prosecutors
The lawyer defending movie mogul Harvey Weinstein against rape charges said Tuesday he was concerned that publicity surrounding the case and “inappropriate pressure” on prosecutors could be unfair to his …
your ads here!ABC Cancels ‘Roseanne’ Following Star’s Racist Tweet
The American Broadcasting Co. canceled Rosanne Barr’s new television show Tuesday after she posted racist remarks about Valerie Jarrett, an African-American who served as a White House adviser to President …
your ads here!Trump to Impose Tariffs on $50B of China’s Tech Goods
The White House says it plans to impose 25 percent tariffs on $50 billion of Chinese goods that contain “industrially-significant technology” as trade talks between United States and China continue. …
your ads here!Ebola Vaccination Campaign Launches in DR Congo
Health officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo began a vaccination drive to control an Ebola outbreak that has infected more than 50 people and killed as many as 25. …
your ads here!Nigerian Health Workers Blame Cultural Practices for Fistula Epidemic
Every morning, Asma’u Muhammadu removes the wet sheets from her bed and sets them out to dry. She opens the door to let in the fresh breezes that will air …
your ads here!First-Year Hockey Team Beats Odds for Stanley Cup Final Berth
The Vegas Golden Knights, the newest team in the National Hockey League, started their season last October as Las Vegas was recovering from the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. …
your ads here!Study: AI Better at Finding Skin Cancer than Doctors
A computer was better than human dermatologists at detecting skin cancer in a study that pitted human against machine in the quest for better, faster diagnostics, researchers said Tuesday. A …
your ads here!The Golden Knights of Las Vegas Have Won Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals
The newest team in the National Hockey League — the Golden Knights — is competing for the Stanley Cup, the top award in professional hockey. A best-of-seven series against the …
your ads here!Polish Musician Makes Electric Guitars from Tongue Depressors
A man in Poland turned medical equipment into a musical instrument. Wooden tongue depressors used by doctors to examine mouths and throats are popular for making artwork. But an amateur …
your ads here!Northern Ireland Rally Calls on Britain’s May to Ease Abortion Rules
Hundreds of women’s rights activist rallied in Belfast on Monday to put pressure on British Prime Minister Theresa May to reform Northern Ireland’s highly restrictive abortion rules after neighboring Ireland’s …
your ads here!Ebola Vaccinations Begin in Congo’s Northwest Town of Bikoro
Officials began vaccinating health workers and others on Monday in Bikoro, where Congo’s current Ebola outbreak was first declared at the beginning of May. Congo’s Health Minister Oly Ilunga traveled …
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