$1mln worth of jewels stolen at Cannes Film Festival May 17, 2013 - 15:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - More than $1 million worth of jewels have been stolen from a hotel in the French town of Cannes, police say, according to BBC News. The jewels were to be loaned to celebrities who have arrived on the French Riviera town for its famous annual film festival. They were reportedly stolen from a safe in the room of an employee of exclusive Swiss jewellers Chopard. The film festival opened on Wednesday, May 15, with much of the publicity focused on the screening of The Great Gatsby.   Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Latest news U.S. welcomes Armenia, Azerbaijan’s border delimitation announcement  Blinken said it is an important step towards concluding a durable and dignified peace agreement.Residents Of border villages protest as Armenia, Azerbaijan agree on delimitation Residents of several Armenian communities in the northeastern Tavush province began protests late on Friday.Up to 10% cashback from GetTransfer with IDBank cards IDBank clients who make their booking on GetTransfer will receive an exclusive cashback.European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 |
