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Paris mayor to take a dip in the Seine the week of 15 July

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo plans to swim in the Seine in mid-July, with the exact date fixed for a day between 15 July and 17 June depending on the weather, she informed the French news agency AFP on Wednesday.

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River boats carry out successful Paris Olympics opening ceremony rehearsal

Onlookers in Paris were treated to a procession of 55 boats taking part in a rehearsal along the Seine River on Monday afternoon. Olympic officials are confident that the near four-hour opening ceremony will run like clockwork on 26 July.

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Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony To Showcase Diverse Dance Styles

Experience the grand Paris Olympics opening ceremony on the River Seine, featuring diverse dancers and a blend of dance styles, set to showcase France's ri...

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Paris gets into the groove for historic Olympic opening ceremony, adapted to its iconic cityscape

The Paris Olympics are getting into the groove for the historic opening ceremony on the River Seine

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Dozens of boats cruise the Seine in successful Paris Olympics opening ceremony rehearsal

Curious onlookers gathered on bridges as dozens of boats snaked along the Seine river on Monday in a rehearsal for the Paris Olympics' unique opening ceremony next month.

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Dozens of boats cruise the Seine river in a rehearsal for the Paris Olympics’ opening ceremony

Curious onlookers gathered on bridges as dozens of boats snaked along the Seine river on Monday in a rehearsal for the Paris Olympics’ unique opening ceremony next month

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Paris Olympics Seine River Water Contamination Concerns

Elevated E. coli levels in Seine River raise concerns for Paris Olympics swimming events. Efforts to address contamination include a new rainwater reservoi...

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Unsafe levels of E. coli found in Paris' Seine River less than 2 months before Olympics

The water quality of the Seine river in Paris is raising concerns ahead of the upcoming Olympic and Paralympic Games

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Richard Linklater's 'Hit Man' Hits U.S. Targets -- Netflix Weekly Rankings for June 3-9

And French giant-shark-in-the-Seine action-drama 'Under Paris' shows bite

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Why Parisians are planning ‘s*** flashmob’ in protest against filthy River Seine ahead of Olympics

Organisers have vowed to conduct a ‘s*** flashmob’ as President Macron takes to the water

The Independent UK

Under Paris ending explained: do they kill the sharks?

Netflix's Under Paris sees a swarm of dangerous sharks occupy the Seine river. Are our heroes able to get rid of the sharks?

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Under Paris: Netflix has delivered one of the best shark movies ever made

There’s a shark in Paris in a knowingly improbable yet genuinely entertaining summer thriller that deserves its place near the top of a hit-and-miss subgenre

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Australians keeping watchful eye on Seine water quality

Australian Olympic team chef de mission Anna Meares notes if competition goes ahead in the River Seine as planned, try stopping competitors from taking part.

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Seine still failing water tests two months from Paris Olympics

Water tests in the Seine in Paris show the river is still too dirty to swim in, two months before the start of the Paris Olympics when it is set to be used by athletes, data from a charity showed Wednesday.

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Paris 2024: Will the River Seine be Olympics-ready?

In this week's show we take a deep dive into the Seine, to find out how Paris's river is preparing for the 2024 Olympics. We see how authorities are racing against time to boost security, curb pollution and keep visitors entertained. With just a few weeks to go before the…

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Olympic Games’ €1.4bn clean-up aims to get Parisians swimming in the Seine

Organisers expect 75% of identified bacterial pollution will be gone by the time the starting gun fires for the open water events

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Paris inaugurates massive water storage basin to clean up River Seine for Olympics

French officials inaugurated on Thursday a huge water storage basin meant to help clean up the River Seine, set to be the venue for marathon swimming at the Paris Games and the swimming leg of the Olympic and Paralympic triathlons.

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Paris Enhances Seine River For Olympic Swimming Events

Paris unveils water storage basin near River Seine to enhance water quality for Olympics, part of a 1.4 billion euro cleanup effort.

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Huge River Seine stormwater basin opens ahead of Paris Olympics

Government and Olympics officials on Thursday inaugurated the Austerlitz basin – a massive underground cistern that's a key part of efforts to enmake the River Seine remains clean enough to host swimming events during the Paris Olympics.

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The real star of the Paris Olympics is the storied River Seine

The Seine will play a starring role in this summer's Paris Olympics, with the opening ceremony set to take place on the river, which will also host swimming events. Here are things you need to know about the storied waterway.

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Olympic flame sets sail for France on historic ship

The Olympic flame set sail from Athens on Saturday on its voyage to France on board the Belem – a historic 19th-century three masted ship. It's a key stage of the Torch Relay which will travel to French overseas territories before reaching its climax at the Paris Games opening ceremony…

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‘I’d swim in anything’: triathlete Hauser shrugs off Paris pollution concerns

Australian triathlete Matt Hauser has shrugged off concerns about water quality in the Seine and said he would swim in anything for a medal

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Paris Police Evict Migrants Near River Seine Ahead Of Olympics

French police evict migrants near River Seine, raising concerns over 'social cleansing' ahead of Olympics.

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Paris Mayor Confident In Seine Water Quality For Olympics

Paris Mayor plans to swim in the Seine to demonstrate water quality improvements for Olympics. Cleanup efforts and testing ensure safety for events.

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Sailing on the Seine

This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about the Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony. There’s a surprise guest with good news, “The Listener’s Corner” with Paul Myers, a delicious dessert from Erwan Rome on “Music from Erwan”, and of course, the new quiz and bonus…

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