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Where in France do people report feeling safest (and most at risk) in new survey
Departments with larger cities tended to fare poorly
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Which banks pay interest on current accounts for residents in France?
Online-only banks are leading the trend but the earning potential varies
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Photos: the best English bookshops in Paris according to Vogue France
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Making scents of art
What would the Venus de Milo smell like as a perfume?
Answer: An “amber and woody combination with intense notes of mandarin and jasmine.”
Such questions are the theme of a collaboration between perfume houses’ “noses” and the Louvre museum in Paris.
Visitors to the Louvre shop will find five scents matching some of the museum’s works.
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