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The Mayor of Nice, Christian Estrosi, has been re-elected as the president of the Metropolitan Area of Nice Côte d'Azur with 81.6% of the votes. Estrosi received 93 out of 120 total votes, with 6 blank ballots.
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Tour de France 2024 July 19th to the 21st -
Due to the arrival of the Tour de France, traffic and parking restrictions are planned.
For your trips by car, choose the A8 and Voie Mathis as well as public transport
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Police in Nice are hunting for three arson suspects after a fire in an apartment building killed seven people in the early hours of Thursday morning.
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The French National Assembly is electing a new president today, with a fragmented chamber making the outcome uncertain. Candidates include the current president Yaël Braun-Pivet, Horizons party Naïma Moutchou, left-wing André Chassaigne, centre party Charles de Courson, far-right Sébastien Chenu, and right-wing Philippe Juvin.
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LVMH founder Bernard Arnault is no longer the richest man in the world. When it comes to billionaires Arnault is now behind Elon Musk ($270 billion) and Jeff Bezos ($215 billion) on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
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One person has been killed and several others are injured after a car ploughed into the terrace of a cafe in Paris on Wednesday. T
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Following the resignation of Gabriel Attal and all ministers, Marine Le Pen criticized France's political state as chaotic and leaderless, hinting at a technical government led by Macron. Marine Tondelier expressed frustration over the political situation. Emmanuel Macron has accepted the resignations, and current ministers are handling "current affairs" until a new government is formed.
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A new wealth survey from Beauchamp Estates France has shown that there has been a 20% rise in the value of homes for Millionaires on the French Riviera. Luxury home values are being driven by the return of international buyers from the US, Nordic and India according to the findings.
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Nine days ahead of the Olympic Games in Paris, the mayor Anne Hidalgo has kept her promise and will swim in the Seine today to show that it's clean for the Paris Olympics' outdoor swimming events.
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Luxury watch thefts are a recurring problem on the Côte d'Azur, especially during the high tourist season
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The Socialist Party (PS), ecologists, and communists have proposed economist Laurence Tubiana for Prime Minister to far-left La France Insoumise (LFI), which doesn't agree with the proposal, calling it "not serious." Olivier Faure, the PS leader, believes in Tubiana's candidacy, noting that three out of four parties support it. LFI Manuel Bompard criticized Tubiana for recently advocating a coalition with Macron's supporters.
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French police have arrested a man following a knife attack on a soldier who was patrolling the Gare de L’Est in Paris. The incident occurred on Monday the victim has been hospitalised.
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French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin warned of potential political violence in France after an assassination attempt on former U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday in Pennsylvania. He emphasized that political issues should be resolved electorally, not through violence, and expressed concern about the influence of U.S. political violence to France.
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Road changes will occur this week, here's a breakdown:
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The proceeds from the No Finish Line 2023 have been donated to various projects supported in favour of sick and disadvantaged children in Monaco, France and internationally. The 24th No Finish Line (NFL) took place from November 11th to 19th. The event mobilized 10,428 participants covering 315,561 km.
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Monaco’s government has congratulated students in the Principality after official figures showed an exceptional year in Baccalaureate exam results with a 97% success rate across all programmes.
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The sun is expected to shine throughout the day today Monday 15th July, on the Côte d’Azur with temperatures exceeding 30 degrees.
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Police have arrested three young people in Nice after they were found to have set up a home delivery service for drugs, such as cannabis and cocaine.
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Central and Northeastern France has been placed on an orange weather alert with thunderstorms forecast. The warning is in place from 3pm this Monday afternoon.
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