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Berlin banned river swimming a century ago. Locals are bringing it back

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. People swim in the river Spree to demand the lift of the hundred years old swimming ban at the ...
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Berliners jump into the Spree River to show its clean enough for swimming

BERLIN (AP) — A century after the city of Berlin banned swimming in the Spree River because it was so polluted it could make people sick, there's a push by swimmers to get back into the water. Around ...
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Berlin banned river swimming a century ago. Locals now want to jump back into the water

BERLIN (AP) — A century after the city of Berlin banned swimming in the Spree River because it was so polluted that locals were at risk of falling ill, there’s a push by swimmers to get back into the ...
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‘Protesters’ in Berlin jump into the Spree River to show it’s clean enough for swimming

BERLIN — A century after the city of Berlin banned swimming in the Spree River because it was so polluted it could make people sick, there’s a push by swimmers to get back into the water. Around 200 ...
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Berlin banned river swimming a century ago. Locals are bringing it back

A century after Berliners were barred from swimming in the Spree due to dangerous pollution levels, a movement is underway to reclaim the river for recreational use. On Tuesday, approximately 200 ...
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Berlin banned river swimming a century ago, but now locals want to dive back in

People swim in the river Spree to demand the lift of the hundred years old swimming ban at the river in front of the Stadtschloss or City Place in Berlin. — MARKUS SCHREIBER/AP A century after the ...