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.

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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 ...

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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 ...

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A Sydney court has doubled the discrimination payout for an Australian trans woman who was kicked off a female-only app. It comes almost two years after Roxanne Tickle successfully sued Sall Grover, ...

Sall Grover (left) and Roxanne Tickle leave the Supreme Court during the original trial in 2024/25. (Sitthixay Ditthavong and Peter Rae) Download the 9NEWS App here via Apple and Google Play Make ...

After a years-long legal battle, the Federal Court of Australia has handed down a judgment in a landmark case about gender discrimination law. It found a transgender woman was directly discriminated ...

The Full Court upheld the ruling on sex and gender identity under the Sex Discrimination Act, arising from an appeal by Giggle for Girls founder Sall Grover on Friday. Transgender woman Roxanne Tickle ...

Australia's federal court found that Roxanne Tickle had been discriminated against by Giggle for Girls app founder Sall Grover A Sydney court has doubled the discrimination payout for an Australian ...