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WEDNESDAY JULY 26, 2022

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Princess touches hearts at home for elderly

HSH Princess Charlene made a special visit to the A Qietüdine old peoples’ home in Condamine on Tuesday, where she spoke to many residents and the staff who look after them...

Monaco resumes child heart ops thanks to sponsors

After two years when international travel wasn’t possible because of coronavirus, the Monaco Humanitarian Collective has resumed its program of life-saving heart operations for African children...

Minister of State hears of Techni Pharma's success

Minister of State Pierre Dartout, accompanied by his Chief of Staff, Laurence Garino, and the Director of Economic Expansion, Stephan Bruno, visited the pharmaceutical company Techni Pharma...

Italian police 'find' Leclerc's stolen watch

Scuderia Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc has not experienced the greatest luck this year, having been plagued with one fiasco after another by his own team over the course of the 2022 Formula 1 season...

Top pole vaulter shows local youngsters just how it's done

One of the world’s top pole vaulters, Margot Chevrier was at Stade Louis II on Tuesday morning to introduce local youngsters, aged 10-15, to the sport...

DULY NOTED:  France has now passed legislation enabling the reintroduction of checks for negative tests at borders, if a 'dangerous' new coronavirus variant emerges.

TONIGHT IN MONACO: From 19:30 till 22:00, Le Square Théodore Gastaud will host yet another free live concert, open to all organised by the Mairie de Monaco.

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TUESDAY JUKY 26, 2022

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Good news on coronavirus as all indicators fall

Coronavirus hasn’t gone on holiday, but all of the indicators used in Monaco show a fall over the past week...

AS Monaco made more than 1.3 billion on transfers

AS Monaco is widely regarded to be among the world’s best clubs in nurturing young talent, developing potential superstars, and then sending them on their way with a fruitful profit margin...

France against uniform targets on gas rationing

France is against setting uniform targets for the reduction of gas consumption in Europe amid a looming energy crisis, said French energy ministry officials...

Rain expected in Monaco tomorrow

.Tuesday, July 26, will be another hot day with temperatures set to beat 30 degrees in Monaco, although the Alpes-Maritimes have been downgraded from an amber to a yellow alert.

DULY NOTED:  French Health Minister Francois Braun said on Monday that about 1,700 people had been infected with monkey pox in France. "The profile (of the patients) is that they are mainly men who have had sexual relations with other men, but one can also be infected by contact with a patient's blisters," Braun said on BFM TV. One case has been confirmed in Monaco.

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MONDAY JULY 25, 2022

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Heatwave victims close to overwhelming local A&E

So many mainly elderly people have needed urgent medical attention in recent days that hospital accident and emergency departments have been put under a great deal of pressure...

Residents return home after fires contained

Nineteen thousand evacuated residents returned home over the weekend as the local authorities declared the two major fires south-west of Bordeaux to be largely extinguished...

Yacht Club in seabed mapping pact with IHO

As part of the “Monaco Capital of Advanced Yachting” initiative, the official signing of the Letter of Cooperation between the Yacht Club de Monaco and the IHO – the Monaco-based International Hydrographic Organisation – took place...

Leclerc blames himself for French Grand Prix crash

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc blamed himself on Sunday for a French Grand Prix crash that left his Formula One title hopes disappearing into the distance...

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FRIDAY JULY 22, 2022

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Monkeypox has made its way to Monaco

A first case of monkeypox has been discovered in the Principality, Dr Olivia Keïta-Perse, head of the epidemiology and hygiene department at the Princess Grace Hospital said on Thursday evening...

Another SFO conviction overturned as Ahsanis await sentences

London’s Court of Appeal on Thursday quashed a third conviction in the long-running Unaoil case, which turned on how oil contracts were secured in post-occupation Iraq involving Monaco-based Unaoil, run by the Ahsani family...

French commission rubber stamps border enabling law

A mixed commission of seven French senators and seven deputies has approved enabling regulations for the reintroduction of coronavirus frontier controls if and when the government wishes to introduce them...

DULY NOTED: Right-wing parties that have been sympathetic to Putin in the past are poised to do well in autumn elections due in Italy, following the collapse of the Draghi government.

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Smoke from the fires in the Gironde region of south-west France has reached Paris. The government is sending more fire-fighting aircraft.

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THURSDAY JULY 21, 2022

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Prince and Princess received at Vatican

Six years since their last visit to the Vatican, TSH Prince Albert and Princess Charlene were received by the Pope on Wednesday, July 20...

Le Grand Bleu sells for 2.62 million euros

The Hôtel des Ventes de Monte-Carlo enjoyed a successful set of results following the Important Jewellery auction on Tuesday, July 19.

Monaco's thriving German Club holds splendid Gala

The German Club International, to give it its full name, welcomed almost 100 members to the Monaco Yacht Club on Tuesday, July 18, for an outstanding evening in support of good causes...

Much-improved summer access to Monaco Ville

A much-needed shuttle service has been launched linking Condamine and Monaco Ville...

SICCFIN honoured by Egmont Group

The Financial Circuits Information and Control Service (SICCFIN), the financial intelligence service of the Principality, participated from July 10 to 14...

DULY NOTED: French singing star Juliette Armanet will perform at the Grimaldi Forum on Saturday, October 15.

Online ticket office or +377 99 99 30 00

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TUESDAY, JULY 19, 2022

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37 residents hospitalised with coronavirus

There was mixed news on Monaco’s coronavirus situation on Monday, July 18. More residents are in hospital but the coronavirus incidence rate is down, the Government said...

Heat records broken in many parts of France

France on Monday faced one of the hottest days ever recorded with temperatures reaching and even exceeding 40 degrees Celsius (104°F) in coastal regions cherished by tourists, as wildfires intensified...

Visitor from Naples misses wedding after 'bottle party'

A nasty fight broke out at Nikki Beach at the Fairmont Monte-Carlo early in the evening of Monday, July 11...

Pagani puts electric plans on hold

After four years of research into developing an electric car, Pagani have arrived at the conclusion that creating an EV is simply not worth it...

DULY NOTED: The Red Cross Gala took place last night with 650 guests on the terraces of the Casino and later on Casino Square. Fortunately, the organisers' gamble of no rain paid off handsomely.

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Wildfires in south-west France continue with 16,000 people evacuated as of Monday afternoon and 15,000 hectares burned.

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MONDAY JULY 18, 2022

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'One of the hottest days on record' warning

There will be no escape from scorching temperatures on Monday, July 18, according to the forecasters...

Happy times for Princess Charlene and Family

HSH Princess Charlene very informally joined a tour of the Prince’s Palace last week, to the evident joy of visitors discovering its treasures...

France snags much-needed energy deal with UAE

France and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will sign an accord on Monday whereby the UAE will guarantee diesel supplies to France...

Local artist repeats stamp success

The outstanding work of Namibian-born artist Stefne Van Zyl will once again be seen by a wide public as her designs appear on a new Monaco stamp depicting HSH Prince Albert...

AS Monaco holds on to draw with Inter Milan

AS Monaco continue to enjoy their pre-season campaign having remained undefeated in yet another friendly match, this time against Serie A side Inter Milan on Saturday, July 16...

DULY NOTED: The Red Cross Gala takes place on Casino Square tonight.

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The German government has been routinely criticised for not sending enough weapons to help Ukraine in its war of self-defence. This is a list of weapons and other supplies being prepared or already sent:

https://babel.ua/en/news/81385-the-german-government-has-published-an-updated-list-of-weapons-that-are-being-prepared-for-transfer-to-ukraine

https://www.bundesregierung.de/breg-de/themen/krieg-in-der-ukraine/lieferungen-ukraine-2054514

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FRIDAY JULY 15, 2022

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New cruise venture for Monaco travel partners

A giant in ultra-luxury travel, Monaco’s Manfredi Lefebvre d’Ovidio is back in the cruise business...

Neighbours' coronavirus situation not dramatically bad

Although the bare coronavirus figures in the neighbouring Alpes-Maritimes show an increase in cases and hospitalisations, the pandemic scenario is not as worrying as some observers have portrayed...

Macron: France must brace for Russian gas supply cuts

France must quickly learn how to do without Russian gas, as Moscow is using cuts in supplies to Europe as a weapon in its war with Ukraine, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday...

Monaco Madame gets four years in drugs, prostitution case

The Monaco resident of Brazilian origin on trial in Nice for running a prostitution ring in Beausoleil and Monaco has been sentenced to four years in jail...

DULY NOTED:

Family Day Celebration

In memory of Kate Powers

A special event hosted by Stars’n’Bars on Saturday, July 16 to introduce the Kate Powers Foundation which has been created to carry on Kate’s purpose: to ensure the well-being of the community and the environment.

Activities and fun start at 16:00.

Volunteers from the Kate Powers Foundation will be raising funds by organising games for children and adults, including bouncy castles, face painting, silent disco, dunk tank, 3 legged race, wellness corner, music, meditation, sound bath and a special tombola.

30 EUR entrance fee for all activities.

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THURSDAY JULY 14, 2022

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Monaco resident ran den of drugs and prostitutes, court told

A Monaco resident of Brazilian origin faces a lengthy jail sentence if found guilty of acting as the Madame for a ring of prostitutes based in Beausoleil...

More than enough for everyone in Monaco Art Week

Over the last few years Monaco has become a leading European centre of artistic expression and exhibition, as this year’s Monaco Art Week bears witness...

Monaco Cooperation reaffirms aid commitments

Mrs Isabelle Berro-Amadei, Minister of External Relations and Cooperation, has signed Memoranda of Understanding with seven special partners...

Sovereign's Accession toasted in Madrid

Monaco’s Embassy in Spain celebrated the anniversary of Accession of HSH Prince Albert II, at the Club Financiero Genova in the centre of Madrid...

AS Monaco set to sign second new player

AS Monaco seem to be signing their second new player this summer, as Foot Mercato report that the Principality side have agreed to a €12.5m fee...

DULY NOTED: Today, July 14, is Bastille Day and a national holiday in France. Monaco’s postal services won’t operate.

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A young American tourist fell into Vesuvius this week after dropping his smartphone while taking a selfie. He was rescued by guides and later arrested for accessing the lip of the crater by an unauthorised route. He also suffered burns to his back and arms.

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WEDNESDAY JULY 13, 2022

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France to cut nitrites in food

France said on Tuesday it intends to cut the use of nitrites in food after the national health agency confirmed they raise the risk of cancer, falling short of a full ban feared by processed meat makers...

Boat bursts ino flames off Bordighera

The sky beyond Bordighera and in the eastern side of the Côté d’Azur was filled with a plum of black smoke in the late afternoon of Tuesday, July 12...

A great space to show art as Sotheby's celebrates opening

Sotheby’s, the international auction house with a strong Monaco presence, has officially marked the opening of its permanent gallery on ave. de la Costa...

Wannenes auction house expects to double impact

Wannenes, a relative newcomer to the Monaco auction scene, having opened its local office just two years ago, expects to double the value of sales over two days at the Monaco Yacht Club...

Red Cross ball will be on Casino Square

Presided over by HSH Prince Albert, the 73rd Monaco Red Cross Ball takes place on Friday, July 18, on Casino Square for the second time since its creation...

DULY NOTED: French President Emmanuel Macron said he was proud of supporting the US ride-hailing company Uber and would “do it again tomorrow and the day after tomorrow.” While a minister he secretly helped lobby against France’s closed-shop taxi industry.

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