Macedonian Press Agency: News in English, 99-08-09
MACEDONIAN PRESS AGENCY NEWS IN ENGLISH
Thessaloniki, August 9, 1999
SECTIONS
[A] NATIONAL NEWS
[B] INTERNATIONAL NEWS
NEWS HEADLINES
[A] NATIONAL NEWS
[01] HEATWAVE AHEAD, TEMPERATURES TO SOAR TO 42 DEGREES
CELSIUS
[02] US PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON TO VISIT GREECE ON NOVEMBER
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[03] GREECE'S DEFENSE MINISTER TO VISIT UNITED STATES NEXT
MONTH
[04] YOUNG GREEKS FROM ABROAD TO RACE IN THESSALONIKI TODAY
[05] HEALTH AND WELFARE MINISTRY ISSUES SOLAR ECLIPSE
WARNING
[B] INTERNATIONAL NEWS
[06] YELTSIN FIRES STEPASHIN FROM PREMIER'S POST
[07] PAVAROTTI TO HOLD CONCERT IN BUCHAREST DURING SOLAR
ECLIPSE
NEWS IN DETAIL
[A] NATIONAL NEWS
[01] HEATWAVE AHEAD, TEMPERATURES TO SOAR TO 42 DEGREES
CELSIUS
Temperatures are expected to soar tomorrow and
Wednesday in the Greek cities, reaching 40-42 degrees
Celsius in some areas.
According to the National Weather Service, the
temperatures will begin rising as of tomorrow. The interior
ministry officials are advising city dwellers to stay
indoors, preferably in air-conditioned areas and drink
plenty of fluids.
[02] US PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON TO VISIT GREECE ON NOVEMBER
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United States President Bill Clinton is to conduct an
official visit to Greece on November 21-24, according to an
Athens daily "To Vima".
A delegation of 15 US secret service agents is already
in Athens where they are conducting security checks of the
premises to be visited by the President. They will take part
in a meeting to be held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
with alternate Foreign Minister Yiannos Kranidiotis.
President Clinton will be received by the Greek
Premier Costas Simitis, although the agenda of the items to
be discussed remains open.
Prior to his visit to Greece, President Clinton will be
in Istanbul in order to attend the Organization for Security
and Cooperation in Europe meeting.
[03] GREECE'S DEFENSE MINISTER TO VISIT UNITED STATES NEXT
MONTH
Greece's Defense Minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos is to
conduct a visit to the United States on September 22, at the
invitation of his American counterpart William Cohen.
Earlier, Mr. Tsochatzopoulos will be at Toronto where
he will attend the NATO Defense Ministers Meeting.
[04] YOUNG GREEKS FROM ABROAD TO RACE IN THESSALONIKI TODAY
One hundred and twenty young Greeks from abroad,
between the ages of 8-12, are to take part in a track meet
held in Thessaloniki this evening.
The event is jointly organized by the Ministries of
Macedonia-Thrace, Foreign Affairs and Culture as well as the
General Secretariat of Greeks Abroad, the general
Secretariat of Athletics and the Council of Greeks Abroad
(SAE).
The Minister of Macedonia-Thrace Yiannis Magriotis will
declare the opening of the race.
[05] HEALTH AND WELFARE MINISTRY ISSUES SOLAR ECLIPSE
WARNING
The Health and Welfare Ministry has issued a press
release warning of dangers related to viewing the solar
eclipse on Wednesday.
Even a short exposure to the sun's rays during the
eclipse could cause permanent damage to the eyes. Only
special equipment should be used by observers.
The solar eclipse will be visible in Greece between
12:40 p.m. and 5:35 p.m., while it will reach it s peak at
2:10 p.m. local time.
[B] INTERNATIONAL NEWS
[06] YELTSIN FIRES STEPASHIN FROM PREMIER'S POST
Russian President Boris Yeltsin fired Sergei Stepashin
as prime minister this morning and appointed Security Chief
Vladimir Putin as acting chairman of the government of the
Russian Federation.
This marks the fourth time within 18 months that the
Russian President fires the country's premier. He had also
fired Stepashin's predecessor Yevgeni Primakov in May.
Mr. Yeltsin has not issued details in regards to his
decision.
[07] PAVAROTTI TO HOLD CONCERT IN BUCHAREST DURING SOLAR
ECLIPSE
''It was not at all difficult for me to make up my mind
and come to Romania and I am quite delighted I am to hold
a concert in Bucharest'', the famous Italian tenor Luciano
Pavarotti has stated.
According to the Romanian news agency Rompress, Mr.
Pavarotti is to hold a concert in Bucharest on Wednesday,
the total solar eclipse day.
It was not only this impressive phenomenon that made
Mr. Pavarotti to forego his holiday and come to Romania but
also the fact that "the Romanian musicians are very
talented and generous and the Romanian audience is warm and
open."
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