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Paris Mayor swims in Seine river but will it really be clean enough to host Olympic events?
Euronews via Yahoo Canada News· 4 days agoThe sun's ultraviolet rays kill bacteria like E. coli in water. An AP analysis of weather data...
Will the Seine be clean enough by the Olympics? Not even the experts know yet
The Canadian Press via Yahoo Canada Sports· 4 days agoPARIS (AP) — With the Paris Olympics less than two weeks away, a question hangs over the Games: Will...
Swimming in the Seine has been illegal for a century. What Paris says will be different for the...
CBC.ca· 3 days agoOver eight days in August 1900, dozens of swimmers dove into the muddy waters of the Seine River in ...
The best things to do and see (or watch) in Europe this week
Euronews via Yahoo Canada News· 39 minutes agoForecast: cloudy with a chance of 'Twisters', bulging bronze, French Touch, the best TV shows of...
Decked out in a wet suit and a pair of goggles, Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo finally takes a dip in the...
The Globe and Mail· 3 days agoParis mayor Anne Hidalgo has taken a much-delayed dip in the Seine River to help alleviate concerns...
Paris mayor swims in Seine amid bacteria concerns before Olympics
New York Times· 3 days agoParis mayor Anne Hidalgo went for a swim in the Seine River on Wednesday, fulfilling her promise to...
Morgan Lake interview: What it takes to break two metres and get an Olympic high jump medal in Paris
New York Times· 3 days agoWe spoke to Lake as she prepares to try to win Britain’s first Olympic medal in the women’s high...
The Paris Olympics Could Have the Most Spectacular Boat Parade in History
Robb Report via Yahoo Canada Sports· 5 days agoSix years in the making. Ten thousand athletes on 150 boats, 350,000 spectators on the banks, along...
I took a scenic boat tour around Paris that stopped at all the major landmarks, and I can't believe...
INSIDER via Yahoo Canada News· 3 days agoI'd go on the tour again, and I recommend it to anyone visiting Paris. I'm an American who's lived ...
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo takes plunge in Seine, signalling river is ready for Olympic events
RFI via Yahoo Canada News· 3 days agoThe mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, eventually swam in the Seine on Wednesday to demonstrate the river...