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Olympic triathlon swimming cancelled again: Was the Seine ever going to be clean in time?
Euronews via Yahoo News Singapore· 13 hours agoParis mayor Anne Hidalgo famously swam in the river to prove it was safe. Then tests showed the...
Triathlon training for Paris Olympics cancelled again over Seine pollution. Is there a plan B?
Euronews via Yahoo News Singapore· 11 hours agoAbout €1.4 billion has been spent trying to clean up the river ahead of the Olympics. Paris Mayor ...
Olympics pre-race triathlon event in Seine River cancelled over water quality concerns
Euronews via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 days agoParis Mayor Anne Hidalgo took a famous dip in the river less than two weeks before Olympic events...
Paris Storms Dumped Enough Sewage in Seine to Derail Olympic Events
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News Singapore· 15 hours agoA weekend of torrential rain that swept millions of gallons of sewage into the Seine could force...
‘It doesn’t look that bad’: Would you swim in the Seine?
BBC via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 hours agoAs late as Monday, organisers were saying they were confident events would go ahead as planned. Reda...
The Paris Olympics’ first battleground: air conditioning
Yahoo Sports· 7 days agoOrganizers pledged that the rooms would stay below 26 Celcius — 79 Fahrenheit. Paris mayor Anne ...
Paris Olympics: Australia lead medal table as French bishops turn against opening ceremony blasphemy
Euronews via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 days agoAustralia lead medal table as France end Fiji's dominance in rugby sevens. But a wave of rows on the...
10 Things You May Have Missed From The Olympics Opening Ceremony
HuffPost UK via Yahoo News Singapore· 15 hours agoParis Mayor #AnneHidalgo took a dip in the Seine River later on Wednesday, fulfilling a promise she...
Suspense over Olympics triathlon as Seine fails water tests again
AFP News via Yahoo News Singapore· 13 hours agoOlympic organisers cancelled a second day of triathlon training in the River Seine on Monday due to...
Olympics: Organizers Build Buzz Around Opening Ceremony, but Local Businesses Lament That Crowds...
Variety via Yahoo News Singapore· 4 days agoLanding the Summer Olympics was supposed to be a shot in the arm for France’s economy. But in the...