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Monaco’s hot air balloon team sets sight on Alpine tour and Channel crossing
The Monaco Ballooning Team has announced an ambitious programme for 2026, including participation in a record-breaking attempt to cross the English Channel with 200 balloons.
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What’s behind Monaco’s surprising baby name trends for 2025?
Leonardo and Matteo dominate for boys while Emma and Charlotte signal Anglo influence, revealing split cultural preferences among new parents.
Monaco launches ‘Heritage in Danger’ photography contest
Photographers are encourages to think about what Monaco's cultural legacy means to them and how it can be protected for future generations.
France adds two months paid leave for new parents from July
New French policy launching in July gives each parent up to two months additional paid leave, widening the gap with Monaco despite the Principality's recent reforms.
US withdrawal from climate treaty comes as country remains largest historical polluter
Trump administration exits UN Framework Convention on Climate Change despite America's 542 billion tonnes of CO2 emissions dwarfing all other nations since 1850.
Hôtel Hermitage to unveil Bar Gustave beneath Eiffel’s iconic glass dome
SBM's new bar aims to replicate the Hôtel de Paris American Bar's success, with illuminated Belle Époque architecture and winter garden terrace opening by end of May.
Brigitte Bardot laid to rest in Saint Tropez following private funeral service
French cinema icon Brigitte Bardot was laid to rest in Saint-Tropez on Wednesday January 7th, following an intimate funeral service in the seaside town she called home for over half a century.
