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Paris mayor swims in Olympics river

Paris mayor swims in Olympics river

Update: 2024-07-173
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After months of anticipation, Anne Hidalgo took a dip in the Seine to show the river is clean enough to host open-swimming competitions during the 2024 Olympics. Also: Police in Thailand say six Vietnamese tourists found dead in a luxury hotel were poisoned with cyanide, students protest in Bangladesh over a lack of job and what Afro-futurism means for Africans around the world...

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Paris mayor swims in Olympics river

Paris mayor swims in Olympics river

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