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Simon Delestre claims third consecutive Longines Global Champions Tour victory
During a fascinating weekend Simon Delestre secured his third consecutive victory at the Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix du Prince de Monaco. Meanwhile, Antoine Ermann claimed the Monte-Carlo Casino Trophy.
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Pancakes in Monaco, and not just on Tuesday
Pancake day has been a loved tradition in my family for years. That being said, the over-commercial junk food market has somewhat diminished the excitement and pancakes are an every day breakfast...
Assets seized in Vatican Bank scandal
The Italian financial police have seized €2.5 million in assets from a banker suspected of using a Vatican body for money laundering between 2000 and 2011. Gianpietro Nattino, head of the Italian...
Fillon sticks by VAT raise, looks to American-style heathcare
French presidential candidate François Fillon, 62, is still proposing an increase in VAT, despite reports on Monday that he was about to renounce the idea. The centre-right candidate of Les...
Sailing Yacht A drifts into debt storm
Even billionaires run into trouble with bailiffs, as industrialist Andrey Melnichenko has found out after his new boat, “Sailing Yacht A”, was impounded by the Gibraltar Port Authority over the...
Another win for Monaco’s basketball team
AS Monaco Basket was back at Disneyland Paris for the LNB Leaders Cup and won the quarterfinal game over Gravelines-Dunkerque 90-85. The Northerners had won six victories for a single defeat in Pro A...
On your bike … with a motor
The French state is offering €200 towards the cost of buying an electrically assisted bicycle. The payment will be offered from now until January 31, 2018. The motor must be less than 3kW and...
