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 ...

Hundreds of Berliners gathered to take a dip in the Spree river Tuesday to protest a 100-year-old ban on swimming in the city's main waterway. Billed by organisers as a "swim demonstration", the ...