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  • What we know about the Louvre jewellery heist

    10/19/2025 11:12:23 AM PDT · by E. Pluribus Unum · 49 replies
    BBC ^ | 10/19/2025 | BBC News
    The robbers reached a first-floor window and cut through glass panes to gain access to the museum's gilded Galerie d'ApollonThe Louvre Museum in Paris has been forced to close while police investigate a brazen heist which reportedly targeted France's priceless crown jewels. Thieves wielding power tools broke into the world's most visited museum in broad daylight, before escaping on scooters with items said to be of "incalculable" value. Here is what we know about the crime which has stunned France.How did the theft unfold?The theft occurred on Sunday between 09:30 and 09:40 local time, shortly after the museum opened to...
  • Olympic star vomits on live TV after being forced to swim race in polluted Paris river

    07/31/2024 9:00:40 AM PDT · by DUMBGRUNT · 46 replies
    Unilad ^ | 31 July 2024 | Joe Yates
    Canadian triathlete Tyler Mislawchuk was seen violently throwing up after swimming through the River Seine ...the Canadian - who finished in ninth place - was the only athlete to be seen throwing his guts up, Olympic star vomits on live TV after being forced to swim race in polluted Paris river Updated 15:19 31 Jul 2024 GMT+1 Published 14:31 31 Jul 2024 GMT+1 Olympic star vomits on live TV after being forced to swim race in polluted Paris river Canadian triathlete Tyler Mislawchuk was seen violently throwing up after swimming through the River Seine Joe Yates Joe Yates An Olympian...