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Paris mayor dips into the Seine River to showcase its improved cleanliness before Olympic events
Detroit News· 10 hours agoParis Mayor Anne Hidalgo took a dip Wednesday in the Seine River, fulfilling a promise to show that...
‘Memory Saved Us’: How France Blocked the Far Right
New York Times· 15 hours agoThis sun-dappled district of white stone and vineyards in France’s southwest, the historical home of centrist voters, seemed to be swinging sharply right...
Spare a thought for the sprinters: With five stages left, the Tour de France is now an uphill battle...
Cycling Weekly· 12 hours agoIt's stage 17 of the Tour de France, and the race is pretty much over for sprinters. There will...
Paris airport staff call off strike 10 days before Olympics
RFI via Yahoo Canada News· 16 hours agoParis airport workers have called off a strike that would have disrupted travel just ahead of the...
Ten Nova Scotians to compete in Paris Olympics
CTV Atlantic News· 6 hours agoThere will be plenty of Nova Scotia pride at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Ten Nova Scotians have been selected as part of Team Canada’s Olympic team...
Mayor of Paris Takes an Olympian Plunge in a Beautified Seine
New York Times· 11 hours agoAnne Hidalgo swam in the cleaned-up waters of the capital’s river, fulfilling a promise that has...
USWNT has scoreless draw vs. Costa Rica in pre-Olympics tune-up: Takeaways from match
USA TODAY Sports via Yahoo Canada Sports· 20 hours agoBut kickoff isn’t until 9 p.m. local time and it should be cooler by then. Veterans such as Crystal...
Swimming in the Seine has been illegal for a century. What Paris says will be different for the...
CBC.ca· 16 hours agoOver eight days in August 1900, dozens of swimmers dove into the muddy waters of the Seine River in ...
In and on the water, French troops secure the River Seine for the Paris Olympics opening ceremony
Winnipeg Sun· 5 hours agoFrench soldiers and police are being deployed both in and along the River Seine to make it safe...
8 Trés Chic French Watches Perfect for Commemorating the Olympics, from Breguet to Cartier
Robb Report via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoChanel, Cartier, Louis Vuitton, Breguet, and more make up quite a stellar list of French watches...