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  Russian Drone, Missile Attacks Kill 6 People Across Ukraine

  A large-scale Russian drone and missile attack across Ukraine killed at least six people, including a woman and her two young daughters, officials said Wednesday.

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  Putin Directs Drills Of Nuclear Forces As Summit With Trump Put On Hold

  Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday directed drills of the country's strategic nuclear forces that featured practice missile launches, an exercise that came as his planned summit on Ukraine with US President Donald Trump was put on hold.

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  Why Jewels Worth $102 Million Lost In Louvre Heist May Never Be Recovered

  The glittering sapphires, emeralds, and diamonds that once adorned France's royals could well be gone forever, experts said after the Louvre heist.

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  Journalists Imprisoned In Belarus, Georgia Win EU's Top Human Rights Award

  Two journalists, one imprisoned in Belarus and the other in Georgia, have won the European Union's top human rights honour, the Sakharov Prize, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola announced on Wednesday.

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  Louvre Robbers' "Dhoom"-Style Escape On Scooters. AI Video Goes Viral

  The Louvre in Paris reopened for visitors on Wednesday morning, three days after it was shuttered following an audacious daylight heist where thieves fled with precious royal jewellery worth over $100 million in just seven minutes.

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  Finding Jewels And Brazen Thieves In Louvre Heist Is A Race Against Time

  The glittering sapphires, emeralds, and diamonds that once adorned France's royals could well be gone forever, experts say after a brazen, 4-minute heist in broad daylight left the nation stunned and the government struggling to explain a new debacle

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  Louvre Museum Reopens 3 Days After Over $100 Million Jewel Heist

  The Louvre reopened its doors to visitors on Wednesday, three days after it had been shuttered over the theft of precious royal jewellery, a journalist saw.

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  Man Sentenced To 21 Years In Jail For Assassination Attempt On Slovakia PM

  A court in Slovakia on Tuesday convicted a man of a terror attack and sentenced him to 21 years in prison over last year's attempted assassination of the country's populist Prime Minister Robert Fico.

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  Nicolas Sarkozy: France's Ex-President Who Is In Prison Now

  Proudly tough on crime when he was in government, Nicolas Sarkozy now has to adjust to the strict constraints of hours and days governed by penitentiary rules. He is appealing his conviction and maintains his innocence.

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  Louvre Security Apparatus Worked During Heist, Says French Culture Minister

  France's culture minister said Tuesday that the security apparatus installed at the Louvre worked properly during a dramatic weekend heist in which historic jewels were stolen from the world's most-visited museum.

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  In A First, Mosquitoes Discovered In Iceland

  Mosquitoes have been discovered in Iceland in a first for the island nation, which has long been one of the world's mosquito-free places, a researcher told AFP Monday.

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  US Man Who Faked Death, Fled To UK, Jailed For Raping Ex-Girlfriend In 2008

  Nicholas Rossi, 38, went to great lengths to conceal his identity and flee after committing the rape in the western state of Utah in 2008.

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  "Innocent Man Being Jailed": Ex-French President Nicolas Sarkozy Begins Prison Sentence

  Nicolas Sarkozy, France's right-wing leader from 2007 to 2012, was found guilty of seeking to acquire funding from Moamer Kadhafi's Libya for the campaign that saw him elected.

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  EU Weighs Ban On Ethanol Used In Hand Sanitisers Over Cancer Fears: Report

  The EU is considering classifying ethanol, an ingredient used in many hand sanitisers, as a dangerous substance that increases the risk of cancer, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.

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  Louvre Heist: All About 8 Stolen Items That Belonged To French Queens, Empresses

  The eight priceless pieces of jewellery stolen in an audacious heist from the Louvre Museum in Paris span two centuries of history.

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  3 Days On, French Cops Still Hunt For Louvre Museum Jewel Thieves

  Eight priceless items of jewellery, including an emerald-and-diamond necklace that Napoleon I gave his wife, Empress Marie-Louise, were stolen from Louvre museum.

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  "We Failed": France's Minister Says Louvre Museum Heist Hit Country's Image

  French Justice Minister Gerard Darmanin said on Monday the jewelry heist at the Louvre museum on Sunday gave a very negative image of France as it implied a failure of security services.

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  On Camera, Louvre Museum Thieves Seen Cutting Glass During Heist

  Security cameras captured one of the thieves, dressed in construction gear, cutting through a glass display case while visitors walked nearby.

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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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  Eight Pieces Of Jewellery Stolen From Louvre, Diamond-Emerald Crown Recovered

  France's culture ministry said eight items of jewellery were stolen from the Louvre, including an emerald-and-diamond necklace that Napoleon gave his wife.