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15 things you can do at a French pharmacy other than buy aspirin
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France puts forward 18 plans to simplify life for disabled people
The measures aim to streamline administrative procedures and reduce delays
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French officials order the destruction of a house in Perpignan
The villa was constructed over ten years ago
Egg coins honour No1 world chef
The Monnaie de Paris mint has produced gold and silver coins in the shape of eggs and with a fried egg motif as a tribute to Michelin chef Guy Savoy whose restaurant at the mint was named best in the world.

The Guy Savoy 5oz €500 fried-egg gold coin, at top, sells for €10,920 while the gold egg-shaped 1oz €200 coin sells for €2,225. Pièce de résistance is an 8.5cm rose gold fondue pot, weighing 1kg with white and yellow gold egg for €130,000.