Athens News Agency: News in English, 03-03-17

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

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[01] DM: As war clouds thicken, diplomatic efforts for Iraq settlement must

[02] Weather Forecast: Cloud, storms on Monday

[03] Foreign Exchange Rates - Monday

[01] DM: As war clouds thicken, diplomatic efforts for Iraq settlement must continue

Although the war clouds were growing denser, diplomatic efforts for a peaceful settlement of the Iraq crisis should continue, Greece's national defence minister Yannos Papantoniou urged Monday, although he added that war appeared to be the most likely prospect.

[02] Weather Forecast: Cloud, storms on Monday

Cloud is forecast in all parts of the country, turning to storms in many areas with snow on high ground and in low lying areas of the centre. Adverse weather conditions are expected to ease off on the mainland from evening. Winds variable, very strong to gale force. In the north, temperatures will range from -2C to 8C; on the rest of the mainland and in the Ionian from 2C to 11C; and in the Aegean islands from 7C to 13C. Temperatures in Athens between 5C and 10C; and in Thessaloniki from 2C to 8C.

[03] Foreign Exchange Rates - Monday

Reference buying rates per euro released by the European Central Bank

U.S. dollar 1.086

Pound sterling 0.683

Danish kroner 7.488

Swedish kroner 9.279

Japanese yen 128.7

Swiss franc 1.479

Norwegian kroner 7.838

Cyprus pound 0.588

Canadian dollar 1.616

Australian dollar 1.822

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