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Romantic, sure. Historic, yes. But is the River Seine safe for Olympic swimming?
LA Times via Yahoo News Singapore· 5 days agoVisitors were diplomatic about how clean the river might be for the Games. “Well, they’re clearly...
Paris Mayor swims in Seine river but will it really be clean enough to host Olympic events?
Euronews via Yahoo News Singapore· 5 days agoOn a daily basis, the monitoring group Eau de Paris has tested the river water, yielding results...
Tiger testicles and mythical banquets: What China’s emperors inside Beijing’s secretive Forbidden...
CNN via Yahoo Style Singapore· 5 days agoIt’s been a century since China’s last emperor was evicted from Beijing’s Forbidden City. A...
This Cutting-edge Expedition Ship Takes Travelers to Antarctica in Cool Scandinavian Style
Travel+Leisure via Yahoo Style Singapore· 5 days agoViking Polaris is a sleek expedition vessel that takes travelers to the Southern Ocean — but doesn't...
The Paris Olympics Could Have the Most Spectacular Boat Parade in History
Robb Report via Yahoo News Singapore· 6 days agoSix years in the making. Ten thousand athletes on 150 boats, 350,000 spectators on the banks, along...
Scores feared dead as 11 bodies recovered from Nepal bus tragedy
The Independent via Yahoo News Singapore· 6 days agoOther bodies were found as far away as the border with India. Two of them were discovered in...
Rescuers in Nepal recover 11 bodies after a landslide swept 2 buses full of people into a river
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 6 days agoRescuers in Nepal have recovered a total of 11 bodies from the river that two buses full of people...
Ex-navy man recounts bringing home four Combattante-class patrol boats from France in ‘73
Twentytwo13 via Yahoo News Singapore· 6 days agoA former Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) man recounts the mission of bringing home four Combattante-class...
Spectacular dragon boat race raises £85k
BBC via Yahoo News Singapore· 6 days agoTwo MPs were among those taking part in the colourful spectacle, which has raised more than £1.5m since it began in 2003...from the money raised. Brian...
10 Best Places to Live in the South, According to Local Real Estate Experts
Travel+Leisure via Yahoo Style Singapore· 7 days agoStill, there’s an inherent small-town feel to the 226,000-person city, and its access to the great...