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Miners in Myanmar have unearthed an 11,000-carat ruby thought to be the second heaviest ever found in the war-torn country. The ruby, pictured sitting at the president office in Naypyidaw, weighs ...

Miners in Myanmar have discovered a rare ruby of enormous size, considered to be the second-largest by weight ever found in the conflict-battered Southeast Asian nation, state media reported Friday.

A large ruby weighing more than 2 kilograms has been found in Myanmar. The ruby was unearthed near the town of Mogok, in the upper Mandalay region, the heartland of the lucrative gem-mining industry ...

35 years ago, School Daze hit theaters worldwide. Written, directed, and produced by Spike Lee, this film told the story about fraternity and sorority life at a historically black college during ...