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The Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church has issued a statement condemning the opening ceremony of the XXXIII Summer Olympic Games in Paris, which took place on Friday night. The Synod criticized the event, describing it as a source of embarrassment, seduction, and offense to Christendom.

1,731 swimming areas in Greece were tested, of which 1,659 were classified as "excellent quality", 17 as "good quality" and 4 as "moderate quality" - No bathing areas were classified as "poor quality"

The quality of bathing water at 95.8% of bathing sites in Greece is of excellent quality, based on the latest figures released by the European Environmental Agency and the European Commission on the state of Europe's bathing waters in 2023, which were updated on Tuesday.

A 25-year-old man was arrested in the city of Larisa, central Greece, on Friday after he was spotted walking naked in the town center, local media reported.

Police was alerted by passers by who saw the man roaming around Agios Vissarionas square. When officers approached him and inquired about his motives he reportedly claimed to be Jesus Christ, a local news website said. 

After a decision by the city authorities, women will soon be allowed to swim without the top of a swimsuit in Berlin's public pools, the BBC reported.

The ruling came after a woman who was kicked out of an outdoor pool for not wearing a swimsuit took legal action.

A second woman reported being told to cover up while at an indoor pool in December.

Brooke Shields reveals that she was the victim of a sexual assault in a new documentary about her life that premiered on Jan. 20 at the Sundance Film Festival.

Bucharest, June 30 /Agerpres / - President Klaus Iohannis promulgated on Wednesday a law on breastfeeding in public spaces. The law stipulates that prohibiting in any way breastfeeding a child in the public space or the eviction from the public space of a mother breastfeeding a child is a contravention.

With a growing number of people expected to head to Greek beaches after the lifting of the lockdown, health experts recommend a distance of three meters between sunbeds, which should be disinfected after use.

Ninety-seven percent of bathing sites monitored last year in Greece were found to have excellent water quality, according to a report by the European Commission and the European Environment Agency (EEA) published Thursday.
The annual report monitors bathing sites across the European Union that meet the "most stringent quality standards for water cleanliness."

In 1907, Annette Kellerman appeared on a Boston beach wearing the world's first one-piece bathing suit for a woman. The 20-year-old Australian athlete was arrested on indecency charges even though the suit was extremely modest by modern standards. Yet the fact that it had short sleeves and stopped mid-thigh was considered provocative at a time when the sight of a lady's ankles was risque.