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“Cracking start” for Boris Herrmann as he sets sail on his second Vendée Globe challenge
German skipper Boris Herrmann set off confidently in his second Vendée Globe aboard Monaco’s Malizia-Seaexplorer, leading 40 IMOCA boats from Les Sables d’Olonne in this epic solo round-the-world race.
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Suicide at Monaco station
A 62-year-old resident of Menton was declared dead just after 10 am Monday after throwing himself in front of a train at Monaco Monte-Carlo station. Eyewitnesses report the man had been sitting on a...
Monaco helps fund marine protected areas
M2PA, the Association for the Sustainable Financing of Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas, has granted its first funding to protected areas in the Maghreb. At the second Marine Protected Areas...
Minister of Health and Social Affairs talks to Monaco Life about politics, health care and teleworking
First things first, let’s set the record straight regarding the whole Conseiller de Gouvernement-Ministre title. It’s a mouthful to say, especially for an English-native speaker. The title of...
Good year for Monaco tourism
Monaco’s tourism industry continues to perform well. The Monaco Tourist and Convention Bureau (DTC) has reported that despite a 2.8 percent drop in hotel room occupancy in 2016, overall profits of...
GRECO in Monaco on routine visit
Monaco last week hosted representatives of the Council of Europe’s State Group Against Corruption (GRECO), as part of its fourth round of evaluation on the theme “Preventing Corruption of...
Monaco responds quickly to new wave of debris
A new wave of tree trunks and branches arrived on Friday in the port areas of Monaco following the heavy rains of Thursday. This time the port of Fontvieille was largely spared since it had been...
