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Women in France forced to pay hidden 'pink tax'
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Women in France forced to pay hidden 'pink tax'

France's finance ministry has vowed to investigate after angry female consumers launched an online petition to protest against the difference in prices between identical products targeted towards men and women, a phenomenon dubbed the "pink" or "woman" tax.
Picard, Amazon, Ikea: France's favourite brands
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Picard, Amazon, Ikea: France's favourite brands

<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">For the second year running, frozen food chain Picard is the favoured brand of the French, according to a survey by consulting firm OC&amp;C.</span></p>
Five children hospitalised after new E.coli outbreak
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Five children hospitalised after new E.coli outbreak

<p>&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Four of the victims, aged between 20 months and 8 years, are believed to have eaten frozen beef purchased from the same supermarket.</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p>