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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...

Pope to welcome families of Bastille Day attack

Pope Francis has taken a great personal interest in the aftermath of the July 14 attack in Nice that cost the lives of 86 people, and will soon meet the families of the victims of the atrocity at the...

Burkini fuels religious intolerance says UN High Commissioner

More pressure has been applied on French municipalities to drop the so-called burkini ban after the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Tuesday welcomed the decision by the French courts to put...

Orange sells Tete de Chien

According to Monaco-Matin, Monaco bought the fort that sits at the very top of the Tête de Chien rock outcrop that overlooks the Principality with commanding views. The price tag was a reported...