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FRIDAY AUGUST 26, 2022

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Cypriot fan tried to force way into F1 paddock

A violent and extremely brutal attack on three police officers sent them all to hospital during this year’s Grand Prix, Monaco’s Criminal Court was told...

Hot, dry summer forces early start to champagne harvest

Champagne grape pickers have had to start the harvest earlier this year, as climate change forces the makers of the French sparkling wine to rethink how they make the coveted bubbly...

Lando Norris enjoying new life in Monaco

Having made a name for himself at the pinnacle of motorsport, Lando Norris landed a three year contract with McLaren back in May, 2021 with a salary of six million...

Just three more days for Louboutin expo

The spectacular Christian Louboutin exhibition at the Grimaldi Forum has just three days to run from Friday, August 26...

DULY NOTED: Britain is threatening human health, marine life and fishing by releasing raw sewage into the Channel and the North Sea, three French Euro MPs have said. They have asked the European Commission to seek “political and legal” measures to stop the pollution, as reported by The Guardian.

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Jeff Daniels is on a short holiday and Monte-Carlo Diary is not published this week. As previously anounced, there will be no Saturday edition of Good Morning Monaco. Normal service will resume from September 1.

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WEDNESDAY AUGUST 24, 2022

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Huge interest in seized yacht auction

More than 60 bids were received for the seized superyacht Axioma during the auction in Gibraltar on Tuesday, August 23...

Carrefour to freeze prices on 100 products

French supermarket retailer Carrefour is freezing prices on 100 everyday products from tinned sardines to rice and washing up liquid, joining other companies...

Fined 500 euros for insulting policeman

A man who was stopped by police for not wearing a mask on July 28 last year, when wearing a face mask was still compulsory, remonstrated with an officer and called him names...

Basketball team meets the press

Ahead of what is looking to be a busy pre-season campaign, the AS Monaco Basketball team took to the Monaco Casino on Tuesday to meet the media and to answer some pressing questions...

DULY NOTED: Near Marseille late on Monday, a car that refused to stop when ordered to by police was found to contain a tank of 1,000 litres of stolen diesel fuel. The driver took off and tried to force his way through a police roadblock, injuring four policemen.

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Good Morning Monaco

TUESDAY AUGUST 23, 2022

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Another yacht sinks off Italy - all rescued

The 39-metre yacht My Saga sank at about midday on Sunday while under tow to Cantanzaro Marina in the Gulf of Squillace, Calabria...

Prominent personality calls NEWS.MC reporting into question

The two recent articles on Ukrainian citizens living in or near to Monaco attracted huge interest. Among that interest we received the following email from Dr Arthur Goldstein...

LaFerrari piles into mopeds

An owner of one very expensive Ferrari, the 3.5 million dollar LaFerrari to be exact, was left less than impressed when he discovered that his prized possession had piled into a row of mopeds parked...

DULY NOTED: Plage Marquet at Cap d'Ail has been closed to swimmers over the weekend and on Monday due to high levels of bacteria. After tests, it may reopen today, Tuesday, August 23.

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MONDAY AUGUST 22, 2022

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Mystery crash causes Monaco travel havoc

The fatal accident early on Saturday morning on the Lower Corniche close to Eze had a huge knock-on effect on travel in and out of Monaco all weekend, and disruption is expected to last until well into Monday morning...

Monaco Battalion report leads to official probe

The bombshell investigation by Ukrayinska Pravda published on August 17, which we published in English (here), has led to an official probe by Ukraine’s State Bureau of Investigation, the Kyiv Post reports...

Monumental spider sells for 38 million euros

The Louise Bourgeois monumental spider structure that sat for some time in the Boulingrins gardens above Casino Square has been sold for more than four million euros per leg,..

AS Monaco suffer huge defeat at home to Lens

For their third matchday of the 2022/23 Ligue 1 season, AS Monaco hosted RC Lens at the Stade Louis II, and suffered a big loss to their visitors in front of the home crowd...

DULY NOTED: Kylian Mbappe, the former AS Monaco wonderboy, has equalled the record for the time taken to open the scoring in a Ligue 1 match, taking just 8 seconds to open the scoring for PSG against Lille on Sunday.

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FRIDAY AUGUST 19, 2022

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Ukrainian 'businessmen' take over from Russian oligarchs

Reporters from Ukraine’s Pravda have been in Monaco and Cap Ferrat to investigate the Ukrainian expats who seem to be living either in the Principality or close by...

Monte-Carlo Diary: Not feeling well? Don't take the bus

Records for traffic jams in Monaco are falling almost daily. On Thursday it took 40 minutes to travel two stops on the hospital bus, the Number 5, from Citroniers to the Tourism Office...

Jim Ratcliffe wants to buy Manchester United

Monaco-based British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe has expressed his interest in buying Premier League side Manchester United, having been a fan of the club since his childhood...

DULY NOTED: The death toll in Corsica following violent storms rose to seven on Thursday.

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Due to the very quiet news situation in the Principality in the second half of August, Good Morning Monaco will not be published on the next two Saturdays, August 20 and August 27. Sports reports and breaking news will continue to be published at NEWS.MC

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Good Morning Monaco

THURSDAY AUGUST 18, 2022

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Navalny says West has taken very little action

In a series of devastating tweets from his prison cell, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has claimed that the majority of Russian oligarchs close to Putin have so far escaped...

After the jellyfish come the ankle-biters

Swimmers along the Riviera are facing a new foe this summer, the triggerfish. So far several nasty bites have been reported in various parts of France – including Saint-Tropez -as the colourful and outwardly attractive fish...

River Loire sets new lows

France’s River Loire, famous for the many castles gracing its shores, is a shallow river at the best of times, but this year...

Vanderson extends contract with AS Monaco

Since signing with AS Monaco in the previous season’s January transfer window, Brazilian right back Vanderson has performed consistently on the pitch..

DULY NOTED: Wednesday, August 17, witnessed one of the worst days ever for Monaco traffic, with among other jams, a stationary line of traffic in early afternoon from Casino Square via Jardin Exotique to beyond the border at Cap'Ail. A tunnel closure combined with rain were mainly to blame for the problem.

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NEWS.MC apologises for the paucity of stories, which is due to the fact that many of Monaco's movers and shakers are making the most of the second half of August holiday period.

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Good Morning Monaco

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 17, 2022

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Heavy rainfall will not solve drought, threatens floods

Météo France placed five Departements in the south of France on orange alert for thunderstorms on Tuesday, August 16, and the downpours were expected to reach the PACA region overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday...

Monaco's coronavirus numbers largely stable

Forty-six Residents with mild coronavirus symptoms are recovering at home, the Monaco Government said on Tuesday, August 16...

Bolivia to take pride of place at AMLA Gala

L’Association Monegasque pour l’Amerique Latine together with No Finish Line International invites Monaco residents to discover “Mystical Bolivia” at the AMLA GALA 2022...

Eneti offloads Scorpio Tankers shares

Monaco-based owner and operator of offshore wind vessels Eneti has sold its entire holding of around 2.16m common shares in related product tanker giant Scorpio Tankers...

DULY NOTED: The France Vegetables trade organisation said on Tuesday that this year's harvests will be between 25% and 35% below normal due to successive heatwaves, leading to higher prices.

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Good Morning Monaco

TUESDAY AUGUST 16, 2022

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Former Monaco Resident fights to get her baby back

Sarah Jane O’Brien has enlisted the help of her local MP in Ireland in challenging the removal of her infant son from the South of France to Malta...

Christopher Foyle has died, aged 79

His passing has reverberated profoundly in the two worlds in which he was a major figure and a pioneer, books and air freight...

Activists target golf courses, fill in holes

Climate activists affiliated with Extinction Rebellion have targeted golf courses in southern France, filling holes with concrete...

Scottish Highlands whisky tasting in October

Ian and Martina Brodie are inviting readers to join a three-day whisky-tasting visit this autumn from Monaco to the very centre of Scotland’s whisky country, the Spey Valley...

AS Monaco sign Mohamad Camara from Salzburg

Having seen Aurelian Tchouameni depart to Real Madrid for the considerable sum of 100 million euros, Monaco were faced with the task of finding another player...

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Good Morning Monaco

FRIDAY AUGUST 12, 2022

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Recidivist Monegasque drunk driver jailed for five days

A young drunken driver decided to take his car home despite the fact that the bonnet of the car had been damaged by colliding with a planter, and visibility was substantially impaired...

Smoke from Ligurian wildfire descends on Menton and Monaco

Residents of Monaco and neighbouring communities have noticed the smell of woodsmoke in recent days, as a fire inland from Ventimiglia has sent smoke across the border from Liguria...

Rekindled wildfires rage in Gironde, thousands evacuated, homes lost

Wildfires tore through the Gironde region of southwestern France on Wednesday, destroying homes and forcing the evacuation of more than 8,000 residents...

Hamilton not a fan of driving on Riviera roads

Lewis Hamilton is no stranger to driving in the most demanding way. With seven world titles to his name, and 103 race wins under his belt, he is arguably the most impressive and fearless driver there ever was. However...

EU mulls the banning of Russian visitors

Visa restrictions for Russians wishing to visit individual EU countries have been tightened in recent months, following Putin’s attempted land grab in Ukraine. However...

Three cases of monkeypox in Monaco

Monaco’s health authorities have reacted quickly to the appearance of monkeypox in the Principality, and an ‘adequate’ stock of vaccine has been obtained...

Unstoppable Fraser-Pryce seals 100m win

World champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce scorched the track with the fastest time over 100 metres this year at the Monaco Diamond League meeting on Wednesday, winning the race...

AS Monaco sign Malang Sarr on loan

It has been a busy transfer window for AS Monaco, as the Principality side saw the departure of Aurelian Tchouameni to Real Madrid, and the arrival of four summer signings...

DULY NOTED: Another watch theft has been reported in Cannes in which a valuable timepiece was ripped from the wrist of a local resident. The theft took place between the Cartier shop and the Hotel Carlton in the late afternoon of Wednesday. A Patek Philippe watch valued at 400,000 euros was taken in the same way in Cannes last month.

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Advance notice: Monday, August 15, is a holiday in Monaco and Good Morning Monaco will not be published,

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Good Morning Monaco

THURSDAY AUGUST 11, 2022

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Recidivist Monegasque drunk driver jailed for five days

A young drunken driver decided to take his car home despite the fact that the bonnet of the car had been damaged by colliding with a planter, and visibility was substantially impaired...

Smoke from Ligurian wildfire descends on Menton and Monaco

Residents of Monaco and neighbouring communities have noticed the smell of woodsmoke in recent days, as a fire inland from Ventimiglia has sent smoke across the border from Liguria...

Rekindled wildfires rage in Gironde, thousands evacuated, homes lost

Wildfires tore through the Gironde region of southwestern France on Wednesday, destroying homes and forcing the evacuation of more than 8,000 residents...

Hamilton not a fan of driving on Riviera roads

Lewis Hamilton is no stranger to driving in the most demanding way. With seven world titles to his name, and 103 race wins under his belt, he is arguably the most impressive and fearless driver there ever was. However...

DULY NOTED: Fifty individuals fought a pitched battle in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis on Monday night, according to police sources cited by Le Figaro on Wednesday. Using iron bars and planks of wood with nails attached, opposing bands of Algerians and Egyptians were involved. One policeman was wounded and there were no arrests.

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After six years of trying to break into the Italian market, the home of pizza, Domino’s Pizza is winding down its operations in the country. Unsurprisingly, local producers knocked spots off the interloper.

Tonight in Monaco: Soirées de Monaco-Ville – “Brazilian evening” With two workshops for children, three musicians, three dancers and an entertainer. From 16:00 to 21:00 Monaco-Ville invites you to rediscover the authentic alleys of the old town. There is a 100% electric shuttle on a circuit linking Monaco-Ville to Place Saint-Dévote, every 15 minutes from 20:00 to 22:50, in addition to the usual bus lines.

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