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Athens News Agency: News in English (PM), 98-06-30

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From: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr>

NEWS IN ENGLISH

Athens, Greece, 30/06/1998 (ANA)


MAIN HEADLINES

  • Three injured in central Athens bomb
  • Power cuts hit city as heatwave looms
  • Two injured in olive oil plant fire
  • Five injured in hospital lift plunge
  • Transport workers get language training
  • Athens welcomes UN decisions on Cyprus
  • Bill on digital TV close
  • Weather
  • Foreign Exchange

NEWS IN DETAIL

Three injured in central Athens bomb

Three police officers were slightly injured today when a strong explosion rocked the city centre shortly after 1 p.m. Police said a caller to a local radio station had warned authorities of the bomb, which caused extensive property damage. The anonymous caller said a group calling itself "Revolutionary Core" claimed responsibility for the attack on a building in one of Athens busiest streets. The building houses a branch of the Commercial Bank of Greece, as well as the records of the state organisation which holds public service examinations.

Power cuts hit city as heatwave looms

Greece's Weather Bureau today warned Greeks to brace for temperatures of up to 42 degrees Celsius as Athens came to a standstill from power cuts brought on by high electricity consumption. The Meteorological Service issued a bulletin saying that temperatures would ratchet up to as high as 42 degrees Celsius in the next few days, peaking on the weekend. The temperature today rose to 37 degrees and the city's residents sought relief inside, overburdening the city's electricity network and resulting in power cuts in many areas. In the city centre, power failures stopped electric trolley buses in their tracks, causing traffic snarls at a number of central intersections.

Two injured in olive oil plant fire

An explosion occured at an olive oil plant in the Sindos industrial zone in Thessaloniki this morning, injuring two people. The explosion took place in the Elaiourgiki's company's oil tanks. An owner of the plant and a worker were injured in the incident. Later reports said George Katrakazas, 60, one of the owners of the plant, is being treated at Thessaloniki's AHEPA Hospital for serious burns over 70 percent of his body. Police are investigating the causes of the explosion. Later reports said the explosion occured in the plant's olive oil storage tanks and inital reports said gases in the tanks were probably ignited by a cigarette.

Five injured in hospital lift plunge

Five people were injured when a lift plummetted from the second to the ground floor in the old wing of the Nimitz Hospital in Athens today. According to the hospital, the lift's fall was due to overloading. At the time of the accident there were seven people in the lift.

Transport workers get language training

Living up to its name, the Transport and Communications Ministry has published a 30-page guide to help taxi drivers and transport workers communicate, albeit on a basic level, with passengers visiting the country from abroad. Announcing publication of the aptly entitled "Guide to Everyday Expressions" - which contains simple and useful expressions in English - Transport and Communications Minister Tassos Mandelis said today that it reflected the ministry's interest in upgrading the quality of services provided to foreign visitors.

Athens welcomes UN decisions on Cyprus

The Greek government today welcomed the resolutions passed by the UN Security Council on the Cyprus problem, noting in particular the reference to the need for the divided island republic's eventual demilitarisation. "These are positive references," government spokesman Dimitris Reppas said, commenting on the resolutions adopted by the UN yesterday. The spokesman added that the international community should deal with Turkey and the Turkish Cypriots in a manner which allows the resolutions to be implemented in practice. The refence to the importance of demilitarisation was contained in a resolution renewing the mandate of the 1,230-member UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus for a further six months until the end of the year.

Bill on digital TV close

The government announced today that a bill on digital television broadcasting was now ready and would be presented to political parties and social agencies on Wednesday. Government spokesman Dimitris Reppas said the bill covered all aspects of digitally transmitted programmes via satellite and subscriber services. He added that Greece was among the first European Union countries to draw up a clear legal and institutional framework governing the operation of digital TV services.

WEATHER

Fine weather is forecast throughout Greece today, with the possibility of sporadic storms in the mountainous regions of Macedonia and Thrace. Winds variable, light to moderate, turning strong in the Aegean Sea. Athens sunny with temperatures between 22-36C. Overcast in Thessaloniki with temperatures from 20-35C.

FOREIGN EXCHANGE

Monday's rates (buying) U.S. dollar 303.750 British pound 506.416 Japanese yen (100) 213.855 French franc 50.034 German mark 167.683 Italian lira (100) 17.025 Irish Punt 421.997 Belgian franc 8.133 Finnish mark 55.155 Dutch guilder 148.820 Danish kr. 44.037 Austrian sch. 23.840 Spanish peseta 1.976 Swedish kr. 38.063 Norwegian kr. 39.501 Swiss franc 199.129 Port. Escudo 1.637 Aus. dollar 183.049 Can. dollar 206.435 Cyprus pound 573.158

(M.P.)


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