Athens News Agency: News in English, 01-11-25

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

CONTENTS

[01] Czech embassy to hold exhibition in Athens

[02] Bush welcomes ethnic Greek solidarity after terrorist attacks

[03] Weather Forecast: Showery on Monday

[04] Foreign Exchange Rates - Monday

[01] Czech embassy to hold exhibition in Athens

The Czech embassy in Athens is to hold an exhibition of the Moser Collections and of bohemian crystal, glass, Czech garnet jewellery and porcelain.

The two-day exhibition, which begins on December 3, is to be held in the embassy's premises in the suburb of Paleo Psychiko.

[02] Bush welcomes ethnic Greek solidarity after terrorist attacks

US President George Bush has welcomed solidarity from ethnic Greeks in America following terrorist attacks in New York and Washington in the autumn.

"Thank you for writing about the acts of war committed against the United States on September 11," Bush said in a letter earlier this month to Ted Spyropoulos, president of the Chicago-based Hellenic American National Council.

He noted that the US remained strong and united in the face of the onslaught, a beacon of freedom and opportunity to the rest of the world.

"Our government continues to serve the American people. Our intelligence, military and law enforcement communities are working non-stop to find those responsible for these attacks," Bush said.

He also underlined that Arab and Moslem American citizens backed the US, and should be treated with dignity and respect.

"Americans of every creed, ethnicity and national origin must unite against our common enemies," the president said in the letter.

He also urged the public to use web sites like LibertyUnites.org in order to join the relief effort.

[03] Weather Forecast: Showery on Monday

Showers are forecast in most parts of the country on Monday with Macedonia, Thrace and Thessaly remaining dry but cloudy. Snow is expected to fall on high ground and storms are forecast at sea. Adverse weather conditions will gradually be restricted to the eastern and southern islands, easing off completely by nightfall. Winds westerly, light to moderate, turning strong at sea. In the north, temperatures will range from -5C to 10C; on the rest of the mainland from 2C to 15C; and in the islands from 4C to 17C. Sunshine and scattered cloud in Athens with rain likely early in the morning. Temperatures between 6C and 15C. Light cloud over Thessaloniki, with temperatures from 2C to 10C.

[04] Foreign Exchange Rates - Monday

Indicative tourist buying rates until Monday

U.S. dollar 384.333

German mark 172.829

French franc 051.531

Pound sterling 543.530

Irish punt 429.202

Belgian franc 008.379

Luxembourg franc 008.379

Dutch guilder 153.389

Italian lira (100) 017.457

Austrian schilling 024.565

Danish kroner 045.427

Swedish kroner 036.109

Finnish mark 056.852

Spanish peseta 002.032

Portuguese escudo 001.686

Japanese yen (100) 309.829

Swiss franc 231.252

Norwegian kroner 042.631

Cyprus pound 589.176

Canadian dollar 240.506

Australian dollar 198.722

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