World Aug 12 With the Seine open for swimming in Paris, tourists and residents embrace it as temperatures soar By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press
World Jul 30 Concerns over water quality in the Seine delays men’s Olympic triathlon Officials on Tuesday say they hope the swimming portion of the race will be able to go forward in the long-polluted waterway Wednesday or in the coming days following an expensive cleanup effort. By Pat Graham, Kate Brumback, Associated Press
World Jul 16 The Paris Olympics are two weeks away, experts aren’t sure Seine River will be clean by then Triathlon and marathon swimming are scheduled to take place in the Seine, where has been illegal to swim for nearly a century due to pollution levels. By Tom Nouvian, Suman Naishadham, Associated Press
World Jul 13 Watch 3:25 News Wrap: Deadly Israeli strike in Gaza was targeting Hamas military chief, officials say In our news wrap Saturday, Palestinian officials said an Israeli airstrike targeting a Hamas commander killed at least 90 people in southern Gaza, Biden worked to shore up support while Harris campaigned in Pennsylvania, Russia and Ukraine traded more attacks,…
World Jun 04 Louvre shuttered to protect art as historic flooding begins to recede The famed Louvre in Paris has been temporarily shut down as employees on Friday rushed to relocate thousands of pieces of art from the museum’s basement vaults after a week of rain caused flooding across Europe. By Michael D. Regan