France's telecom regulator on Monday officially launched the process to allocate to operators frequencies for next-generation 5G mobile telephone networks. Regulator Arcep said it will, in a mixed tender process, offer the initial batch of frequencies at a fixed price and then hold an auction ...
Xi arrives on French Riviera as Macron seeks united EU front to address China's commercial ambitions
Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Monaco on the French Riviera Sunday, seeking to press ambitious commercial goals ahead of talks with France's Emmanuel Macron, who is trying to forge a united European front to contend with Beijing's advances. Xi arrived at the airport of the ...
Chinese leader Xi to visit Europe in bid to boost trade amid row with U.S.
Chinese President Xi Jinping will make state visits to Europe from this week as he seeks to bolster trade relationships on the continent while trying to end a trade war with the U.S. Xi will travel to France, Italy and Monaco from Thursday to March ...
In sunny Monte Carlo, insurers crunch numbers on U.S. hurricane costs
Insured losses in the United States from Hurricane Irma could total $40 billion, according to one risk forecaster, and though that was less than earlier projections, the elite of the insurance world convening in this sunny resort were reluctant to signal relief. AIR Worldwide forecast ...
Dani Alves inspired Juventus to a 2-1 win over Monaco on Tuesday to send the Italian club to its second Champions League final in three years. Alves set up Mario Mandzukic's opener in the 33rd minute and got on the scoresheet himself on the stroke ...
Slovakian firm unveils $1 million flying car at Monaco luxury goods show
A Slovakia-based company unveiled the commercial design for a flying car priced at more than $1 million (¥109 million) on Thursday, saying it was ready for pre-orders with first deliveries expected by 2020. AeroMobil said its teardrop-like AeroMobil Flying Car, displayed at the Top Marques ...
Rising teenage star Kylian Mbappe and resurgent forward Radamel Falcao scored early goals as free-scoring Monaco beat Borussia Dortmund 3-1 to reach the Champions League semifinals on Wednesday. Dortmund trailed 3-2 from the first leg of the quarterfinal in Germany and conceded twice inside 20 ...
Midfielder Shinji Kagawa scored one goal and created another but Borussia Dortmund lost the first leg of their rescheduled Champions League quarterfinal against Monaco 3-2 on Wednesday, a day after three explosions targeted the German Bundesliga team's bus. Kagawa showed great awareness to set up ...
Solar-plane pilot calls three-day flight, with 20-minute catnaps, testament to human endurance
The two Swiss pilots taking turns to fly a solar-powered airplane around the world said Sunday the endeavor is not only a demonstration of the importance of renewable energy but also of the many challenges the human body can endure. Pilot Bertrand Piccard completed a ...
Monaco's government says it is helping British authorities investigate a "vast corruption scandal" implicating an unspecified number of international oil companies, the tiny European principality said in a statement released late Thursday. The statement said several executives of the Monaco-based company UNAOIL have been questioned ...
Monaco withstood Arsenal's onslaught to reach the quarterfinals of the Champions League despite a 2-0 home defeat on Tuesday, advancing on the away-goals rule after drawing 3-3 on aggregate. Following a 3-1 humiliating defeat at the Emirates three weeks ago in the first leg of ...
Don't count Arsenal out in return leg against Monaco
Here's an outrageous prediction: Monaco 0, Arsenal 3 in Monte Carlo on Tuesday night and the Gunners advance to the Champions League quarterfinals. As Arsenal trails 3-1 from the first leg when its football was lethargic, mistake-ridden and defensively naive the odds are against a ...
