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Chances of recovering Louvre jewels slim, say experts
Reuters, Published on 21/10/2025
» PARIS - Crime gangs around Europe are increasingly robbing valuable jewels and gold from cash-needy museums like the Louvre, but while police often catch the thieves, they struggle to recover the priceless goods, law enforcement and art experts say.
German leader to visit site of deadly Christmas market attack
AFP, Published on 21/12/2024
» MAGDEBURG (GERMANY) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and other politicians will Saturday visit the scene of a bloody car-ramming that targeted visitors to a Christmas fair in an old market city.
Cockroach sex takes strange turn, more mutations emerge
New York Times, Published on 29/03/2023
» NEW YORK: Cockroaches are changing up their sex lives, and it is all our fault. Faced with sweet poisoned bait, roaches first ended up with a mutation that made them hate sweets, hindering their mating strategies. Now, more roach mutations are emerging, showing you cannot keep a good pest down.
Whale of a fight: Trapped whale freed in Arctic Norway
Reuters, Published on 01/07/2022
» OSLO: Norwegian coastguards rescued a whale entangled in ropes off the coast of northern Europe before the animal swam away to freedom, flipping its tail, footage showed.
Trump advisor Bannon indicted for refusing to testify in Capitol riot probe
AFP, Published on 13/11/2021
» WASHINGTON - Former US president Donald Trump's longtime advisor Steve Bannon was indicted Friday for refusing to testify to the congressional committee investigating the Capitol riot, the Justice Department announced.
Damaged Amazon forest now emitting more carbon than it absorbs
Joshua Howat Berger of AFP, Published on 04/11/2021
» SAO PAULO, Brazil: Something is wrong. Holed up in her lab, Brazilian atmospheric chemist Luciana Gatti crunches her numbers again and again, thinking there is a mistake.
Embattled Belarusian leader holds secret inauguration
AFP, Published on 23/09/2020
» MINSK: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko took the oath of office at a secret ceremony on Wednesday in a move his opponents attributed to his desire to avoid crowds of demonstrators who have held historic protests against his disputed re-election.
Royal rivalry in Italian Riviera 'micronation'
AFP, Published on 09/07/2020
» SEBORGA (ITALY) - The princess showed off her tiny realm, sitting peaceful and picturesque, high above the Italian Riviera.
Morocco's '$65-million' real-estate swindle
AFP, Published on 02/04/2020
» CASABLANCA (MOROCCO) - "Give us our money!", demands a group of home buyers, standing on land that should by now be finished condos -- one of many fictitious projects that together comprise what is described as Morocco's biggest-ever property scam.
Highway to hell: Afghan travellers run gauntlet of Taliban violence
AFP, Published on 07/11/2018
» KABUL - On a good day, it takes Mohammad less than three hours to drive from Ghazni to Kabul. But preparations for the hair-raising journey through Taliban-infested areas can take weeks.