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Fortune Pink diamond sells for more than $28.5 mn
Fortune Pink diamond sells for more than $28.5 mn
by  AFP

The Fortune Pink diamond, an exceptionally rare giant gemstone, sold for more than $28.5 million at auction in Geneva on Tuesday to a private Asian collector. The Fortune Pink had been estimated to fetch between $25 million and $35 million.

Colombia, Venezuela launch COP27 call to save Amazon
Colombia, Venezuela launch COP27 call to save Amazon
by  AFP

The presidents of Colombia and Venezuela, Gustavo Petro and Nicolas Maduro, launched a call Tuesday at the COP27 climate summit for a wide-ranging alliance to protect the Amazon, the planet's biggest tropical forest.

World 'burning up faster' than it can recover: Pakistan PM
World 'burning up faster' than it can recover: Pakistan PM
by  AFP

Climate change is outpacing the capacity of developing nations to cope with its devastating impacts, the Pakistani premier told COP27 on Tuesday, as his country reels from historic floods. Rich nations historically responsible for rising temperatures have fallen short on delivering climate finance on several fronts, the prime minister said.

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