Crown jewels stolen from the Louvre estimated at €88 million

The jewellery stolen from the Louvre in Paris on Sunday is valued at 88 million euros, according to the Paris prosecutor citing the museum’s curator.  Authorities warn the robbers not to disassemble the pieces to sell the precious stones. Elsewhere, Japan’s first female prime minsiter Sanae Takaichi faces economic challenges as she hopes to spur growth with Abenomics-style economic policies, at a time of rising inflation and a weaker yen.