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Paris mayor finally swims in Seine to prove water purity

PARIS : Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo finally swam in the River Seine on Wednesday, fulfilling a promise to try to convince doubters that its waters will be clean enough to hold Olympic swimming events.

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French sports minister takes symbolic dive into river Seine in Paris

French sports minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra took a symbolic dip in the Seine on Saturday in a bid to ease concerns about water quality before the start of the Paris Olympics.

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Giant reservoir ready for service as Paris 2024 Games loom

PARIS : Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo on Thursday inaugurated a colossal storage basin that will help reduce the risks of pollution in the Seine as the Olympics approach and make the river suitable for bathing.

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Paris holds its breath for Olympic swimming events in murky Seine

PARIS: Organisers of the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris may be feeling a little queasy over their commitment to hold open water swimming in the scenic but often polluted Seine.

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Paris mayor promises to swim in Seine ahead of Games

PARIS : Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo will swim in the River Seine ahead of this year's Summer Olympics, she said on Wednesday.

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France pays tribute to General in charge of Notre Dame Cathedral reconstruction

France paid tribute to General Jean-Louis Georgelin on Friday at the Invalides, after he passed away last week in a hiking accident in the Pyrenees.

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Rogue swimmers reject Seine pollution fears as Olympic swimmers prepare to take the plunge

Fears over pollution and safety led to a ban on swimming in the Seine and the Paris canals in 1923, though application of the rules has been relaxed in recent years.

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Paris mayor finally swims in Seine to prove water purity

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