France mourns its stolen crown jewels as their uncomfortable colonial past returns to view
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France mourns its stolen crown jewels as their uncomfortable colonial past returns to view
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"As French police race to track where the Louvre's stolen crown jewels have gone, a growing chorus wants a brighter light on where they came from. The artifacts were French, but the gems were not. Their exotic routes to Paris run through the shadows of empire an uncomfortable history that France, like other Western nations with treasure-filled museums, has only begun to confront."
The Independent covers reproductive rights, climate change and Big Tech, sending reporters to developing stories and producing documentaries like 'The A Word' that spotlight American women fighting for reproductive rights. Investigations include financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC. The outlet remains paywall-free and asks for donations so journalists can report from both sides and stay on the ground. As French police track the Louvre's stolen crown jewels, researchers and experts note many gems took colonial-era routes from Sri Lanka, India, Brazil, the Persian Gulf, the Indian Ocean and Colombia to Paris. That provenance complicates public understanding and strengthens calls for museums to explain origins and pursue restitution.
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