Diamond and gemstone mining

Big diamond found in Botswana, could be world's 3rd largest

By Sello Motseta Jun. 17, 2021 01:15 PM EDT
GABORONE, Botswana (AP) — A huge diamond weighing more than 1,000 carats, which could be the third-largest mined in history, has been discovered in the...

FILE - In this Thursday, June 18, 2020, file photo, patrons fill the Crow Bar in Sioux Falls, S.D. Authorities are closing honky tonks, bars and other drinking establishments in some parts of the U.S. to stem the surge of COVID-19 infections — a move backed by sound science about risk factors that go beyond wearing or not wearing masks. (Erin Bormett/The Argus Leader via AP, File)

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By The Associated Press Jul. 02, 2020 06:15 AM EDT

A migrant laborers, who arrived from Gujarat state on a train, carries his belongings and walk to a bus that will take him to his native village, in Prayagraj, India, Wednesday, May 6, 2020. India is running train service for thousands of migrant workers desperate to return home since it imposed a nationwide lockdown to control the spread of the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Indian trains carry thousands of stranded workers home

By Rajesh Kumar Singh May. 06, 2020 08:14 AM EDT