Athens News Agency: News in English, 02-07-18

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From: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>

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[01] Weather Forecast: Rain in north, sunny elsewhere Thursday

[02] Foreign Exchange Rates - Thursday

[03] U.S. ambassador to Athens to brief State Department

[01] Weather Forecast: Rain in north, sunny elsewhere Thursday

Rain or storms are forecast from early afternoon in the northern Ionian, Epirus, Macedonia and Thrace, which will see scattered cloud earlier in the day. The rest of the country will be hot and sunny. Winds west-northwesterly, light to moderate, turning strong in parts of the south. In the west and north, temperatures will range from 21C to 33C; on the rest of the mainland from 23C to 37C; and in the islands from 24C to 36C. Temperatures in Athens between 26C and 37C; and in Thessaloniki from 24C to 33C.

[02] Foreign Exchange Rates - Thursday

Indicative tourist buying rates per euro

U.S. dollar 1.014

Pound sterling 0.648

Danish kroner 7.489

Swedish kroner 9.398

Japanese yen 118.3

Swiss franc 1.477

Norwegian kroner 7.436

Cyprus pound 0.581

Canadian dollar 1.563

Australian dollar 1.828

[03] U.S. ambassador to Athens to brief State Department

WASHINGTON (ANA - T. Ellis) - U.S. Ambassador to Athens Thomas Miller will brief the State Department on the latest developments on the issue of terrorism in Greece when he visits Washington next week.

This weekend, Miller will be the main speaker at the annual conference of the American Hellenic Educational and Progressive Association (AHEPA) which started in New York on Wednesday.

Asked on Wednesday whether during his visit Miller will also discuss the issue of the November 17 terrorist group, State Department spokesman Richard Boucher answered affirmatively.

Asked to comment on investigations in progress to disband the November 17 group, Boucher reiterated that it was an operation conducted by the Greek authorities and for this reason any question should be directed to them. Boucher noted that the United States was interested in the specific issue and was cooperating ''very well'' with the Greek authorities handling it.

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