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French La Poste launches a croissant-scented stamp
Limited edition stamp is a celebration of ‘Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»â€™s favourite pastry’
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Increase in unpaid sick days proposed by French government
Plans are due to come into force in 2026
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France urges flu vaccination after 17,000 deaths last winter
Last year’s season was particularly severe due to ‘low vaccination coverage’, experts say
French MPs want law change on gay blood donors
MPs are looking at changing the law on giving blood to align the rules for gay and bi people with those for straight people.

Heterosexuals must not have had sex that put them at increased risk of sexually transmitted diseases in the last four months (more than one partner, unprotected sex with a new partner, sex with someone with an STD or who had unÂproÂtected sex with someone else or whose sexual behaviour is unknown to you). HomoÂsexuals must declare they have not had sex for a year.
The proposal has support but still needs to go for a full vote.
Campaign group SOS HomoÂphobie said it would end a “stigmatisation†of those who have same-sex relations and that it should be behaviour – not orientation – that matters.