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French pharmacies attract American visitors with their lower prices
Pharmacists say some tourists are buying medication in France - both prescription and over-the-counter - to save money
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French authorities pause EES questions for travellers in UK
Questions, especially at kiosks, were feared to cause confusion; change affects ferries, Eurostar and Eurotunnel
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Visual: see Paris prison where Nicolas Sarkozy is being incarcerated
Five-year sentence for former president begins next week
French fibre firms rebuked for client ‘ping pong’
Telecoms firms have been warned by their watchdog to stop playing “ping pong” with clients’ complaints about fibre internet by bouncing blame to another firm.

Watchdog Arcep said fibre cabling was often installed by one firm with internet services from another, and both tried to avoid blame for any problems.
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