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French police may nab Louvre thieves but unlikely to recover their loot
Crime gangs around Europe are increasingly robbing valuable jewels and gold from cash-needy museums like the Louvre, but while police…
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Former French President Sarkozy starts 5-year prison sentence
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy began a five-year sentence on Tuesday for conspiring to raise campaign funds from Libya, arriving…
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Italian football club under court control for mafia infiltration
Italian second-tier football club SS Juve Stabia has been placed under judicial administration for alleged mafia infiltration, Italian prosecutors and…
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Protests in Armenia’s second-biggest city as mayor detained for bribery
Police arrested the mayor of Armenia’s second-largest city on bribery charges on Monday, hauling him out of his office while…
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Louvre jewel heist branded a ‘national humiliation’ for France
A jewellery heist at Paris’ Louvre museum has cast France in a “deplorable” light, Justice Minister Gerard Darmanin said on…
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Gerapetritis: Erhurman’s election opens a new chapter of hope
Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis on Sunday night said the election of pro-reunification candidate Tufan Erhurman as Turkish Cypriot leader…
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Germany to recall ambassador to Georgia as relations fray
Germany said on Sunday that it would recall its ambassador to Georgia ahead of a meeting of European Union officials…
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Thieves steal “inestimable” jewels from Louvre in Paris and flee on motorbikes
Thieves have broken into Paris’ Louvre museum through a window and have stolen pieces of jewellery with “inestimable heritage” before…
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