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India diamond trade hit by downturn

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Thousands of jobs are being lost in India as the worldwide economic downturn hits the country's diamond industry.

Traders in Gujarat say that they have lost about a quarter of their business as orders from home and abroad are being cancelled.

Richard Slee reports.

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