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Athens News Agency: News in English, 10-03-15Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] DNA results of blood from Dafni shoutout releasedANA-MPA/A DNA examination of blood stains from a shootout with police last week in the Dafni district of Athens in which a 35-year-old gunman was killed has positively indentified the blood as belonging to the dead gunman, but does not identify with genetic material taken from the sites of recent terrorist attacks, police announced on Monday.Police said the blood belongs to 35-year-old biologist Lambros Fountas, and not to his accomplice at the time of the shootout, as initially believed by police, who suspect that the accomplice was also injured. [02] Wine Exhibition "Oenorama 2010" in AthensOenorama 2010, Greece's only professional wine trade exhibition concentrating uniquely on wine, closes its doors to the public on Monday night.Oenorama, the biggest and most important event of the Greek wine industry incorporating both wines and viticultural equipment, is organised by Vinetum every even year in March. Thousands of from all over Greece are on display, as well as many imported wines, along with spirits such as Ouzo and Tsipouro. Oenorama 2010 is taking place at the recently renovated Mediterranean Exhibition Center (MEC) in the Peania suburb of Athens. [03] ASE opening: RiseEquity prices were rising at the opening of trade on Monday on the Athens Stock Exchange (ASE), with the basic share price index up 0.42 percent, standing at 2,125.38 points at 11:00 a.m., and turnover at 12.600 million euros.Individual sector indices were moving upward nearly across the board with the biggest gains in Health, up 1.62 percent; and Technology, up 2.00 percent. The biggest losses were in Commerce, down 2.33 percent; and Telecoms, down 0.63 percent. The FTSE/ASE 20 index for blue chip and heavily traded stocks was up 0.57 percent, the FTSE/ASE MID 40 index was up 0.16 percent, and the FTSE/ASE-80 small cap index was up 0.20 percent. Of the stocks moved, 43 were up, 26 were down, and 22 were unchanged. Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |