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Prince Albert II presents Olympic Climate Awards in Milan
Prince Albert II presented the 2025 Climate Action Awards during the 145th International Olympic Committee Session in Milan this week, honouring athletes and sporting organisations leading the fight against climate change.
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France tightens food import rules amid farmer protests
France has announced stricter controls on food imports as farmers continue to demonstrate against the EU-Mercosur deal with South American countries.
Workers in Monaco and France set for bumper year of long weekends in 2026
Workers across Monaco and France can look forward to a particularly generous year of long weekends in 2026, thanks to a favourable calendar that places public holidays alongside weekends.
French mountain restaurant fined €8,000 for refusing to serve free tap water
Les Aiguilles de Péclet in Val Thorens only offered bottled water for sale despite legal obligation to provide free drinking water, fraud inspectors found during control visit.
As France freezes at -22°C, the story of 1709’s Great Frost that devastated Europe
As France freezes in -22°C lows, the cold snap arrives nearly 317 years to the day after Europe’s Great Frost of 1709 — the deadliest winter in recorded history. Here's how that brutal freeze...
Swiss bar managers under investigation as first victims identified in fire that killed 40
Swiss authorities have placed two managers of Le Constellation bar under criminal investigation as the first victims of the New Year's Eve fire that killed 40 people were formally identified and...
Grimaldi Forum unveils ‘Shrek’ the musical for 2026
Lovers of Shrek the animation will have the chance to see the award-winning Broadway adaption when it arrives at the Grimaldi Forum next December.
