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  • June 28, 2024
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Paris's Seine River tests for E. coli 10 times above the acceptable limit per month from the 2024 Summer Olympics

The world is officially one month away from the start of the 2024 Summer Olympics — and new tests have just revealed that one of the Games’ main attractions, the…

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  • June 22, 2024
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Parisians threaten to defecate in the River Seine in protest against sewage pollution ahead of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris

The 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris are only a month away, but there's still a nasty controversy brewing over one of the spots that serves as a focal point for…

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  • June 18, 2024
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A murky question at the Olympics: Will the Seine be clean enough to swim in?

A murky question at the Olympics: Will the Seine be clean enough to swim in? – Follow our Olympic Games coverage in the run-up to the Paris Games. PARIS —…

There are sharks in the Seine – mon dieu! : NPR

Sharks in the Seine — ma dieu! Netflix/Sofie Gheysens hide caption change caption Netflix/Sofie Gheysens I'll be the first to admit that I didn't even know about it there used…

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  • April 14, 2024
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“Alarming levels” of bacteria such as E. coli in the Seine in Paris pose a challenge for Olympic swimming events

The swimming portion of the triathlon event at the 2024 Paris Olympics could be affected by poor water quality in the River Seine. Tony Estanguet, president of the Paris 2024…