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These Europeans Are Most Likely to Go Nude Outdoors

Survey finds Danes are most likely to strip down in public

(Newser) - Which Europeans are most inclined to strip down and bare it all outdoors? A new YouGov poll of six western European countries points to Denmark as the most nudity-friendly nation in both attitude and action. Among respondents from the UK, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain, Danes were the most...

French Man Hits Jackpot While Digging His Pool

5 gold bars, various coins were buried under garden in Neuville-sur-Saone

(Newser) - A French man digging a swimming pool in his backyard stumbled onto a fortune hidden just beneath the surface. The unexpected find: five gold bars and a stash of coins, wrapped in plastic bags, with an estimated value of $800,000, reports CBS News . Per Reuters , the man reported his...

Island 'Extremely Shocked' After Man Injures 9 With Car

Authorities on French island of Ile d'Oleron say motorist rammed pedestrians, cyclists

(Newser) - A motorist rammed pedestrians and cyclists Wednesday across two neighboring towns on Ile d'Oleron, a quiet French island popular with tourists off the Atlantic coast, injuring nine people before being detained by gendarmes, officials said. Two of the injured are in critical condition, said Interior Minister Laurent Nunez, adding...

Shein Yanks Adult Products Category After French Uproar

The move is unlikely to silence criticism of the fast fashion giant set to open a store in Paris

(Newser) - Shein has banned the sale of all sex dolls from its global platform after criticism over childlike products appearing on the site . The move follows concerns raised by a French consumer watchdog, which said some dolls listed bore a childlike appearance, leaving "little doubt as to the child pornography...

France Threatens to Boot Shein Over Childlike Sex Dolls

More controversy ahead of Paris store's opening as France spots online offerings

(Newser) - French authorities have warned they may block access to Shein after it emerged that the online fast fashion giant had been selling sex dolls with a childlike appearance. France's consumer watchdog, the Directorate General for Competition, Consumer Affairs, and Fraud Control, said last week it had discovered the dolls...

He Plunged Into Ravine, Then Broke Open the Wine

Cyclist, 77, survives for 3 days after 130-foot fall by sucking down vino he'd bought at market

(Newser) - A 77-year-old cyclist in France survived three days at the bottom of a 130-foot ravine by drinking bottles of red wine he'd just purchased, according to local police. The man was riding home from a supermarket through the remote Cevennes region when he failed to properly navigate a curve...

Some Up In Arms as Shein Moves Into Paris

Fast-fashion giant opening Nov. 1 inside BHV

(Newser) - Shein will have a physical presence in Paris beginning Saturday, and even the mayor is dismayed—Anne Hidalgo called the opening "a betrayal of Paris' values." The Chinese fast-fashion behemoth will open within the historic Paris department store BHV, a retailer with roots stretching back 170 years. The...

Police Arrest 5 More Linked to Louvre Heist

France's crown jewels remain missing

(Newser) - French authorities have arrested five more people in connection with the daring heist at the Louvre that saw more than $100 million in crown jewels vanish. One of the newly detained suspects is believed to have been at the scene, according to Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau, who spoke to RTL...

Critics Slam Bataclan Series for Being 'Indecent'

They don't love that TV drama was filmed at site of terror attack, though some survivors are OK with it

(Newser) - The director behind a new TV drama re-creating the 2015 Bataclan terror attack is pushing back against claims that filming inside the Paris concert hall was "indecent." Jean-Xavier de Lestrade, who took home an Oscar for best documentary feature in 2002 for Murder on a Sunday Morning, argues...

10 Could Face Prison Over Brigitte Macron Rumors

Defendants in Paris trial accused of spreading false claims about first lady's gender

(Newser) - Ten people are facing trial in Paris after being accused of harassing France's first lady, Brigitte Macron, online over a conspiracy theory falsely claiming she was born male. The trial is the latest development in a broader legal campaign by Brigitte and President Emmanuel Macron, who have also filed...

Cops Get a Break in Louvre Heist
Cops Get a Break
in Louvre Heist
Oct 23, 2025 6:25 PM CDT

Cops Get a Break in Louvre Heist

DNA evidence found in discarded helmet, glove

(Newser) - French police investigating the theft of $102 million in jewels from the Louvre have found a potential break in the case. Police told ABC News that DNA evidence was found in a helmet and a glove discarded by the thieves after the Sunday heist. Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau said Thursday...

Louvre Director Says Her Resignation Wasn't Accepted

She admits 'terrible failure' in testimony to lawmakers about jewel heist

(Newser) - The director of the Louvre said Wednesday that she submitted her resignation after Sunday's jewel heist but France's culture minister refused to accept it. Laurence des Cars, testifying to the French Senate, admitted that there had been a "terrible failure" at the Paris museum and she takes...

Sarkozy Gets 2 Unusual Prison Mates
Sarkozy Gets 2
Unusual Prison Mates
Oct 22, 2025 8:09 AM CDT

Sarkozy Gets 2 Unusual Prison Mates

Displeased unions say prison staff can keep ex-president safe without police

(Newser) - Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy is now serving time in Paris' La Santé prison, but he won't be alone. The Guardian reports two police officers will be stationed in neighboring cells to protect him for the duration of his five-year sentence, according to Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez. The...

Smarting Over Daylight Heist, the Louvre Reopens

French Crown Jewels remain missing 3 days after the brazen theft

(Newser) - The Louvre reopened on Wednesday to long lines beneath its landmark Paris glass pyramid, three days after one of the highest-profile museum thefts of the century. The thieves slipped in and out of the famed museum—making off with eight pieces from France's Crown Jewels—a cultural wound that...

Latest Hit on French Museums: a $700K Gold Heist
Woman, 24, Charged in
Paris Museum's Gold Heist
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Oct 21, 2025 10:37 AM CDT

Woman, 24, Charged in Paris Museum's Gold Heist

This one was at the National Museum of Natural History, before the one at the Louvre

(Newser) - Amid the ongoing search for thieves who struck Paris' Louvre on Sunday, French prosecutors have some good news to announce: an arrest in last month's break-in at Paris' National Museum of Natural History. A 24-year-old woman from China stands charged with stealing roughly 13 pounds of gold nuggets from...

In Sarkozy's Prison Bag: The Count of Monte Cristo

France's former president begins serving 5-year sentence Tuesday

(Newser) - Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy headed to prison on Tuesday to serve time for a criminal conspiracy to finance his 2007 election campaign with funds from Libya, the first ex-leader of modern France to be imprisoned, the AP reports. Sarkozy contests both the conviction and a judge's unusual decision...

A Well-Placed Ladder Was Key to Daring Louvre Heist

It's now a 'race against time' to recover priceless jewelry

(Newser) - New details have surfaced on how burglars pulled off an incredible daylight heist at the Louvre over the weekend, one that El Pais notes is already being labeled the "theft of the century:"
  • Four thieves were involved in the Sunday morning caper. Authorities say they used a truck
...

Embattled French PM Lecornu Survives No-Confidence Vote

Macron spared from having to call snap elections

(Newser) - French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu survived a vote of no-confidence Thursday that could have toppled his fragile new government and plunged France deeper into political chaos. The National Assembly vote clears the way for the embattled Lecornu to pursue what could be an even greater challenge: getting a 2026...

Sarkozy Is Due to Report for Historic Prison Sentence

Former French president was convicted of criminal conspiracy tied to Gadhafi campaign funding

(Newser) - Nicolas Sarkozy is on his way to making history next week as the first former French president—and the first ex-leader of a European Union country—to serve time behind bars. According to Le Monde , Sarkozy, now 70, will report to La Santé Prison in Paris on Oct. 21...

The Countries With the Most American Expats

Mexico tops the list of nations hosting the most Americans

(Newser) - Millions of Americans live outside of the United States, according to the Association of Americans Resident Overseas, which recently updated its stats to see which countries host the most former residents of the USA. AARO's analysis used census data culled by the UN and from the US Census Bureau,...

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