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First, France cleaned the polluted river so that Olympians could swim there. Now, a year later, it is opening three sites for ...
Explore the Seine River, the lifeblood of Paris, in this visual tour along its most iconic bridges and surrounding monuments.
The French capital's iconic waterway has been largely closed to swimmers since 1923 due to pollution and risks from river ...
PARIS: The River Seine reopened to swimmers in Paris on Saturday morning (Jul 5), marking the first time since 1923 that ...
New measures to curb the dangerous journeys are expected to be announced on July 10. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more ...
The famed Seine river in Paris opened to the public for swimming on Saturday for the first time in over a 100 years, a key ...
Parisians have legally swum in the Seine River for the first time in more than 100 years. On Saturday morning, designated ...
Parisians have begun bathing in the Seine for the first time in over 100 years after a ban was lifted. The French capital has ...
The promise to lift the swimming ban dates back to 1988, when then-mayor of Paris and future president Jacques Chirac first ...
France on Friday praised China's steps to settle a trade dispute over European brandy imports but warned that "major issues" ...
Horrible water quality made it illegal to swim in the Seine for more than a century, but the Olympics pushed forward to hold ...
The 112th Tour will take place entirely within France and features a late twist when the peloton finally arrives in Paris ...