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Save the date! On September 16th, the Princess of Monaco Cup golf tournament, sponsored by Monaco Asset Management, will be held in support of the Princess Charlene of Monaco Foundation and Fight aids Monaco association. Darrell Hall and Gareth Wittstock came into Riviera Radio to talk to Sarah Lycett about the event not to be missed!
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President Macron has announced that France will host an environmental summit concentrating on the world's oceans. Speaking on the final day of his visit to Marseille today, he said that the "One Ocean" summit will be held at the end of this year or in early 2022
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French President Emmanuel Macron will conclude his visit to Marseille today, dedicating the day to the environment . The Head of State will notably inaugurate the World Conservation Congress.
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Meteo France has issued a yellow weather warning for storms in the Alpes Maritimes from 2pm to 4pm this afternoon.
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President Macron has unveiled his "grand plan" for the city of Marseille, including funds for a high speed Marseille - Nice railway line. Speaking at the Palais du Pharo in the city this evening he outlined a wide range of measures to improve law and order, poverty, education and transport in the city.
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As students across France return to school today a poll by Elabe has shown that a majority of parents (56%) are not worried about letting their children go to class.
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It’s back to school today Thursday September 2nd, for 12.3 million students in France as the health situation worries parents and teachers.
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French government spokesperson Gabriel Attal has said that "the balance is still precarious" in hospitals, with almost one in two intensive care beds being taken by a Covid-19 patient
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The road accident which claimed the life of a 47 year old firefighter from Monaco on Tuesday, has claimed a second victim, a 22 year old firefighter, also from Monaco, who was in a critical condition on Tuesday evening and has since died from his injuries. Two others are currently in hospital.
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The Monegasque government has expressed its “great emotion and sadness” following a fatal road accident in which a firefighter from the Principality was killed.
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Prime Minister Jean Castex has said that France is "on the right path" for a return to "normal life". Speaking on a visit to a vaccination centre in Strasbourg this morning he said that the fourth wave is "under control" but added that he was speaking "with caution"
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Meteo France has placed the Alpes-Maritimes on a yellow weather warning, with thunderstorms forecast inland this afternoon.
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The French government has announced the end of compulsory teleworking, which had been imposed on companies to fight against the health crisis.
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Appointments are now open for a Covid booster jab for eligible people in France. From mid-September an additional vaccine dose will be available to all over 65s and people at risk of serious forms of Covid-19.
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The rules for working from home are to be laid out later today, with a new protocol being published by the government on Tuesday evening.
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A free diver has drowned in Nice. Cross med coordinated a search of Saturday near the Nice Côte d’Azur airport after the alarm was raised by the victim’s family.
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