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Mecca Stampede, FARC Handshake, Exhumed Tsar

Mecca Stampede, FARC Handshake, Exhumed Tsar

MORE THAN 300 DEAD IN MECCA STAMPEDE Photo: Omar Chatriwala At least 310 people taking part in the annual Hajj pilgrimage were killed in a stampede Thursday morning in Mina, near the Islamic holy city of Mecca, in Saudi Arabia, Al Jazeera quotes Saudi officials as saying. Thursday is the first day of the Muslim […]

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Treasures Of The Tsars In London’s Premier ‘Faberge’ Shop

Wartski of Llandudno and Fabergé in London
Wartski of Llandudno and Fabergé in London Google Street View screenshot/Worldcrunch

LONDON — In London’s posh Mayfair district on Grafton Street, just around the corner from where international art dealers and high-end jewelry brands are clustered, the adage about not being fooled by appearances rings truer than ever. Here there is a branch store of the contemporary jewelry brand launched by the mining consortium Gemfields. The […]

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