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Prince’s Prize awarded to Berkeley alumnus

Douglas Woodring, a former member of the University of California at Berkeley men’s swimming team, was awarded the 2018 Prince’s Prize for Innovative Philanthropy by Prince Albert last week for...

Cold weather blast will not leave Med untouched

A wave of cold weather affecting large parts of France will also hit the Principality over the next few days. Meteo France is forecasting overnight lows of 5 and 6 degrees celsius for Monaco from...

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Scorpio Bulkers cuts losses as revenues almost double

Monaco-based Scorpio Bulkers on Monday, February 5, reported its results for the three months and year ended December 31, 2017. The Company also announced that its Board of Directors has declared a...

Narrow escape for Top Gear presenters on Monte-Carlo Rally

Top Gear presenters Chris Harris and Eddie Jordan narrowly escaped from a burning car during the Monte-Carlo rally’s SS17 stage. Harris was driving new £50,000 Alpine sports car with Jordan in the...

Prince Albert launches ‘2018 Students on Ice’

Created in Canada fifteen years ago, the “Students on Ice” programme offers young students the opportunity to take part in an educational cruise every summer where they come into contact with...

Monaco co-chairs UN session in Geneva on strengthening Human Rights Council

HE Carole Lanteri, Ambassador and Representative of the Principality to the United Nations Office in Geneva, participated in a Divonne-les-Bains retreat on Thursday, February 1, in the Francophone...