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Paris Mayor swims in Seine river but will it really be clean enough to host Olympic events?

Video Credit: euronews (in English) - Duration: 00:50s - Published
Paris Mayor swims in Seine river but will it really be clean enough to host Olympic events?

Paris Mayor swims in Seine river but will it really be clean enough to host Olympic events?

Anne Hidalgo took a dip in the long-polluted Seine River to show that Paris' river is clean and safe.


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Credit: euronews (in English)    Duration: 00:36Published

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