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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-11-16Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] Obama's visit: Greece needs debt relief because people need hope, Obama saysSpeaking at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation on Wednesday, U.S. President Barack Obama once again highlighted the need for Greece's creditors to agree to debt relief, in accordance with the advice of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), noting that the country, and especially its young people, needed to see hope and a future."The IMF has said that debt relief will be crucial to get Greece back to growth. They are right. It is important because if reforms here are to be sustained, people here need to see hope and they need to see progress." Young people, in particular, needed to know there is a future, there is an education, and jobs that were worthy of their potential, he added. "You don't have to travel overseas, you can put roots right here in your home, in Greece, and succeed. And I am confident that if you stay the course, as hard as it has been, Greece will see brighter days," he said in a message to the country. [02] PM Tsipras to meet with Cyprus President Anastasiades at 17:45Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will meet on Thursday at 17:45 with Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades at the Maximos mansion.Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias and his counterpart from Cyprus Ioannis Kasoulides will participate in the meeting. After the end of the meeting , Tsipras and Anastasiades will make joint statements to the press. [03] Boat with 19 migrants located near Thassos island; three unconsciousA dinghy with 19 migrants was located by the Greek coast guard 15 miles east of the island of Thassos. Three of the migrants were unconscious and are being transferred with a coast guard patrol vessel to the port city of Kavala.[04] Minor quake jolts Ioannina; intense seismic activity recorded in the area in the last hoursA minor earthquake measuring 3.7 on the Richter scale was recorded on Wednesday at 13:41 near the northwestern Greek city of Ioannina.According ton the Geodynamics Institute of Athens the quake epicentre was located 15 km northwest of Ioannina at the fault of Kalpaki. The tremor was felt in the wider region. An intense seismic activity is being recorded in the area from Tuesday night with tremors ranging between 2.5 to 3.7 on the Richter scale. Earlier today, a light quake measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale was recorded on Wednesday at 11:15 near Kilkis, central Macedonia. According to the University of Thessaloniki Geophysics Lab, the tremor's epicentre was located 40 km northwest of Thessaloniki and is part of the seismic sequence following the 4.3R quake that shook the region last Thursday. Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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