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2 men who fled to Malaysia after allegedly stealing S$132,000 diamond ring from Lucky Plaza shop were arrested

SINGAPORE: Two men who allegedly stole a diamond ring worth more than S$132,000 (US$99,488) from a pawnshop at Lucky Plaza on Sunday (Jul 16), before fleeing to Malaysia have been arrested and handed over to Singapore police.

In a news release on Thursday, the police said they were alerted to the case just before 6.30pm on Jul 16.

A 48-year-old man allegedly took the ring and fled the pawnshop when the staff was attending to his request to buy another diamond ring.

Through investigations, officers from the Tanglin Police Division established his identity, as well as that of his 58-year-old

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Here’s where the Diamond Fire is burning in north Scottsdale

The Diamond Fire burning in north Scottsdale has forced evacuations and multiple closures.

The 2,500-acre wildfire is at 30% containment as of June 29, according to the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management. More than 100 homes in Scottsdale have been evacuated, according to the city.

The Diamond Fire started near 130th Street and Ranch Gate Road in north Scottsdale, 11 miles southwest of the Rio Verde Foothills community.

The fire began moving east toward McDowell Mountain Regional Park, according to Scottsdale police.

The Diamond Fire started as a brush fire on Tuesday evening which was fueled by grass

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Solar Power For Beginners – Understanding the Basics • Magali Vaz

Adding solar to your home is a rewarding DIY project, and it’s becoming more affordable every day. However, it must be clarified if you’re new to solar energy.

Even if you’re an EcoWarrior that ditches single-use plastic and practices other green habits daily, solar might still seem like a science outside your comfort zone.

What is Solar Power?

Solar power is the energy we use from the sun to create electricity and heat. This energy is produced through the conversion of sunlight into power using a variety of technologies. These include photovoltaic (PV), concentrated solar power, and thermal. Solar energy

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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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‘A Beautiful Noise’ cast performs Neil Diamond at the 2023 Tony Awards

The 2023 Tony Awards turned into a massive “Sweet Caroline” singalong during a live rendition of the Neil Diamond musical “A Beautiful Noise.”

Jessica Chastain, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Barry Manilow were among the stars singing in their seats Sunday at Washington Heights’ United Palace as star Will Swenson strummed on stage.

“Ladies and gentleman, this might be the greatest ‘Sweet Caroline’ singalong in history!” Swenson proclaimed.

The rousing rendition was included at Sunday’s show despite “A Beautiful Noise” not receiving any nominations. Many considered the shutout among the biggest snubs at this year’s ceremony.

Swenson and Mark Jacoby, who played

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Watch live streaming and telecast in India

Indian long jumpers Murali Sreeshankara Commonwealth Games 2022 silver medallist, will compete at the Paris Diamond League 2023 in France on Saturday. The Paris Diamond League events will be live streamed in India.

the DiamondLeague is an annual series of top-tier track and field competitions organized by World Athletics.

The competition in Paris will be the fourth leg of the 2023 Diamond League season. The Diamond League Final will be held in Eugene, USA, on September 16 and 17.

It will be Murali Sreeshankar’s second Diamond League appearance. On his debut in Monaco last year, he finished sixth with

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The Koh-i-Noor and Cullinan diamonds: Crown jewels have fraught history

For decades, Britain has been giving back its spoils of empire: the Stone of Scone to Scotland in 1996, Hong Kong to China in 1997 and, most recently, some of the Benin bronzes, with perhaps more to follow.

But, so far, that spirit of returning what was taken has not extended to the British crown jewels — specifically to the Koh-i-Noor diamond, which will be kept out of sight during King Charles III’s coronation Saturday, and the Cullinan diamonds, which will feature heavily.

Where the Koh-i-Noor diamond was first pulled from the earth is unknown,

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Rare Diamond Within a Diamond Is Unearthed in India and Dubbed ‘The Beating Heart’

The Beating Heart Diamond – VD Global, released

In India, a diamond company has its hands on a jewel that is rarer than rare—a large, hollow diamond, inside of which rests another, smaller diamond.

Dubbed the “Beating Heart,” there is enough room inside the cavity to allow the smaller diamonds to tumble around. Only one other such discovery has ever been made, and the company hopes to leave it uncut and unpolished to promote the natural splendor of the gemology therein.

Vallabh Dhanjibhai Global in the west Indian state of Gujarat is a sightholder of the De Beers Group, the

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