Athens News Agency: News in English, 04-02-06

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

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[01] Greece sends condolences over terrorist attack in Moscow

[02] Weather Forecast: Fair, local cloud on Saturday

[03] Foreign Exchange Rates: Monday

[01] Greece sends condolences over terrorist attack in Moscow

Foreign Ministry spokesman Panos Beglitis on Friday condemned ''in the strongest manner'' a terrorist attack on the Moscow underground earlier in the day which killed tens of people.

A bomb exploded on a Moscow underground train early Friday killing at least 39 passengers and wounding more than 100, according to latest reports.

Beglitis expressed Greece's condolences to the Russian people, government and to the families of the victims.

Foreign Minister George Papandreou sent his condolences to Russian President Vladimir Putin and his counterpart Igor Ivanov.

The Russian authorities blame Chechen terrorists for the blast.

[02] Weather Forecast: Fair, local cloud on Saturday

Local cloud in the west and north. Fair in the rest of the country. Winds southwesterly light to moderate and strong in the south. Temperatures in Athens 9C to 21C and in Thessaloniki 8C to 19C.

[03] Foreign Exchange Rates: Monday

Reference buying rates per euro released by the European Central Bank

U.S. dollar 1.262

Pound sterling 0.688

Danish kroner 7.510

Swedish kroner 9.190

Japanese yen 134.6

Swiss franc 1.582

Norwegian kroner 8.805

Cyprus pound 0.590

Canadian dollar 1.689

Australian dollar 1.659

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