Since 1762 the skyline of Kew in West London has been dominated by a rather curious building: a gigantic Chinese Pagoda. The building soars 164ft (50 metres) into the west London sky and was the ...

The Debswana Jwaneng Mine in Botswana, is the world's richest diamond mine by value, being worth about £1 billion. The mine is managed by Debswana, which is a joint collaboration between the ...

The jewelry theme of this year’s Academy Awards was undoubtedly diamonds—even Doja Cat sang “Diamonds Are Forever,” the classic made famous by Shirley Bassey, in tribute to the James Bond ...

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A New York diamond dealer pleaded guilty on Thursday to stealing more than $400,000 worth of diamonds from two sellers and replacing them with cheaper lab-grown stones in a scheme he operated out ...

The Academy Awards category for best actress is historically one of the most coveted races, but this awards season all eyes are on TikTok's Paloma Diamond and whether she'll finally take home her ...

Natural diamonds, formed over billions of years and increasingly scarce, remain highly valued. With declining diamond recovery rates and no new deposits discovered, their rarity enhances demand. India ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A person holds a 2,492-carat diamond which was found in the country and on show, in Gaborone, Botswana ...

Under the final deal, the share of Botswana's state-owned Okavango Diamond Company (ODC) in the production of Debswana - its 50-50 joint venture with De Beers - will reach 40% at the end of the ...

Increasingly, they are turning to lab-grown diamonds—made by compressing carbon at high-temperatures--which cost significantly less than traditionally mined versions. Lab-grown diamonds are ...