The US on Tuesday banned trading of diamonds from Zimbabwe in a fresh blow to re-engagement between the two countries.

Zimbabwe expects to produce 4.1-million carats of diamonds in 2019, up from 2.8-million carats in 2018. At the peak of production in 2012, the country’s output was 12-million carats...

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