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Sierra Leone plans to sell 709-carat diamond in NY auction

Thu, Oct 19, 2017 - 5:50 AM

Freetown, Sierra Leone

OFFICIALS in Sierra Leone said on Tuesday that it plans to auction off a massive 709-carat diamond at a December sale in New York, aiming to make a clean break with the "blood diamonds" of its past.

The stone, which was unearthed in March, is the largest...

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