Athens News Agency: News in English, 03-02-12

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

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[01] EU condemns terrorist attack in Colombia, lauds ensuing

[02] Weather Forecast: Rain, snow on Wednesday

[03] Foreign Exchange Rates - Wednesday

[01] EU condemns terrorist attack in Colombia, lauds ensuing pro-democracracy rally

The European Union on Wednesday strongly condemned a terrorist attack on a club in Colombia late last week that killed 34 people and injured more than 160, and lauded a local pro-democracy rally that followed the incident.

In a declaration issued by the Greek EU presidency in Athens, the European Union further reaffirmed its full support for democracy in Colombia and President Alvaro Uribe's government's efforts to establish the rule of law in that country, and applauded a pro-democracy rally in Bogota the day after a car bomb ripped through the city's exclusive Club El Nogal last Friday night as a wedding, a children's party and a girl's ballet presentation were taking place. The dead included six children, while about 160 people were injured, many of whom suffered serious burns.

[02] Weather Forecast: Rain, snow on Wednesday

Snow is forecast in the centre and north. The rest of the country will be cloudy with rain in low-lying areas and snow on high ground. Storms are expected mainly at sea. The weather will clear for spells in the west and on the mainland. Winds northeasterly, very strong to gale force. In the north, temperatures will range from -4 to 4C; on the rest of the mainland from -1C to 9C; and in the islands from 4C to 11C. Temperatures in Athens between 3C and 8C; and in Thessaloniki from 1C to 4C.It will snow on mountains around the capital from late afternoon, with sleet in the capital, and high winds. Thessaloniki will see snow.

[03] Foreign Exchange Rates - Wednesday

Reference buying rates per euro released by the European Central Bank

U.S. dollar 1.079

Pound sterling 0.665

Danish kroner 7.491

Swedish kroner 9.218

Japanese yen 131.0

Swiss franc 1.478

Norwegian kroner 7.525

Cyprus pound 0.584

Canadian dollar 1.649

Australian dollar 1.832

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