<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051130/bs_nm/minerals_debeers_dc"><img src="http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/nm/20051130/2005_11_30t151043_293x450_us_minerals_debeers.jpg? x=84&amp;y=130&amp;sig=K9Gtiq.C95XTKb8_03HwiQ--" align="left" height="130" width="84" alt="Gary Ralfe, managing director of De Beers, the world biggest diamond mining company, addresses the Indaba 2005 African Mining Conference, February 9, 2005. De Beers said on Wednesday it had obtained preliminary approval for an agreement to settle the majority of civil class action suits filed against it in the United States for $250 million. (Mike Hutchings/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Dominant diamond firm De Beers
said on Wednesday it had obtained preliminary approval for an
agreement to settle the majority of civil class action suits
filed against it in the United States for $250 million.</p><br clear=all>

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