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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 2015
Page
12
A flawless 100.20-carat D color emerald-cut diamond sold at Sotheby's New York for 22,090,000 dollars including buyer's premium. The stone, the only classic emerald-cut over 100 carats at auction, drew praise for its purity and transparency. An earlier presale estimate ranged up to 25 million.
UNHCR says more than 800 migrants drowned when a three deck fishing trawler carrying about 850 people sank off Sicily. Only 24 bodies recovered as prosecutors set up a contact point for victims’ relatives. IOM notes migrant deaths this year surpass 2014 and 2013 levels, with projections of up to 30,000 deaths for 2015.
Oskar Groening, a 93 year old former SS sergeant, testified at the Lueneburg state court that he helped oversee Jews arriving at Auschwitz and tallying their belongings. He described witnessing atrocities but denied criminal guilt, saying he shares moral responsibility. The court heard his background and duties as the so called Accountant of Auschwitz.
Ousted president Mohamed Morsi is sentenced to 20 years in prison on charges of using force against protesters in a widely denounced proceeding. Amnesty International calls the trial a sham as Egypt pursues the Muslim Brotherhood, once a ruling party, now branded a terrorist group. Pope Francis accepts Bishop Finn resignation over failure to report suspected abuse. Finn led the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph, pleaded guilty in 2012 to a misdemeanor and received probation, the highest ranking church official convicted for not acting on abuse allegations.
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