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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 15-12-09Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] Tsipras: Greece and Cyprus are stability factors in the wider regionPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras in a meeting with Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades on Wednesday referred to the strategic cooperation of Greece-Cyprus-Egypt.Greece and Cyprus are stability factors in a wider destabilised region, Tsipras underlined, adding that this will play an important role in the efforts made to resolve the Cyprus problem in a fair and sustainable way. On his part, Anastasiades referred to the importance of the bilateral consultations as well as Greece's contribution to the resolution of the Cyprus issue. [02] Number of victims of migrants boat tragedy increasesThe body of another child was recovered on Wednesday from the sea region northeastern of Farmakonissi increasing the number of the dead migrants to 12.The new boat tragedy was reported off the coasts of Farmakonissi after midnight when a wooden vessel carrying an unknown number of migrants capsized and sank. The Coast Guard has rescued 26 persons while according to the migrants 12 more people are missing. [03] Institutions' representatives to meet with government economic staff on WednesdayThe representatives of the institutions will have a series of meetings with the government economic staff on Wednesday within the framework of the new round of negotiations for the second package of prior actions needed for the disbursement of 2 billion euros.A meeting with Alternate Finance Minister Tryfon Alexiadis has been scheduled for 16.00 and a meeting with Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos will follow. [04] Greek mathematician Constantine Dafermos wins top distinction in mathematicsGreek mathematician Constantine Dafermos has won the prestigious Norbert Wiener Prize for 2016 for his major contribution to the Partial Differential Equations and Physical Continuum, the American organization American Mathematical Society (AMS) which awards it jointly with the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics announced on Tuesday.ิhe Nobert Wiener Prize is awarded for an outstanding contribution to "applied mathematics in the highest and broadest sense" and is the higherst honour a mathematician can win. "The hallmark of the work of Constantine Dafermos is the way it combines deep physical insight and a high degree of mathematical rigor. He is one of the world's top experts in the theory of conservation laws. These fundamental laws express in mathematical terms the fact that, within an isolated physical system, certain quantities do not change when time passes or when the position of the system is changed," AMS said in a press release. "This well-deserved award confirms once more the high-level scientific personnel the country has domestically and in the diaspora," said Alternate Minister for Research and Innovation, Costas Fotakis, in a congratulatory letter he sent to Dafermos. The ceremony will take place on January 7, 2016 at the Joint Mathematics Meetings in Seattle. [05] At least 1,000 refugees arrive at Piraeus port on Wednesday"Ariadni" ferry docked at Piraeus port on Wednesday morning carrying 1,030 refugees from Mytilene and Chios.[06] Eleven refugees drown off Farmakonissi; 26 rescuedThe bodies of 11 people, including 5 children, have been recovered from the sea near the eastern Aegean island of Farmakonissi after a wooden vessel carrying refugees capsized early on Wednesday.Authorities said they believe there were at least 50 people on board the vessel. The Coast Guard has saved 26 people, while the search for more refugees continued. Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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