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Venezuela’s calling: new Taera restaurant opens at the Hôtel de Paris

One of Monaco’s favourite chefs, Victoria Vallenilla, has “broken the mould” with her new restaurant concept Taera, a resolutely Instagrammable and deliciously charming Venezuelan pop-up in the...

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France clamps down on animal cruelty with new public reporting system

Upwards of 12,000 animal cruelty offences were recorded last year in France, but many more go unreported. Now the French government wants to make it easier for witnesses to share what they’ve seen...

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“Power to become leaders of tomorrow”: National Council celebrates International Day of the Girl

To mark the International Day of the Girl, Monaco's National Council and local organisation SheCanHeCan invited 24 secondary school students to join them for candid discussions on the role of women...

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How to avoid being scammed by unscrupulous builders and repair people

Repeated reports of phoney builders and emergency repair companies scamming unsuspecting members of the public out of hundreds and even thousands of euros have given rise to a French government guide...

Monaco not affected by massive power cut that hit French Riviera and Var

A massive power cut plunged large swathes of the French Riviera and the Var into darkness on Wednesday night, in a bizarre outage that affected some cities and not others.

Monaco’s popular winter ice skating rink not returning to Stade Nautique

The Skating Club of Monaco is considering its future after revealing that the ice-rink on Port Hercule will not be reinstalled for a second year running.