Powdering sleeping beauty`s nose: Virus eases Louvre works
(WorldNews France)

PARIS (AP) — The 518-year-old Mona Lisa has seen many things in her life on a wall, but rarely this: Almost four months with no Louvre visitors. As she stares out through bulletproof glass into the silent Salle des Etats, in what was once the world’s most-visited museum, her celebrated smile could almost denote relief. A bit further on, the white marble Venus de Milo is for once free of her girdle of picture-snapping visitors. It`s uncertain when the Paris museum will reopen, after being closed on Oct. 30 in line with the French government`s virus containment measures. But those lucky...