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Monaco New Year’s Eve countdown 3… 2… 1… and 1

Those of us who are looking forward to 2017 will have just a little longer to wait this year, due to the fact that the earth’s rotation is slowing over time. In fact, the extra second we need to...

More top acts for Circus Festival

The Organising Committee of the International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo has announced more top international acts for the annual celebration of the art of the circus, due to take place under the...

Monaco still top of the prop

The latest Knight Frank Prime Global Cities Index has reconfirmed Monaco as having the most expensive real estate worldwide. The top-end agency reports that $1 million (€954,000) buys only 17...

Russian in a hurry pays smaller fine

A Russian shopper said she was in too much of a hurry to pay for a tank top after she was apprehended on suspicion of shoplifting in the Louis Vuitton Pavilion in Monte-Carlo. The woman, in her...

Flu strikes early, eight deaths in France

The seasonal influenza epidemic has caused eight deaths in France since the start of November, compared to just four in the same period of 2015. According to the health authorities, this year’s...

Paris takes steps against pollution

Such is the problem of air pollution generated by vehicles that the city of Paris is introducing air quality certificates, mandatory from January 16. On Wednesday, December 28, the Ministry of the...