Business & Finance
Exclusive interview: Thomas Flohr, the man who made flying private look effortless
In the polished world of private aviation, few names carry the weight of Thomas Flohr. The founder and chairman of VistaJet has done more than build a global fleet of identical silver and red jets, he has reshaped what it means to fly privately.
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Human chain to block Calais motorway
Anyone thinking of driving to the UK next week may have to change plans, after shopkeepers, businessmen, farmers and police unionists in Calais pledged to block “indefinitely” the motorway...
Monaco resident to demolish Trump property
Monaco resident and majority owner of the AS Monaco football club, Dmitri Rybolovlev, is demolishing the Palm Beach, Florida, mansion he bought from Donald Trump in 2008 for $95 million, according to...
European Commission takes a bite out of Apple
Ireland should act to recover up to €13 billion from Apple in back taxes, the European Commission has ruled. After a three-year long investigation, it has concluded that the US firm’s tax...
Ladies Vintage Car Rally revving up
The third annual Ladies Vintage Car Rally is almost here again with the same purpose as the very successful previous events, to raise funds for Child Care Monaco’s girls’ school in India. This...
Monaco Yacht Show’s €3 bn collection
In the rarefied world of luxury yachts, the Monaco Yacht Show (MYS), this year running from September 28 to October 1, is a must-visit event, both for its glamorous setting as well as for the huge...
French fashion icon dies at 86
French fashion designer Sonia Rykiel has died at the age of 86, it was announced on Thursday. Rykiel, nicknamed the Queen of Knitwear, had been suffering from Parkinson’s disease for some time...
