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Germany's largest gay club to shut in fresh Berlin nightlife blow
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Disney drops out in latest exodus from Paris store hosting Shein
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France examining DNA samples after Louvre heist
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Louvre director admits 'insufficient' camera coverage after heist
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Sundance film festival sets tributes to late co-founder Redford
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'Dream come true' for US pianist Eric Lu after Chopin competition win
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Internet services cut for hours by Amazon cloud outage
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Tourists upset as Louvre stays shut after jewel heist
Visitors pressed against the Louvre's iron gates on Monday, peering through bars locked after thieves pulled off a daylight jewel heist inside the world-famous museum the day before.
Louvre jewel theft: latest in string of museum heists
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Amazon's cloud services hit by hours-long global outage
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Louvre closes for second day as France hunts jewel thieves
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'Black Phone 2' wins N. America box office
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