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Monaco’s SBM eyes global luxury empire following LVMH playbook
The Principality’s largest private employer is pursuing a global strategy inspired by LVMH’s Bernard Arnault, with projects spanning Courchevel, Dubai and Saudi Arabia set to boost Monaco’s coffers.
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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.
Five artists set to explore the power of silence in Monaco exhibition
'Shared Silences', running from January 8th to 31st at Espace 22, brings together five international artists whose work explores themes of intimacy, emotion and "invisible resonances".
