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Athens News Agency: News in English, 11-06-20Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] Special Olympics athletes hosted in Rethymno(ANA-MPA) -- Special Olympics 2011 athletes and their escorts will be formally received in Rethymno, Crete, in an event scheduled to take place at Sohora Stadium on Monday evening.Rethymno is participating in the "Host Town Programme" (Polis Amphitrion) and will host the Special Olympics 2011 athletes from June 20 until June 23. The athletes and their escorts will have the opportunity to use the local sports facilities for training and, at the same time, experience Cretan culture. More details on the subscriber's page of ANA-MPA | Subscription request form [02] Appreciation for Obama support(ANA-MPA) -- Greek President of the Republic Karolos Papoulias on Monday expressed his deepest appreciation for US President Barack Obama's intervention, made recently in support of Greece.Receiving an American Hellenic Institute (AHI) delegation and Greek-American students at the presidential mansion in Athens earlier on Monday, Papoulias thanked President Obama for his voiced interest "in this difficult period for Greece and for speaking with European leaders, Chancellor (Angela) Merkel and President (Nicolas) Sarkozy in particular. This is very important. We will not forget it. I thank him personally and I hope that we'll have the opportunity to meet and talk about our common interests and dreams. Together with the United States we have always fought for the same principles, namely, freedom, independence and human rights." Addressing the young students visiting Greece and Cyprus through an AHI initiative, Papoulias expressed optimism that Greece will exit the crisis. "We are a very resilient people. We have strong genes. We have made it in the past in much more difficult times than these and managed to pull through. And we'll do the same now. I am optimistic because the Greek people have infinite abilities and potential. You know about this first hand by watching your parents," he said. (ANA-MPA) More details on the subscriber's page of ANA-MPA | Subscription request form [03] Merchant fleet down 2.7%ANA-MPA / The Greek merchant marine fleet fell by 2.7 pct in April this year, compared with the same month in 2010, after an increase of 1.1 pct recorded in April 2010, the independent Hellenic Statistical Authority said on Monday.ana-mpaThe statistics service, in a report, said the country's merchant marine fleet totaled 2,066 ships with a capacity of 43,032,593 dwt, up 1.6 pct compared with the same month in 2010 (ANA-MPA) and against a 4.7 percent rise in the same comparison for 2010 against 2009. © ANA-MPA SA. Intellectual rights and copyright belong to the ANA-MPA S.A. Reproduction of ANA-MPA content by visitors of this website is strictly forbidden. More details on the subscriber's page of ANA-MPA | Subscription request form [04] Stocks lower on Mon.Stocks plummeted on Monday at the Athens Stock Exchange, reversing Friday's bullish gains, with the composite index of the market decreasing 3.80 pct to end at 1,254.02 points. Turnover was a low 56.49 million euros.The Big Cap index jumped 2.52 pct, the Mid Cap index rose 2.58 pct and the Small Cap index ended 0.35 pct higher. Broadly, advancers trailed decliners by 54 to 81 with another 44 issues unchanged. © ANA-MPA SA. Intellectual rights and copyright belong to the ANA-MPA S.A. Reproduction of ANA-MPA content by visitors of this website is strictly forbidden. More details on the subscriber's page of ANA-MPA | Subscription request form Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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