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After donning 2018 as “the year of the lab-created diamond,” demand for the man-made stones has since continued to steadily grow. At the time, lab-diamonds represented <5% of global diamond jewelry sales, this year the product is expected to breach...

On Wednesday, Ralph Townsend, professor of economics with the University of Alaska Anchorage’s Institute of Social and Economic Research provided the Alaska Legislature’s Poverty and Opportunity task force an update on relevant reports to address poverty in the state. 

Norilsk is the world’s northernmost city, as well as its largest mining complex.

The Globe and Mail Reuters Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account Getting audio file ... This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy. Full Disclaimer Norway expects to award oil and gas exploration permits in frontier regions of the Arctic in the second quarter, Oil and Energy Minister Tina Bru told parliament on Thursday. The government in November said it would of...