Louvre Museum Remains Closed After Jewelry Robbery: What to Know – The New York Times

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  1. Louvre Museum Remains Closed After Jewelry Robbery: What to Know  The New York Times
  2. How Thieves Carried Out Heist of ‘Priceless’ Louvre Jewels  Time Magazine
  3. Paris Louvre museum heist: How thieves took 7 minutes to steal crown jewels  NBC News
  4. Thieves steal crown jewels in 4 minutes from Louvre Museum  AP News
  5. Louvre Robbers Take ‘Priceless’ French Jewels  The New York Times
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BBC reporters cannot wear Black Lives Matter T-shirts in newsroom, says Tim Davie

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Director general says it is inappropriate for a journalist who may be covering that issue ‘to be campaigning in that way’

BBC journalists cannot wear T-shirts in the newsroom supporting the anti-racist movement Black Lives Matter, the corporation’s director general Tim Davie has said.

Davie said the BBC stood against racism but it was “not appropriate for a journalist who may be covering that issue to be campaigning in that way.

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Hong Kong: two killed after cargo plane veers off runway into sea while landing

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Authorities say Emirates plane collided with patrol vehicle, taking it with it as it ditched in sea

Two people were killed in Hong Kong on Monday after a cargo plane hit a ground vehicle while trying to land and skidded off the runway into the sea.

The Emirates airlines plane had flown in to Hong Kong international airport from Dubai at about 4am, when it veered off the runway and crashed through a fence, according to airport officials. It then collided with the security patrol car, taking the vehicle with it as it ditched into the sea.

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AWS Outage Disrupts Major Websites Worldwide – Devdiscourse

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  1. AWS Outage Disrupts Major Websites Worldwide  Devdiscourse
  2. Huge global outage impacts Amazon, Fortnite and Snapchat | CNN Business  CNN
  3. Is Chime down? Banking issues reported by thousands amid AWS outage  USA Today
  4. Amazon Says Website Outages Ease After Disruption  The New York Times
  5. Snapchat, Roblox and Lloyds bank hit by Amazon Web Services internet outage - live updates  BBC
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Australia says Chinese fighter jet released flares near RAAF aircraft in ‘dangerous’ incident

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Richard Marles condemns Chinese military after flares let off ‘very close’ to Australian surveillance aircraft over South China Sea

The acting prime minister, Richard Marles, has condemned the “unsafe and unprofessional” behaviour of the Chinese military, saying a fighter jet released flares close to an Australian surveillance plane over the South China Sea.

Australia’s defence forces expressed “concerns” about the incident in a statement, saying it posed a risk to Royal Australian Air Force personnel and their aircraft. No injuries or damage was sustained as a result of actions.

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B&M ousts finance chief as it warns again on profits after £7m accounts error

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Discount retailer looks for successor for Mike Schmidt, who is stepping down as chief financial officer

The discount retailer B&M has ousted its finance chief after reporting a £7m accounts blunder that will cut its annual earnings – its second profit warning within two weeks.

The company told investors it looking for a successor to Mike Schmidt, who is stepping down as chief financial officer, after the accounting error.

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