Jewelry and Watches Top 10 independent ethical jewellery brands to know now These independent jewellers have incorporated Fair trade commitments, conflict-free jewels, recycled materials or social initiatives into their production. 30/04/2019
Romania Why does Romania want to bring back its gold? Romania's parliament has approved legislation to bring back the country’s gold reserves, but the national bank opposes the move. 27/04/2019
France Watch: All that glittered at the table was gold Priced at 40 euros per person, a gold-covered dinner menu sold out within days. French artist and performer Frederique Lecerf prepared it to illustrate the transience of her art. 01/04/2019
Jewelry and Watches Ethical jewellery is Baselworld’s ultimate luxury Some major brands, as well as newcomers, are putting sustainability in the focus at the world’s biggest watch and jewellery fair. 27/03/2019
Jewelry and Watches Our selection of the most exciting pieces from Baselworld Here are the most exciting pieces we expect to see at Baselworld 2019. 27/03/2019
Peru Peru installs military bases to protect the Amazon from ill The South American nation has declared war on the illegal mining that has devastated large areas of the Amazon region. 07/03/2019
Jewelry and Watches The story of a ‘responsible’ luxury brand Behind the scenes of sustainable fine jewellery label Tejen. 12/11/2018
Jewelry and Watches Fair and sustainable fine jewellery From empowered responsible artisanal and small-scale mining organizations to your jewellery box. 23/10/2018
Fashion The world's most expensive shoes go on sale in Dubai A pair of gold stilettos with a price tag of $17 million 27/09/2018
Jewelry and Watches Chopard stands up for 100% ethical gold at Baselworld Julianne Moore told Living it about her motivations concerning sustainable jewellery 23/03/2018
Inspire Middle East Drinking and eating gold at Dubai’s ‘seven-star’ hotel Burj Al Arab's engineering director explains how gold is used across more than 2,000 square meters of the hotel. We also look at how gold can be an investment, an accessory and even a bridal dowry. 23/03/2018
Russia Treasure falls from the sky as Russian airport gets showered with gold More than three tons of gold scattered over a runway in Yakutsk after cargo shift on takeoff. 16/03/2018
South Korea Pyeongchang 2018 round-up: Germany joins Norway for most gold medals A win in the Nordic Combined means Germany now sits at the top of the table alongside Norway with 11 gold medals. 20/02/2018
Turkey Iran sanctions-busting trial Turkish-Iranian gold-trader gives evidence in an Iran sanctions-busting trial in New York 29/11/2017
USA Artist comes up with original product for Louis Vuitton brand Illma Gora knows how to transform anything into art 10/11/2017
Switzerland More than a million francs worth of gold lost in Swiss sewers every year More than a million Swiss francs worth of gold is flushed down every year found a new study. 13/10/2017
economy Bitcoin booms to over 5000 dollars Despite fears of a bubble crypto-currency Bitcoin has broken through the 5000 dollar mark 12/10/2017
Cult Have you ever wanted to sit on a golden throne ? A functional 100 percent 18-karat gold toilet is part of an exhibition in New York by Maurizio Cattelan. 01/09/2017
economy Bitcoin worth three times more than gold Bitcoins are now worth almost three times as much as an ounce of gold after a month of turmoil ending in a 50% rise in value 07/08/2017
Germany Honest passerby hands in 22 gold bars found under a tree An individual handed over a briefcase containing 22 gold bars and €3,500 to Berlin police after finding it under a tree in the city's Neukölln district. 29/07/2017
Sport European Fencing Championships: France and Italy triumph in Tbilisi Russia are disappointed on two counts, narrowly losing out in both men's and women's finals at the European Championships in the Georgian capital. 15/06/2017
economy Bitcoin value tops gold for first time ever The price of a single bitcoin has gone higher than one ounce of gold for the first time ever. 03/03/2017
Sport France's Worley slaloms to second gold at world championships Tessa Worley has won her second gold medal at the alpine skiing world championship in St Moritz, Switzerland. 16/02/2017
economy Germany goes for gold Germany's central bank is moving faster than planned to bring much of its gold reserves to Frankfurt from storage in places like New York and Paris. 09/02/2017
target Burkina Faso wants to share its gold wealth We are a hundred meters underground, in the tunnels of the Bagassi gold mine. 05/12/2016
France French heir discovers 100kg of gold hidden in house A man who inherited a house from a relative in Normandy, France, found even more reasons to be cheerful when he discovered 100kg of gold hidden under furniture. 23/11/2016
