Monaco’s Town Hall has announced that the 74th anniversary of the Liberation of the Principality will be marked by a Remembrance Ceremony on Monday, September 3, at 17:00, at the cemetery of Monaco.
The annual laying of wreaths will be held at the war memorial as well as at the graves of the two Monegasque heroes of the Resistance, René Borghini and Joseph Lajoux, who were executed by the occupying German forces in August, 1944.
Leaders of Monaco’s religious denominations will be present. In addition to the prayer for the dead and a minute of silence, there will be a prayer for peace and the national anthem will be played by the Municipal Band, under the direction of Ludovic Tallarico.
Well-known Slovak personality Adriana Karembeu became a mother for the first time on Friday, August 17, at the Princess Grace Hospital in Monaco, local French daily Monaco Matin reports. The 46 year-old model and presenter gave birth to a little girl weighing 3.3 kilos named Nina.
“I did not know you can love so much, pure happiness!” She told Paris-Match after giving birth.
Prince AlbertI with Denise Fabre, Fawzia Zouari, Yasmina Taya, Camille de Peretti de la Rocca, May Chidiac, Akli Tadjer, Antoine de Maximy and Adriana Karembeu. Photo: Valentina de Gaspari
She was married to the Armenian businessman Aram Ohanian in 2014, in front of the mayor of Monaco.
After several miscarriages and IVF treatment, the couple thought they would make one last attempt before turning to adoption, the daily said.
Liberia’s president recalls his Monaco days – honours former coach
Liberian President George Weah is to award his former football coach, Arsène Wenger, his country’s highest honour.
President Weah, the only African to have been named World Player of the Year, was signed by Wenger in 1988 when he coached Monaco. Wenger, who stepped down as Arsenal manager in May after 22 years, nurtured several African stars.
The president retired from football in 2003 and went into politics. He won last year’s election by a landslide.
Wenger is expected to be in Liberia’s capital, Monrovia, for the award ceremony on Friday, August 24, Liberia’s Information Minister Eugene Nagbe told the BBC.
He will be inducted into the country’s Order of Distinction and be given the title of Knight Grand Commander of the Humane Order of African Redemption – the highest rank possible.
The news has generated controversy in Liberia, with some saying that the honour should not be given to an individual for what they have done for the president personally, according to the BBC.
Weah named FIFA World Player of the Year in 1995. Photo: Twitter George Weah
President Weah has said that Wenger “took care of me like his son” when he went to Monaco, adding that “besides God, I think that without Arsène, there was no way I would have made it in Europe”.
Wenger has returned the compliment, calling the president’s life story “a miracle”.
“I remember when I saw him the first time at Monaco, coming in a bit lost, not knowing anybody, not being rated by anybody as a player and becoming the best player in the world in 1995 and today becoming the president of his country,” he told journalists in January.
Track and field’s main anti-corruption body says it has cleared IAAF senior vice-president Sergei Bubka after he was accused of making a suspicious money transfer. The Monaco-based International Association of Athletics Federations has been dogged by reports in recent years of corruption at the highest levels.
Le Monde reported last year that Bubka had transferred funds in 2009 to a company linked to then-IAAF treasurer Valentin Balakhnichev, who was later banned from athletics for life over blackmail and corruption accusations.
The Athletics Integrity Unit says it “concluded, based on the information currently available to it, that there is no prima facie case of a breach of the applicable IAAF rules.”
Bubka was an Olympic pole vault champion and world record holder before becoming a key player in sports politics. He is head of the Ukrainian Olympic Committee and a member of the International Olympic Committee.
Magic Gaming and AS Monaco football club announced on Thursday, August 23, a first-of-its-kind partnership showing a continued commitment to involvement in the esports community.
Magic Gaming is the first NBA 2K League team to partner with a professional sports team outside of the USA, providing an opportunity for shared revenue and exposure through cross-marketed partnerships.
The partnership will focus on digital growth through social media content, fan giveaways and interactions between professional gamers, providing fans with a unique experience, Magic Gaming said.
“Magic Gaming looks forward to this distinctive partnership with AS Monaco and what this can accomplish for both teams in the digital space,” said Orlando Magic Chief Sales Officer Michael Forde. “This also provides a great opportunity for both organisations to expand their international reach. It truly is a win-win.”
“By launching this esport partnership with a club as prestigious as the Orlando Magic, AS Monaco is looking to seize the opportunity to develop its image in North America and to create innovative content and activations for our respective fans,” said AS Monaco Head of Digital Jean-Philippe Dubois.
“This partnership is fully in line with the club’s digital strategy, to announce us as a pioneering and bold club.”
Magic Gaming, based in Orlando, Fla., is one of 17 teams which competed in the inaugural season of the NBA 2K League. The NBA 2K League is a professional esports league co-founded by the NBA and Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc., which began play in May 2018. The league features the best 102 NBA 2K players in the world. Magic Gaming’s six-man roster competed as unique characters in 5-on-5 play against the other teams in a mix of regular-season games, tournaments and playoffs.
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