Wednesday, May 11, 2016

The 'Unique Pink' diamond | Priceless Pieces. The Telegraph

Published on 10 May 2016
Presented by fine jewellery expert and regular Telegraph Luxury contributor Joanna Hardy and filmed on location at Goldsmiths' Hall, this episode discusses the ‘Unique Pink’, a superb fancy vivid pink diamond weighing an incredible 15.38 carats.

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

#USA - The Sanders effect: talking about a revolution in Baltimore

Published on 10 May 2016
Bernie Sanders and his supporters have shaken up America with an agenda of addressing inequality, poverty and the deep social problems facing the United States.
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#China - angered by US Navy patrol in South China Sea

Published on 10 May 2016
China is angered by a US warship’s navigation operation near a disputed reef in the South China Sea. The Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman added that relations between the US and China have faced serious difficulties in recent years. He also called on the new Philippine government to take practical measures to handle territorial disputes. Beijing and Washington have traded accusations of militarizing the South China Sea. China is undertaking large-scale land reclamation and construction on disputed islands while the United States has increased its patrols and exercises in the region

Saudi Arabia - Ali al-Naimi is moving into a new position. "The Saudi reshuffle" | CNBC International

Published on 10 May 2016
Hadley Gamble is in Saudi Arabia, where veteran oil minister Ali al-Naimi is moving into a new position as advisor to the royal court - and making way for a new generation of Saudi leaders.

#UK - EasyJet PLC (EZJ) suffers $36m loss - 1505p +2.38%

Published on 10 May 2016
Europe’s second largest budget airline had a tough first half of the year due to impact of the terror attacks in Brussels and Paris in addition to currency fluctuations. CNBC’s Phil Han reports.


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#Philippines - election: Rodrigo Duterte claims victory

Published on 10 May 2016
Rodrigo Duterte has claimed presidential victory in the Philippines.

With about ninety percent of the vote counted, exit polls show that the mayor of the southern city of Davao he's in the lead.

Duterte has promised to crack down on crime and overhaul the country's constitution.

Al Jazeera’s Wayne Hay reports From Davao City.

NASA footage: Stunning images of rare Mercury transit across the Sun

Published on 10 May 2016
NASA released images yesterday (9 May) of the planet Mercury making a rare “transit” across the surface of the sun; a phenomenon that occurs only 13 times in a century.

#US: Top Islamic State Leader Abu Wahib killed in Iraq

Published on 9 May 2016
The Pentagon says a coalition airstrike killed a top Islamic State leader in Iraq's Anbar province. Pentagon press secretary Peter Cook says Abu Wahib and three others were killed when their vehicle was struck on May 6 in Rutba. (May 10)