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Athens News Agency: News in English, 10-02-12
CONTENTS
[01] Hellenistic Period tombs unearthed by torrential rainfall
[02] Economy shrinks 2.6% in Q4
[01] Hellenistic Period tombs unearthed by torrential rainfall
Eight tombs dating to the Hellenistic Period were partially revealed
recently in the region of Gonous, Larissa prefecture, central Greece,
after flooding caused by heavy rainfall swept away a rural dirt road.
The archaeological service subsequently conducted an excavation, which
brought to light the tombs. According to an initial assessment the
finds date to between the end of the 4th century BC and the beginning
of the 3rd century BC.
Of the eight tombs, only one is intact.
ANA-MPA file photo
[02] Economy shrinks 2.6% in Q4
(ANA-MPA) -- The Greek economy shrank by 2.6 pct in the fourth quarter
of 2009, the National Statistics Service announced on Friday. In a
report, the service said the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
shrank by 2.6 pct in the October-December quarter, compared with the
corresponding period in 2008, while it fell 0.8 pct compared with the
third quarter of 2009.
The statistical service attributed the 2.6-pct drop in GDP mainly to a
revision of data for new sector indices in manufacturing, construction,
tourism, commerce, etc.
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