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Prince Albert II installs new Crown Council at the Palace
Prince Albert II has welcomed the newly appointed Crown Council at the Palace, a seven-member body that advises Monaco’s head of state on key matters and serves three-year terms.
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Three arrested as terror suspects
Three jihadists, suspected of planning an attack, were arrested Tuesday in Clermont-Ferrand, Marseille and Val-de-Marne, by the French anti-terrorist services. The suspects are all known for...
Pancakes in Monaco, and not just on Tuesday
Pancake day has been a loved tradition in my family for years. That being said, the over-commercial junk food market has somewhat diminished the excitement and pancakes are an every day breakfast...
Assets seized in Vatican Bank scandal
The Italian financial police have seized €2.5 million in assets from a banker suspected of using a Vatican body for money laundering between 2000 and 2011. Gianpietro Nattino, head of the Italian...
Fillon sticks by VAT raise, looks to American-style heathcare
French presidential candidate François Fillon, 62, is still proposing an increase in VAT, despite reports on Monday that he was about to renounce the idea. The centre-right candidate of Les...
Sailing Yacht A drifts into debt storm
Even billionaires run into trouble with bailiffs, as industrialist Andrey Melnichenko has found out after his new boat, “Sailing Yacht A”, was impounded by the Gibraltar Port Authority over the...
Another win for Monaco’s basketball team
AS Monaco Basket was back at Disneyland Paris for the LNB Leaders Cup and won the quarterfinal game over Gravelines-Dunkerque 90-85. The Northerners had won six victories for a single defeat in Pro A...
