Athens News Agency: News in English, 08-12-08

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

CONTENTS

[01] ASE opening: Sharp rise

[02] Athens Newspaper Headlines

[01] ASE opening: Sharp rise

Individual sector indices were moving upward across the board, with the biggest gains in Industrial Products, up 12.05 percent; Raw Materials, up 4.24 percent; Banks, up 4.21 percent; Construction, up 3.91 percent; and Health, up 3.66 percent.

The FTSE/ASE 20 index for blue chip and heavily traded stocks was up 4.09 percent, the FTSE/ASE MID 40 index was up 2.47 percent, and the FTSE/ASE-80 small cap index was up 2.95 percent.

Of the stocks moved, 86 were up, 5 were down, and 17 were unchanged.

[02] Athens Newspaper Headlines

The riots in Athens and a handful of other Greek cities that erupted after the shooting death of a 15-year-old teen by a policeman on Saturday dominated the headlines on Monday in Athens' newspapers.

ADESMEFTOS TYPOS: "Shock, sorrow and questions prevailing over the death of the 15 year old pupil in downtown Athens - The perpertrators will be punished severely".

APOGEVMATINI: "Hell! Self-styled anti-state general uprise throughout Greece".

AVRIANI: "All the parties must sit round a table and take serious decisions - People, shop owners and the entire city of Athens can no longer suffer this situation".

CHORA: "Rage and fire - Greece on fire - The murder of the 15 year old teen was the fuse for the uprise"

ELEFTHEROS: "Anarchists' most spectacular show of power - In coordinated action, they set on fire and destroyed everything in Athens and Thessaloniki".

ELEFTHEROS TYPOS: "Crime, terror and violence between two worlds".

ELEFTHEROTYPIA: "Crime and uprise - Police officer, without cause, murdered a 15 year old teen in downtown Athens".

ESTIA: "Government's major responsibilities for the damages - The state could have stopped the clashes".

ETHNOS: "They shot down the serenity in cold blood - Peril of social uprising after the killing of a 15 year old boy".

TA NEA: "Murder in cold blood - President of Republic Karolos Papoulias states: Wound to democracy".

VRADYNI: "Black page for the Greek Police - According to eye witnesses a policeman killed in cold blood a 15 year old pupil - Chaos in Athens and major Greek cities".

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