Athens News Agency: News in English, 08-08-08

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[01] Tzimas visits Mount Athos

[02] Athens Newspaper Headlines

[01] Tzimas visits Mount Athos

He discussed with the monks matters concerning the projection of the historic significance of Mount Athos, the preservation of the monasteries, protection against wildfires and the natural environment.

A delegation of monks handed over to Tzimas a memorandum on issues regarding the preservation of the mobile cultural and religious heritage of Mount Athos.

[02] Athens Newspaper Headlines

Olympic Games opening ceremony in Beijing, questions raised concerning the name under which FYROMâs athletes will enter the stadium, the scandal involving former Aegean Policy Minister Aristotelis Pavlidis and shipowner Fotis Manousis as regards the subsidies of not-profit-making ferryboat routes, the burning on the dead and the stabilization of inflation to 4.9 percent were the main front-page items in Fridayâs dailies.

ADESMEFTOS TYPOS: "New procurementsâ system in the sector of Health starting September 1".

APOGEVMATINI: "Athensâ Aâ Cemetery will carry out the burning of the dead - Starting within a year".

AVGHI: "Deadlock inflation - Julyâs cost-of-living index at 4.9 percent".

AVRIANI: "Aristotelis Pavlidisâ associate accused of involvement in the 1-million-euro blackmail of shipowner Fotis Manousis".

CHORA: "Cold war in Beijing".

ELEFTHERI ORA: "Beijing time - Olympiad opening ceremony at 8:08pm, eighth day, eighth month in 2008, for good luck".

ELEFTHEROS: "(Tourism Development Minister) Aris Spiliotopoulos issues ultimatum to ministers, deputy ministers - In letters addressed to them they are accused of inaction ".

ELEFTHEROS TYPOS: "Ten (Hellenic Railways) OSE executives and employees share responsibility for the collision in Lianokladi".

ELEFTHEROTYPIA: "800,000 euro kickbacks to ministry director - Aristotelis Pavlidisâ associate accused of blackmail".

ESTIA: "(Main opposition) PASOK engages in demagoguery over taxes - Amusing statements".

ETHNOS: "Ceiling imposed on fuel - Delayed measures announced by the ministry of development".

KATHIMERINI: "Alarming decline of 13.1 percent in building activity - All aspects of the economy affected".

LOGOS: "Under the name FYROM in the Olympics - FM Dora Bakoyannis: We have made all necessary moves".

NIKI: "Bribery wave drowns (ruling party) ND - Pavlidisâ associate is accused of blackmail".

RIZOSPASTIS: "No sacrifice for plutocracy by the workers - High cost of living devours small incomes".

TA NEA: "Ministerâs close associate indicted for 1 million euros - Government faces new bribery scandal".

TO VIMA: "Close associate of former Aegean Minister accused of receiving bribes - Pavlidis-Manousis case".

VRADYNI: "Revolution in transplants - New method ensures that the transplanted organ will not be rejected".

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