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French police on manhunt

Stolen Louvre jewels were not insured, French government says

The priceless jewels thieves stole from the Louvre museum in a brazen heist this week were not privately insured, France's Ministry of Culture said in a statement to the daily newspaper Le Parisien. French law prohibits entities like the Louvre from insuring its property,

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Louvre remains closed as French police hunt for thieves who stole crown jewels

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French police on manhunt after thieves steal royal jewels from Louvre

French ex-president Sarkozy enters prison

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Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy starts five-year prison sentence for campaign finance conspiracy

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy entered a prison in Paris on Tuesday on the first day of a five-year sentence, marking the first time a former leader of modern France has spent time behind bars.

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Nicolas Sarkozy, former French president, imprisoned in Paris after conviction on campaign finance conspiracy

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French ex-president Sarkozy begins jail sentence for campaign finance conspiracy

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Ex-French president Sarkozy begins five-year prison sentence for conspiracy

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has arrived at a prison in Paris to begin serving a five-year sentence for a criminal conspiracy to finance his 2007 election campaign with funds from Libya.

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France's Sarkozy leaves home to begin his prison sentence

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Small cell wit TV - How French ex-president Sarkozy fit spend im time for prison

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Nicolas Sarkozy shares last kiss with Carla Bruni as he leaves home to begin five-year prison sentence

Sarkozy is the first former French leader to be jailed since Nazi collaborator Marshal Philippe Petain after the Second World War.

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What can Nicolas Sarkozy expect in La Santé, France’s most fabled jail?

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Isolation, ear plugs and book choices: Sarkozy's prison stay begins

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Louvre director summoned to appear before French lawmakers amid ongoing investigation into priceless jewels theft

The president and director of the Louvre Museum has been summoned to appear before French lawmakers amid the ongoing investigation into the heist of priceless jewels.

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French police may nab Louvre thieves but unlikely to recover their loot

PARIS, Oct 20 (Reuters) - 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.

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Former French President Begins Prison Term

Nicolas Sarkozy, the president of France from 2007 to 2012, received a five-year sentence after being convicted in a campaign finance scandal.

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French Stocks Close at Record as Earnings Counter Debt Concerns

French stocks set an all-time high as strong corporate earnings offset concerns about the country’s political turmoil and its credit outlook.