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Russia's Unstoppable Anti-Mine Vehicle that Everyone is Talking About

"The Listva is a Russian light-armored vehicle on an APC chassis. It can withstand hits from small explosives and carry a squad of sappers for a perilous objective: demining. Designed specifically for ...
Los Angeles Times

“Less Sparkle, But More Soul”: Inside the World of Old Mine Cut Diamonds

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. When Travis Kelce proposed to Taylor Swift, the world’s attention naturally went to her ring. At its center was ...
Town & Country

Old Mine Cut Diamonds Are Making a Comeback

Taylor Swift’s engagement ring has changed the game. After years in the shadows of cushion cuts, old mine cut rings are now back in the spotlight. Within a day of NFL star Travis Kelce’s proposal to ...
World Politics Review

More Trouble Ahead for Diamond Mining in Africa

A diamond miner works in a mine in Mbuji Mayi, Congo, July 31, 2006 (AP photo by Schalk van Zuydam). Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) ...
CNN

Ukraine blows up two key Russian bridges using Moscow’s own mines and $600 drones

Ukraine has said it destroyed two bridges inside Russia by using a couple of cheap drones to hit stashes of mines and ammunition hidden there by Russian forces. The Ukrainian military said the two ...
People

Taylor Swift Brings Back the Forgotten 'Old Mine Cut' Diamond. Here's What It Means

Travis Kelce's sparkly pick for his bride-to-be dates back to a time long ago Taylor Swift's engagement to Travis Kelce has sparked a new engagement ring conversation involving old mine cut diamonds ...
Wired

Arkansas Hosts the Planet’s Only Public Diamond Mine

In southwest Arkansas, the state government runs what might be the world’s most unusual diamond mine. For the price of a movie ticket, anyone can dig for diamonds at Crater of Diamonds State Park—and ...
Forbes

Russian Shaheds Sow Ukrainian Roads With Anti-Tank Mines As They Go

The Shahed attack drone is Russia’s main weapon in its continued assault on Ukrainian cities. Russia launches waves of Shaheds nightly, sometimes more than 700 in a 24-hour period. In yet another ...
Reuters

Russian diamond maker Alrosa flags high rates, inflation pressure as revenue falls

Aug 12 (Reuters) - Russia's sanctions-hit diamond producer Alrosa reported a 25% fall in first-half revenue on Tuesday, warning that geopolitics and macroeconomic uncertainties were weighing on demand ...
Newsday

Shooting at a Central African Republic gold mine run by Russia's Wagner leaves 11 dead

BANGUI, Central African Republic — A shooting at a mine controlled by the Russia-linked Wagner mercenary group in the Central African Republic killed at least 11 people, residents and aid workers said ...
The New York Times

Land Mines, a Cold War Horror, Could Return to Fortify Europe’s Borders

Five countries plan to revive the use of a weapon prohibited by treaty for more than a quarter of a century, hoping to strengthen their defenses against any Russian attack. By Andrew Higgins Reporting ...