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TORONTO, March 31, 2023 /CNW/ – Diamond & Diamond Lawyers, a leading personal injury law firm, announced the launch of a groundbreaking $400 million lawsuit against four major corporations—Magna International, Inc., Gwillimdale Farms Ltd., Touchstone Resort, and Smith Gardens—for their alleged complications in human trafficking.
The lawsuit is an essential step in the fight against human trafficking and underscores Diamond & Diamond Lawyers’ unwavering commitment to securing justice for its clients. The firm aims to send a strong message to other corporations that will not tolerate human trafficking by turning a blind eye.
“Human trafficking is a reprehensible crime,
King Charles III now presidents over the British monarchy. And by his side: Queen Camilla.
Wait a second. When Queen Elizabeth II, who died Sept. 8, 2022, reigned for her 70 years, her better half wasn’t King Philip but rather HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. As with many things royal, it’s complicated.
Camilla’s new title was set in motion in February 2022, when Elizabeth decreed during festivities marking her seven decades on the throne that the Duchess of Cornwall should be known as Queen Consort, as opposed to Princess Consort, when Charles ascended to the throne.
“Queen Consort” is
Camilla Parker Bowles was dripping in diamonds for her first overseas trip as Queen Consort.
The 75-year-old royal attended a state banquet in Germany on Wednesday night wearing the Greville Tiara and an elaborate diamond necklace that previously belonged to the late Queen Elizabeth II.
The sparkling piece — known as the City of London Fringe Necklace — has an especially sentimental meaning, as it was a wedding gift given to the then-Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip in 1947, per The Court Jeweler.
Created in the 19th century, the diamond necklace is actually threaded with silk, per Lauren Kiehna of
The seemingly unending face-off between the West and Russia triggered by the Ukraine conflict will soon impact Indian diamond houses. Sources told The Economic Times that the G7 countries are mulling harsher sanctions on diamonds originating from Russia, a majority of which are cut and polished in India before being exported to the West.
Rough stones sourced from Russia come to factories in Surat, where they are polished and then sent to luxury stores and dealers in Paris, New York and Tokyo. Indian diamond cut and polish 90 per cent of all stones mined in the world, the ET report
For those on an MLB diamond this year, there’s going to be a notable difference in the infield besides a restriction on the shift. MLB increased the base size to 18 square inches from the previous size of 15 square inches this offseason, giving the bases more coverage on the dirt.
This change is being made as more of an installation of safety than to affect gameplay. The idea is to avoid collisions, particularly between players covering first base and players running through it.
There may be some small impacts on the field, eg it being slightly easier to steal
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An early 20th Century diamond encrusted tiara will be sold at auction on Sunday.
An early 20th Century diamond-encrusted tiara will be up for grabs at Webb’s auction house on Sunday, the first the company has ever seen.
“It’s pretty exceptional,” said Christine Power, head of fine jewels at Webb’s.
“The story behind it is that [the owner’s] father purchased it for her before her wedding and she wore it on her wedding day.”
The auction includes leather bags for Hermès, Chanel and Louis Vuitton as well as a large collection of vintage jewelery.
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Published March 13, 2023 • 3 minute read
PERTH, Australia, March 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Burgundy Diamond Mines has entered into a binding share purchase agreement to acquire 100 per cent of Arctic Canadian Diamond Company Limited’s assets, most notably the world-class Ekati Diamond Mine, and other
Major League Baseball (MLB) could stream the games of roughly six teams for free as part of the fallout from Diamond Sports Group’s looming bankruptcy, according to the New York Post.
In January, it was reported that Diamond, which operates the 19 Bally Sports regional sports networks (RSNs), was being prepared for bankruptcy by parent company Sinclair. Diamond holds the local broadcast rights to