The Seine was declared biologically dead in the 1960s, meaning the toxic environments cannot sustain life. Swimming in the iconic river has been banned since 1923. French officials, however ...

PARIS — French soldiers and police are being deployed both in and along the River Seine to make it safe during the grandiose opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics, when thousands of athletes ...

The 2024 Paris Summer Olympics are just a month away, but there is still a nasty controversy brewing over one of the spots serving as a focal point for the event — the Seine River. After months ...

PARIS (AP) — A 75-year-old American swimmer took a dip in the Seine River on Thursday, braving the murky waters in central Paris to celebrate the Fourth of July and highlight the French ...

After France spent $1.5 billion to clean up the Seine in preparation for this summer's Olympics, Parisians are now organizing a "sh-t flashmob" for the same day President Emmanuel Macron and Anne ...

Ever since swimming in the Seine was banned in 1923 due to pollution levels, French politicians have promised to make the river swimmable again. Former Paris mayor and later president Jacques ...

PARIS — Olympic triathletes dove into the Seine River on Wednesday after organizers ... Paris Games organizer Tony Estanguet, speaking to French television. “It’s a very important legacy ...

amphibious opening ceremony threw a fête to French culture during the almost four-hour Olympics kick-off event. A boat parade of national delegations floated down the River Seine, cruising into ...

Soldiers patrol on the Seine river, Wednesday ... planned a parade of about 10,000 athletes through the heart of the French capital on boats on the Seine along a 6-kilometer (3.7-mile) route ...

French soldiers and police are being deployed both in and along the Seine river to make it safe during the grandiose opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics, when thousands of athletes will sail ...