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Female suspect, 38, charged in Louvre heist

Topnewsplus1 week ago04 mins

A woman arrested this week along with four other suspects over the unprecedented jewel heist at the Louvre on Saturday appeared before a magistrate who will decide whether to detain her. The 38-year-old woman was in tears as she confirmed that she lives in the northern La Courneuve suburb of Paris, an AFP journalist said….

France to ban smoking at beaches, parks and outside schools to protect children

Topnewsplus5 months ago02 mins

France plans to ban smoking on beaches, in parks, outside schools and in other locations from July to protect children, the government said. The ban, which follows similar measures across an increasingly smoking-averse Europe, will exempt cafe outdoor terraces and will not apply to electronic cigarettes. “Where there are children, tobacco must disappear,” Health and…