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Brussels, my love? Greek election fever & Belgium’s secretive diamond sector

In this edition of Brussels, my love?, we discect the outcome of the Greek elections and the reasons Belgium won’t sign off on a Russian diamond import tire.

This week, we were joined by Karel Lannoo from the independent think tank CEPS, Panos Tasiopoulos from the Wilfried Marten Center for European Studies and Alia Papageorgiou, the President of the Brussels Press Club.

Panelists discussed the outcome of the recent Greek elections which saw the centre-right party of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis come out on top. The left-wing Syriza party received only 20.1%.

“It is good that the Greeks realize they

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Rihanna Dips Her Toe Into ‘Quiet Luxury’ With the Most Unexpected Diamond Accessory

Nobody does quiet luxury like Rihanna.

On May 23, the “Diamonds” singer poked a bit of fun at the stealth-wealth trend popularized by the likes of Gwyneth Paltrow and succession‘s Shiv Roy by rocking a nine-carat pearl-shaped diamond toe ring, which is estimated to be worth around $1 million, according to Page Six. Jewelry expert Maxwell Stone of Steven Stone Jewelers also told the publication that the pearl-shaped diamond is “believed to symbolize the empowerment and independence of the wearer,” making it the “perfect choice for a global superstar like Rihanna.”

“Quiet luxury,” Rihanna captioned the clip, which features

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Ontario’s first diamond mine in the final stages of closing up

Active closure is expected to be done this summer, though the site will be monitored until at least 2039

Before the Victor Mine even had permission to operate, De Beers was working on its closure plan.

Today, Ontario’s first diamond mine — located in a remote area of ​​the James Bay lowlands west of Attawapiskat First Nation — fewer than 100 people remain on-site. That’s far less than the 500 employees and contractors who were there during the height of the mine’s operations, said De Beers head of corporate affairs Erik Madsen.

Madsen was the guest speaker at the Timmins

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NFL’s Tevin Coleman Cops Double-Sided Diamond Pendant To Honor Twins

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Tevin Coleman will have his twins with him wherever he goes now … the NFL running back just got an amazing, double-sided diamond pendant featuring his two beautiful kids!!

TMZ Sports is told the 30-year-old went to the famous Icebox jewelry spot in Atlanta to get some custom work done … and his 6-year-old children, Nazaneen and Nezerahare the clear inspiration behind the piece.

One side of the pendant reads “1125” to represent the birth of his twins … and the reverse shows a portrait of them smiling.

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The multiple layers of the pendant are filled with 14k yellow

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Diamond Hawgs Podcast – Fayetteville Regional Preview w/ Zack Morris

HawgBeat’s Mason Choate and co-host Christian Cheetham bring you the Diamond Hawgs Podcast. The guys preview the Fayetteville Regional for the Arkansas Razorbacks by breaking down TCU, Arizona and Santa Clara. Arkansas lefty Zack Morris joins the guys to talk about the team’s mindset and Matt Grissom of College Baseball Insiders gives betting advice.

You catch watch the episode on YouTube below, or download it on your favorite podcast provider, including Apple and Spotify.

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Lily Collins’ diamond engagement ring and wedding band ‘stolen at Hollywood spa’

Lily Collins’ diamond engagement ring and wedding band were reportedly stolen while she was at a spa in West Hollywood this weekend.

According to news reports, the stolen goods – which also include some electronic devices – are valued at over “$10,000 (£7,906)”.

The story was first reported by TMZ on Wednesday (10 May).

After securing her belongings at the spa in California, the Emily in Paris star

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US firm aims to cut investors in on the $1.2tn diamond market

A New York-based technology company is trying to succeed where several firms have failed and make the $1.2tn global market for diamonds more accessible to financial investors, through the creation of a futures contract and a fund tracking the price of the gems.

Diamond Standard is trying to establish the equivalent of the gold bar for the precious stone market, which is dominated by jewelery houses and which, unlike gold, is not commoditized. It plans to launch a futures contract for diamonds on the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX) by the end of the year, chief executive Cormac Kinney told the

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David Lee Roth “Sang So Bad … It Was Embarrassing”

The post Sammy Hagar: David Lee Roth “Sang So Bad … It Was Embarrassing” appeared first on Consequence.

Sammy Hagar has once again taken a position at former Van Halen singer David Lee Roth, bashing Diamond Dave’s singing abilities and egocentric personality in a new interview.

During an appearance on Steve-O’s “Wild Ride!” podcast, Hagar praised his counterpart’s charisma as a “showman,” but said it comes at the expense of Roth’s singing ability and dedication to the craft.

“Hey, listen, I’m a showman too,” Hagar said [as transcribed by Blabbermouth]. “But that’s his gig. He doesn’t care about singing. If

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