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Athens News Agency: News in English, 04-02-06Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] Greece sends condolences over terrorist attack in Moscow06/02/2004 23:28:02Foreign Ministry spokesman Panos Beglitis on Friday condemned ''in the strongest manner'' a terrorist attack on the Moscow underground earlier in the day which killed tens of people. A bomb exploded on a Moscow underground train early Friday killing at least 39 passengers and wounding more than 100, according to latest reports. Beglitis expressed Greece's condolences to the Russian people, government and to the families of the victims. Foreign Minister George Papandreou sent his condolences to Russian President Vladimir Putin and his counterpart Igor Ivanov. The Russian authorities blame Chechen terrorists for the blast. [02] Weather Forecast: Fair, local cloud on Saturday06/02/2004 19:13:30Local cloud in the west and north. Fair in the rest of the country. Winds southwesterly light to moderate and strong in the south. Temperatures in Athens 9C to 21C and in Thessaloniki 8C to 19C. [03] Foreign Exchange Rates: Monday06/02/2004 18:38:53Reference buying rates per euro released by the European Central Bank U.S. dollar 1.262 Pound sterling 0.688 Danish kroner 7.510 Swedish kroner 9.190 Japanese yen 134.6 Swiss franc 1.582 Norwegian kroner 8.805 Cyprus pound 0.590 Canadian dollar 1.689 Australian dollar 1.659 Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |