Friday, May 15, 2020
Lucapa Unearths 171 Carat Rough Diamond At Lulo
Lucapa Diamond Company has recovered a 171 carat, gem quality rough diamond from its Lulo alluvial mine in Angola. Take a look.
Thursday, May 14, 2020
Was St. Corona The Patron Saint Of Epidemics?
Not really. Visit Aachen Cathedral in Western Germany. People in the small Austrian town of St. Corona used to pray to the saint in difficult times. St.Corona is definitely not a go-to saint to ward of diseases.
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Random Thoughts
As a result of COVID-19, it is likely that this period of globalisation will not only come to a halt, it will reverse. COVID-19 will push more companies in other sectors to relocate parts of their supply chains. The outcome of this will be an Asian supply chain network that is both less China-focused and more diverse. This reshuffling will provide a hedge against future shocks.
Luxury Market To Contract Up To 35% In 2020 – Bain
Bain predicts the luxury market would not return to 2019 levels until 2022 to 2023. The growth will resume gradually.
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Wednesday, May 13, 2020
The Oil Heist Of The Century
A journey around the world in search of truth and accountability.
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https://www.globalwitness.org/en/blog/oil-heist-century-journey-around-world-search-truth-and-accountability
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https://www.globalwitness.org/en/blog/oil-heist-century-journey-around-world-search-truth-and-accountability
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