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Five hundred years ago, European explorers embarked on long and dangerous voyages across uncharted seas in a quest to find new trade routes to east Asia — the source of valuable spices, such as pepper, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves.This year, modern-day explorers will be targeting ...

Quick quiz: What do American socialite Kim Kardashian and the late Diana, Princess of Wales, have in common?“The Attallah Cross,” of course.The reality star and Skims mogul couldn’t resist the opportunity to bid on the oversized amethyst cross when it was offered for sale at ...

A $1 million diamond engagement ring is at the center of the high-profile clash between NBA pro Ben Simmons and British TV personality Maya Jama.The new Love Island (UK) host, 28, broke off their year-long engagement in December, prompting the forlorn 26-year-old Brooklyn Nets forward ...

The entire Buffalo Bills squad honored Damar Hamlin during yesterday’s AFC divisional playoff game against the Cincinnati Bengals by wearing 14-karat gold “3” pendants under their uniforms.The 24-year-old safety, whose uniform number is 3, was recently released from the hospital after sustaining a scary, life-threatening ...

Welcome to Music Friday when we bring you classic songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the lyrics or title. Today we present Jackson Browne’s “In the Shape of a Heart,” a 1986 ballad that uses a ruby necklace to convey the pain the ...

Nikola Jokic, the 6’11”, 284-pound center for the Denver Nuggets is not only one of the most dominating players in the NBA, but he’s arguably one of the sweetest.Averaging 25 points, 11 rebounds and nearly 10 assists per game, the two-time defending Most Valuable Player ...

Legendary Brazilian soccer star Ronaldo popped the question to his model girlfriend Celina Locks last week with an eternally elegant four-prong princess-cut solitaire diamond ring.Best known for his two World Cup victories and stellar playing career that earned him the nickname “O Fenômeno” (The Phenomenon), ...

The Perth Mint is celebrating the Chinese Year of the Rabbit with a limited-edition, silver proof coin featuring the image of the Chinese zodiac animal rendered in a colorful mosaic of pure Australian opal.Irregular slivers of high-grade opal are meticulously arranged to fill out the ...

During the coronation of King Charles III at Westminster Abbey on May 6, the 74-year-old royal will be wearing the St Edward’s Crown, a lavish headpiece glistening with 444 gemstones set in 22-karat yellow gold.Considered the centerpiece of the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom, ...

Welcome to Music Friday when we bring you fun songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. In today’s installment, Meghan Trainor shows off her gold-and-diamond “MTRAIN” necklace in the viral video for her 2016 hit single, “Me Too.”In this song ...

In his new tell-all book, Spare, Prince Harry bursts the bubble on the popular myth that he inherited his late mother Princess Diana’s iconic sapphire and diamond engagement ring, but then selflessly offered it to his older brother, Prince William, to use for his proposal ...

Cher’s four million Twitter followers and countless fans are still waiting breathlessly for the “Believe” songstress to confirm or deny engagement rumors tied to the pear-shaped diamond she received from boyfriend Alexander ‘A.E.’ Edwards on Christmas Day.Cher fueled the speculation when she took to Twitter ...