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Athens News Agency: News in English, 11-06-14Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] Traces of the Parthenon's colourful past(ANA-MPA) -- An inset shows traces of mustard-coloured paint on the eponymous Lion's Head pediment that was removed from the Parthenon's northeast side on Friday 9 June 2011. The pediment was removed from atop the celebrated Classical Era ancient temple for restoration. The Parthenon was painted in bright colours during antiquity, as were most ancient temples, a far cry from the ubiquitous sun-baked and bare marble columns and friezes usually associated today with the Greco-Roman era. ANA-MPA/ORESTIS PANAGIOTOU© ANA-MPA SA. Intellectual rights and copyright belong to the ANA-MPA S.A. Reproduction of ANA-MPA content by visitors of this website is strictly forbidden. More details on the subscriber's page of ANA-MPA | Subscription request form [02] Flights as usual on Wed.Flights to and from all Greek airports will be conducted on schedule on Wednesday, as the Union of Air Traffic Controllers decided on Tuesday to suspend the mobilisations it had called in the context of Wednesday's 24-hour nationwide general strike called by the country's two major umbrella unions GSEE and ADEDY, representing the private and public sector respectively.© ANA-MPA SA. Intellectual rights and copyright belong to the ANA-MPA S.A. Reproduction of ANA-MPA content by visitors of this website is strictly forbidden. More details on the subscriber's page of ANA-MPA | Subscription request form [03] T-bill auction raises 1.56 bln(ANA-MPA) -- Greece on Tuesday successfully auctioned a 26-week Treasury bills issue raising 1.625 billion euros from the market.The Public Debt Management Organisation, in an announcement, said the interest on the six-month issue rose slightly to 4.96 pct from ... pct (ANA-MPA) of the previous auction of same T-bills. Bids submitted totalled 3.225 billion euros, or .... times more than the asked sum. To read the entire article please call the ANA-MPA subscription department at 2106400560. © ANA-MPA SA. Intellectual rights and copyright belong to the ANA-MPA S.A. Reproduction of ANA-MPA content by visitors of this website is strictly forbidden. More details on the subscriber's page of ANA-MPA | Subscription request form Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |