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photos to mark the occasion. jane: a pearl and diamond peant owned by marie antoinette before her beheading has resulted auction for 36 millionla d, easily smashing expectations. otheby's said it was a record for the jewel. it had not been seen for centuries. wels fit for a queen. marie antoinette loved aand ceremony she loved her diamonds and pearls. too much, perhaps, for her frenchd -- restivge citizens. these jewels have not been seen in public for centuries from hidden away after being smuggled out of france at the height of the revolutiar. now the pe that once graced marie antoinette's neck are up for auction. >> they are beautifulew jels that should dol, wnd because the design is perfect the vahighesed item they are very special time intended which belonged to marie antoinette. $1.2 million estimate. reporter: some of the pieces are less costly but have huge historic value. a ring with marie antoinette's initials a a lock of her hair. probably made for her doctor, one of the few members -- her , one of the few members of french world you escape the guillotine. the jewels ha

at an auction in geneva for a diamond and pearl pendant that once belonged to marie antoinette — $36 million. that follows the 50 million for that pink diamond. jane is back. jane foley, senior foreign exchange strategist at rabobank. let us look at frankfurter allgemeine. the british to the eu. that is germany's take on yesterday. it is, exactly. it refers to the withdrawal agreement. but the withdrawal agreement. but the withdrawal agreement, all 585 pages of it, generally looks a bit backwards. there are still a lot of negotiation into what will be the future relationship between the uk in the eu. this paper says that brexit hardliners are unhappy because not only will the uk be bound by this exit agreement, but looking forward that the uk will also be bound by eu minimum standards and labour environmental law and state aid. they are quite pleased, but not some of the other press. there is reports that countries such as the netherlands and france are saying that the eu have conceded too much to the uk. that is quite interesting. this paper is quite pleased because they don't see m

two million euros. well you see it's. also under the hammer a diamond ring with mary antoinette's initials containing a lock of her hair a pearl and diamond necklace and various other all make pieces that demonstrated her wealth and power even the auction house other piece was surprised they put the success down to mary internet fame and notorious death. but when it is i think together with cleopatra she is the most important queen of the whole history. mary antoinette and her husband king louis the sixteenth were beheaded during the french revolution they were filed for the extravagant lifestyle they allegedly led while much of the country was starving her jewelry was smuggled abroad just before she was arrested for high treason for two hundred years it belonged to the royal palm a family the pieces haven't been seen since them they might never be seen in public again the buyer wants to remain anonymous. that's it for me the entire business team hang in bun and i'll be back tomorrow same time same place of course to say you don't like. we make up over a week watches over half of the un do

peasants in the eighteenth century had no braves to eat queen marie antoinette famously said well let them eat cake that there's no hard evidence that she really said that what is on the run is huge though is the lavish lifestyle she led and with the french king why am i telling you all this well jewelry just went up for auction in geneva and fetched dazzling amount of money of thirty two million francs on my right with andrus world record for thirty two million francs. this poland diamond pendant triggered a bidding war that sent the price skyrocketing it completely out shown its estimated value of just two million euros twenty six. also under the hammer a diamond ring with mary and when its initials containing a lock of her hair a pearl and diamond necklace and various other ornate pieces that demonstrated how wealth and power. even the auction house saw the piece was surprised they put the success down to marry internets fame and notorious death. but when it is i think together with cleopatra she is the most important queen of the whole history. marie antoinette's and her husba

under the hammer a diamond ring with marie antoinette's initials containing a lock of her hand a pearl and diamond necklace and various other all make pieces that demonstrated her wealth and power. even the auction house of the bees was surprised they put the success down to marion swan its fame and notorious death. but when it is i think together with cleopatra she is the most important queen of the whole history. marie antoinette's and her husband king louis the sixteenth were beheaded during the french revolution they were filed for the extravagant lifestyle they allegedly led while much of the country was starving the jewelry was smuggled abroad just before she was arrested for high treason for two hundred is it belong to the royal palm a family the pieces hadn't been seen since then they might never be seen in public again the bio wants to remain anonymous turning out to print a very emotional issue a mental health crisis essentially around the world that's right hell no we're going to turn now to a global problem that often goes under reported due to social stigma i'm talking abo

money paid at an auction in geneva for a diamond and pearl pendant that once belonged to marie antoinette — $36 million. that follows the 50 million for that pink diamond. jane is back. jane foley, senior foreign exchange strategist at rabobank. let us look at frankfurter allgemeine. the british to the eu. that is germany's take on yesterday. it is, exactly. it refers

french style of life. people have been trained to do that since marie antoinette and have failed. i don't see why he thinks he can do that in double quick time. when the french get irritated, they get irritated. and the problem with this is, you are getting this fuel prices going up, people are trying to tinker with the hours they work. i was in france three weeks ago and i was shocked how disliked emmanuel macron is. absolutely shocked. why was that shocking? because you are trying to push to change the way that we have our life too quickly. without actually going through the due process. and i think there is that sense, because he is so autonomous at the moment, that he conveys this atmosphere of arrogance, maybe. and i think the french do not like that. 0k. i think the french do not like that. ok. speaking of leaders, and the way in which they are portrayed, a fascinating story in the arab news. a fascinating way in which to cover this story. crown prince mohammad bin salman has left saudi arabia for the uae. he is on regional tool, and as you can see from the picture, he is back

trending on bbc.com: jewellery once belonging to france's marie antoinette has fetched astonishing prices in geneva, massively over the pre—sale estimate. the star of the show, a pear shaped natural pearl pendant, had been expected to sell for up to $2 million, but after fierce bidding went for more than $36 million. not bad. that is all from me. do stay with us here on bbc news. and the top story in the uk: nhs england has said that nearly 50,000 women didn't receive information about screening for cervical cancer in the first half of this year because of a mistake by a private contractor. now, the business news in singapore. a decisive step — britain's theresa may secures cabinet backing for a d raft may secures cabinet backing for a draft brexit agreement. the currency markets give the deal a muted reception. summits going on — world leaders gather in singapore and then papua new guinea with global trade on the agenda. good morning, asia. hello, world. it is indeed thursday. glad you could join us foran is indeed thursday. glad you could join us for an exciting edition of

bbc.com: jewellery once belonging to france's marie antoinette has fetched astonishing prices in geneva, massively over the pre—sale estimate. the star of the show, a pear shaped natural pearl pendant, had been expected to sell for up to $2 million, but after fierce bidding went for more than $36 million. not bad. that is all from me. do stay with us here on bbc news. and the top story in the uk: nhs england has said that nearly 50,000 women didn't receive information about screening for cervical cancer in the first

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video is trending on bbc.com jewellery once belonging to france's marie antoinette has fetched astonishing prices in geneva, massively over the pre—sale estimate. the star of the show, a pear shaped natural pearl pendant, had been expected to sell for up to $2 million, but afterfierce bidding, went for more than $36 million. that's all. stay with bbc news. now on bbc news, it's time for hardtalk.

wonderful father. very, very nice. >>> a jewel known as marie antoinette's pear -- >> her pearl, not pear. >> is turning out to be a very pricey rock. >> a pearl that belonged to the one-time queen of france brought in a record $32 million at auction. was it dollars? $32 million. or pounds? i can't remember. buyer's fees will actually push that purchase price up to 36 million. it's a large drop shape natural pearl pendant with diamonds in that bow. >> it outperformed its pre-auction numbers by a lot. before bidding began, it was valued between 1 and $2 million. interesting. >> see, now if i had $32 million laying around, that is something that i -- >> would you do it for just one? >> i mean, it's marie antoinette's pearl. that's a cool piece of history. just saying. >> we know how it ended for marie antoinette. >>> all right. coming up, big news from bat kid, the 5-year-old leukemia patient who stole our hearts has some good news to share. >>> and what supermodel karlie kloss is now doing for teenage girls to help them eventually land competitive jobs. you're watching "world new

arrested with marie antoinette. he spent one night as prisoner in that tower. course it was occupied by the germans. also liberated by american troops on september 26 of 1918. logistical -- the topic troops that were on the front line. three miles south of the town. before the beginning of the meuse-argonne offensive. less from the american offensive , and the right is the meuse river. we are 20 miles away. the top line was around 22 miles wide. takenre are photographs here. and it very much destroyed buildings, had been caved in. do you know if the town itself was destroyed before the meuse-argonne operation or during? >> it was already damaged. every town was affected. it was already quite damaged. by the german artillery. most of the damages due to the meuse-argonne. i know you know a lot about it. was a do you think it strategic importance for the americans to take it on the first day of the battle? >> we are not far away from the jumping line. it was an important logistical center, especially railroad tracks. you cut the germans for many supplies on the front lines. >>

video is trending on bbc.com jewellery once belonging to france's marie antoinette has fetched astonishing prices in geneva, massively over the pre—sale estimate. the star of the show, a pear shaped natural pearl pendant, had been expected to sell for up to $2 million, but afterfierce bidding, went for more than $36 million. that's all. stay with bbc news. now on bbc news, it's time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk from washington, dc. i'm stephen sackur. president trump is an extremely effective communicator. day in and day out, his messages dominate the news agenda, and yet he professes nothing but contempt for what he calls the fake news media. what is going on here? what is the trump presidency doing to america's political culture? as part the bbc‘s beyond fake news season, my guest today is the editor of the washington post, marty baron. in the midst of all this hostility, who is the real enemy of the american people? marty baron, welcome to hardtalk. from the outside, it looks as though there is a state of unrelenting trench warfare now between the white house and th

think together with cleopatra she is the most important queen of the whole history. marie antoinette's and her husband king louis the sixteenth were beheaded during the french revolution they were filed for the extravagant lifestyle they allegedly led while much of the country was starving her jewelry was smuggled abroad just before she was arrested for high treason for two hundred years it belonged to the royal bourbon parma family the pieces hadn't been seen since them they might never be seen in public again the buyer wants to remain anonymous. and finally south korea has come to a standstill today in some cases literally it's because six hundred thousand students across the country are sitting for a college entrance exam at a certain point even planes are grounded during the test. schoolmates gathered to cheer on test takers outside exam venues in temples parents prayed that the many hours of study their children have put in will pay off the nine hour test life defining for many in south korea a prestigious university on one's resume is important for securing a place in them of that co

louis xvi was arrested with marie antoinette. he spent one night as prisoner in that tower. then of course it was occupied by the germans almost day by day. and thee here in 1914 liberated by american troops on september 26 of 1918. that was quite the logistical -- getting supplies to all the troops that were on the front line. that was about three miles south of the town. before the beginning of the meuse-argonne offensive. by the way, the battle is called is callednne -- there isonne because the argonne forest and the meuse river. we are 20 miles away. the line was around 22 miles wide. mitchell: there are photographs taken here of varennes. varennes was shown pretty much destroyed, buildings caved in. do you know if the town itself was destroyed before the meuse-argonne operation or during? guillaume: it was already damaged. we were close by the front time -- frontline. every town was affected. it was already quite damaged. by the french artillery, by the german artillery. most of the damage is due to the meuse-argonne. we had heavy battles going on in the street. i know you know

comessal seats? trish: i find her a little too marie antoinette, let them eat cake. why not get a woman who is a capitalist. >> she has been popular for decade. her husband made a lot of money in a private business. she has never been accused of anything sinister profiting off his connections. she was responsible for pushing an agenda that actually put middle class families and working families at a great disadvantage. >> that's not what voters thought. >> i don't think the recount will change the outcome. i think it will become much closer for bill nelson. there are some people i know in democrat circles are saying it will flip. >> brenda snipes has been an incredible problem for years and years. so it's hard to believe the voters of broward county would return his snipes to office over and over again. i suppose they have themselves to blame. however, the nation also does in her misfeasance ends up legitimizing both. >> i don't know her personally. i don't like her style. >> it's not really her style. it's a travesty in modern-day america that the ballot design could cost somebody a se

to marie antoinette before her beheading during the french revolution, has sold at auction for a record price of nearly £28 million. it had been expected to fetch up to 1.5 million. the pendant was among ten items of herjewellery which smashed pre—sale estimates at an auction in geneva. iam glad i am glad that was being held carefully. the queen has described the prince of wales as "a dedicated and respected heir to the throne to stand comparison with any in history". she was speaking at a party for his 70th birthday at the palace yesterday. prince charles celebrated with inspirational people who also turned 70 this year. it makes me wonder what he got for his birthday. what would you buy him? what did the queen get him? i would love to know that.” him? what did the queen get him? i would love to know that. i watched a documentary about that. i think something for his garden. he is a keen gardener. like a new shovel. i am not sure he does that. i think he does quite a bit of work in the garden. maybe a tree to plant. he likes his orchard. yes, good point. so, talking cricket

during the 2016 campaign >>> jewelry that once belonged to french queen marie antoinette has gone on auction in geneva. the jewels could fetch $4.5 million. beautiful jewels, a lot of good at dinner. >> you mentioned i know sort of an aside, netflix and via come you think viacom what happens with viacom you still own big? >> yeah we're the largest holder of the voting stock except for the national amusements and sherry redstone is ork stachestn the dynamics there ian elo is carrying on the tactics and strategy of that, i think that works, that's a stock our judgment a 55.6 is probably worth in the mid 8os, and viacom has to get past some of the earnings release and some of the dramatics dealing with at&t maybe knocking off some of their channels off the network that they do but that's okay. i'm looking at a couple of years from now, think both of them have critical mass the fact that disney can buy fox and have two ceos put in place, you can put together sony with columbia pictures with, paramount to get great distribution globally. sony is going to do something with that. they're go

two met at the asean summit he told reporters they discussed relations with iran. the marie antoinette diamond and pearl pendant is selling for more than $36 million including fees at a sotheby's auction in geneva it was the highlight from the queen's jewelry collection that went on sale, some of which hadn't been seen in public for 200 years. the buyer remains anonymous. >>> and today marks the american cancer society's annual great american smokeout, a day when smokers are encouraged to quit even though smoking rates are at record lows, the society says nearly 500,000 people still die every year from smoking. you are up to date that's the news update and i will send it back downtown to you guys mike >> sue, thank you very much. >>> oil higher again today after breaking its record 12-day losing streak yesterday. still trading under huge pressure, down more than 20% from its recent two-week high. joining us for a closer look is the chief oil analyst. rita, i would love your explanation of what we're seeing in the market for what caused the sharp rate is there something more