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Historic diamond sells for RM29.1m
GENEVA, May 17 — A centuries-old diamond passed down through generations of European royalty fetched nine million Swiss francs (RM29.1 million) at auction in Geneva on Tuesday.
The 35-carat “Beau Sancy” diamond was worn by Marie de Medici, Queen consort of Henry IV, at her coronation in 1610.
Five bidders spanning three continents competed for ... Read More
Workers cover a BMW Art Car M1, 1979, by Andy Warhol at the Hong Kong International Art Fair, at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, May 16, 2012. – Reuters pic
English the preferred language for world business
NEW YORK, May 16 – Workers whose jobs require them to interact with people in foreign countries say that English is the dominant language of business, according to a new poll.More than one quarter of ... Read More
WHO warns of high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity
LONDON, May 16 – Health data released today provided the clearest evidence to date of the spread of chronic diseases like diabetes and heart disease from developed nations to poorer regions such as ... Read More
Internet photo project to capture ‘day in life’ of world
STOCKHOLM, May 16 — Pictures of a house in India, a food cupboard in New Zealand and someone eating breakfast in Sweden were among the first of thousands of photographs sent to an Internet project to ... Read More
Wall Street intrigue at Robin Hood charity gala
NEW YORK, May 16 — For the first time in months, Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein was off the hotseat.As Wall Street’s biggest hedge fund managers and top bankers flocked to a charity gala in New York on ... Read More
Afghan woman pushes for rights from behind the wheel
KABUL, May 16 — The morning after the Taliban fell Shakila Naderi shed her head-to-toe burqa, sat behind the wheel of a car for the first time and asked her husband to teach her how to drive.Now Kabul's ... Read More
Economic growth sows unhappiness in China, says study
WASHINGTON, May 15 — China's economic growth of the last 20 years has generally been met with declining happiness, especially among the poorest members of society, according to a US analysis published on ... Read More
Insecticide resistance threatens malaria fight
LONDON, May 15 – Malaria-carrying mosquitoes in Africa and India are becoming resistant to insecticides, putting millions of lives at greater risk and threatening eradication efforts, health experts said ... Read More
Scotland sets minimum alcohol price
LONDON, May 15 — The Scottish government set out a minimum price for alcohol Monday, saying too many Scots were "drinking themselves to death" and it was time to tackle the country's relationship with ... Read More
Leica camera auctioned in Austria for record US$2.8m
VIENNA, May 14 — A rare 1923 Leica went for €2.16 million euros (RM8.6 million) at an auction in Vienna at the weekend, making it the most expensive camera ever sold, the auctioneer said.An anonymous ... Read More
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