Louvre museum director resigns months after high-profile heist

"Leribault's priority will be to strengthen the safety and security of the building, the collections, and people, to restore a climate of trust, and to carry forward, together with all the teams, the necessary transformations for the museum," France's culture ministry said in a statement about his appointment. Source link

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Zimbabwe rejects US health deal over sensitive data concerns

"Zimbabwe was being asked to share its biological resources and data over an extended period, with no corresponding guarantee of access to any medical innovations - such as vaccines, diagnostics, or treatments - that might result from that shared data," his statement said. Source link

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BBC sees burnt cars in Puerto Vallarta after Mexican cartel violence

The evidence of Sunday's terrifying cartel rampage is still visible across parts of Mexico. The BBC's Will Grant visits Puerto Vallarta, a popular coastal resort town in Jalisco state, to see the lines of burnt cars in a Costco car park and the cleanup. He says the city is trying to return to a state of normality, as tourists who were trapped make their way to Puerto Vallarta's international airport. Source link

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Trump issues patriotic rallying cry with eye on crucial elections

Last month, he gave a national address from the White House where he struck similar themes and cited similar statistics – but it hasn't convinced the public. The president and his aides appear to be hoping that with a bigger State of the Union audience, which should measure in the tens of millions, the results will be different. Source link

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