Pearls

Pearl necklace sells for record breaking $5.3 million

A string of natural grey pearls and a Kashmir sapphire broke world records at an auction in Hong Kong, auctioneers Sotheby's say. A BBC News report says a rare grey pearl necklace that once belonged to a British aristocrat sold for $5.3 million.

Doctors remove 42 pearls from inside Chinese man's body

Doctors at Nianlun Orthopaedics Hospital (NOH) in Changsha, Hunan Province in Central China removed the pearls from the waist, hip and legs of the man surnamed Zou last week.

Mineral-rich pearls to aid in fighting cancer

Pearls rich in essential minerals can help treat killer diseases like cancer, a leading scientist has claimed.