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An American man visited a state park with his girlfriend. He picked up the largest diamond discovered there in three years

25Dec

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An American man visited a state park with his girlfriend. He picked up the largest diamond discovered there in three years

A man who picked up what he thought was a piece of glass at a state park says he later learned his jelly bean-sized find was something much more valuable: It was a 4.87-carat diamond. Jerry Evans visited Crater of Diamonds State Park in Murfreesboro, Arkansas, for the first time with his girlfriend last spring, he told park officials. Evans says about 10 minutes after they arrived, he spotted what looked like glass a few feet away on top of a plowed ridge, according to a news release. Jerry Evans visited Crater of Diamonds State Park in Murfreesboro, Arkansas, for the first time with his girlfriend last spring, he told park officials- and found a big diamond. (Supplied) Though he pocketed the pyramid-shaped find, he wasn't sure if it was a diamond, Evans said in the...

In a troubled world, Christians strive to put aside earthly worries on Christmas Eve

25Dec

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In a troubled world, Christians strive to put aside earthly worries on Christmas Eve

Christians around the world were striving on Christmas Eve to put aside the worries and fears of an unsettled, war-torn world as they prepared to celebrate the birth of Jesus of Nazareth. Before leading Sunday Mass at St Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City, Cardinal Timothy Dolan reminded congregants to keep war-torn parts of the Middle East in their Christmas prayers. “As we anticipate Christmas, our hearts always go to the holy land,” he said, referring to parts of Israel and the Palestinian territories. A muslim man prays at dusk with a view of the Tel Aviv skyline behind him on Christmas Eve. (Getty) “The holy land is under a cloud, the holy land is suffering, the holy land is filled with violence and hatred and retribution. "And this dulls and threatens t...

$33,000 in cash stolen from passengers in mid-air heist on Scoot flight

21Dec

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$33,000 in cash stolen from passengers in mid-air heist on Scoot flight

A man has been charged with theft after allegedly stealing more than $23,000 in cash from three fellow passengers while on a budget flight from Vietnam to Singapore. The man was named in court charge sheets as Zhang Xiuqiang, a 52-year-old Chinese national who was on board a flight operated by Scoot, the budget wing of Singapore Airlines. An airline spokesperson told CNN that it "was aware of an incident" that occurred on board a flight from Ho Chi Minh City to Singapore on December 16. "Our cabin crew was alerted by a passenger to a suspected theft in the cabin and activated the Airport Police Division," the spokesperson said. "The involved passengers were escorted off the aircraft by airport authorities for further investigation, and disembarkation proceeded as usual for the ...

Hermès billionaire wants to bequeath fortune to his gardener

21Dec

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Hermès billionaire wants to bequeath fortune to his gardener

A descendant of Europe's richest family has reportedly begun a process to adopt his middle-aged gardener, planning to leave him at least half of his roughly €12 billion ($19.48 billion) fortune. Nicolas Puech, 80, a fifth-generation descendant of the founder of French luxury goods company Hermes, wants to cancel a contract that would bequeath his fortune to the Isocrates Foundation, which he founded, and instead make his employee a legal heir. Swiss newspapers Tribune de Geneve and 24 heures reported the news earlier this month. The charitable foundation is contesting Puech's plan to cut ties, which it says it learned of only recently. "From a legal point of view, a unilateral cancellation of the contract of inheritance seems void and unfounded," the organisation ...

Rudy Giuliani ordered to pay nearly $223 million to two US election workers he defamed

16Dec

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Rudy Giuliani ordered to pay nearly $223 million to two US election workers he defamed

A Washington, DC, jury has ordered Rudy Giuliani to pay nearly $US150 million ($223 million) to two Georgia election workers for the harm caused by defamatory statements he made about them following the 2020 election. Ruby Freeman was awarded $US16,171,000 ($24 million) for defamation and $US20 million ($29 million) for emotional distress. Shaye Moss, Freeman's daughter, was awarded $US16,998,000 ($25 million) for defamation and $29 million for emotional distress. The jury also awarded $US75 million ($111 million) in punitive damages to both plaintiffs. Giuliani watched intently as the verdict was read, using a stylus on a touch-screen device, apparently taking down notes on the figures he'd been ordered to pay. After leaving the courtroom, the former New Yor...

Scientists are bringing molecules back from the dead in quest to fight superbugs

16Dec

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Scientists are bringing molecules back from the dead in quest to fight superbugs

The quest for new antibiotics is going back to the Stone Age. The urgency to identify possible candidates has never been greater as the global population faces nearly 5 million deaths every year that are associated with microbial resistance, according to the World Health Organisation. A research team led by bioengineering pioneer César de la Fuente is using artificial intelligence-based computational methods to mine genetic information from extinct human relatives such as Neanderthals and long-gone ice age creatures such as the woolly mammoth and giant sloth. A figure of a Neanderthal man is seen at London's Natural History Museum. Researchers are using AI-based computational methods to mine genetic information from extinct human relatives such as Neanderthals. (CNN) ...