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UN Plastics Treaty talks in Geneva stall as countries reject draft
Hopes for a landmark UN treaty to end plastic pollution have stalled in Geneva, with negotiations extended by a day after delegates failed to agree on a draft text.
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Monaco win Ligue 1 title after 17 years
It was just a formality, after all. AS Monaco have finished top of France’s Ligue 1 after winning at home against Saint Etienne 2-0. For diehard fans, it wasn’t just important to come top, but to...
Suspect hands over drugs from his boxers
A routine roadside inspection shortly after midnight at the Jardin Exotique surprised the policemen on duty on April 24. When one of the officers asked the driver if he was carrying drugs, the...
‘Ultra’ in court for punching steward
An “Ultra” supporter of AS Monaco who punched a steward has appeared before Monaco’s Criminal Court. The steward refused access to the accused when his ticket didn’t correspond to the...
Blow for businessman Bernard Tapie
France’s Court of Cassation has ruled on Thursday, May 18, that businessman Bernard Tapie repay the €404 million originally given to him in 2008 by a tribunal of arbitration to settle his dispute...
Monaco commits funds for emergency food aid
Faced with the unprecedented food crisis that threatens 20 million people in Africa, the Monaco Government has just released some €500,000 in response to several emergency requests. The funds will...
Monaco artist exhibits at Gildo Pastor Centre
Mark McFadden watches paint dry. Literally. A self-taught artist from Falcarragh, Co Donegal, Mr McFadden spent the first part of his career working in bars and nightclubs on the Champs d’Élysées...
