A story published in the Sunday Standard three weeks ago finally forced De Beers to respond to questions about its dealings with Russian diamond miner Alrosa.
De Beers launched a two pronged PR and legal offensive against the Sunday Standard and curiously left out Glitz. Paris, the French publication that broke the story.
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