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Athens News Agency: News in English, 01-12-08Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] Weather Forecast: Cloudy, with snow and rain on Sunday08/12/2001 19:48:35Most of Greece will be overcast on Sunday, with light snowfall in the north and on high ground, scattered showers and some snow in low-lying areas. Winds will be north, northeasterly, ranging from strong to very strong in the west, gale force to strong gale force in the east. In the north, temperatures will range from -5C to 5C; in the west from 0C to 13C; in the rest of the country from -1C to 7C; in the islands of the Aegean from 7C to 14C. Showers and sleet in Athens with light snow on high ground and to the north. Temperatures between 4C and 7C. Cloudy in Thessaloniki with strong northerly winds and temperatures from 0C to 4C. [02] Freighter 'Medtrader' sinks off Skyros, one man missing (CORRECTION)08/12/2001 16:33:21Corrects title "one man drowned" to correct "one man missing" Eleven members of the crew aboard the St Vincent-flagged freighter "Medtrader" that sank 25 nautical miles east of Skyros had been rescued and were safe on board the Russian tanker "Brothers I", the merchant marine ministry announced on Saturday. A twelfth member of the crew that is still missing, Yugoslav electrician Momcilo Kocevic, may have become trapped and gone down with the ship. The Cypriot-owned freighter, which issued a distress signal late on Friday night, had set sail from the Romanian port of Constanta laden with two tonnes of iron and was bound for an Italian port in the Adriatic. According to first estimates, it probably sank when its load shifted in extremely rough seas. Authorities said that one all-weather rescue helicopter andnearby coast guard vessels were continuing the search for the missing crewman but had still not found anything on Saturday afternoon. According to the rescued crew-members, Kocevic probably did not have time to get off the ship before it sank. [03] Freighter 'Medtrader' sinks off Skyros, one man drowned (Adds)08/12/2001 16:30:42Eleven members of the crew aboard the St Vincent-flagged freighter "Medtrader" that sank 25 nautical miles east of Skyros had been rescued and were safe on board the Russian tanker "Brothers I", the merchant marine ministry announced on Saturday. A twelfth member of the crew that is still missing, Yugoslav electrician Momcilo Kocevic, may have become trapped and gone down with the ship. The Cypriot-owned freighter, which issued a distress signal late on Friday night, had set sail from the Romanian port of Constanta laden with two tonnes of iron and was bound for an Italian port in the Adriatic. According to first estimates, it probably sank when its load shifted in extremely rough seas. Authorities said that one all-weather rescue helicopter andnearby coast guard vessels were continuing the search for the missing crewman but had still not found anything on Saturday afternoon. According to the rescued crew-members, Kocevic probably did not have time to get off the ship before it sank. [04] Putin wraps up visit to Greece by visiting Thessaloniki08/12/2001 16:23:33Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki on Saturday, the last day of his official visit to Greece. On his arrival at the city's 'Macedonia' airport, Putin was greeted by President of the Republic Kostis Stephanopoulos, Macedonia-Thrace Minister George Paschalides, Thessaloniki Mayor Vassilis Papageorgopoulos and others. After a brief conversation in the airport's VIP lounge, the two presidents departed by road for the archaeological site of Vergina, where Putin will be shown around the ancient Macedonian royal tombs. At 15:00 pm there will be a dinner in the Russian's president honour hosted by Paschalides at a central Thessaloniki hotel, which will also be attended by Stephanopoulos, after which Putin will visit the city's cathedral St. Demetrios. A planned visit by Putin to the semi-autonomous monastic community on Mount Athos and its historic Orthodox monasteries has been cancelled due to bad weather conditions in the area. [05] Freighter 'Medtrader' sinks off Skyros, one man drowned08/12/2001 15:46:24Eleven members of the crew aboard the St Vincent-flagged freighter "Medtrader" that sank 25 nautical miles east of Skyros had been rescued and were safe on board the Russian tanker "Brothers I", the merchant marine ministry announced on Saturday. A twelfth member of the crew, Yugoslav electrician Momcilo Kocevic, is believed to have become trapped and gone down with the sinking ship. The Cypriot-owned freighter, which issued a distress signal late on Friday night, had set sail from the Romanian port of Constanta laden with two tonnes of iron and was bound for an Italian port in the Adriatic. According to first estimates, it probably sank when its load shifted in extremely rough seas. [06] Weather forecast: Snow and storms on Saturday08/12/2001 15:11:22Severe cold is expected all over Greece on Saturday with snow falling even in plains, while stormy weather and gale force winds will sweep across the Aegean Sea. Snowfall is expected in the northern suburbs of Athens and temperatures will drop throughout the country and will range between -5C and 11C. [07] Foreign Exchange Rates - Monday08/12/2001 15:11:02Indicative tourist buying rates until Monday U.S. dollar 379.327 German mark 172.829 French franc 051.531 Pound sterling 541.621 Irish punt 429.202 Belgian franc 008.379 Luxembourg franc 008.379 Dutch guilder 153.389 Italian lira (100) 017.457 Austrian schilling 024.565 Danish kroner 045.397 Swedish kroner 036.123 Finnish mark 056.852 Spanish peseta 002.032 Portuguese escudo 001.686 Japanese yen (100) 303.158 Swiss franc 228.599 Norwegian kroner 042.374 Cyprus pound 588.027 Canadian dollar 240.591 Australian dollar 196.013 Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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