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Greece and Cyprus are welcoming 2026 without the bang
December 31, 2025 - 6:27 PM

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece and Cyprus are starting 2026 by turning down the volume.
Hong Kong greets 2026 without fireworks after deadliest blaze in decades
December 31, 2025 - 4:04 AM

HONG KONG (AP) — Fireworks are typically a celebratory centerpiece of Hong Kong's New Year celebrations. Not this year.
Louvre workers vote to strike in another blow to the Paris museum
December 15, 2025 - 4:06 AM

PARIS (AP) — Workers at the Louvre Museum voted Monday to strike over working conditions and other complaints, dealing another blow to the Paris landmark and home of the “Mona Lisa” after an embarrassing jewelry heist in October.
Louvre boosts security with 100 cameras and other measures after crown jewels heist
November 19, 2025 - 11:43 AM

PARIS (AP) — The head of the Louvre Museum said Wednesday that new surveillance cameras and anti-intrusion systems will soon be installed at the Paris landmark after last month’s stunning crown jewels heist.
Louvre vows to restore the imperial crown dropped by thieves during museum robbery
November 07, 2025 - 1:42 AM

PARIS (AP) — The diamond and emerald-studded crown of Empress Eugénie, which was found damaged outside the Louvre after apparently being dropped during the Oct.

Louvre heist highlights thorny issue for museums: How to secure art without becoming fortresses
October 31, 2025 - 3:17 AM

The day after the jewelry heist at the Louvre in Paris, officials from across Washington's world-famous museums were already talking, assessing and planning how to bolster their own security.
Paris prosecutor says 2 suspects in the Louvre jewel heist acknowledge their involvement
October 29, 2025 - 5:39 PM

PARIS (AP) — Two suspects in the Louvre jewel heist on Wednesday were handed preliminary charges of criminal conspiracy and theft committed by an organized gang, according to the Paris prosecutor's office. The prosecutor said they admitted their involvement.
French senators say security at the Louvre is 'not in line' with modern standards and demand action
October 28, 2025 - 4:59 AM

PARIS (AP) — A delegation of French senators visited the Louvre on Tuesday and acknowledged that the museum’s security was “not in line” with modern standards, calling for improved measures at the Paris landmark that was the scene of a stunning heist earlier this month.
Suspects arrested over the theft of crown jewels from Paris' Louvre museum
October 26, 2025 - 4:36 PM

PARIS (AP) — Two suspects were arrested in connection with the theft of crown jewels from Paris’ Louvre museum, justice and police officials said Sunday, a week after the heist that stunned the world and sparked a massive manhunt.
Louvre heist leaves a cultural wound - and may turn French crown jewels into legend
October 26, 2025 - 3:03 PM

PARIS (AP) — The robbery at the Louvre has done what no marketing campaign ever could: It has catapulted France’s dusty crown jewels — long admired at home, little known abroad — to global fame.
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The story behind the Shuswap's familiar and historic Trickle Inn
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Greece and Cyprus are welcoming 2026 without the bang

Hong Kong greets 2026 without fireworks after deadliest blaze in decades

Louvre workers vote to strike in another blow to the Paris museum

Louvre boosts security with 100 cameras and other measures after crown jewels heist

Louvre vows to restore the imperial crown dropped by thieves during museum robbery

Louvre heist highlights thorny issue for museums: How to secure art without becoming fortresses

Paris prosecutor says 2 suspects in the Louvre jewel heist acknowledge their involvement

French senators say security at the Louvre is 'not in line' with modern standards and demand action

Suspects arrested over the theft of crown jewels from Paris' Louvre museum

Louvre heist leaves a cultural wound - and may turn French crown jewels into legend

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