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October 4, 2006
The world's biggest diamond in 13 years went on sale on Wednesday in the Belgian city of Antwerp. The successful bidder, for the gem that was mined in Lesotho, shall be named by the Antwerp Diamond Centre on Monday. Dubbed "Lesotho Promise," the owners found it hard to give the monetary value of the piece. To get the price of a diamond rock, traders need to know how many cuts can be made out of it. The 605-carat diamond is about a third bigger than the size of a golf ball.
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September 22, 2006
After her husband said she would not have any luck gem hunting, a Tennessee woman discovered a 1. 30-carat diamond in Arkansas' Crater of Diamonds State Park - the world's only publicly operated diamond site where regardless of their value, the public is allowed to search and keep any gems found. Melissa Lacey of Knoxville said, "I wasn't expecting to find anything and was just picking up pretty rocks. "
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July 25, 2006
Topics diamond, bridge, secretary, clothing, lawyer, boys, island, female, girl, death, life, children, reuters, man and police
Wellington, NZ (AHN)-A male lawyer who appeared in a New Zealand court dressed in a skirt, lace stockings and a diamond brooch says he was protesting against a male bias in the country's justice system. Rob Moodie, a former New Zealand Police union secretary, stunned the courtroom Monday when he appeared in women's clothing at a hearing related to a long-running case involving the death of a man in a bridge collapse on a North Island farm.
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July 25, 2006
Topics rugby, diamond, drawing, bridge, secretary, clothing, lawyer, boys, island, girl, death, life, man, police and woman
A male lawyer who appeared in a New Zealand court dressed in an ankle-length skirt, lace stockings and a diamond brooch said he was protesting against a male bias in the country's justice system. Rob Moodie, a former New Zealand Police union secretary, stunned the courtroom when he appeared in women's clothing at a hearing related to a long-running case involving the death of a man in a bridge collapse on a North Island farm.
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July 9, 2006
A judge decided a woman could keep a $40,000 engagement ring after she found out her soon-to-be husband was still married and trolling for other woman on the Internet. Brian Callahan was in the process of divorcing his wife when he proposed to Dana Clyburn Parker with a 3. 41-carat diamond ring in 2002. This came only one month after he received notice in June that his divorce would not be final for 90 days.
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