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Athens News Agency: News in English, 10-12-23Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] Policeman suspended for allegedly keeping found wallet -- of a colleague, no less(ANA-MPA) -- A Good Samaritan's deed to deliver a wallet she found on a central Athens pavement apparently wasn't matched by the shift supervisor at the police precinct where she turned it in, as the latter was subsequently accused of keeping the wallet, cash and all, to himself.To add scorn to injury, the wallet apparently belonged to a colleague, a fellow police officer, something easily discerned by the police ID tucked inside. The bizarre and thoroughly disheartening incident came to light on Dec. 9, the day the wallet was found, when the woman, identified as a Bulgarian national, returned to the police station to find out why no one had contacted her from the precinct, especially the owner of the wallet. Greek Police's (EL.AS) internal affairs division was immediately notified and after an inquiry the offending police officer was suspended from duty pending a court trial. (ANA-MPA) More details on the subscriber's page of APE-MPE | Subscription request form [02] Gov't announces 'Green Tourism' programme(ANA-MPA) -- To view this article please contact the ANA-MPA's subscription department at 2106400560.More details on the subscriber's page of APE-MPE | Subscription request form [03] EU welcomes approval of 2011 budget by Greek parliament(ANA-MPA) -- European Union officials on Thursday welcomed the ratification, by a majority of MPs in the Greek Parliament, of the 2011 budget and the fiscal consolidation measures included in the legislation."We welcome the fulfilment of Greeceās international obligations," Christina Arrigo, a representative of the European Commission, told reporters. More details on the subscriber's page of APE-MPE | Subscription request form [04] Calls for release of Iranian artists(ANA-MPA) -- The Thessaloniki International Film Festival Organisation has strongly condemned the sentencing of Iranian film directors Jafar Panahi and Mohammad Rasoulof and called for their immediate release.A statement issued on Thursday underlined that their arrest "is unacceptable and an embarrassment to humanity, constituting blatant violation of fundamental human rights", stressing that "no effort will be spared to overturn this development". Caption: A file photo dated 17 February 2006 shows Iranian director Jafar Panahi at the 56th Berlin International Film Festival in the German capital. The filmmaker was arrested in March 2010 for reportedly planning a film critical of the Islamic regime, but released in May 2010 on 200,000 US dollars bail after going on hunger strike. ANA-MPA/EPA/WOLFGANG KUMM More details on the subscriber's page of APE-MPE | Subscription request form [05] Stocks end 0.34% downStocks ended lower at the Athens Stock Exchange on Thursday ahead of a three-day Christmas holiday in the markets. The composite index fell 0.34 pct to end at 1,444.19 points, with turnover shrinking to 47.2 million euros. The Big Cap index fell 0.73 pct, the Mid Cap index ended 0.33 pct lower and the Small Cap index eased 0.31 pct.Viohalco (4.61 pct), PPC (1.07 pct) and Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling (0.50 pct) were top gainers among blue chip stocks, while Ellaktor (4.78 pct), Marfin Popular Bank (4.31 pct) and ATEbank (4.05 pct) were top losers. The Commerce (4.26 pct) and Media (2.02 pct) sectors scored gains, while Financial Services (2.51 pct) and Oil (2.12 pct) suffered the heaviest percentage losses of the day. Broadly, advancers led decliners by 76 to 74 with another 54 issues unchanged. Spider (20 pct), Avenir (12.5 pct) and Athens Medical (10.17 pct) were top gainers, while Atti-kat (12.5 pct), Vell Group (11.76 pct) and Mohlos (9.0 pct) were top losers. More details on the subscriber's page of APE-MPE | Subscription request form Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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