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Louvre disrupted as staff vote to extend strike for second day
PARIS: Staff at the Louvre Museum voted to extend their strike for a second day on Wednesday (Dec 17) to…
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Water leak at Louvre damages antiquity Egypt books
PARIS: A water leak last month damaged hundreds of books in the Egyptian antiquities department at the Louvre, underscoring the…
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Screaming students give French president rockstar greeting in China
CHENGDU: Surrounded by security, French President Emmanuel Macron made his way through crowds of young fans screaming in excitement at…
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France’s Macron meets Xi for Ukraine, trade talks
TRADE TALKS Macron is also due to discuss trade with his Chinese hosts, with the European Union facing a massive…
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France arrests two men, two women over Louvre heist: Prosecutor
PARIS: French authorities on Tuesday (Nov 25) arrested four more people in the probe into last month’s spectacular daylight theft…
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Macron, Zelenskyy sign accord for Ukraine to buy French fighter jets
UKRAINE ON BACKFOOT The visit by Zelenskyy to France is his ninth since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine…
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Thieves in France steal up to US$1.2 million in jewellery, police say
LILLE: Thieves in northern France stole jewellery worth up to US$1.2 million, police said on Saturday (Nov 15), after breaking…
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France marks decade since harrowing Paris attacks
PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron began a day of commemoration ceremonies on Thursday (Nov 13), 10 years on from France’s…
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French minister raises ‘not acceptable’ Shein sex dolls with China
SHANGHAI: France’s foreign trade minister said on Friday (Nov 7) he had told Chinese authorities “in a spirit of cooperation”…
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Louvre heist a ‘deafening wake-up call’ for museum security: Auditor
PARIS: Last month’s spectacular Louvre heist, in which robbers made off with some of France’s crown jewels, was a “deafening…
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