Blood Diamonds: The Gem's Curse November 01, 2009 3:38 PM update November 01, 2009 3:39 PM Share . Print. Precious stones and metals have long held an attraction, sometimes a fatal one. The gem ...

For diamond merchants it's the peak season for sales, CBS News correspondent Thalia Assuras reports. but Hollywood may dull the gleam with the movie "Blood Diamond." Leonardo DiCaprio plays a ...

blood diamond "Blood Diamond" turns out to be a movie gem. It's no secret that conditions are bad in Africa. This is the one idea that has been steadily conveyed to the public for years.

Blood diamonds: going behind the gem industry. By ANDREA THOMPSON. Last updated at 09:20 11 September 2006 ...

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Warner Bros. won't release Ed Zwick's Leonardo DiCaprio starrer "Blood Diamond" until Dec. 15, but the diamond industry is already going on the offensive.

Aether’s diamond-growing process takes carbon dioxide from the air which it then synthesizes into the hydrocarbon material required to grow diamonds.

With the powerfully acted, vividly shot “Blood Diamond,” director Edward Zwick takes an unflinching look at the brutality of the African diamond trade. But there”s so much dense, political ...

Wondering whether to pick mined diamonds or lab-grown for your engagement ring? I had this exact question and took tim ...

We refer to your article on page one of Business Report on June 27 where you make references to Letseng Diamond Mine, which is owned by Letseng Diamonds (a Lesotho company), being used to launder ...

The only way that the blood will finally be washed away from conflict diamonds is if there is a true fair-trade-certification process that allows conscientious consumers to buy Congo’s artisanal ...

Diamonds: carbon, transparent, expensive, symbolic of love and commitment -- and many of them come dripping with human rights abuses. They also come with a heavy environmental burden, even the lab ...