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Nice bans Saturday protests across city centre as 450 officers prepare to deploy
Demonstrations and protest gatherings will be banned across central Nice from 8am to midnight on Saturday 24th October, one week after shops were looted and police attacked during protests against the cost of living.
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Restrictions extended for a month
Monaco’s current measures to contain the Covid-19 pandemic have been extended for another four weeks until 19th March.
Government: Monaco Grand Prix is a go
The government is pushing ahead with hosting the Monaco GP this year, as well as the E-Prix and the Historic GP, with infrastructure including spectator stands starting to go up in days.
Understanding bitcoin and the great crypto boom
In our Q&A with Daniel Coheur, co-founder of Tokeny in Monaco, we explore what is behind the monumental rise of bitcoin and the paradigm shift from centralised to decentralised finance.
Crime down, misdemeanours up in 2020
Monaco saw a clear decline in criminal offences in 2020 compared to the previous year, though fines and warnings for breaking Covid-related rules kept the force busy.
France allows day trips to the Var
Monaco residents can travel as far as the Var without a negative Covid test, under a new relaxation of the rules. But the government still wants the 24-hour deadline lifted altogether.
Monaco’s incidence rate halved within a week
The government is now revealing Monaco's weekly incidence rate as part of its regular communication about the coronavirus situation, a figure which has just halved within a week.