Louvre Museum Director Resigns Following Major Jewelry Heist

Paris. The director of France's world-renowned Louvre Museum, Laurence des Cars, has resigned following the highly publicized jewelry theft incident. She submitted her resignation to French President Emmanuel Macron.In the theft that occurred on October 19 last year, the thieves entered the museum through a balcony using a mechanical lift installed on a stolen vehicle, accessing the premises near the Seine River. Eight valuable pieces of jewelry, valued at approximately 88 million Euros, were stolen in the incident. These items have not yet been recovered.Among the stolen jewelry is reportedly a diamond and emerald-studded necklace given by Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte...