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Stolen Louvre Jewels Valued At Over $100 Million, Museum Director Summoned
The jewellery stolen from the Louvre in Paris was valued at more than $100 million, a French prosecutor said Tuesday, as the museum's director faces security questions from a Senate committee over the brazen weekend heist.
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'Strike Team' Of 4 Being Hunted For Louvre Museum Heist
French authorities are hunting four thieves for their brazen heist at the Louvre, Paris's chief prosecutor said.
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Reported Missing By Wife, South African Envoy Found Dead In Paris Hotel
South Africa's ambassador to France was found dead on Tuesday at the foot of the Hyatt Regency hotel, a high-rise tower in the west of Paris, the Paris prosecutor's office said.
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French Prosecutors Demand Volkswagen Face Fresh Dieselgate Trial
Prosecutors in Paris have called for German carmaker Volkswagen to face justice in France to compensate French consumers over the Dieselgate emissions fraud scandal, according to a court filing seen by AFP on Tuesday.
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US Mother Who Dropped Baby To Death In Paris Placed In Psychiatric Care
An 18-year-old student from the United States who dropped her newborn baby to its death from a Paris hotel window has been placed in psychiatric care, French prosecutors said Wednesday.
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French Investigators Open Fraud Probe Against Crypto Platform Binance
French authorities have launched a judicial investigation into Binance for money laundering, tax fraud, and other charges. Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, denies the allegations. The Paris public prosecutor's office's economic and financial crime section (JUNALCO) stated the probe involves money laundering related to drug traf...
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This Small Cybercrime Unit In Paris Was Behind Telegram Founder's Arrest
The investigation into Telegram boss Pavel Durov who has fired a warning shot to global tech titans was started by a small cybercrime unit within the Paris prosecutor's office, led by 38-year-old Johanna Brousse.
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Behind Telegram CEO's Arrest, A Small Paris Cybercrime Unit With Big Ambitions
The investigation into Telegram boss Pavel Durov that has fired a warning shot to global tech titans was started by a small cybercrime unit within the Paris prosecutor's office, led by 38-year-old Johanna Brousse.
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French Authorities Charge Telegram CEO Pavel Durov in Probe Into Organised Crime on App
Telegram boss Pavel Durov has been placed under formal investigation by a French judge. The charges for which he was initially arrested four days ago include suspected complicity in running an online platform that allows illicit transactions, images of child sex abuse, drug trafficking, and fraud among others.
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France Probes Cyberbullying Of Olympic Boxer Imane Khelif Amid Gender Row
France has launched a cyberbullying probe following a complaint by Algerian Olympic boxing champion Imane Khelif, who was at the centre of a gender controversy at the Paris Olympic Games, prosecutors said on Wednesday.
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Travis Scott Released From Custody After Fight Outside Hotel In Paris
French police on Saturday released US star rapper Travis Scott after 36 hours in custody in Paris over suspected violence, a US-based representative for the artist and prosecutors said.
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"Drunk" Egyptian Wrestler Arrested In Paris For Allegedly Groping Woman
French police early Friday arrested an Egyptian wrestler taking part in the Olympics over allegedly groping a woman in a bar, prosecutors said.
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Rapper Travis Scott Arrested After Fight At 5-Star Hotel In Paris
US rapper Travis Scott was arrested early Friday over a fight at a five-star hotel in the French capital, prosecutors said.
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Russian Arrested Over 'Destabilisation' Plot For Paris Olympics: Prosecutors
The source said an investigation was opened into "passing intelligence to a foreign power in order to arouse hostilities in France", adding that the crime was punishable by up to 30 years in jail.
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3 Wolves Brutally Attack 37-Year-Old Woman In Zoo Outside Paris: Report
Three wolves in a zoo outside Paris attacked a 37-year-old woman leaving her fighting for her life, a source familiar with the case and local prosecutors said.
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Stolen Louvre Jewels Valued At Over $100 Million, Museum Director Summoned
The jewellery stolen from the Louvre in Paris was valued at more than $100 million, a French prosecutor said Tuesday, as the museum's director faces security questions from a Senate committee over the brazen weekend heist.
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'Strike Team' Of 4 Being Hunted For Louvre Museum Heist
French authorities are hunting four thieves for their brazen heist at the Louvre, Paris's chief prosecutor said.
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Reported Missing By Wife, South African Envoy Found Dead In Paris Hotel
South Africa's ambassador to France was found dead on Tuesday at the foot of the Hyatt Regency hotel, a high-rise tower in the west of Paris, the Paris prosecutor's office said.
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French Prosecutors Demand Volkswagen Face Fresh Dieselgate Trial
Prosecutors in Paris have called for German carmaker Volkswagen to face justice in France to compensate French consumers over the Dieselgate emissions fraud scandal, according to a court filing seen by AFP on Tuesday.
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US Mother Who Dropped Baby To Death In Paris Placed In Psychiatric Care
An 18-year-old student from the United States who dropped her newborn baby to its death from a Paris hotel window has been placed in psychiatric care, French prosecutors said Wednesday.
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French Investigators Open Fraud Probe Against Crypto Platform Binance
French authorities have launched a judicial investigation into Binance for money laundering, tax fraud, and other charges. Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, denies the allegations. The Paris public prosecutor's office's economic and financial crime section (JUNALCO) stated the probe involves money laundering related to drug traf...
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This Small Cybercrime Unit In Paris Was Behind Telegram Founder's Arrest
The investigation into Telegram boss Pavel Durov who has fired a warning shot to global tech titans was started by a small cybercrime unit within the Paris prosecutor's office, led by 38-year-old Johanna Brousse.
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Behind Telegram CEO's Arrest, A Small Paris Cybercrime Unit With Big Ambitions
The investigation into Telegram boss Pavel Durov that has fired a warning shot to global tech titans was started by a small cybercrime unit within the Paris prosecutor's office, led by 38-year-old Johanna Brousse.
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French Authorities Charge Telegram CEO Pavel Durov in Probe Into Organised Crime on App
Telegram boss Pavel Durov has been placed under formal investigation by a French judge. The charges for which he was initially arrested four days ago include suspected complicity in running an online platform that allows illicit transactions, images of child sex abuse, drug trafficking, and fraud among others.
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France Probes Cyberbullying Of Olympic Boxer Imane Khelif Amid Gender Row
France has launched a cyberbullying probe following a complaint by Algerian Olympic boxing champion Imane Khelif, who was at the centre of a gender controversy at the Paris Olympic Games, prosecutors said on Wednesday.
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Travis Scott Released From Custody After Fight Outside Hotel In Paris
French police on Saturday released US star rapper Travis Scott after 36 hours in custody in Paris over suspected violence, a US-based representative for the artist and prosecutors said.
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"Drunk" Egyptian Wrestler Arrested In Paris For Allegedly Groping Woman
French police early Friday arrested an Egyptian wrestler taking part in the Olympics over allegedly groping a woman in a bar, prosecutors said.
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Rapper Travis Scott Arrested After Fight At 5-Star Hotel In Paris
US rapper Travis Scott was arrested early Friday over a fight at a five-star hotel in the French capital, prosecutors said.
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Russian Arrested Over 'Destabilisation' Plot For Paris Olympics: Prosecutors
The source said an investigation was opened into "passing intelligence to a foreign power in order to arouse hostilities in France", adding that the crime was punishable by up to 30 years in jail.
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3 Wolves Brutally Attack 37-Year-Old Woman In Zoo Outside Paris: Report
Three wolves in a zoo outside Paris attacked a 37-year-old woman leaving her fighting for her life, a source familiar with the case and local prosecutors said.
