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World-famous diamond inspires new and bloody history
AFP, Published on 23/12/2016
» NEW DELHI - Many precious stones have a blood-soaked history, but a new book reveals the world's most famous diamond the Koh-i-Noor surpasses them all, with a litany of horrors that rivals "Game of Thrones".
The woman who decides what wine presidents drink
AFP, Published on 01/12/2016
» PARIS - It came as a shock. But Virginie Routis learned very early that one of the obstacles she was going to have to overcome to become a top wine waiter was sexism.
Japan's 'Little Tiger' treads samurai path to Muay Thai fame
AFP, Published on 04/08/2016
» TOKYO - A pint-sized Japanese woman with a humble, Zen-like philosophy is taking kickboxing by storm, battering rivals to become a world champion in the violent Thai martial art.