Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Pink diamond nets $18 million in 'healthy' market: Christie's

GENEVA (Reuters) - A pear-shaped pink diamond sold for 18.127 million Swiss francs ($18.11 million) on Tuesday to an Asian collector bidding by telephone at an auction marked by "healthy prices",...

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'Post-truth' beats 'Brexiteer' to title of word of the year 2016

LONDON (Reuters) - "Post-truth" was proclaimed international word of the year by Oxford Dictionaries on Wednesday after beating off "alt-right" and "Brexiteer", a choice the publisher said reflected...

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Roma designer hopes fashion can build bridges in Hungarian society

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Transforming traditional flowery Roma patterns into bold, modern prints, designer Erika Varga aims to use fashion to increase acceptance of the Roma minority in Hungarian society.

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'Post-truth' beats 'Brexiteer' to title of word of the year 2016

LONDON (Reuters) - "Post-truth" was proclaimed international word of the year by Oxford Dictionaries on Wednesday after beating off "alt-right" and "Brexiteer", a choice the publisher said reflected...

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Roma designer hopes fashion can build bridges in Hungarian society

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Transforming traditional flowery Roma patterns into bold, modern prints, designer Erika Varga aims to use fashion to increase acceptance of the Roma minority in Hungarian society.

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'Post-truth' beats 'Brexiteer' to title of word of the year 2016

LONDON (Reuters) - "Post-truth" was proclaimed international word of the year by Oxford Dictionaries on Wednesday after beating off "alt-right" and "Brexiteer", a choice the publisher said reflected...

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Roma designer hopes fashion can build bridges in Hungarian society

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Transforming traditional flowery Roma patterns into bold, modern prints, designer Erika Varga aims to use fashion to increase acceptance of the Roma minority in Hungarian society.

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