A rare tornado has struck a suburb north of Paris, killing at least one person and seriously injuring several others, officials said.

A 24-year-old Chinese woman was indicted for allegedly stealing nearly $2 million worth of gold nuggets from Paris' National Museum of Natural History.

The tornado uprooted trees, tore off roofs, injured at least nine people and killed one. French media said it was the country’s first deadly twister in 17 years.

A Chinese woman has been charged with the theft of six gold nuggets worth about 1.5 million euros ($1.75m; £1.3m) from the Museum of Natural History in Paris last month, French prosecutors have said. The woman was arrested in Barcelona while trying to dispose of some melted gold, according to officials, and is being held in pre-trial detention.

Fondation Cartier pioneered this trend decades ago by funding living artists to create original works. Today people’s consumerism (and the resulting profits spun by firms) have changed the way visitors to Paris consume art.

Former president Nicolas Sarkozy's lawyers say, as he shows up to a Paris prison to serve a five-year sentence, that they've already appealed for his release.

The Pompidou Center will remain closed until 2030, and professionals said there was no substitute. But its art will still be shown, and there are other cultural opportunities.

Does a photo show a well-dressed French detective working the case of the Crown Jewels stolen from the Louvre? No, that's not true: The original poster later said it was a "fantasy version" she did not regret posting.