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World’s Second-Largest Diamond Discovered in Botswana

NFK Editors — Thu, 05 Sep 2024 06:30:34 +0000

In late August, the Lucara Diamond company announced the discovery of the largest diamond found in over 100 years. The 2,492-carat stone came out of the company's Karowe Mine in northeast Botswana, and is the second largest diamond ever found.

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News Roundup: Myanmar, Greenland Election, & Baby Whales

NFK Editors — Fri, 09 Apr 2021 06:30:10 +0000

In today's news roundup, protests and violence continue in Myanmar two months after a military coup, early elections in Greenland bring the opposition party to power, and endangered right whales are having a good year, with the most calves since 2015.

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Miner in Tanzania Becomes a Millionaire

NFK Editors — Fri, 26 Jun 2020 06:30:35 +0000

Saniniu Laizer, who works as a miner in Tanzania, has suddenly become a millionaire after finding and selling two large chunks of a gemstone called Tanzanite. The stones found by Mr. Laizer were the largest samples of Tanzanite ever found.

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