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 ...
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 ...
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 ...