Athens News Agency: News in English, 02-05-11

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

CONTENTS

[01] Weather Forecast: Cloudy, some rain on Sunday

[02] Cyprus Archbishop arrives at Evangelismos hospital in Athens

[03] Mother of twins dies due to complications in childbirth

[04] Weak tremor felt on Rhodes

[05] Weather Forecast: Rainy on Saturday

[06] Foreign Exchange Rates - Monday

[01] Weather Forecast: Cloudy, some rain on Sunday

Light cloud is forecast in all parts of the country, turning to rain and storms on the mainland from the west and the Ionian Sea. Winds westerly to southwesterly, moderate to strong. On the northern mainland, temperatures will range from 9C to 22C; on the rest of the mainland from 11C to 26C; and in the islands from 13C to 24C. The day will start sunny in Athens, turning to rain from late afternoon, and possibly storms. Temperatures between 12C and 25C. Changeable weather in Thessaloniki, with sunny spells interspersed with rain and storms and temperatures from 10C to 22C.

[02] Cyprus Archbishop arrives at Evangelismos hospital in Athens

The Archbishop of Cyprus Chrysostomos arrived in Athens on Saturday and was admitted to a specialist intensive care ward at Evangelismos Hospital at 18:00, after his departure from Nicosia in a specially equipped aircraft at 15:30.

The Archbishop, whose health had deteriorated rapidly since Friday, was transferred to the Athens hospital at the advice of his doctors and two British specialists who examined him on Saturday morning.

Chrysostomos had been in Nicosia's General Hospital since the Saturday before Easter, following a head injury caused by a fall down some stairs.

The Cyprus Archbishop arrived at Athens airport at 17:15 accompanied by the director of Nicosia's General Hospital Costas Zabartas, and was immediately taken to Evangelismos in an ambulance.

According to Evangelismos director P. Alexopoulos, the Archbishop's condition was fairly good, he seemed aware of his surroundings and was able to communicate with the doctors and nurses accompanying him.

The hospital said an announcement regarding the Archbishop's health would be made late on Saturday evening.

According to the medical team in Nicosia, the move to Athens was decided when Chrysostomos developed a high fever after doctors were forced to cut down his medication to avoid damage to his liver.

[03] Mother of twins dies due to complications in childbirth

A 26-year-old woman died just a few days after giving birth to two premature babies, following complications during the birth.

The young woman, whose identity was not revealed, died at Thessaloniki's Ippokration hospital on Friday after her pregnancy was terminated in its 27th week.

Originally carrying triplets, the woman had been admitted to the hospital on May 6 for tests, during which it was determined that one of the three babies had died. Doctors decided to perform a caesarian section to end the pregnancy and remove the dead fetus.

After the operation, however, her health deteriorated rapidly and she died. According to a coroner's report, her death was due to an embolism caused by amniotic fluid.

The two babies are still being treated at the hospital, where doctors are sanguine about their chances of survival.

[04] Weak tremor felt on Rhodes

A weak earthquake measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale was recorded at 5:27 near the Aegean island of Rhodes. According to the Athens National Observatory Geodynamics Institute, the epicentre of the quake was in the sea east of Rhodes at a distance of 460 kilometres southeast of Athens.

[05] Weather Forecast: Rainy on Saturday

Light cloud is forecast in all parts of the country, turning to rain and storms on the mainland from the west. Winds variable, moderate to strong. On the northern mainland, temperatures will range from 11C to 25C; on the rest of the mainland from 13C to 27C; and in the islands from 14C to 26C. The day will start sunny in Athens, turning to rain from late afternoon, and possibly storms. Temperatures between 14C and 27C. Same in Thessaloniki, with temperatures from 12C to 24C.

[06] Foreign Exchange Rates - Monday

Indicative tourist buying rates per euro until Monday

U.S. dollar 0.919

Pound sterling 0.628

Danish kroner 7.495

Swedish kroner 9.379

Japanese yen 117.5

Swiss franc 1.466

Norwegian kroner 7.625

Cyprus pound 0.583

Canadian dollar 1.434

Australian dollar 1.690

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