The number of people officially infected with Covid-19 has risen to 60 in Monaco: 2 cured, 11 hospitalised, 2 in ICU
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“Fun, food and a positive spirit for the ocean” with TAF
By Staff Writer - December 5, 2016
Berit Legrande, founder of The Animal Fund (TAF)
Monaco resident Berit Legrande founded the non-profit The Animal Fund (TAF) in March 2015 with a mission to protect, save and actively assist dolphins and whales that are victims of maltreatment, slaughter, pollution and overfishing.
With her team of individuals from different cultures, backgrounds and work experiences, TAF is united in educating others of the danger and consequences of cruelty and extinction but to also report on progress made.
“It’s not just the whaling or dolphin industry that those beautiful mammals have to protect themselves against,” Berit, a Dane who competes for the Monaco water ski team (and has her blackbelt in jiu-jitsu) told Monaco Life, “it’s indeed also pollution, climate change, loss of food sources, toxic substances and digesting of tons of plastic. What is there to be seen in nature if we ruin it all? And what will be left in a few years for our children?”
While TAF, a registered Monaco association, holds meetings across the year at Maison des Association, this Wednesday, December 7, they will be celebrating the holiday season with a Christmas dinner at 8 pm at Address restaurant (16 Rue de Millo, La Condamine). The evening promises “Fun, food, drinks and a positive spirit for the ocean, the whales and the dolphins” with a three-course dinner, including wine, water, coffee, tea for € 50/person. Reservations directly with the restaurant requested. Dress Code: Christmas hat … and whatever else you feel like wearing!
TAF’s AGM is on January 11, 2017. For donations or volunteer information, see theanimalfund.net
Chloroquine is being used “under very close medical supervision” in Monaco, the government has revealed. Meanwhile, pharmacies are banned from selling the drug amid concern over self-medication.
Now more than ever, health is at the forefront of everyone’s minds. On 7th April, we have an opportunity to thank the nurses and midwives of the Principality during World Health Day 2020.
Monaco’s support workers caring for the most vulnerable in the community are making heroic efforts to maintain vital ties to the elderly and disabled, whilst trying to remain safe themselves during the crisis.
Prince Albert has warned the National Council that its criticism of his government’s management of the Covid-19 pandemic is unnecessarily escalating the tension and uncertainty surrounding the crisis.
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Meteo France, the French meteorological service, has confirmed that the summer of 2017 was one of the hottest on record.
It has been the third-warmest summer in 75 years with a number of records broken in the valleys behind Nice. In addition to the high temperatures, reaching 40 degrees on at least two occasions in the hinterland, it has never rained so little since the creation of the weather station in Nice in 1942.
In the space of three months, several records have been beaten, even in comparison with the heatwave of 2003, Meteo France said. The lack of rain has contributed to the spread of several fires, including a major blaze close to Saint Tropez that caused the evacuation of tourist campsites in late July.
Southern France is not alone in experiencing the downside of a hot summer. A long drought in Italy has caused severe water shortages and a reduction in water pressure for domestic supplies in Rome and other cities. In France, the grape harvest was brought forward in many areas due to the lack of rain and there have been forecasts of the lowest yield since 1945.
