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AS Monaco rejects multi-million euro offer

AS Monaco’s Vice-President, Vadim Vasilyev has told supporters that despite attempts by big European clubs to sign some of its players in the last few days of the transfer window, the soccer club...

French schools beef up security temporarily

Security at French schools has been enhanced for the start of the new school year. Despite limited resources, the government has placed a priority on protecting schoolchildren and teachers from the...

Nice is latest city to reject burkini ban

The city of Nice has joined other local authorities in suspending the anti-burkini ordinance introduced on August 19. The move followed a ruling of France’s Council of State invalidating a similar...

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First phase of land reclamation begins

Bouygues Travaux Publics is starting work on the first phase of a scheme to create six hectares of reclaimed land for Monaco. The work is for the Portier Cove land reclamation project, which is being...

Prince gives lecture at Ohio State

Prince Albert visited Ohio State University to learn more about the university’s research and educational programming on sustainability issues and to give a lecture on climate change, biodiversity...

SNCF to reduce service

Faced with a shortage of drivers, French train operator SNCF will cut the number of regional trains by seven percent on weekdays and four percent on weekends until November 6. In a letter on August...