Four bodies have been recovered from the Seine river just outside Paris, prosecutors said on Thursday. Authorities have so ...

FOUR people have been found dead in the Seine River in Paris after a horrified train passenger spotted a floating corpse.

Four bodies have been found floating in the River Seine, in the outskirts of Paris. A commuter alerted French police after ...

Swimming in the Seine is an increasingly popular tourist attraction in the French capital, and a must-do for Parisians ...

Motivated by a sweltering heatwave, Parisians have been queueing up to take a dip in the river Seine after it reopened to ...

Since reopening in July, the Seine River has been a popular destination for locals and tourists to go for a swim.

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Thousands of people have enjoyed a dip in the French capital's river since the opening to the public of three bathing sites ...

While Parisians have recently rediscovered the pleasure of swimming in the Seine, Amsterdammers have enjoyed swimming in the ...

Weeks before the Olympic Games are set to begin in Paris, the River Seine is still not safe for swimming on most days due to high levels of E. Coli bacteria in the water, according to official data.

Triathlon and marathon swimming are to take place in the Seine, where it has been illegal to swim for more than a century. The water has tested unsafe in recent weeks, and cleaner on other days.

Further, an economic motivation looms large: cleaning the Seine was a cornerstone of Paris’ winning bid for the 2024 Olympics, an event that could generate up to €10.7 billion ($11.4 billion ...