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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-07-13Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] Four persons dead in new migrants boat tragedyA boat carrying around 10 undocumented migrants capsized early on Wednesday at the sea region of Lesvos, with the death toll reaching 4, while search and rescue operations were continuing for more people.The bodies of a four-year old girl, an infant boy, a woman and a man have been already been recovered. The Greek Coast Guard had earlier rescued four people. [02] Parliamentary committee approves electoral law bill in principleA draft bill that proposes changes to the electoral law, including the abolition of the 50-seat bonus granted to the first party was approved in principle and by majority in the parliament's Civil Service, Public Order and Justice Committee on Tuesday.SYRIZA, ANEL and the Centrists' Union voted in favour, while New Democracy, the Democratic Coalition and Potami voted against it. The Communist Party voted "present", while Golden Dawn said it will present its position in the plenary. [03] President Pavlopoulos to inaugurate new Archaeological Museum of Thermo on SundayPresident of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos is to inaugurate the new Archaeological Museum of Thermo this coming Sunday, which opens its new permanent collection of antiquities from western Greece. The opening will also be attended by Culture and Sports Minister Aristidis Baltas.The museum's collection is mainly based around finds from the Sanctuary of Apollo in Thermo and smaller neighbouring shrines, spanning a period from the early prehistoric period up to the Roman conquest and including finds from the city-states in the Aetolian League. It is divided into six sections, organised in chronological order, from the earliest signs of habitation to the building of the sanctuary of Apollo to its conversion into the meeting place of the Aetolian League and eventual decline. The exhibition is enriched by extensive explanatory material, re-enactions and drawings and text in Braille, as well as interactive applications and educational programmes. [04] Translation of crucial material for Siemens trial completed on May 13, FM Kotzias saysThe translation of the crucial material for the OTE-Siemens trial was completed on May 13, Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias said late on Tuesday in statements to public broadcaster ERT."The translation was completed on May 13 and not end June as initially planned, that is two months earlier," he underlined. Earlier, the ministry said that reports claiming the trial of the suspects in the OTE-Siemens scandal was postponed for an indefinite period on Tuesday because crucial material had not been translated for the foreign defendants are "false and unsubstantiated." "Despite its work overload, the foreign ministry's Translating Service completed in time the massive, 1,580-page translation and promptly delivered the relevant decree to the Appeals Prosecution. Specifically, the first 700 translated pages were delivered on 02.11.2015 and the remaining 880 pages, on 13.05.2016," the foreign ministry said. Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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