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Giant reservoir ready for service as Paris 2024 Games loom
Reuters· 4 days agoParis mayor Anne Hidalgo on Thursday inaugurated a colossal storage basin that will help reduce the...
IOC boss Bach 'happy' to swim in the Seine before Paris Olympics
dpa international via Yahoo Sports· 2 days agoI hope it's not too cold," Bach, 70, said in a round table discussion with international journalists...
Mayor confident Seine pool party will convince river is safe
Reuters· 6 days agoMayor Anne Hidalgo is confident that her swimming in the River Seine in June will convince the...
New 'underground cathedral' opens ahead of Paris Olympics
AFP via Yahoo Sports· 4 days agoIt has no spire, stained glass windows or nave but the cavernous underground stormwater facility...
Paris Promised the Olympics Would Be Accessible. The Clock Is Ticking.
New York Times· 5 hours agoThe city, which put inclusivity at the center of its bid, has improved access for people with...
Huge River Seine stormwater basin opens ahead of Paris Olympics
RFI via Yahoo News· 4 days agoAfter three years of work, the 30-metre deep basin next to Austerlitz train station is ready.Paris...
Paris inaugurates giant water storage basin to clean up the River Seine for Olympic swimming
San Francisco Chronicle· 4 days agoFrench officials inaugurated on Thursday a huge water storage basin meant to help clean up the River...
The best cities in Europe for wild swimming
Daily Telegraph· 2 days agoMeanwhile, although it’s not rated by the EEA, the river pool near Restaurante Maitena on the outskirts of Güejar-Sierra is also a popular bathing spot,...
OLY Paris Swimmable Seine
The Herald Journal· 4 days agoFrom second left, Ile-de-France region's Prefect Marc Guillaume, Paris' mayor Anne Hidalgo, President of the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics...
California doesn’t need Elon Musk (except when it does)
Politico· 7 days agoMaura Healey, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo and other local leaders from...