gemstones

World-acclaimed gems explorer and human rights activist Yianni Melas has been budded the modern-day Indiana Jones of gems.

A rare pink diamond, one of the most beautiful gems in the world, has sold at a record price in Hong Kong, fetching 49.9 US dollars. 

(Original story in Greek by Inga Athanasiadou) She was most probably a Greek-speaking Jewish woman who lived in Thessaloniki during the Roman era. She was buried in the east cemetery of the town and carried along in her journey to...