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Belgian mood turning against Russian diamonds

Nobody in Belgium wants Russian “blood diamonds” any more, but the next round of EU sanctions still won’t ban them.

“Consumers don’t want to buy diamonds with blood on them,” said Vicky Reynaert, a Belgian left-wing MP.

“Everybody knows what’s being done with the money by Alrosa [Russia’s biggest diamond firm] — it’s going directly to finance the war against Ukraine”, she said.

Reynaert spoke to EU observer after a Belgian parliament committee, on Tuesday (25 April), backed her resolution calling for the Belgian government to support an EU-wide embargo on Russian stones.

The consumers in Reynaert’s focus groups aside,

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Here’s a Diamond in the Rough Yielding Over 9.5%

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Written by Karen Thomas, MSc, CFA at The Motley Fool Canada

In today’s inflationary environment, investing in the right dividend stocks can shelter your portfolio from the storm. Northwest Healthcare Properties REIT (TSX:NWH.UN) is a little-known dividend stock that’s currently yielding 9.73% – and it’s positioned quite nicely for the years ahead.

In this article, I’ll discuss Northwest Healthcare Properties and why it’s a real bargain today that’s worth considering.

Healthcare Properties: A defensive and growing industry

Being the owner and operator of health care properties around the world, Northwest has created a highly defensive business.

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Rare of rare ‘diamond within diamond’ unearthed in India

A company in India’s Surat says it has unearthed a unique “diamond within a diamond” – one of the rarest of the rare when it comes to such stones.

The firm VD Global has given the rare piece the moniker the ‘Beating Heart,’ and says it consists of a piece of diamond that had another smaller piece trapped inside, and that was moving freely, according to Times of India.

The 0.329-carat stone was initially found in the rough in October last year by the diamond manufacturer which operates from Surat and Mumbai and has a business spread globally.

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75th Anniversary” Celebrates the Sports Car’s Diamond Jubilee and Doesn’t Shy Away from the Model’s Dark Wartime Past

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New Book Celebrates the 356’s Diamond JubileeCourtesy: Motorbooks

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Gordon Maltby bought his first Porsche 50 years ago and his latest just this year. Between those two purchases, he has owned around three dozen cars from the sporting German marque. But he has always been fond of the 356.

In fact, he wrote one of the first comprehensive books on the model, Porsche 356 and RS Spydersin 1991, and for decades acted as the editor-in-chief of 356 Registry, the official magazine of the

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Queen Camilla sparkles in diamond tiara and shimmering gown for state banquet in Germany

Queen Consort Camilla was stunned in a sparkling tiara on Wednesday evening as she joined her husband King Charles at a state banquet in honor of their visit to Germany.

The formal dinner, which was held at the German president’s Bellevue Palace, peace be upon him Camilla dress elegantly in a show-stopping black and silver Bruce Oldfield gown, accessorising with the Boucheron diamond Tiara and the late Queen’s fringed diamond necklace.

Her Majesty also wore the Grand Cross (Special Class) of the Federal Order of Merit, awarded to her earlier in the day by President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and completed

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Here’s your chance to own a diamond-encrusted tiara

An early 20th Century diamond encrusted tiara will be sold at auction on Sunday.

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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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Diamonds Were the 2023 Oscars’ Big Jewelry Winner

Fashion trends come and go, and the red carpet may have been nixed in favor of a champagne-colored one, but diamonds are an Oscars constant, as was seen on Sunday night.

Actors brought the bling at the 95th Academy Awards held at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles.

Hardly one was without an impressive diamond necklace, bracelet, earrings or brooch.

From Michelle Yeoh’s diamond headband to Michael B. Jordan’s Schlumberger “Bird on a Rock” brooches, scroll for the most memorable diamond looks of the bunch.

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Florence Pugh gravitates toward the slightly daring and differently when it

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Diamond Hill Investment Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:DHIL) Director Richard Scott Cooley Acquires 500 Shares

Diamond Hill Investment Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:DHIL – Get Rating) Director Richard Scott Cooley bought 500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 16th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $158.00 per share, with a total value of $79,000.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 6,437 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,017,046. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible via this hyperlink.

Diamond Hill Investment Group Trading Down 2.9 %

Diamond Hill Investment Group stock opened at $160.26

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