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Diamond market crash is Africa’s opportunity, not its crisis – M'zée Fula Ngenge
Global natural diamond supply is forecast to fall below 95 million carats this year, the lowest since 1987. For Dr. M'zée Fula Ngenge, chairperson of the African Diamond Council (ADC), this is not a death knell but a clarion call. In an exclusive...
12 october 2026
Tracr passes 5 million rough diamonds milestone as De Beers expands provenance push
De Beers Group's blockchain-enabled traceability platform Tracr reached a significant milestone in 2025, with more than 5 million rough diamonds individually scanned and registered, up from 2.8 million cumulative registrations reported in 2024. The...
28 september 2026
South African diamonds head to Hong Kong: SDT partners with BRINKS for JGW 2026
South Africa’s State Diamond Trader (SDT) has confirmed the country's participation in Jewellery & Gem World Hong Kong (JGW) 2026 through a partnership with BRINKS. SDT marketing and communication manager Tsholofelo Gopolang Tselapedi...
14 september 2026
David Benderly: PermaScribe seeks to put trust mark on diamond table, not just girdle
In this interview with Rough & Polished’s Mathew Nyaungwa, PhotoScribe Technologies president and chief executive David Benderly explains how PermaScribe differs technically from conventional laser inscription, its potential to strengthen security, and...
31 august 2026
The great reset: Paul Zimnisky on supply catharsis, De Beers' bargain and the case for natural diamonds
The natural diamond industry is in the throes of its most profound reset in a generation. Supply is plunging to its lowest level since 1987 and De Beers—once valued at over $9 billion—is reportedly being sold for as little as $1 billion.
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10 august 2026
Cooperation between Russia and China in the Arctic is exclusively peaceful – Russian Ambassador
24 october 2022
Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Chairman of the Committee of Senior Officials of the Arctic Council Nikolai Korchunov, in an interview with RIA Novosti, spoke about cooperation between Russia and China in the Arctic, assessed NATO's policy in the region, provided data on the volume of cargo traffic along the Northern Sea Route, and also answered the question whether the melting of ice could affect the law of the Russian Federation for special regulation of navigation in this zone.
Rosatom announced the construction of six icebreakers by 2030 to ensure the Northern Sea Route
21 october 2022
The fifth and sixth icebreakers of the 22220 series and four non-nuclear icebreakers are planned to be built by 2030 to ensure safe navigation of vessels along the Northern Sea Route (NSR). This was reported to TASS by the special representative of Rosatom for the development of the Arctic, Vladimir Panov.
St. Petersburg forum will discuss teaching of the Enets language
20 october 2022
Yesterday, St. Petersburg gave a start to the All-Russian Forum “Preservation and Development of the Native Languages of the Indigenous Peoples of Taimyr. 90 years of Practice" held at the Institute of the Peoples of the North, which is part of the A.I. Herzen Russian State Pedagogical University. It was organized by the administration of the Taimyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky municipal district with the participation of the regional education department, the Taimyr House of Folk Art, the Taimyr Local Foundation for the Promotion of Science, Culture, Education and Sports "Krasnoyarsk Arctic" (St. Petersburg). Within the frames of this Forum, its organizers held the Day of Languages and Folklore of the Samoyed Peoples on October 19 dedicated to the 80th anniversary of Kazimir Labanauskas, linguist, folklorist, and ethnographer. Tatyana Druppova, Deputy Head of Taymyr, delivered a welcoming speech at the plenary session. On October 20, specialists from the Taimyr House of Folk Art, in cooperation with the Institute of the Peoples of the North, will hold the International Scientific and Practical Conference “Entsy. Nganasany. Nenets. National-Cultural Identity”. The Forum will end this Friday, October 21, with the All-Russian Scientific and Practical Conference "Taimyr Creative", which will set a new vector for the development of ethnic education through the prism of the development of creative industries and ethnic tourism in the Russian Arctic.
China: "Will not acknowledge Arctic Council without Russia"
19 october 2022
Special Envoy to the Arctic for China, Feng Gao, says China will not support Norway's chairmanship of the Arctic Council if Russia is still banned.
The State Department assessed the possibility of the Arctic Council working without Russia
19 october 2022
The Arctic Council, of which Russia is a member, is capable of continuing the implementation of the vast majority of its projects without Moscow's participation, US State Department Adviser Derek Scholle said.
The International Arctic Forum to bring together more than 400 speakers in St. Petersburg
18 october 2022
The International Forum "Arctic: Present and Future" on December 8-9 in St. Petersburg will bring together more than 400 specialized speakers within 54 thematic sessions. The main topics will be the state policy of the Russian Federation in the Arctic and the development of human capital in the region, the press service of the interregional Association of Polar Explorers told TASS.
Nunavut diamond mine proposal draws concerns for wildlife, environment
17 october 2022
Concern for caribou and polar bear populations is prominent in the responses from governments and northern organizations to De Beers Canada’s proposal for its Chidliak diamond mine project. De Beers submitted its project proposal to the Nunavut Impact Review Board on Sept. 7. The mine will be located off the Hall Peninsula, about 120 kilometers from Iqaluit. The responses also expressed concern for the mine’s impact on Inuit harvesting lands as well as on wildlife in the area. De Beers spokesperson Terry Kruger told Nunatsiaq News the company understands its responsibility to ensure no harm comes to land, water and wildlife.
