The 5.5 carat ocean Dream blue-green diamond (Source- Christies official website) Diamonds, formed deep within the Earth, have become the ultimate symbols of luxury, wealth and timeless beauty. But some are so rare that their value goes far beyond their size and sparkle. Diamonds are not just another gemstone; historically and socially, they have become…

Buyers’ promise to save Melbourne family home moves longtime owners to tears (Image Credit: realestate.com.au) A Melbourne couple who spent more than four decades building a family life in their home experienced an emotional farewell when the property was sold at auction for A$960,000. The four-bedroom house in Maidstone, in Melbourne’s west, had been their…

Photo credit: Brandon The Plant Guy/ Instagram Brandon Hurst never planned to become a plant seller. In 2020, he was working as an administrative assistant at a Los Angeles real estate office and living paycheck to paycheck when he lost his job during the Covid-19 pandemic. Looking for a way to make extra money, he…

UK PM Burnham indicates Britain may apologise for role in slave trade (File photo/ AP) British prime minister Andy Burnham has indicated that he is willing to consider calls for a formal apology for Britain’s involvement in the transatlantic slave trade, but has ruled out paying financial reparations for historical injustices.In an article published in…

(Image credit: Wikimedia Commons) Long before modern medical science emerged, nature held answers to healing, protection and healthy living within its bounds. Across several communities and spiritual cosmologies, the natural world has been viewed as the guide for the human world, as have the species that reside in it. Among the myriad spcies that have…

In the mountains of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an unexpected rescue has grown into a remarkable bond between a man and a bear. Petar Tubic, an electrician living on Mount Ozren, took in an abandoned bear cub in 2019 and raised her after finding her alone in the forest. Six years later, the bear, named Masa,…