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☆ Sydney: Several people reported stabbed, days after shopping mall tragedy
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-15 | by ( Paul Devitt | Christian Edwards | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

Sydney, Australia CNN —A number of people have reportedly been stabbed in Sydney, Australia on Monday – just two days after the city was rocked by a mass stabbing in a busy shopping mall. A man has been arrested after police were called to an incident in Wakeley, in western Sydney, following reports of multiple stabbings. Police say none of the victims received life threatening injuries. This is a developing story and will be updated.

Organizations: Australia CNN, Police Locations: Sydney, Australia, Wakeley

☆ The UAE is a global leader in diamond trading. Now, it wants to grow them, too
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Ana De Oliva | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a global leader in diamond imports and exports, but it does not have any diamond mines. In 2022, he co-founded Dubai-based 2DOT4 Diamonds, becoming the first to produce, cut, and polish lab-grown diamonds in the UAE. “The mined diamond, you don’t control it, the Earth is doing it.”To grow a diamond, you start with a diamond, either lab-grown or mined, explains Sabeg. Last year, the country underwent a tax reform in the sector and pledged extra funding to further expand its man-made diamond industry. “Sixty years ago, if you tell someone this is a synthetic or a lab-grown diamond, they won’t even look at it,” he adds.

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“We’re horrified that something like this could happen, not only to us, but to anyone,” Saffrine Duggan told her supporters. Former US fighter pilot Daniel Duggan is in custody in Australia pending extradition to the US on charges including that he trained Chinese military pilots. Courtesy Saffrine DugganTraining Chinese pilotsDuggan doesn’t deny training Chinese pilots, but he maintains they were civilians – plane enthusiasts seeking to improve their skills or prospective members of China’s then rapidly expanding aviation industry. And a spokesperson for New Zealand’s Defence Force confirmed to Reuters that four of its former military pilots had been recruited by the company. It’s the wrong type of approach and landing.”In its statement to CNN, TFASA denied teaching aircraft carrier approach and landing techniques to Chinese military pilots.

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CNN —At least 10 people are feared dead after a late-night bus crash in the Australian state of New South Wales on Sunday, local police say. Emergency crews responded just before midnight to reports about a bus rolling over at a roundabout near the town of Greta, which is located in the wine growing Hunter region, New South Wales Police Force said in a statement. “The driver of the bus – a 58-year-old man – was taken to hospital under police guard for mandatory testing and assessment,” they said. “All Australians waking up to tragic news from the Hunter send our deepest sympathies to the loved ones of those killed in this horrific bus tragedy. Australia’s local station Channel 9 reported the bus was transporting wedding guests back home when the crash happened.

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