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Inside the €2m Butterfly Ball, and Caudwell’s challenge to the super-rich
More than €2 million raised, a birthday in the ballroom and a billionaire with a message to his fellow ultra-rich. Inside John Caudwell’s Butterfly Ball.
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Monaco Marine paints the hull black
Monaco Marine has completed ahead of schedule a tricky paint job on the 81-metre superyacht “Air”. The vessel had been hauled out of the water for nine weeks in the company’s specialised...
Baby supplement faces ban
A vitamin D supplement for infants available only in France is due to be withdrawn in the next few days after the death of a 10-day old baby. France’s ANSM agency said there was a “probable”...
Monaco employers ready for 2017
Philippe Ortelli, President of FEDEM, Monaco’s federation of employers, has used an end of year editorial in Monaco Business News to point out the many legal advances achieved in 2016. In...
Population drops as Airbnb takes off
French daily Le Parisien has reported that the population of Paris fell by 13,660 people between 2009 and 2014. The 1st, 2nd, 4th and 8th arrondissements all saw a drop in numbers of more than one...
Nice officer to face court in Paris
The Nice police officer who alleged that she was put under pressure to downplay security lapses during the Bastille Day attack in Nice last year is due to appear in court in Paris on Wednesday....
New rule fuels “work time” debate
Many French workers may be able to win the right to disconnect from work during leisure hours, as a new rule comes into effect from January 1 that obliges companies with more than 50 employees to...
